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layout: article
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title: Syncing your Vault
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categories: [miscellaneous]
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featured: false
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popular: false
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tags: [vault, sync, automatic, FAQ]
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---
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## Table of Contents
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- [What is vault syncing?](#what-is-vault-syncing-)
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- [When does my vault sync?](#when-does-my-vault-sync-)
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* [Mobile APPS](#mobile-apps)
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* [Browser extensions](#browser-extensions)
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* [Desktop applications](#desktop-applications)
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* [Command-line interface](#command-line-interface)
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- [Common issues](#common-issues)
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## What is vault syncing?
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Vault syncing is purely downloading the latest content from your Bitwarden vault onto your device for access.
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In some cases, this happens automatically. On iOS and Android apps, Bitwarden leverages push notifications to kick-off a **personal** vault synchronization.
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**Organization Vaults** synchronize to devices every 30 minutes, or upon manual sync.
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## When does my vault sync?
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### Mobile APPS
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The Bitwarden mobile apps sync **personal** vaults automatically.
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Organization vaults are synchronized once every 30 minutes, or on-demand by navigating to:
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**Settings > Sync > Sync Vault now**
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{%note%}Self-hosted users can enable Push notifications powered by the Bitwarden cloud.{%endnote%}
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### Browser extensions
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The Bitwarden browser extensions sync **personal** vaults automatically.
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Organization vaults are synchronized once every 30 minutes, or on-demand by navigating to:
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**Settings > Sync > Sync Vault now**
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### Desktop applications
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The Bitwarden desktop apps sync **personal** vaults automatically.
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Organization vaults are synchronized once every 30 minutes, or on-demand by navigating to: **File > Sync Vault**
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### Command-line interface
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The Bitwarden CLI client syncs **personal** vaults automatically.
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Organization vaults are synchronized once every 30 minutes, or on-demand by running the command: ```bw sync```
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## Common issues
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- Pulling to refresh on mobile applications does **not** sync your vault. You must do so within the application settings.
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- Sync failure can occur if your device’s time is not correct. Syncing (and all of Bitwarden services) require TLS/SSL, which will fail to connect to a host with invalid timestamps.
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