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+An example wallet sync preference state:
+
+```
+"shared": {
+    "type": "object",
+    "value": {
+      "app_welcome_version": 1,
+      "blocked": [
+        "lbry://@CHAN#12345..."
+      ],
+      "builtinCollections": {
+        "favorites": {
+          "id": "favorites",
+          "items": [
+            "lbry://claimname#123456..."
+          ],
+          "name": "Favorites",
+          "type": "playlist",
+          "updatedAt": 1626974735
+        },
+        "watchlater": {
+          "id": "watchlater",
+          "items": [
+            "lbry://someclaim#123455...",
+          ],
+          "name": "Watch Later",
+          "type": "playlist",
+          "updatedAt": 1626974735
+        }
+      },
+      "coin_swap_codes": [],
+      "editedCollections": {},
+      "following": [
+        {
+          "uri": "lbry://@OdyseeHelp#b58dfaeab6c70754d792cdd9b56ff59b90aea334"
+        },
+        {
+          "uri": "lbry://@Odysee#80d2590ad04e36fb1d077a9b9e3a8bba76defdf8"
+        }
+      ],
+      "settings": {
+        "automatic_dark_mode_enabled": false,
+        "autoplay": false,
+        "autoplay_next": false,
+        "dark_mode_times": {
+          "from": {
+            "formattedTime": "21:00",
+            "hour": "21",
+            "min": "00"
+          },
+          "to": {
+            "formattedTime": "8:00",
+            "hour": "8",
+            "min": "00"
+          }
+        },
+        "floating_player": true,
+        "hide_balance": false,
+        "hide_reposts": false,
+        "hide_scheduled_livestreams": false,
+        "hide_splash_animation": false,
+        "instant_purchase_enabled": false,
+        "instant_purchase_max": {
+          "amount": 0.1,
+          "currency": "LBC"
+        },
+        "language": null,
+        "show_mature": false,
+        "theme": "dark"
+      },
+      "sharing_3P": true,
+      "subscriptions": [
+        "lbry://@lbry#3fda836a92faaceedfe398225fb9b2ee2ed1f01a",
+        "lbry://@Odysee#80d2590ad04e36fb1d077a9b9e3a8bba76defdf8",
+        "lbry://@OdyseeHelp#b58dfaeab6c70754d792cdd9b56ff59b90aea334",
+      ],
+      "tags": [
+        "game"
+      ],
+      "unpublishedCollections": {}
+    },
+    "version": "0.1"
+  },
+```
+
+Above is the general state of sync at this time.
+
+The subkeys under "shared" include:
+ - several for collections: builtin, edited,  unpublished
+ - blocked
+ - tags (followed)
+ - subscriptions (sorta deprecated) and follows
+ - settings - a subset of app settings
+ - some other nearly-top level housekeeping values
+
+The odysee and lbryapp generally do `lbrynet preference set "shared" { ...[everything] }`, filtering and copying their internal app state to preferences. We have also implemented a local key next to shared for people who do not want to mix up their local state with their synced, logged in, 'shared' state.
+
+The sdk `sync apply` method, without any data supplied, returns the sync data and hash to be pushed to a sync server.