How do I synch notes between my iPhone and Mac?

[dancrboy 0]

All notes entered on my Mac appear on my iPhone, but today I typed quite a few notes on my iPhone and when I got home they were not synched with my Mac.  I signed out and back in on the Mac and nothing would work.  I tried switching notebooks and such and still nothing.  When I signed out and back in on my iPhone, I lost all the notes completely.  Bummer.  There's no save, right?  Why did the notes go away?  I am a new user and am using the iPhone app.  I have the free version of Evernote… not premium.  Any suggestions?

 

Thanks!

[JMichaelTX 4,117]

Think of "sync" like "save" -- sync and sync often.

Sync is between each device and the Evernote Cloud -- NOT directly between devices.

So you must make sure you have fully sync'd on one device before syncing on the other device.

Generally, you do NOT need to sign out / sign in.

 

I have developed a habit that helps me avoid 99% of sync issues:

1. Manually sync, and sync often.  Don't rely on the autosync.
2. Always manually sync after:
   1. Entry/Edit of an important Note
   2. The end of each session
   3. The end of each day
   4. You're finished with one device, and want to switch to another device
   5. You first start using another device
3. For important work, view the Notes on the other device to make sure all Notes are sync'd
4. Backup important and hard-to-replace Notes. Go to File > Export to export as an ENEX archive file.
5. Make sure you have an active, frequent Backup system always running (at least once a day, hourly if possible)
   1. I use Time Machine on the Mac for hourly backups of changes
   2. A lot of people use the online backups like Carbonite and CrashPlan

I know it may sound/look like a lot of work, but once you get into the habit of doing this stuff, it becomes automatic, second nature.