[missing-sync-palmos-talk] iCal no longer syncing - another example

[Brian M. Criscuolo]

Steve, I've put some comments inline:

On Nov 11, 2005, at 9:16 PM, Steve Jones wrote:

> Thanks for the response, Brian. My responses are interspersed below.
>>

>> How many events do you have in iCal? We've had some beta testers with
>> 5000 events and the sync took a LONG TIME.
>
> It's about that many.
>
> So it's going to take that long for EVERY sync, not just the first  
> one?

No - only when we're (the conduit) are forced to slow sync records:

- the first sync
- desktop overwrites
- when you change the calendars and date range you're synchronizing.

>> Yes, memory will be consumed - we try to keep it as clear as
>> possible, but with a large number of records you'll find that it
>> increases quickly. How much RAM do  you have? If you're hearing the
>> hard drive, its likely that the system is using virtual memory to get
>> by, further slowing the process.
>
> I've got 1Gb - I can't get any more into the machine, I don't think.
>

You should be ok.

>> So, if you do have a lot of events, try to clean out the older ones
>> if possible.
>
> Not really...I need to keep a record of all events.
>

It might be worth it to move those to a new calendar which you can  
then export, and import it if you really need it. iCal's performance  
suffers with many events, as well.

> I did get a response via the support link that said to try  
> replacing the iCal database with a 'fresh' one created using a  
> different account, I'm about to try that and see what happens!
>

Sounds good.

b

> Thanks,
> Sj
>
>> b
>>
>> On Nov 9, 2005, at 8:06 PM, Steve Jones wrote:
>>
>>> Since upgrading to the Missing Sync 5.0 I have been unable to sync
>>> my LifeDrive calendar with iCal using the Events conduit. When I
>>> try to do so the Missing Sync appears to get "stuck" (it takes up
>>> memory increasingly) and some syncing seems to take place. However,
>>> it never completes a sync. Since I have to force-quit it I can't
>>> find any information in the log about what has happened, it doesn't
>>> seem to log anything at all for the entire sync (not just for the
>>> calendar conduit, but for the whole thing - there's no record of a
>>> sync of anything at that time, even if other conduits successfully
>>> synced). I hear the hard drive of the cmoputer working as if it's
>>> syncing, but the conduit never seems to make progress judging from
>>> the progress bar. I have let it run for over an hour with no
>>> change. Other conduits appear fine. If I disable the Events conduit
>>> all the other ones sync just fine. I tried upgrading to the 5.0.2b1
>>> version but that didn't make a difference.
>>>
>>> Some of the details:
>>>
>>> Palm LifeDrive with Palm OS 5..4.8
>>>
>>> Missing Sync 5.0.2b1
>>>
>>> Mac OS X 10.4.3
>>>
>>> iCal 2.0.3 (1055)
>>>
>>> Fingers crossed that someone can help, and thanks in advance!
>>>
>>> Sj
>>>
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