dim api possible data loss situations

1. Enabling sync on a clean browser shows “skipped sync” if you have existing data in DIM API.
2. Import skipped dialog references a backup, but the backup isn’t created when enabling from settings.
3. Figure out a way to better explain that your old data isn’t gone, but you’re not gonna see it.
4. Explore merging data rather than skipping import?
5. Turning sync off, old data (tags specifically) don’t show up.

• delete all, restart chrome, visit beta, (sync unchecked), complete bungie auth

• import my tags and settings (tags are there in inventory view)

• enable sync in settings. get this message what i expected: a file to download what happened: a file didn’t download

• check inventory what happened: 6 tags that sync is storing for me, have been correctly applied to those items. my other 500 items have become untagged what i was hoping for: my existing information would be synced into dim sync like the name implies. merge i guess, into dim cloud’s existing item information for me.

• turn sync off to try and get my data back what i expected: from what bhollis described, maybe revert back to old info? what happened: the 6 tags are still there, dim-api-enabled is false

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ok so the “enable sync” notification triggers a backup file download, and enabling via settings does not

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is there a difference in storage, between where settings go, if i select no sync, and then either

• import a json: then enabling sync gives me “skipped data import” and seems to wipe the local data

• tag an item: then enabling sync gives me no notification at all, and when i turn sync back off, the item i tagged gets its local tag back

are these meant to be such different behaviors?