ColorNote BackUp, Restore & Sync Manual
About Sync : When you sync on the phone, it sync notes with ColorNote Online Service. You can sync notes between phone and tablet or you can restore notes on the new phone. We will support PC client later.
[How to transfer notes from old phone to new phone]
[1] When you have old phone
+ Using online sync. [Recommended]
1. Sign up online sync on your old phone. [Menu - Backup - Sign Up]
2. Sync [Menu - Sync]
3. Check how many notes are synced [Menu - Settings - Online Sync - Synced notes]
4. Sign in online sync in your new phone. [Menu - Backup - Sign In]
+ Using sdcard backup
1. Goto sdcard backup screen on your old phone. [Menu - Backup - SD card backup]
2. Backup Notes [Press button - Enter master password - Done]
3. Move sdcard from old phone to new phone
4. Goto sdcard backup screen on your new phone
5. Tap backup item you want to restore - Type password that you have set when backup file was created.
[2] When you don't have old phone
+ If you already signed up online sync on your old phone
1. Just sign in online sync with same account on your new phone.
+ If you didn't signed up online sync.
1. Move sdcard from old phone to new phone
2. Goto sdcard backup screen on your new phone
3. Tap backup item you want to restore - Type password that you have set when backup file was created.
[3] When your phone is reset
+ Try to restore notes like when you don't have old phone.
- Trouble shooting
+ You cannot find backup menu and you can see sync menu only.
1. Go to online sync settings [Menu - Settings - Online Sync]
2. Sign Out [Menu - Sign out]
3. Now you can see backup menu on the main screen. Try to restore notes from sdcard.
4. Sign in online sync again.
[How to sync notes between phone and tablet]
1. Sign up online sync on your phone. [Menu - Backup - Sign Up]
2. Sync on your phone
3. Sign in online sync in your tablet.
4. Sync on your tablet.
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I AM TRYING TO SIGNIN TO SYNC ONLINE BUT WHEN I USE MENU IN THE PHONE I DON'T HAVE BACKUP FUNCTION
ReplyDeletePLS HELP ME TO SIGN IN
When I sync my color notes to my gmail account. When can I see them when I sign-in? Help.
ReplyDeleteColour note online sync, sync with what server and how to sign up?
ReplyDeleteI sync'd my colornotes with Gmail. Where are they in Gmail?
ReplyDeleteAs scottmarshall, where in Gmail the notes sync?
ReplyDeleteCan there be viewed?
About Sync : When you sync on the phone, it sync notes with ColorNote Online Service. You can sync notes between phone and tablet or you can restore notes on the new phone. We will support PC client later.
ReplyDeleteIt does not send notes to your gmail. It uses google account to authorize user.
My phone (Nexus S) and my new tablet (Eee Pad Transformer) both use ColorNote. It works perfectly and the Sync is working without a flaw. I have also been using the notes the write my eMails, with the note open, select Menu, Send, and you eMail client. The note title becomes the subject line in the eMail, and the rest of the note becomes the body of the eMail. With this same technique I create eMail templates to file out later to eMail. I now have 20 templates in my notes I use weekly.
DeleteThanks for such a great app.
10x
ReplyDeleteHi..I just synced my ColorNotes using Gmail...but I don't understand how this will help if my phone is stolen or broken. Where is the "Colornote Online Service?" ..How would I view and restore my synced notes to a new phone?(forgive me if this is a dumb question, I'm fairly new to all this...
ReplyDeleteI've got a phone and a tablet, both with notes on.
ReplyDeleteCan I set both up to sync with each other without losing anything?
Please: Sync with Google tasks! This is the one thing that makes it unusable for me. I must have everythint together.
ReplyDeleteYour app is so great, so pleeease, sync with google tasks! :)
Hi, I also am wondering how to view/access online sync of notes. I do love the app and have an extensive collection of notes. Also, can notes be updated in the online location and syncd with phone? Thank you!
ReplyDeleteIs there a way to disable the online sync functionality and go back to SD card. Even when I signed out I don't see the backup option. It keeps on displaying the "session expired" message.
ReplyDeleteIs there a way to customise the reminder sound ? I just find it is easy to miss a reminder if you don't have the phone with you and being able to play a longer reminder sound would be very useful.
ReplyDeletei have the same problem as Cornhusker
ReplyDeletei get a notification from color note to say "session expired"
how can i remove the account information so that sync does not try to sync
i have uninstalled and reinstalled but color note still has my google account details in the sync properties with no option but to sign in or sign out.
even when you sign out my google account details are still there and i get the notification about "session expired" every hour or more
i do not want to use the sync option at all
It looks like my automatic backups to SD card stopped after this update (dates coincide). Now when I try to do it manually it says "Backup failed". The password is correct. I am, however, able to sync online.
