diff --git a/electron/sync/sync.js b/electron/sync/sync.js
index c9cfa64ce..b62537e72 100644
--- a/electron/sync/sync.js
+++ b/electron/sync/sync.js
@@ -22,20 +22,21 @@ export function checkHmac(serverWalletState, hmacKey, hmac) {
 }
 
 export function deriveSecrets(rootPassword, email, saltSeed, callback) {
-  const encodedPassword = Buffer.from(rootPassword.normalize('NFKC'))
-  const encodedEmail = Buffer.from(email)
+  const encodedPassword = Buffer.from(rootPassword.normalize('NFKC'));
+  const encodedEmail = Buffer.from(email);
   const SCRYPT_N = 1 << 20;
   const SCRYPT_R = 8;
   const SCRYPT_P = 1;
   const KEY_LENGTH = 32;
-  const NUM_KEYS = 2;
+  const NUM_KEYS = 3;
   const MAXMEM_MULTIPLIER = 256;
   const DEFAULT_MAXMEM = MAXMEM_MULTIPLIER * SCRYPT_N * SCRYPT_R;
 
   function getKeyParts(key) {
     const lbryIdPassword = key.slice(0, KEY_LENGTH).toString('base64');
-    const hmacKey = key.slice(KEY_LENGTH).toString('base64');
-    return { lbryIdPassword, hmacKey }; // Buffer aa bb cc 6c
+    const hmacKey = key.slice(KEY_LENGTH, KEY_LENGTH * 2).toString('base64');
+    const dataKey = key.slice(KEY_LENGTH * 2).toString('base64');
+    return { lbryIdPassword, hmacKey, dataKey }; // Buffer aa bb cc 6c
   }
 
   const salt = generateSalt(encodedEmail, saltSeed);
diff --git a/electron/sync/testsync.js b/electron/sync/testsync.js
index 668fa585f..a30242eef 100644
--- a/electron/sync/testsync.js
+++ b/electron/sync/testsync.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import test from 'tape';
 // import sync from '../sync.js';
 import { generateSalt, generateSaltSeed, deriveSecrets, walletHmac } from './sync.js';
-export default function doTest () {
+export default function doTest() {
 
   test('Generate sync seed', (assert) => {
     const seed = generateSaltSeed();
@@ -29,12 +29,11 @@ export default function doTest () {
 
     const expectedHmacKey = 'bCxUIryLK0Lf9nKg9yiZDlGleMuGJkadLzTje1PAI+8='; //base64
     const expectedLbryIdPassword = 'HKo/J+x4Hsy2NkMvj2JB9RI0yrvEiB4QSA/NHPaT/cA=';
-    let result;
 
     function cb(e, r) {
-      console.log('result', r)
-      assert.equal(r.keys.hmacKey, expectedHmacKey, 'hmac is expected value');
-      assert.equal(r.keys.lbryIdPassword, expectedLbryIdPassword, 'lbryid password is expected value');
+      console.log('result', r);
+      assert.equal(r.hmacKey, expectedHmacKey, 'hmac is expected value');
+      assert.equal(r.lbryIdPassword, expectedLbryIdPassword, 'lbryid password is expected value');
       assert.end();
     }
 
@@ -51,8 +50,7 @@ export default function doTest () {
     const hmacHex = walletHmac(input_str);
     assert.equal(hmacHex, expectedHmacHex);
     assert.end();
-
   });
 }
 
-doTest()
+doTest();
diff --git a/ui/component/header/index.js b/ui/component/header/index.js
index 1e24a0df7..d13775dd4 100644
--- a/ui/component/header/index.js
+++ b/ui/component/header/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { selectGetSyncErrorMessage } from 'redux/selectors/sync';
 import { selectHasNavigated } from 'redux/selectors/app';
 import { selectTotalBalance, selectBalance } from 'redux/selectors/wallet';
 import * as SETTINGS from 'constants/settings';
-import { doLbrysyncRegister } from 'redux/actions/lbrysync';
+import { doLbrysyncRegister } from 'redux/actions/sync';
 import Header from './view';
 
 const select = (state) => ({
diff --git a/ui/page/settingsSync/index.js b/ui/page/settingsSync/index.js
index e5889d118..833ca02ec 100644
--- a/ui/page/settingsSync/index.js
+++ b/ui/page/settingsSync/index.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
   selectLbrySyncEncryptedHmacKey,
   selectLbrySyncEncryptedRoot,
   selectLbrySyncEncryptedProviderPass,
-} from 'redux/selectors/lbrysync';
+} from 'redux/selectors/sync';
 
