What precautions to take when mounting a vault on an SMB share

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Do I need to unmount the vault before mounting it on another device?

No. But you have to watch out when editing the same file simultanously on different devices, because you could overwrite already made changes.

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What other things should I keep in mind to avoid (silent) data loss?

Backups. In th following thread was a discussion about backup stratgies:

Want Suggestions: Configuring a Comprehensive Backup and Sync Plan That Includes Cryptomator

My goal: Set up a “structure” that does a few things as seamlessly and automatically as possible. I use an external drive as my “primary and physical” backup device. This would be where ALL my stuff sitting on my laptop would back up to using something like Macrium Reflect that runs on a preconfigured backup schedule. From there, I’d like to sync to a cloud service, so every time a backup finishes there will immediately be a “cloud copy” (insurance in case laptop/external drive is stolen, hou…