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title: Synchronization
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layout: docs
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---
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After using espanso for a while, you may need to synchronize your configuration between devices. Luckly for you, the espanso
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file-based configuration makes it pretty easy to accomplish using a Cloud Storage service (such as Dropbox, Google Drive, ecc)
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or even GitHub!
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> From now on, I will only mention "Dropbox folder" for brevity, but you can apply the same procedure for every service.
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The general idea, which applies to all operating systems, is the following:
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* Move the espanso configuration folder inside your Dropbox folder (also a subdirectory is perfectly fine)
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* Create a **symbolic link** in the original position, pointing to the synced folder.
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The specific commands depend on you OS:
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### Windows
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By default, the espanso configuration folder resides in this folder (change "user" with your username):
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```
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C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\espanso
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```
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The first step is moving this folder in your Dropbox folder, for example in:
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```
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C:\Users\user\Dropbox\espanso
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```
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Now you need to create a **symbolic link**. Open the Command Prompt and type the following command, making sure you specify the correct paths:
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```
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mklink /J "C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\espanso" "C:\Users\user\Dropbox\espanso"
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```
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Now restart espanso and you should be ready to go!
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### macOS
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By default, the espanso configuration folder resides in this folder
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$HOME/Library/Preferences/espanso
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```
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The first step is moving this folder in your Dropbox folder, for example in:
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```
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$HOME/Dropbox/espanso
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```
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Now you need to create a **symbolic link**. Open the Terminal and type the following command, making sure you specify the correct paths:
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> Note: Before running the following command, make sure that there is no folder called `espanso` in the `Preferences` folder, as otherwise it will create another nested folder `espanso/espanso` (which is wrong).
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```
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ln -s "$HOME/Dropbox/espanso" "$HOME/Library/Preferences/espanso"
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```
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Now restart espanso and you should be ready to go!
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### Linux
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By default, the espanso configuration folder resides in this folder (change "user" with your username):
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```
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/home/user/.config/espanso
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```
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The first step is moving this folder in your Dropbox folder, for example in:
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```
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/home/user/Dropbox/espanso
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```
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Now you need to create a **symbolic link**. Open the Terminal and type the following command, making sure you specify the correct paths:
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```
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ln -s "/home/user/Dropbox/espanso" "/home/user/.config/espanso"
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```
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Now restart espanso and you should be ready to go!
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