[missing-sync-palmos-talk] Will Missing Sync fix sync duplication problems?

[Nico Macdonald]

I have recently purchased, but not installed, Missing Sync. 

I have just upgraded to a Treo 650, and also upgraded from Palm Desktop 4.1 to 4.2.1 (as supplied with the device). This version installs the conduits: 

Contacts Conduit
Calendar Conduit
Memos Conduit
Tasks Conduit

(I have removed the older versions of these conduits.)

However, I am am now finding that when I sync, using HotSync Manager, changes made in Palm Desktop are simply added as new items in each of the four basic Palm applications. However, changes made in the the four basic Palm applications on the Treo 650 are updated appropriately in Palm Desktop. (I have also found that the sync takes a long time: 10 minutes for the four basic conduits even when there are few changes.) 

I have tried pushing the data onto an erased Treo 650 using 'Macintosh overwrites Handheld' and just using 'Synchronise' leads to the same problem. 

In addition, I have deleted the old user, saving the User Data file and moving this into a new user of the same name. 

My understanding of Missing Sync is that it uses the same conduits as those supplied by Palm and just manages them in a more sophisticated manner. In that case I would need to get to the bottom of the current problem before installing it. However, if Missing Sync might fix the problem of duplication and slow synching I would install it right away (and avail myself of the other benefits it offers). 

All advice gratefully received. 

Nico Macdonald 
London, UK