 import {
   doLbrysyncGetSalt,
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ import {
   doGenerateSaltSeed,
   doDeriveSecrets,
   doLbrysyncAuthenticate,
-} from 'redux/actions/lbrysync';
+} from 'redux/actions/sync';
 
 const select = (state) => ({
-  walletEncrypted: selectWalletIsEncrypted(state),
+  isWalletEncrypted: selectWalletIsEncrypted(state),
   registering: selectLbrySyncRegistering(state),
   registeredEmail: selectLbrySyncEmail(state),
   registerError: selectLbrySyncRegisterError(state),
diff --git a/ui/page/settingsSync/view.jsx b/ui/page/settingsSync/view.jsx
index adf203c9d..4ddf27f12 100644
--- a/ui/page/settingsSync/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/page/settingsSync/view.jsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import Card from 'component/common/card';
 import Button from 'component/button';
 import { Form, FormField } from 'component/common/form';
 import I18nMessage from 'component/i18nMessage';
-import Spinner from 'component/spinner';
 import * as ICONS from 'constants/icons';
 
 type Props = {
@@ -55,6 +54,9 @@ export default function NotificationSettingsPage(props: Props) {
     register,
   } = props;
 
+  /*
+    Register / auth
+   */
   const SIGN_IN_MODE = 'sign_in';
   const SIGN_UP_MODE = 'sign_up';
   const VERIFY_MODE = 'verify';
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@ export default function NotificationSettingsPage(props: Props) {
                   />
                 </>
               }
-              label={__('Password Again')}
+              label={__('Password')}
               value={pass}
               onChange={(e) => setPass(e.target.value)}
             />
@@ -222,7 +224,7 @@ export default function NotificationSettingsPage(props: Props) {
           <p>
             <I18nMessage
               tokens={{
-                sign_in: <Button button="link" onClick={() => setMode(SIGN_UP_MODE)} label={__('Sign in')} />,
+                sign_in: <Button button="link" onClick={() => setMode(SIGN_IN_MODE)} label={__('Sign in')} />,
               }}
             >
               Sign up for a sync account. Or %sign_in%.
@@ -254,7 +256,7 @@ export default function NotificationSettingsPage(props: Props) {
                   />
                 </>
               }
-              label={__('Password Again')}
+              label={__('Password')}
               value={pass}
               onChange={(e) => setPass(e.target.value)}
             />
diff --git a/ui/reducers.js b/ui/reducers.js
index 411d9c363..430ad7bd3 100644
--- a/ui/reducers.js
+++ b/ui/reducers.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { combineReducers } from 'redux';
 import { connectRouter } from 'connected-react-router';
 import { costInfoReducer, blacklistReducer, filteredReducer, statsReducer } from 'lbryinc';
-import { lbrysyncReducer } from 'redux/reducers/lbrysync';
 import { claimsReducer } from 'redux/reducers/claims';
 import { fileInfoReducer } from 'redux/reducers/file_info';
 import { walletReducer } from 'redux/reducers/wallet';
@@ -44,5 +43,4 @@ export default (history) =>
     wallet: walletReducer,
     sync: syncReducer,
     collections: collectionsReducer,
-    lbrysync: lbrysyncReducer,
   });
diff --git a/ui/redux/actions/lbrysync.js b/ui/redux/actions/lbrysync.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f340bd14b..000000000
--- a/ui/redux/actions/lbrysync.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,302 +0,0 @@
-// @flow
-import * as ACTIONS from 'constants/action_types';
-import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
-import { safeStoreEncrypt, safeStoreDecrypt } from 'util/saved-passwords';
-
-import * as Lbrysync from 'lbrysync';
-import Lbry from 'lbry';
-import { Lbryio } from "lbryinc";
-import { selectSyncHash } from '../selectors/sync';
-export const doLbrysyncGetSalt = (email: string) => async (dispatch: Dispatch) => {
-  const { fetchSaltSeed } = Lbrysync;
-  dispatch({
-    type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_GET_SALT_STARTED,
-  });
-  try {
-    const saltOrError = await fetchSaltSeed(email);
-    dispatch({
-      type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_GET_SALT_COMPLETED,
-      data: { email: email, saltSeed: saltOrError},
-    });
-    return saltOrError;
-  } catch (e) {
-    dispatch({
-      type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_GET_SALT_FAILED,
-      data: { email: email, saltError: 'Not Found'},
-    });
-    return 'not found';
-  }
-};
-
-// register an email (eventually username)
-export const doLbrysyncRegister = (email: string, secrets: any, saltSeed: string) => async (dispatch: Dispatch) => {
-  const { register } = Lbrysync;
-  // started
-  dispatch({
