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

[Stan Warford]

Thanks Tom!

Here is what happened:

I looked at BackupBuddy and SyncBuddy and decided to install a trial
version of SyncBuddy, which is a very nice program. You essentially
get a window of all the files on your handheld and can copy them
to your computer with a simple drag-and-drop. The copy operation does
not change any dates (or anything, for that matter) on your handheld, so
it is completely invisible to any synchronization operation by any other
synchronization program.

Then I ran Missing Sync with only the backup conduit as Tom suggested.
Then I ran it to synchronize with Address Book and iCal and no data was
lost. So, it turns out I did not need to do the SyncBuddy backup  
after all,
but the stress level was definitely lower having done that.

Stan

On Jun 20, 2006, at 12:44 PM, Thomas Maler wrote:

> On 20-Jun-06, at 3:00 PM, missing-sync-palmos-talk- 
> request at lists.markspace.com wrote:
>
>> Message: 1
>> 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
>> To: "The Missing Sync ((Mac/Palm OS)) Discussion List"
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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
>
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