# Cannot sync to Pavlovia

**URL:** <https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/cannot-sync-to-pavlovia/11172>\
**Category:** Online experiments\
**Created:** [February 24, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/cannot-sync-to-pavlovia/11172 "2020-02-24T21:59:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 9:33am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/cannot-sync-to-pavlovia/11172/3 "2020-02-25T09:33:16Z")

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@Bobby_Thomas, looks like you have a Git merge conflict. This appears when you change the same lines of code locally (from PsychoPy) and remotely (from Pavlovia). At this point, your easiest solution is clear your local repository (deleting .git folder), delete your remote repo (so long as you are not data collecting) and start again: Here are explicit steps:

> [@Problems with synchronizing on Pavlovia (Earlier version of experiment opens up)](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/problems-with-synchronizing-on-pavlovia-earlier-version-of-experiment-opens-up/8320/6):
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> @tjl, I am still seeing the html folder in your repository with the old versions. Are you deleting the folder on your computer locally? It looks like you have created a new repository but this has not been filled. So, try the following. Close PsychoPy Delete your unwanted repositories from Pavlovia Clear your cache on your browser, just to make sure Go to the experiment folder on your computer, and delete the .git folder - .git folders are hidden, so you have to make sure you can see hidden fo…

Edit: To avoid merge conflicts, you should only amend code on using PsychoPy, rather than making changes through Pavlovia.

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