-    type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_REGISTER_STARTED,
-  });
-  const resultIfError = await register(email, secrets.providerPass, saltSeed);
-  const encProviderPass = safeStoreEncrypt(secrets.providerPass);
-  const encHmacKey = safeStoreEncrypt(secrets.hmacKey);
-  const enctyptedRoot = safeStoreEncrypt(secrets.rootPassword);
-  const registerData = {
-    email,
-    saltSeed,
-    providerPass: encProviderPass,
-    hmacKey: encHmacKey,
-    rootPass: enctyptedRoot,
-  };
-
-  if (!resultIfError) {
-    dispatch({
-      type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_REGISTER_COMPLETED,
-      data: registerData,
-    });
-  } else {
-    dispatch({
-      type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_REGISTER_FAILED,
-      data: resultIfError,
-    });
-  }
-};
-
-// get token given username/password
-export const doLbrysyncAuthenticate =
-  () => async (dispatch: Dispatch, getState: GetState) => {
-    dispatch({
-      type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_AUTH_STARTED,
-    });
-    const state = getState();
-    const { lbrysync } = state;
-    const { registeredEmail: email, encryptedProviderPass } = lbrysync;
-    const status = await Lbry.status();
-    const { installation_id: deviceId } = status;
-    const password = safeStoreDecrypt(encryptedProviderPass);
-
-    const { getAuthToken } = Lbrysync;
-
-    const result: { token?: string, error?: string } = await getAuthToken(email, password, deviceId);
-
-    if (result.token) {
-      dispatch({
-        type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_AUTH_COMPLETED,
-        data: result.token,
-      });
-    } else {
-      dispatch({
-        type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_AUTH_FAILED,
-        data: result.error,
-      });
-    }
-  };
-
-export const doGenerateSaltSeed = () => async (dispatch: Dispatch) => {
-  const result = await ipcRenderer.invoke('invoke-get-salt-seed');
-  return result;
-};
-
-export const doDeriveSecrets = (rootPassword: string, email: string, saltSeed: string) => async (dispatch: Dispatch) =>
-  {
-    dispatch({
-      type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_DERIVE_STARTED,
-    });
-    try {
-      const result = await ipcRenderer.invoke('invoke-get-secrets', rootPassword, email, saltSeed);
-
-      const data = {
-        hmacKey: result.hmacKey,
-        rootPassword,
-        providerPass: result.lbryIdPassword,
-      };
-
-      dispatch({
-        type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_DERIVE_COMPLETED,
-        data,
-      });
-      return data;
-    } catch (e) {
-      dispatch({
-        type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_DERIVE_FAILED,
-        data: {
-          error: e,
-        },
-      });
-      return { error: e.message };
-    }
-
-  };
-
-export async function doSetSync() {
-  return (dispatch: Dispatch, getState: GetState) => {
-    const state = getState();
-    const localHash = selectSyncHash(state);
-    const { lbrysync } = state;
-    const { authToken, encryptedRoot } = lbrysync;
-    dispatch({
-      type: ACTIONS.SET_SYNC_STARTED,
-    });
-    let error;
-
-    try {
-      const status = Lbry.wallet_status();
-      if (status.is_locked) {
-        throw new Error('Error parsing i18n messages file: ' + messagesFilePath + ' err: ' + err);
-      }
-    } catch(e) {
-      error = e.message;
-    }
-
-    if (!error) {
-      const syncData = await Lbry.sync_apply({ password: , data: response.data, blocking: true })
-    }
-    // return Lbryio.call('sync', 'set', { old_hash: oldHash, new_hash: newHash, data }, 'post')
-    return pushWallet(authToken)
-      .then((response) => {
-        if (!response.hash) {
-          throw Error('No hash returned for sync/set.');
-        }
-
-        return dispatch({
-          type: ACTIONS.SET_SYNC_COMPLETED,
-          data: { syncHash: response.hash },
-        });
-      })
-      .catch((error) => {
-        dispatch({
-          type: ACTIONS.SET_SYNC_FAILED,
-          data: { error },
-        });
-      });
-  };
-}
-
-export function doGetSync(passedPassword?: string, callback?: (any, ?boolean) => void) {
-
-  const password = passedPassword === null || passedPassword === undefined ? '' : passedPassword;
-
-  function handleCallback(error, hasNewData) {
-    if (callback) {
-      if (typeof callback !== 'function') {
-        throw new Error('Second argument passed to "doGetSync" must be a function');
-      }
-
-      callback(error, hasNewData);
-    }
-  }
-
-  return (dispatch: Dispatch, getState: GetState) => {
-    const state = getState();
-    const localHash = selectSyncHash(state);
-    const { lbrysync } = state;
-    const { authToken, encryptedRoot } = lbrysync;
