[missing-sync-palmos-talk] Re: missing-sync-palmos-talk Digest, Vol 37, Issue 19

[Thomas Maler]

On 20-Jun-06, at 3:00 PM, missing-sync-palmos-talk- 
request at lists.markspace.com wrote:

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> Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:17:40 -0700
> From: Stan Warford <Stan.Warford at pepperdine.edu>
> Subject: [missing-sync-palmos-talk] Downloading FROM Treo to
> 	iCal/Address	Book
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> Hello all,
>
> My Mac was stolen from my office complete with iCal and Address Book
> data and backup data. I had done a synch with my Treo 600, so all the
> data is on my handheld. Now I want to download the data on my Treo
> 600 to a newly authorized computer and make sure that the data will
> not be wiped out the first time I synch it up. I am running Mac OS X
> 10.4.6 (Tiger) and Missing Synch 5.1.0.
>
> I am concerned because the installation instructions say that Missing
> Synch will get its initial data from the computer, and cannot get it
> from the handheld. From this paragraph from the manual:
>
> ===================
> The Mark/Space Contacts conduit allows you to either synchronize your
> Mac and your Palm device or to overwrite the data on your Palm with
> that from your Mac. Sync Services conduits do not presently have the
> option to have device data overwrite the Mac’s. You can choose to
> sync all or selected Address Book groups.
> ===================
>
> I cannot tell what will happen. Does "... conduits do not presently
> have the option to have device data overwrite the Mac’s." mean that I
> cannot transfer my handheld data to my Mac? Or, does "... allows you
> to either synchronize your Mac and your Palm device or to overwrite
> the data on your Palm with that from your Mac." mean that if I choose
> to synchronize, my data will be transferred from my handheld to my  
> Mac?

I think so, but I am not 100% sure, it is SUPPOSED to mingle - merge  
- data from both, so if there is 0 data on the mac and lots of data  
on the Treo, it should merge - ie. bring the treo data to the mac.

>
> So, my question is, Can I simply install Missing Synch, then synch my
> handheld without losing my data?

it SHOULD work,

>
> Or, must I find some way to download my handheld data and get it into
> iCal and Address Book before I set up Missing Synch?


>
> I THINK if I install Missing Synch then synchronize I will be safe,
> but obviously I want to be 100% sure of this before I do anything,
> because I do NOT want to reconstruct my calendar and address book
> manually.

I would definitely run the Backup conduit first, so that even if the  
Treo accidentally gets wiped during the Sync, you can restore it for  
the backup,

There is also BackupBuddy and SyncBuddy to help with this, but they  
may not be necessary. The Backup conduit from Missing Sync should do it.

I remember that in the old Palm Desktop, it was possible to replace  
the Computer data with that from the pda, so it may be possible to  
install Palm desktop first and try to get it to transfer the data to  
the Mac and than install and run Missing Sync.  I have no idea if  
this is a good suggestion or not.

One more idea: If I remember correctly, it is possible to sync  
Entourage in Microsoft Office 2004, you have to first install the  
conduit, there is Handheld Sync Installer in the Additional Tools  
installer folder in your Microsoft Office 2004 folder (this should  
work even with the 30 day demo). Again, you may need Palm Desktop for  
this or it may work fine with Missing Sync, I have no idea the Sync  
service would be needed or not.

"Go to Applications/Microsoft Office 2004/Additional Tools and run  
the Handheld Sync Installer.

Before you hotsync for the 1st time you may want to open up the  
Conduit Settings in Hotsync manager and change the defaults (I set  
all of them to Handheld overwrites PC just for the first sync)."

I saw this on some forum and it looks like you may need Palm desktop  
for this.

Than once you get your data from the Treo into Entourage, go into  
Preferences in Entourage and under Sync Services, turn on Address  
Book and iCal and Notes syncing. This should bring your bata back  
into Address book and iCal.


hope some of it works
tom