[missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] iSync and Missing Link Questions

[Ken Freeman]

On Wednesday, October 1, 2003, at 03:04 PM, Chris Claterbos wrote:

> My daughter has Missing Sync and a G4 and an iBook.  She went was
> syncing with her ibook but changed to go to the G4 and when she sync'd
> it wiped out all the info on her iPAQ!   I thought that since the G4
> iCal was empty that it thought it was the master and just wiped out the
> PDA calendar.  We managed to get syncing working if she makes her
> changes on the PDA it syncs with the G4.  But now if she makes a change
> on the G4 it does not go to the PDA.  In fact, the PDA calendar resets
> the G4.   She cannot get the G4 to update the PDA calendar.. Is this a
> Missing Sync issue, iSync issue or an operator malfunction?
>
> Thanks
> Chris Claterbos
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>

Once you have your iCal calendars just how you want them, try this:

The plan is to backup all your Mac data, then re-import your iCal data 
and do a HARD reset of your handheld and then sync. Read through these 
instructions before performing the steps. Make sure the time zone are 
the same on both the handheld and Mac.

1) Backup all current data
Backup your handheld data to a card (if applicable). Make duplicates of 
the following folders (you may want to rename the duplcates by adding 
"OLD" to the beginning or end of the folder name):
Home/Library/Calendars
Home/Library/Application Support/Address Book
Home/Library/Application Support/AddressBook.pmbackup
Library/Application Support/SyncService

2) Delete these folders
Home/Library/Calendars
Home/Library/Application Support/Address Book
Library/Application Support/SyncService/501

3) Import iCal data
When you launch iCal now, you will have the same iCal calendars, but 
they should be empty.
1. Select the first calendar by name and choose import from the File 
menu.
2. Choose to import an iCal file and hit ok.
3. Navigate to the home/Library/Calendars OLD (or whatever you renamed 
the folder to above.
4. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you have imported all your iCal data.

4) Hard Reset your handheld
Check the documentation that came with your handheld on how to do this. 
During the setup process make sure you assign the same Owner and Device 
name so that your registration code will still work. MAKE SURE YOU SET 
THE TIME CORRECTLY!

5) Connect and Sync (you'll have to add the device to iSync again)
1. Connect using Missing Sync.
2. Launch iSync and add the device
3. Sync.

If all goes well, you don't need to restore any of your old data. If 
you want to return to the previous state, replace all the folders that 
you renamed above to their original location. Restore your handheld 
with the Backup file you made in step 1 above.