-    const { pullWallet } = Lbrysync;
-    dispatch({
-      type: ACTIONS.GET_SYNC_STARTED,
-    });
-
-    const data = {};
-
-    Lbry.wallet_status()
-      .then((status) => {
-        if (status.is_locked) {
-          return Lbry.wallet_unlock({ password });
-        }
-
-        // Wallet is already unlocked
-        return true;
-      })
-      .then((isUnlocked) => {
-        if (isUnlocked) {
-          return Lbry.sync_hash(); //unnec
-        }
-        data.unlockFailed = true;
-        throw new Error();
-      })
-      // .then((hash?: string) => Lbryio.call('sync', 'get', { hash }, 'post'))
-      .then((hash?: string) => pullWallet(authToken))
-      .then((response: any) => {
-        // get data, put it in sync apply.
-        const syncHash = response.hash;
-        data.syncHash = syncHash;
-        data.syncData = response.data;
-        data.changed = response.changed || syncHash !== localHash;
-        data.hasSyncedWallet = true;
-
-        if (response.changed) {
-          return Lbry.sync_apply({ password, data: response.data, blocking: true });
-        }
-      })
-      .then((response) => {
-        if (!response) {
-          dispatch({ type: ACTIONS.GET_SYNC_COMPLETED, data });
-          handleCallback(null, data.changed);
-          return;
-        }
-
-        const { hash: walletHash, data: walletData } = response;
-
-        if (walletHash !== data.syncHash) {
-          // different local hash, need to synchronise
-          dispatch(doSetSync(data.syncHash, walletHash, walletData));
-        }
-
-        dispatch({ type: ACTIONS.GET_SYNC_COMPLETED, data });
-        handleCallback(null, data.changed);
-      })
-      .catch((syncAttemptError) => {
-        const badPasswordError =
-          syncAttemptError && syncAttemptError.data && syncAttemptError.data.name === BAD_PASSWORD_ERROR_NAME;
-
-        if (data.unlockFailed) {
-          dispatch({ type: ACTIONS.GET_SYNC_FAILED, data: { error: syncAttemptError } });
-
-          if (badPasswordError) {
-            dispatch({ type: ACTIONS.SYNC_APPLY_BAD_PASSWORD });
-          }
-
-          handleCallback(syncAttemptError);
-        } else if (data.hasSyncedWallet) {
-          const error = (syncAttemptError && syncAttemptError.message) || 'Error getting synced wallet';
-          dispatch({
-            type: ACTIONS.GET_SYNC_FAILED,
-            data: {
-              error,
-            },
-          });
-
-          if (badPasswordError) {
-            dispatch({ type: ACTIONS.SYNC_APPLY_BAD_PASSWORD });
-          }
-
-          handleCallback(error);
-        } else {
-          const noWalletError = syncAttemptError && syncAttemptError.message === NO_WALLET_ERROR;
-
-          dispatch({
-            type: ACTIONS.GET_SYNC_COMPLETED,
-            data: {
-              hasSyncedWallet: false,
-              syncHash: null,
-              // If there was some unknown error, bail
-              fatalError: !noWalletError,
-            },
-          });
-
-          // user doesn't have a synced wallet
-          //   call sync_apply to get data to sync
-          //   first time sync. use any string for old hash
-          if (noWalletError) {
-            Lbry.sync_apply({ password })
-              .then(({ hash: walletHash, data: syncApplyData }) => {
-                dispatch(doSetSync('', walletHash, syncApplyData));
-                handleCallback();
-              })
-              .catch((syncApplyError) => {
-                handleCallback(syncApplyError);
-              });
-          }
-        }
-      });
-  };
-}
-
diff --git a/ui/redux/actions/sync.js b/ui/redux/actions/sync.js
index c3f70f7c5..6772a6154 100644
--- a/ui/redux/actions/sync.js
+++ b/ui/redux/actions/sync.js
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import * as SETTINGS from 'constants/settings';
 import * as SHARED_PREFERENCES from 'constants/shared_preferences';
 import { Lbryio } from 'lbryinc';
 import Lbry from 'lbry';
+import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
+import * as Lbrysync from 'lbrysync';
+import { safeStoreEncrypt, safeStoreDecrypt, getSavedPassword  } from 'util/saved-passwords';
+
 import { doWalletEncrypt, doWalletDecrypt } from 'redux/actions/wallet';
 import {
   selectSyncHash,
@@ -12,8 +16,7 @@ import {
   selectSyncIsLocked,
 } from 'redux/selectors/sync';
 import { makeSelectClientSetting } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
-import { getSavedPassword } from 'util/saved-passwords';
-import { doAnalyticsTagSync, doHandleSyncComplete } from 'redux/actions/app';
+import { doHandleSyncComplete } from 'redux/actions/app';
 import Comments from 'comments';
 import { getSubsetFromKeysArray } from 'util/sync-settings';
 