ReplyDeleteGreat app! Fantastic and getting better, especially with the online sync. May I request for one feature: Copy Note. This will allow users to create "master" lists, lock, then duplicate them when needed for actual use. For instance, a receipe master ingredient list. When I need to shop for the ingredients, I just dupe the master and check off the "work" list. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteIt is a good idea to sync with desktop too, only make some OS independent application, to online sync - i sign in to online sync, now i want to sign out from online sync and all my notes are deleted, i restore my notes from sd card, but after backup restore im automaticly sign in - so how can i sign out?
ReplyDeleteAfter I Have synced My notes on App. Where can I find them on Gmail how I can edit them on Pc & get updated record on Android Mobile also saves and created on PC.
ReplyDeletePlease Reply Thanks
I started to enabled online sync but changed my mind before completing the sign up process. But ColorNote seems to think I completed it and now keeps prompting me to enter a password for an email account. No password seems to work as I'm sure the signup was not successful. There seems no way to disable this account and attempt to sign up again. I tried to use the "Sign Out" menu option but it then takes me straight back to the sign in screen.
ReplyDeleteIn on CN 3.6.6
@Ian - can you back up your notes to your SD then clear the app's data from the Android Settings > Applications. With ColorNote wiped, you could re-import from the SD and return to a good state.
ReplyDeleteAnyone got any thoughts on my merging phone & tablet issue?
Thanks @fishbowler. Clearing the app data worked.
ReplyDeleteto Ian - no, it is not good, see higher
ReplyDeleteWhat's the point of syncing with google if you cannot view via google?
ReplyDelete@newton2ii - backup. You're not syncing with GMail, you're syncing with the Google Apps cloud. What would you expect from Facebook sync? Don't get me wrong, GMail sync would be *awesome*.
ReplyDeleteIs there any way to send email to my colornote to have it as task list or shopping list? Thanks for helping.
ReplyDeleteGMail sync would be lovely. What's the point of sync with Google cloud if I can get to see my notes. Not useful a t all
ReplyDeleteColorNote - Need sync to SOMETHING accessible on desktop. Is this in the works?
ReplyDeleteWell if your not syncing with gmail, what's the point?
ReplyDeleteWhy don't you let everyone know ahead of time that this does not support gmail? How do u get your. If. You've synched and your phone is lost or stolen?
sent my back up files to the other android phone. but where should i place the backup files to use it in the other phone? i tried sdcard/colournote/backup but cant open my saved files.
ReplyDeleteSo what is the point of syncing to my google account if I do not have tablet or "new phone"?. Great app BTW.
ReplyDeleteNice / Mauricio - the point is that if your phone is lost or stolen, you can set up sync on your replacement handset and immediately get all your notes back. This works equally well if you buy a New Android phone, or if an operating system upgrade requires a wipe.
ReplyDeleteI understand that the online sync does not store a copy of the backup/notes within your google account, however where is the data actually stored and how safe is it?
ReplyDeleteI think this is a very good app but not too sure how secure the online sync is for personal info etc.
Once the online sync of ColorNotes has happened with my google account, where can we find all the syncronized notes in my google account??
ReplyDelete@Arun - You can't. The sync isn't meant for online access. It's meant purely for backup. If you lose your phone you can enter your google details on your new phone and get your notes back.
ReplyDeleteThats my question how we can get it back. Because i am testing it by deleting my files but unable to get them back via google.
DeleteI am trying to simulate the lost phone scinaro.
Pls assist me.
Babar
Thanks Fishbowler. And if those notes are not available on online, is that they are secure or not
ReplyDeleteUse it for about a year. Very usefull app for me.
ReplyDeleteGot too much notes now, so want to suggest to add folder orginizing (mean not just color but a feature to create tree-like folders(or lables or somehow) so i can put my notes there.
And also some kind of way to organize it from desktop pc (web client, chrome plugin, gmail - anyhow)
Gmail synchronizing feater - is awesome!
Good luck.
How i can download incase if lose my phone. Secondly i can see the no of files sync but unable to access it online at google.
DeletePlease help.
Babar
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ReplyDeleteI would love to use this app but I need possibility to sync with gtasks...
ReplyDeleteThe App is very useful. Please add
ReplyDelete- a browser client to access from Desktop/PC
- a tree based structure to group notes
- shareable notes with other accounts
You save my day :-)
I cannot find backup menu.
ReplyDeleteWhen I go to Sign Out [Menu - Sign out], it warns me that the notes on the phone will be cleared after online sync.
Can I sign out and still be able to keep my notes?
I don't have sd card installed and I don't want to lose my notes.
