[missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] iCal Sync Issues

[Donald E. Stidwell]

On Jul 29, 2005, at 4:48 PM, Jay Levenson wrote:

> I backed up my iCal (thankfully) before my first sync.  I answered  
> the allow question and check the clear device option.  Upon sync m- 
> s-p supposedly downloaded 1200+ iCal records and then asked the  
> allow question again.  This time it only synced a handful of  
> records and went to "idle" status.  My iCal entries were all  
> cleared and there were only a few entries in my Dell Axim X30.  I  
> restored my backup (and was I glad I had it) and my iCal returned  
> to pre-sync state.  Now when I sync, only 16 records go across (X30  
> to desktop I think) and I get 16 records in conflict.  What's up  
> with this?
>
> --
> Jay Levenson
>
>
> 703 White Horse Rd., Suite 1
> Voorhees, NJ 08043
> 856-679-0490 x211
>

I'm sure the MS folks will explain why, but it's a little  
disconcerting that the option to have the device overwrite iCal  
doesn't exist, although it does exist for Entourage (which I don't use).

Why isn't there an option for the initial sync for the device to  
overwrite iCal instead of just erasing the data on the handheld?

I already had data in iCal and Address Book since I sync my phone via  
Bluetooth with iSync. But what I wound up having to do to get  
everything right was empty my Address Book and iCal so both were  
empty. I then backed up my PIM data on my hx2415 and then restored  
that backup on the device. Once I did that, MS did sync my PIM data  
from the device to my Mac, and from there, I did another sync with my  
phone and it was all updated.

Finally, I synched my hx2415 to my Windows laptop, and now all three  
devices have the same data.

Now that everything is in sync between my PDA and my Mac, I've not  
had any problems maintaining it - but it's only been since yesterday!

Now I'm just waiting for the notes plug-in....

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