@@ -71,6 +74,124 @@ export function doSetDefaultAccount(success: () => void, failure: (string) => vo
   };
 }
 
+export const doLbrysyncGetSalt = (email: string) => async (dispatch: Dispatch) => {
+  const { fetchSaltSeed } = Lbrysync;
+  dispatch({
+    type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_GET_SALT_STARTED,
+  });
+  try {
+    const saltOrError = await fetchSaltSeed(email);
+    dispatch({
+      type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_GET_SALT_COMPLETED,
+      data: { email: email, saltSeed: saltOrError},
+    });
+    return saltOrError;
+  } catch (e) {
+    dispatch({
+      type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_GET_SALT_FAILED,
+      data: { email: email, saltError: 'Not Found'},
+    });
+    return 'not found';
+  }
+};
+
+// register an email (eventually username)
+export const doLbrysyncRegister = (email: string, secrets: any, saltSeed: string) => async (dispatch: Dispatch) => {
+  const { register } = Lbrysync;
+  // started
+  dispatch({
+    type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_REGISTER_STARTED,
+  });
+  const resultIfError = await register(email, secrets.providerPass, saltSeed);
+  const encProviderPass = safeStoreEncrypt(secrets.providerPass);
+  const encHmacKey = safeStoreEncrypt(secrets.hmacKey);
+  const enctyptedRoot = safeStoreEncrypt(secrets.rootPassword);
+  const registerData = {
+    email,
+    saltSeed,
+    providerPass: encProviderPass,
+    hmacKey: encHmacKey,
+    rootPass: enctyptedRoot,
+  };
+
+  if (!resultIfError) {
+    dispatch({
+      type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_REGISTER_COMPLETED,
+      data: registerData,
+    });
+  } else {
+    dispatch({
+      type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_REGISTER_FAILED,
+      data: resultIfError,
+    });
+  }
+};
+
+// get token given username/password
+export const doLbrysyncAuthenticate =
+  () => async (dispatch: Dispatch, getState: GetState) => {
+    dispatch({
+      type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_AUTH_STARTED,
+    });
+    const state = getState();
+    const { lbrysync } = state;
+    const { registeredEmail: email, encryptedProviderPass } = lbrysync;
+    const status = await Lbry.status();
+    const { installation_id: deviceId } = status;
+    const password = safeStoreDecrypt(encryptedProviderPass);
+
+    const { getAuthToken } = Lbrysync;
+
+    const result: { token?: string, error?: string } = await getAuthToken(email, password, deviceId);
+
+    if (result.token) {
+      dispatch({
+        type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_AUTH_COMPLETED,
+        data: result.token,
+      });
+    } else {
+      dispatch({
+        type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_AUTH_FAILED,
+        data: result.error,
+      });
+    }
+  };
+
+export const doGenerateSaltSeed = () => async (dispatch: Dispatch) => {
+  const result = await ipcRenderer.invoke('invoke-get-salt-seed');
+  return result;
+};
+
+export const doDeriveSecrets = (rootPassword: string, email: string, saltSeed: string) => async (dispatch: Dispatch) =>
+{
+  dispatch({
+    type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_DERIVE_STARTED,
+  });
+  try {
+    const result = await ipcRenderer.invoke('invoke-get-secrets', rootPassword, email, saltSeed);
+
+    const data = {
+      hmacKey: result.hmacKey,
+      rootPassword,
+      providerPass: result.lbryIdPassword,
+    };
+
+    dispatch({
+      type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_DERIVE_COMPLETED,
+      data,
+    });
+    return data;
+  } catch (e) {
+    dispatch({
+      type: ACTIONS.LSYNC_DERIVE_FAILED,
+      data: {
+        error: e,
+      },
+    });
+    return { error: e.message };
+  }
+};
+
 export function doSetSync(oldHash: string, newHash: string, data: any) {
   return (dispatch: Dispatch) => {
     dispatch({
@@ -97,10 +218,18 @@ export function doSetSync(oldHash: string, newHash: string, data: any) {
   };
 }
 
