Unreliable Cross-Platform Sync in Simplenote Leads to Critical Data Loss
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The cross-platform synchronization feature of Simplenote is unreliable. I logged into my account on a MacBook Air and a Windows desktop. One pinned note is a journal, which is always open on my MacBook. After putting the MacBook to sleep by closing the lid, I continued editing the journal on my Windows PC. In such scenarios, when I wake the MacBook, the journal entries on the Windows side sometimes get overwritten by older versions synced from the MacBook, resulting in significant data loss. I have encountered this issue multiple times and typically attempted to recover data using the “undo” function. However, today I discovered that two days’ worth of journal entries(on 21st Jan. and 22nd Jan.) were permanently missing, which I believe is highly likely caused by synchronization conflicts.The Simplenote which is installed on my MacBook and PC is always the newest version.
This problem is unacceptable to me, and I have decided to stop using Simplenote’s cross-platform synchronization feature.
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@teackreais We apologize for this inconvenience. The sync issue should have now been resolved.
If you still encountered the problem, please let us know so we can look into this further with you. Thanks for reaching out.
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