I would be perfectly happy with this as a solution if it is possible. I do want to use keywords so it seems I need to keep using a database. Yes this is exactly what I tried. I pointed all 3 computers to a single location and then deleted the databases. I started PL on one machine and it created a database named database. I exited and let that fully sync to other computers. I then opened one of my other computers and it created a new database called database-Computer Name. It seems there is an identifier if some kind in databases linking them to the computer that created them making this a non-workable solution. For now it seems I just may have to delete the virtual copies every session until there is either a better solution or I look elsewhere for my photo needs.