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Sync with Toodledo

If you already use Toodledo, 2Do can sync through your account, and you keep web access at toodledo.com.

What Toodledo Sync Carries​

When you sync with Toodledo, your tasks, tags, durations and starred status sync across your devices. Some 2Do-only grouping features are not supported by Toodledo and stay on this device.

  • Core task fields: title, notes, dates, alerts, repeat, priority, duration, and locations.
  • Tags, including which tags are assigned to a task.
  • Repeating tasks, which Toodledo models in detail.
  • Web access, so your tasks are visible at toodledo.com and in other Toodledo clients.

Two switches sit under the account: Sync 2Do lists as Toodledo Folders ("Turn this option OFF to sync 2Do Lists as Toodledo Contexts") and Sync app preferences.

What Stays on This Device​

  • Actions
  • Attachments
  • Smart Lists
  • Tag groups
  • List groups
  • Unused tags

A couple of things also behave differently on Toodledo's side:

  • Projects map to native Toodledo folders, and other apps may show nested checklists as a flat list.
  • Multiple locations on a single task collapse to one location.
  • Emoji characters in task content can come back as question marks, depending on Toodledo's encoding.
tip

If you rely on Actions, attachments, or 2Do's grouping features, iCloud and Dropbox are a better fit.

Setup​

  1. Open Settings > Sync and stay on the Setup tab.
  2. Open Account Type and choose Toodledo.
  3. Enter your Toodledo Username and Password.
  4. Tap Set Up Sync.
  5. Repeat on each device with the same account.
Your first sync

Close Settings and return to the task list, then pull down to run the first sync. When both sides already hold data, 2Do asks how to combine them; read Merge vs Replace before choosing.

Later on you can override the next sync any time from Settings > Sync > Next sync action, which offers Sync Normally, Replace Server Data, Replace Local Data, and Merge Sync. It applies once, then returns to Sync Normally.

Daily Sync​

2Do syncs when you open it, when iOS grants it background time, and whenever you pull down on the task list. Turn Sync automatically off in Settings > Sync if you would rather sync only by pulling down.

Troubleshooting​

"Could not retrieve info from the server, please try again later"​

Usually temporary. Wait a few minutes and try again. Repeated failures normally point at a network problem or a Toodledo outage.

"Login is not working" or "check login or password"​

Confirm your credentials at toodledo.com first. If they work there but fail in 2Do, change your Toodledo password; some special characters confuse the API.

"Too many logins"​

Toodledo rate-limits frequent connection attempts. Wait 15 to 30 minutes before trying again. Repeatedly pulling to sync only restarts the timer.

Lost lists or different counts across devices​

Sync the most up-to-date device and let it finish, then choose Replace Local Data from Next sync action on the devices that are behind.

Toodledo Contexts and Goals do not appear​

2Do does not import Toodledo Contexts or Goals. If you used those, map them to 2Do Tags, which Toodledo does sync, before switching.

Switching Away from Toodledo​

  1. Save a backup from Settings > Backups & Export as a safety net.
  2. Set up iCloud or Dropbox, which carry the features Toodledo leaves behind.
  3. Populate the new account from the device holding the best data, then pull it down on the others with Replace Local Data.

Setting Up Another Device​

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