# Sync notes and contexts across your devices

Source: https://help.contextli.com/articles/set-up-cloud-sync

Open **Settings** > **Cloud Sync**, give the device a name and click **Enable Cloud Sync**. Repeat on each computer signed in to the same account, and your notes, custom contexts and dictionary items stay the same everywhere.

## Turn on Cloud Sync

1. Open Contextli and click **Settings**.
2. Click the **Cloud Sync** tab.
3. Under **Set Up Cloud Sync**, type a **Device Name** (for example "Work laptop").
4. Click **Enable Cloud Sync**.
5. If you have many notes, you may see **Large Initial Sync**. Click **Continue**. The first sync can take several minutes.

![Settings, Cloud Sync tab: device name and Enable Cloud Sync button](https://cdn.kamaan.io/kamaan/sites/6ae9f572170cd8d9857a277c/images/contextli-settings-cloud-sync-setup.webp)

6. Sign in to the same account on your other computer and repeat these steps there.

When it works, you see **Cloud Sync Active** and the time it last synced.

![Cloud Sync active with Sync Now, Disable Sync and connected devices](https://cdn.kamaan.io/kamaan/sites/6ae9f572170cd8d9857a277c/images/contextli-settings-cloud-sync-active.webp)

## What syncs

- Recordings and audio files
- Transcripts and AI-processed text
- Custom contexts and their configurations
- Dictionary items
- Spaces and their shared content

Hotkeys and widget preferences stay on each device, so you can use different shortcuts on each computer.

## Manage sync

- **Sync Now**: sync straight away instead of waiting.
- **Connected Devices**: see every device and when it last synced. **This device** marks the one you are on. Click the remove button to remove a device.
- **Disable Sync**: stops syncing on this device. Your data stays in the cloud and you can turn sync on again any time.

## Availability

Cloud Sync and the number of devices depend on your plan. See https://contextli.com/pricing. Without Cloud Sync, you can still use Contextli on each device separately; notes then stay on the computer where you dictated them.

## Troubleshooting

- **A note is missing on the other device**: click **Sync Now** on both devices.
- **Different hotkeys on each computer**: this is expected, hotkeys do not sync.
- **Still stuck**: email support@contextli.com with both device names.

## Related articles

- [Find, copy and retranscribe your notes](/articles/find-and-manage-your-notes)
- [Share, import and push contexts to Spaces](/articles/share-and-import-contexts)
- [What happens to my audio and text?](/articles/what-data-does-contextli-see)
- [Start a free trial and choose a plan](/articles/start-a-free-trial-and-choose-a-plan)