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gandu45 · 09-27-2017, 12:23 AM

Hi guys, just joined this great site recently and what a revelation it has been.

I am just trying Moon Reader Pro which I bought after reading this forum. I am just not sure about how to set it up (reading pdfs is easy but not sure about the syncing method) and was hoping for some help.
So I have approximately 12Gb of PDFs that I routinely annotate and was after some cross platform program that allows me to annotate it on my android phone and a webbrowser or PC. Reputedly, Moon Reader pro seems to fit the bill. I just wanted to clarify, that I only read a small amount and annotate a small amount per time, multiple times a day - So I am hoping that moon reader only syncs annotations rather than the full pdf files (from the mobile phone to PC and vice versa)

I am also not sure how to setup the MoonReader (have the latest version) or get these files onto dropbox/MoonReader combo.
Now the pdfs are stored on the PC, as well as copy pasted to the phone (opening with Xodo currently). Now the files that are going to be synced off Dropbox would presumably would come from the PC. In that case, where does MoonReader download these pdfs from dropbox to on my android phone? Can I use the preexisting mobile pdfs to sync or do I need to upload to dropbox and then use the synced copy (hence redownloading the files onto a separate space specified by MoonReader in a directory different to my exactly the same pdf files).

Secondly, how do I sync? I have a test pdf, have annotated it but not sure how to save it within the MoonReader file or with Dropbox.

Lastly, I have downloaded the file once from dropbox (has been saved somewhere random by MoonReader) - how do I know that its not being redownloaded when I open it next time.? How do I open it next time? Via shelfbox (and in doing so it will automatically sync the annotations but I wouldnt be redownloading the pdf file which has been stored into the computer)

Let me know if these questions make sense. And was wondering if I could do the same with Google drive. Since it has more storage than Dropbox.

Thanks

09-27-2017, 12:23 AM	#4
gandu45 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: Android	Hi guys, just joined this great site recently and what a revelation it has been. I am just trying Moon Reader Pro which I bought after reading this forum. I am just not sure about how to set it up (reading pdfs is easy but not sure about the syncing method) and was hoping for some help. So I have approximately 12Gb of PDFs that I routinely annotate and was after some cross platform program that allows me to annotate it on my android phone and a webbrowser or PC. Reputedly, Moon Reader pro seems to fit the bill. I just wanted to clarify, that I only read a small amount and annotate a small amount per time, multiple times a day - So I am hoping that moon reader only syncs annotations rather than the full pdf files (from the mobile phone to PC and vice versa) I am also not sure how to setup the MoonReader (have the latest version) or get these files onto dropbox/MoonReader combo. Now the pdfs are stored on the PC, as well as copy pasted to the phone (opening with Xodo currently). Now the files that are going to be synced off Dropbox would presumably would come from the PC. In that case, where does MoonReader download these pdfs from dropbox to on my android phone? Can I use the preexisting mobile pdfs to sync or do I need to upload to dropbox and then use the synced copy (hence redownloading the files onto a separate space specified by MoonReader in a directory different to my exactly the same pdf files). Secondly, how do I sync? I have a test pdf, have annotated it but not sure how to save it within the MoonReader file or with Dropbox. Lastly, I have downloaded the file once from dropbox (has been saved somewhere random by MoonReader) - how do I know that its not being redownloaded when I open it next time.? How do I open it next time? Via shelfbox (and in doing so it will automatically sync the annotations but I wouldnt be redownloading the pdf file which has been stored into the computer) Let me know if these questions make sense. And was wondering if I could do the same with Google drive. Since it has more storage than Dropbox. Thanks