Independent synchronization with state transformation

A computing device comprising:

• a processor;
• and a memory storing executable code, which when executed by the processor, implemented operations including:
• storing a data object and metadata corresponding to the data object at a computing device, the data object being stored in a first representative state at the computing device;
• receiving user input to synchronize the data object into a second representative state at a remote computing device;
• automatically transforming the data object from the first representative state into the second representative state;
• synchronizing the data object to a remote data object stored at the remote computing device, the remote data object being stored in the second representative state at the remote computing device;
• receiving an unsynchronization request to unsynchronize the data object at the computing device;
• removing the data object from the computing device;
• and
• maintaining the metadata corresponding to the data object at the computing device.