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title: Obsidian Sync vs. iCloud

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# Obsidian Sync vs. iCloud

|                          |        Sync        |       iCloud       | Importance | Comments                                                                                                 |
| ------------------------ |:------------------:|:------------------:|:----------:| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Cost                     |         $          |        Free        |            |                                                                                                          |
| Icon Shortcode           |                    | :far_circle_check: |    Med     | A tool I would love to use without hassle                                                                |
| Background Syncing       |                    | :far_circle_check: |    High    | Obsidean Sync only syncs when the app is open                                                            |
| Version History          | :far_circle_check: |                    |    High    |                                                                                                          |
| External Drive           | :far_circle_check: |                    |    Low     |                                                                                                          |
| Encrypted                | :far_circle_check: | :far_circle_check: |    Req     |                                                                                                          |
| Encrypted at Rest        |         :far_circle_check:           | :far_circle_check: |    Med     |                                                                                                          |
| Key Managed by Me        | :far_circle_check: |                    |    High    |                                                                                                          |
| Work Offline             | :far_circle_check: | :far_circle_check: |    Req     |                                                                                                          |
| Cross Platform           | :far_circle_check: |                    |    Low     |                                                                                                          |
| Sync specifics by Device | :far_circle_check: |                    |    Low     | Actually, a little annoying for me.                                                                      |
| Selective Sync           | :far_circle_check: |                    |    Low     | Space isn't a issue so not warranted for that purpose. Sync does not allow it from a folder in .obsidian |