+/*
+  make sure
+   - enabled
+   - not pending
+   - wallet not locked
+   -
+  get password
+  doGetSync(password, cb)
+ */
 export const doGetSyncDesktop =
   (cb?: (any, any) => void, password?: string) => (dispatch: Dispatch, getState: GetState) => {
     const state = getState();
-    const syncEnabled = makeSelectClientSetting(SETTINGS.ENABLE_SYNC)(state);
     const getSyncPending = selectGetSyncIsPending(state);
     const setSyncPending = selectSetSyncIsPending(state);
     const syncLocked = selectSyncIsLocked(state);
@@ -108,31 +237,36 @@ export const doGetSyncDesktop =
     return getSavedPassword().then((savedPassword) => {
       const passwordArgument = password || password === '' ? password : savedPassword === null ? '' : savedPassword;
 
-      if (syncEnabled && !getSyncPending && !setSyncPending && !syncLocked) {
+      if (!getSyncPending && !setSyncPending && !syncLocked) {
         return dispatch(doGetSync(passwordArgument, cb));
       }
     });
   };
 
+/*
+  start regularly polling sync
+   - start loop if should.
+ */
 export function doSyncLoop(noInterval?: boolean) {
   return (dispatch: Dispatch, getState: GetState) => {
     if (!noInterval && syncTimer) clearInterval(syncTimer);
     const state = getState();
-    // SHOULD SYNC
+    // SHOULD SYNC?
     // syncSignedIn = selectLbrySyncSignedIn(state);
     const syncSignedIn = false;
     const syncEnabled = makeSelectClientSetting(SETTINGS.ENABLE_SYNC)(state);
     const syncLocked = selectSyncIsLocked(state);
+    // if shouldSync
     if (syncSignedIn && syncEnabled && !syncLocked) {
+      // doSync
+      //
       dispatch(doGetSyncDesktop((error, hasNewData) => dispatch(doHandleSyncComplete(error, hasNewData))));
-      dispatch(doAnalyticsTagSync());
       if (!noInterval) {
         syncTimer = setInterval(() => {
           const state = getState();
           const syncEnabled = makeSelectClientSetting(SETTINGS.ENABLE_SYNC)(state);
           if (syncEnabled) {
             dispatch(doGetSyncDesktop((error, hasNewData) => dispatch(doHandleSyncComplete(error, hasNewData))));
-            dispatch(doAnalyticsTagSync());
           }
         }, SYNC_INTERVAL);
       }
@@ -140,6 +274,9 @@ export function doSyncLoop(noInterval?: boolean) {
   };
 }
 
+/*
+  stop regularly polling sync
+ */
 export function doSyncUnsubscribe() {
   return () => {
     if (syncTimer) {
@@ -148,6 +285,10 @@ export function doSyncUnsubscribe() {
   };
 }
 
+/*
+  make sure not locked
+
+ */
 export function doGetSync(passedPassword?: string, callback?: (any, ?boolean) => void) {
   const password = passedPassword === null || passedPassword === undefined ? '' : passedPassword;
 
