to be safe, I'll recommend to create a new Cloud file to sync to your new MLO file.
This will avoid potential sync disaster should there be any issue. On Tue, 1 Jan 2019 at 06:16, Mike McCallister <mike.mccallis...@pkware.com> wrote: > Thanks, Steph! This sounds similar to what I was thinking, but you picked > up on the not-quite-declared need to ensure all is preserved. > > > > Happy New Year! > > > > Cheers, > > Mike > > > > *From:* mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com <mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com> > *On Behalf Of *Stéph > *Sent:* Sunday, December 30, 2018 2:01 AM > *To:* MyLifeOrganized <mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* [MLO] Re: Cleaning up and creating new MLO file > > > > Hello Mike, > > > > I need to do the same thing, to cut my file size down and remove my list > of "will never do" tasks, before I start synching to an MLO Cloud > subscription. > > > > I'm going to "Save As..." a copy, then reopen the original file and start > cutting out expired branches. I will probably also manually Archive some > old branches (File -> Archive), so I have a journal record of projects I've > finished. > > > > Happy New Year, > > Stéphane > > > > > On Wednesday, 26 December 2018 22:18:48 UTC, Michael McCallister wrote: > > Hey folks, > > Looking for advice on how best to clean up a very old file and start > somewhat fresh in the new year. > > Background: I've been using MLO since ~2009, and have pretty much used the > same MLO file for all this time. I use MLO at work and home (with > occasional use of the iOS app). Since adding a cloud account with v5.0, > Sync has always complained about too many tasks in the profile (Total > tasks: 9818, Completed: 4426, Notes (kb): 2681). For the record, I don't > think Cloud has ever failed to sync active tasks. I have AutoArchive set. > > What I'd like to do is retire my existing file into an accessible > snapshot, reorganize my outline, move a bunch of stuff into Someday/Maybe > and delete stuff that I am unlikely to do. > > I'm probably overthinking this, but since a long weekend is approaching, > what I think I want to do Is: > > 1. Use File > Save As to rename the existing file (such that it doesn't > sync with MLO Cloud) > 2. Perform my cleanup duties > 3. Rename the file back to resume sync-ing > > Is there a better way to do this? > > Thanks, > > > Mike McCallister > Senior Document Architect > > > > PKWARE, Inc. > 201 E. Pittsburgh Ave. > Suite 400 > Milwaukee, WI 53204 > Direct: 414-289-9788 x1136 > www.pkware.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MyLifeOrganized" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/70044105-5778-40de-9e6a-3ae6d8e7efe9%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/70044105-5778-40de-9e6a-3ae6d8e7efe9%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MyLifeOrganized" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/C9CEF7F90C85DA4F8B508CB062A04B11029F29FF27%40mkewin-exchmbx.pkware.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/C9CEF7F90C85DA4F8B508CB062A04B11029F29FF27%40mkewin-exchmbx.pkware.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/CAMMFJ%2Be2DMyioCx1r_p0c1DuMCawar%2B9qFe6x8a9R8nf_ch-2w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
