Syncing Google Desktop Scratch Pad

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Published on 2012-12-04T09:17:48Z Indexed on 2012/12/04 11:13 UTC
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I'm a long time user of Google Desktop Scratch Pad and I would like to be able to put the note in the cloud and make it accessible from all my electronic units.

I'm working towards changing the filepath Scratch Pad uses to retrieve the .txt to lead to a DropBox folder. As the Desktop Scratch Pad is discontinued I've had no luck in retrieving the API, but what I've got so far is this:

The scratch pad data is located at: C:\Users[user]\AppData\Local\Google\Google Desktop\a3d83d5fa2e9\scratchpad.txt

The registry keys related to Google Desktop is located at: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Desktop

I'm guessing the Scratch Pad app itself is located at: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Desktop\Components

I have limited experience with the registry, so I'm not able to translate the binary and hexadecimals, but I'm hoping that the path location is in there somewhere.

I've tried using a bunch of other noteapps (including the 'new' scratch pad in chrome) but haven't been able to find one that suits my needs as Desktop Scratch Pad. Hence the effort in this matter.

I may be way off and I'm not sure if this is possible to do, but I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

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