Finally a way to MERGE JW Library backups! (Combine notes from your phone & tablet

[Codyroberto]

Hello friends,

Thank you to everyone who has been trying out JW Sync and sharing feedback. I've put together a small update (currently in Beta) to fix a few minor bugs and add a feature a few of you asked for regarding tags.

🏷️ Managing Tags

If your tags have gotten a bit mismatched between devices (for example, having "Favs" on your phone and "Favorites" on your tablet), this might help. When you upload your files, there is a new "Manage Your Tags" section with a simple dropdown menu. You can:

Combine tags: Just select an existing tag from the dropdown to merge them together.

Rename tags: Type a new name, and it will update the notes attached to that tag.

Remove tags: Just uncheck the box to skip bringing that tag over.

📁 Single-File Tag Cleanup

You don't need to merge two devices to use this feature. If you just want to clean up the tags on your tablet, you can upload your single backup file, tweak your tags in the menu, and click "Update & Save File."

🐛 A few minor bug fixes:

Highlight Colors: The tool should now correctly notice if you've changed the color of an existing highlight and update it to the newest version.

File Checker: It now shows a quick summary of your notes and highlights as soon as you upload your first file, rather than waiting for both.

Under the hood: I smoothed out a few database errors that were causing the tool to fail when tags conflicted.

You can test out the beta version here: https://jwsync.tiiny.site

I hope this is helpful for your personal study. Please let me know if you run into any issues with the new tag dropdowns or if anything isn't working quite right. Agape!

[Codyroberto]

Just a note 

 

If you are merging from one library to another and the other device doesn't have the same version of JW library installed, then the restore will fail. The file is fine and will still work. All you have to do is update the app to the latest. But since the JW library app updates so rarely, I'm sure this will only be an issue occasionally. 

And most of us keep the JW library app updated so hopefully this won't cause too much drama