Cloud Backup Add-On: How to effectively sync a site between computers?

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Hi @physalis

  1. You’re correct, it would effectively be two different sites. So to clarify, you create the site on Machine A, and then create Backup #1. You pull Backup #1 down to Machine B and work on it, and then you create Backup #2. If you want to work on the site again on Machine A, you’ll pull down Backup #2. Which would be your updated backup.

  2. .dev is not our preferred TLD (.local is) and can be problematic. See here.

I don’t disagree that working on the same site from multiple machines can be tricky. The proposed solution I provided of working on it on a server-hosted version of the side could eliminate the purpose of Local yes, but for your purposes and frustrations, it seemed like it might be a better alternative. If you spun up a Staging site on Flywheel or WP Engine you could however push and pull that site with Local at any time using the Local Connect feature. If you are hosting elsewhere there are still migration methods available.