Question concerning syncing

[thistlillo]

Here I read:

Projects are stored in the globalState by default (saved on the machine) but can be set to be saved in the settings (to be synced via [Settings Sync](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Shan.code-settings-sync)) instead. Note that by doing so, you remove the possibility of having different dashboards on your synced devices.

My question is: what am I supposed to do in order to sync the settings syncing via the "Settyngs sync" (that I have already installed)? I tried to search for "dashboard" in my preferences.json, but could find only: "dashboard.projectData": null. In the preferences of "Settyings sync" I did not find any references.

[Kruemelkatze]

You can enable storing the dashboard data in Settings > Extensions > Project Dashboard. The dashboard data will then be migrated. I would suggest backing up the data by saving the file display by the command "Project Dashboard: Edit Projects". Just to be save. :)

However, I noticed that my setup of Settings Sync now also syncs the dashboard data when it is in the default global storage. So maybe you can enable that in Settings Sync.

[thistlillo]

Is there any way to export the settings without relying on the Settings Sync (asking because I do not use that extension)?

[Kruemelkatze]

Yes, you can access the Dashboard data by the command Project Dashboard: Edit Projects Then save the file somewhere else or copy it's content. You can then paste the content when editing the projects on another computer.

[Kruemelkatze]

As mentioned in the other issue:

The latest version 2.6.0 includes a fallback for the rare case of missing dashboard data after syncing. As I haven't have any new information, I'll close this for now.