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title: Local Sync Sites
description: >-
  Enable Local Sync for your account and manage which available Sites can be
  synchronized to desktop devices.
ogTitle: Local Sync Sites Guide
ogDescription: Manage account-level Local Sync access and synced Sites in Clear Ideas.
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  icon: fak fa-ci-sync
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# Local Sync Sites

Use **Settings > Local Sync Sites** to control account-level Local Sync access and manage which Sites are available for desktop synchronization.

## What This Setting Does

Local Sync Sites includes:

- an account-level toggle to enable or disable Local Sync
- a list of Sites currently available for Local Sync
- per-Site controls for whether a Site stays in your synced-Sites list

The desktop macOS and Windows apps rely on this setting. If Local Sync is off here, the desktop apps cannot sync content for the account.

## Manage Local Sync Access

### Enable or disable Local Sync

Turn Local Sync on when you want this account to use the desktop sync apps.

If you turn it off, Clear Ideas asks for confirmation before disabling Local Sync for the account.

### Manage individual synced Sites

Use the Site list to keep only the workspaces you want available for Local Sync. This is useful when:

- you do not want every eligible Site syncing to every device
- you want to narrow desktop sync to active workspaces
- you want to remove a Site from your Local Sync set without disabling the feature entirely

## Related Documentation

- [Local Sync](/sync-app/local-sync)
- [Sites](/site-administrator-guide/sites)