diff --git a/ui/redux/reducers/lbrysync.js b/ui/redux/reducers/lbrysync.js
deleted file mode 100644
index fdbda601b..000000000
--- a/ui/redux/reducers/lbrysync.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-import * as ACTIONS from 'constants/action_types';
-import { handleActions } from 'util/redux-utils';
-
-const defaultState = {
-  syncProvider: null,
-  // reg
-  registering: false,
-  registeredEmail: null,
-  registerError: null,
-  // authtoken
-  isAuthenticating: false,
-  authError: null,
-  authToken: null, // store this elsewhere
-  // keys
-  derivingKeys: false,
-  encryptedHmacKey: null,
-  encryptedRoot: null,
-  encryptedProviderPass: null,
-  // salt
-  gettingSalt: false,
-  saltSeed: null,
-  saltError: null,
-};
-
-export const lbrysyncReducer = handleActions(
-  {
-    // Register
-    [ACTIONS.LSYNC_REGISTER_STARTED]: (state) => ({
-      ...state,
-      registering: true,
-      registerError: null,
-    }),
-    [ACTIONS.LSYNC_REGISTER_COMPLETED]: (state, action) => ({
-      ...state,
-      registeredEmail: action.data.email,
-      encryptedHmacKey: action.data.hmacKey,
-      encryptedProviderPass: action.data.providerPass,
-      encryptedRoot: action.data.rootPass,
-      saltSeed: action.data.saltSeed,
-    }),
-    [ACTIONS.LSYNC_REGISTER_FAILED]: (state, action) => ({
-      ...state,
-      registeredEmail: null,
-      registering: false,
-      registerError: action.data.error,
-    }),
-    // Auth
-    [ACTIONS.LSYNC_AUTH_STARTED]: (state) => ({
-      ...state,
-      isAuthenticating: true,
-      authError: null,
-    }),
-    [ACTIONS.LSYNC_AUTH_COMPLETED]: (state, action) => ({
-      ...state,
-      authToken: action.data,
-    }),
-    [ACTIONS.LSYNC_AUTH_FAILED]: (state, action) => ({
-      ...state,
-      authError: action.data,
-      isAuthenticating: false,
-    }),
-    // derive
-    [ACTIONS.LSYNC_DERIVE_STARTED]: (state) => ({
-      ...state,
-      derivingKeys: true,
-      deriveError: null,
-    }),
-    [ACTIONS.LSYNC_DERIVE_COMPLETED]: (state, action) => ({
-      ...state,
-      derivingKeys: false,
-    }),
-    [ACTIONS.LSYNC_DERIVE_FAILED]: (state, action) => ({
-      ...state,
-      deriveError: action.data.error,
-      derivingKeys: false,
-    }),
-    // salt
-    [ACTIONS.LSYNC_GET_SALT_STARTED]: (state) => ({
-      ...state,
-      gettingSalt: true,
-      saltError: null,
-    }),
-    [ACTIONS.LSYNC_GET_SALT_COMPLETED]: (state, action) => ({
-      ...state,
-      gettingSalt: false,
-    }),
-    [ACTIONS.LSYNC_GET_SALT_FAILED]: (state, action) => ({
-      ...state,
-      saltError: action.data.error,
-      gettingSalt: false,
-    }),
-  },
-  defaultState
-);
diff --git a/ui/redux/reducers/sync.js b/ui/redux/reducers/sync.js
index df9807209..0e7cea710 100644
--- a/ui/redux/reducers/sync.js
+++ b/ui/redux/reducers/sync.js
@@ -16,6 +16,25 @@ const defaultState = {
   syncLocked: false,
   hashChanged: false,
   fatalError: false,
+  // lbrysync
+  syncProvider: null,
+  // reg
+  registering: false,
+  registeredEmail: null,
+  registerError: null,
+  // authtoken
+  isAuthenticating: false,
+  authError: null,
+  authToken: null, // store this elsewhere
+  // keys
+  derivingKeys: false,
+  encryptedHmacKey: null,
+  encryptedRoot: null,
+  encryptedProviderPass: null,
+  // salt
+  gettingSalt: false,
+  saltSeed: null,
+  saltError: null,
 };
 