Asking same question wherevin google can i see the sycned colornotes? Because if i want to update it online there is no way to do that.
ReplyDeleteBabar
Babar - you're on the right track - the Sync feature isn't for viewing online, but for disaster recovery or switching between devices. Re-creating it is a little tricky. You'd need to set up Sync, create some notes (or the other way round), then uninstall the app. Remove any trace of the notes from the SD card. Re-install the app - it should open blank. Set up sync again and the notes will appear.
ReplyDeleteI did not do any sync... I backed up all my colornote .dat and .idx files from sd card manually and then upgraded my OS version on Android HTC Desire. I downloaded the colornote app again and I cant see any notes. I found the old files (.dat & .idx) still exists on the sdcard but they wont load. How can I retrieve data from the .dat and idx files I have ? Please help...
ReplyDeleteOnline sync with google account doesnt work for me on my new phone : Motorola Pro+ (MB632) Android 2.3.6
ReplyDelete@Kenz - any error messages?
ReplyDelete@Sheraz - did you solve your problem? I've had the same thing before and solved it, but can't remember how it was done. If you did, can you post here so that Googlers might happen across it?
How do I fix this? Every time I close colornote or try to sync I get this:
ReplyDeleteSorry!
The application ColorNote (process com.socialmobile.dictapps.notepad.color.note0 has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.
I have the same small problem with my ColorNote app that a number of others have!
ReplyDeleteI originally had the Online Sync functionality pointing to a particular Gmail account, I now want it to point to a different one, when I press “Sign in with Google”, I get the dialogue box expecting me to Allow access, but I want to change the account it links to but I can’t force it to do that, any ideas?
@Andrew - I've not had cause to try this before.
ReplyDeleteHave you tried visiting Google.com in your default browser and signing out - that might give you more options.
If that doesn't work, what about going to https://accounts.google.com/b/0/IssuedAuthSubTokens and revoking access to ColorNote?
Disclaimer: I'm nothing to do with the development of this app - I'm just another user.
Fishbowler, sorry for the delay in getting back to you; tried that and it didn't work. Thanks anyway!
ReplyDeleteAndrew - what do you see?
ReplyDeleteAs soon as I click on the ColorNote App, it takes me to the "Sign In" page for online backup. I have a warning at the stop stating that my 'Connection expired please sign in again'.
ReplyDeleteIt shows me my old Gmail address and I click on the "Sign in with Google" button.
It pops up the Google 'requesting permission' page, I don't want to allow access because this is my old address and I want to change which one it backs up with. So I click on my profile pic because I know the way Google works and this should give me a sign out option so hopefully I can sign in again with my new Gmail account.
It quickly loads a dialogue box that has the 'Sign Out' link but it's too quick and I can't hit the link in time. The whole Google 'Sign In' box then turns white and I can do anything except hitting the back button on the phone (HTC Sensation btw), doing this just takes me back to the back up 'Sign in' page!
Lost all my data last night. Using ColorNotes 3.6.6. on an Evo 4g phone. When I first installed last year, was not aware of the backup function. Have plugged my phone into my PC and see the data for the notes - it must be on my card. Is there a way to get that data back into notes? Thanks
ReplyDelete@Andrew - do you have any other browsers installed?
ReplyDelete@Agent - What folder is the data in?
To Fishbowler; It is in Data/Colornote/Backup. Those seem to be the fles, however, I can't open them to see. Thanks
ReplyDelete@Agent - looking at other ColorNote posts around the net, some have had luck with Menu > Settings > SD Card Backup. When prompted, give it 0000 as a passcode.
ReplyDeleteYes I do, Opera and Skyfire!
ReplyDelete@Andrew - which is your default browser? Was thinking that the auth might call the default rather than the stock. Sorry - I don't have a 2nd Google acct to test with...
ReplyDeleteFishbowler: IT WORKED!!! Thanks for all the help. I will now set it up for auto sync through my Gmail unless you think there is a better way. Once again, thanks. I didn't have a lot of notes but the ones i had were important.
ReplyDelete@Agent - absolutely the best & safest way. Remember that you won't be able to read your notes online, only restore them to your device if/when you next have data loss.
ReplyDeletePlease oh please add a few key features.
ReplyDelete1. Add PASTE as an input method for a new note. So that I can copy things from anywhere on my phone and save them as a note. This would be particularly handy to be able to copy from an email and paste into a note.
2. Voice to text would be spectacular for quick notes.
3. Last but certainly not least, as mentioned by others, please sync with google tasks. I really find it a nuisance to input information on my phone but if I could do it on my laptop and sync it my life would be so much easier and better-organized!
Same question as other users: How can I correctly unsign from Online Sync?
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