docs/obsidian-help/Obsidian Sync/Set up Obsidian Sync on another device.md

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aliases: Add another device

In this guide, you'll create a local vault on another device to sync with your remote vault. This keeps the local vaults on all your devices in sync.

Obsidian URIs If you want Obsidian URIs to work across devices, make sure to give your local vaults the same name on all devices.

Prerequisites

You need to have [[set up Obsidian Sync]] on at least one device and have created a remote vault on Obsidian Sync.

Sync a remote vault on a fresh installation

If this is the first time you open Obsidian on the device, follow these steps:

1. Open Obsidian.
2. Select Sign in next to Open vault from Obsidian Sync.
3. In Email, enter your email.
4. In Password, enter your password.
5. Select Sign in.
6. Select Connect for the vault you want to set up.
7. Enter a local name for the vault, or leave to use the same name as the remote vault.
8. Select Browse and select the folder on your device where you want to sync the vault.
9. Select Create.
10. Select Start syncing to sync your local vault with the remote vault.

Sync an existing local vault

This section explains how to sync an existing local vault with a remote vault.

![[Set up Obsidian Sync#Log in with your Obsidian account]]

![[Set up Obsidian Sync#Enable Obsidian Sync]]

Connect to a remote vault

1. Open Settings.
2. In the sidebar, select Sync.
3. Next to Pick remote vault, click Choose.
4. Click Connect next to the remote vault you want to connect to. If the vault on your device already contains some notes (not recommended), you'll be warned that those notes will be merged before proceeding.
5. In Encryption password, enter the password for your vault, if you have one.

Next steps

Obsidian Sync displays a green checkmark in the bottom-right corner when it has finished syncing the vaults.

If you don't want to sync the entire vault to your device, refer to [[Select files and settings to sync]].