 reducers[ACTIONS.SYNC_STATE_POPULATE] = (state) => {
@@ -107,6 +126,71 @@ reducers[ACTIONS.SYNC_FATAL_ERROR] = (state) => {
     fatalError: true,
   });
 };
+// lbrysync
+reducers[ACTIONS.LSYNC_REGISTER_STARTED] = (state) => ({
+  ...state,
+  registering: true,
+  registerError: null,
+});
+reducers[ACTIONS.LSYNC_REGISTER_COMPLETED] = (state, action) => ({
+  ...state,
+  registeredEmail: action.data.email,
+  encryptedHmacKey: action.data.hmacKey,
+  encryptedProviderPass: action.data.providerPass,
+  encryptedRoot: action.data.rootPass,
+  saltSeed: action.data.saltSeed,
+});
+reducers[ACTIONS.LSYNC_REGISTER_FAILED] = (state, action) => ({
+  ...state,
+  registeredEmail: null,
+  registering: false,
+  registerError: action.data.error,
+});
+  // Auth
+reducers[ACTIONS.LSYNC_AUTH_STARTED] = (state) => ({
+  ...state,
+  isAuthenticating: true,
+  authError: null,
+});
+reducers[ACTIONS.LSYNC_AUTH_COMPLETED] = (state, action) => ({
+  ...state,
+  authToken: action.data,
+});
+reducers[ACTIONS.LSYNC_AUTH_FAILED] = (state, action) => ({
+  ...state,
+  authError: action.data,
+  isAuthenticating: false,
+});
+  // derive
+reducers[ACTIONS.LSYNC_DERIVE_STARTED] = (state) => ({
+  ...state,
+  derivingKeys: true,
+  deriveError: null,
+});
+reducers[ACTIONS.LSYNC_DERIVE_COMPLETED] = (state, action) => ({
+  ...state,
+  derivingKeys: false,
+});
+reducers[ACTIONS.LSYNC_DERIVE_FAILED] = (state, action) => ({
+  ...state,
+  deriveError: action.data.error,
+  derivingKeys: false,
+});
+  // salt
+reducers[ACTIONS.LSYNC_GET_SALT_STARTED] = (state) => ({
+  ...state,
+  gettingSalt: true,
+  saltError: null,
+});
+reducers[ACTIONS.LSYNC_GET_SALT_COMPLETED] = (state, action) => ({
+  ...state,
+  gettingSalt: false,
+});
+reducers[ACTIONS.LSYNC_GET_SALT_FAILED] = (state, action) => ({
+  ...state,
+  saltError: action.data.error,
+  gettingSalt: false,
+});
 
 reducers[ACTIONS.SYNC_RESET] = () => defaultState;
 
diff --git a/ui/redux/selectors/lbrysync.js b/ui/redux/selectors/lbrysync.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b9f5c7639..000000000
--- a/ui/redux/selectors/lbrysync.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
-
-const selectState = (state) => state.lbrysync || {};
-
-export const selectLbrySyncRegistering = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.registering);
-export const selectLbrySyncEmail = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.registeredEmail);
-export const selectLbrySyncRegisterError = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.registerError);
-
-export const selectLbrySyncGettingSalt = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.gettingSalt);
-export const selectLbrySyncSaltError = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.saltError);
-export const selectLbrySyncSaltSeed = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.saltSeed);
-
-export const selectLbrySyncIsAuthenticating = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.isAuthenticating);
-
-export const selectLbrySyncAuthError = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.authError);
-export const selectLbrySyncToken = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.authToken);
-
-export const selectLbrySyncDerivingKeys = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.derivingKeys);
-export const selectLbrySyncEncryptedHmacKey = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.encryptedHmacKey);
-export const selectLbrySyncEncryptedRoot = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.encryptedRoot);
-export const selectLbrySyncEncryptedProviderPass = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.encryptedProviderPass);
diff --git a/ui/redux/selectors/sync.js b/ui/redux/selectors/sync.js
index 3076ad760..6b3fa5105 100644
--- a/ui/redux/selectors/sync.js
+++ b/ui/redux/selectors/sync.js
@@ -29,3 +29,21 @@ export const selectSyncIsLocked = createSelector(selectState, state => state.syn
 export const selectPrefsReady = createSelector(selectState, state => state.prefsReady);
 
 export const selectSyncFatalError = createSelector(selectState, state => state.fatalError);
+// lbrysync
+export const selectLbrySyncRegistering = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.registering);
+export const selectLbrySyncEmail = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.registeredEmail);
+export const selectLbrySyncRegisterError = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.registerError);
+
+export const selectLbrySyncGettingSalt = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.gettingSalt);
+export const selectLbrySyncSaltError = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.saltError);
+export const selectLbrySyncSaltSeed = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.saltSeed);
+
+export const selectLbrySyncIsAuthenticating = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.isAuthenticating);
+
+export const selectLbrySyncAuthError = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.authError);
+export const selectLbrySyncToken = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.authToken);
+
+export const selectLbrySyncDerivingKeys = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.derivingKeys);
+export const selectLbrySyncEncryptedHmacKey = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.encryptedHmacKey);
+export const selectLbrySyncEncryptedRoot = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.encryptedRoot);
+export const selectLbrySyncEncryptedProviderPass = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.encryptedProviderPass);