Ok, so say I got exchange 2k3 and my Universal in sync (calendar, contacts, etc).
I hardreset the Universal, then I resync: would active sync 'interpret' the disapearance of the items on the PDA as a 'deletion', and then try to wipe out the data on my exchange box as well?
TIA!
Not really.
After you have hard reset your unit, your unit will not be recognised by the activesync that you need to create the relationship again. And upon creating the new relationship, you will be asked if you want to replace, combined the stuff from outlook. Just use combine will do. I did a few time with activesynch, doesn't seems to be deleting stuff. Should be the same with exchange?
all i no is mate when i did this it, recognised the device as a new one and
asks what you want to sync
and then if you want to combine items or replace, <<<<<this happens only when you already have sum info onb the pda after a hard restet for example if you had a backup prog and backed it up that box would pop up when ou connect
hoppe tht helps and sorry if i aim wrong bowt any of it its me first post , and this is what happend 2 me lol :roll: :wink:
all i no is mate when i did this it, recognised the device as a new one and
asks what you want to sync
and then if you want to combine items or replace, <<<<<this happens only when you already have sum info onb the pda after a hard restet for example if you had a backup prog and backed it up that box would pop up when ou connect
hoppe tht helps and sorry if i aim wrong bowt any of it its me first post , and this is what happend 2 me lol :roll: :wink:
oops double post, dint mean to , and dint realise it had already been answered
Thanks a lot guys - I feel a lot better knowing my data is safe now :-D
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Sorry to ask a newbie question, but is there any way of deleting the contact and calendar databases in the Wizard?
Regards,
White.
Hardreset the unit (NOTE: this will wipe every and absolutly everything in your phone clean, the OS will still be around [reinstalled automatically], but other software that you installed, wont be).
Hi, yes I did realise this, but was hoping to avoid it.
Very easy to re-load programs, and re-sync mail and so on, and even save documents to a memory card. However, this would wipe some information held within one of the programs we use (bespoke) which is not easily replaced.
Regards,
White
delete the stuff from your outlook and sync, it would delete contacts and calender from ur ppc too, just make a copy of ur your contacts if you are going to re-lode them back.
OK I know we've been here before and I may be in the wrong section, but I need an alternative to activesync which will allow me to sync contacts and such with the pc.
Before anyone goes the normal route, this has been a problem for over a year. At this time I dare not allow activesync to control my contacts as it will not do what it should. It will delete my ppc contacts and I have been trying all the info I could find without success. Right now, all my contacts have again been deleted from outlook but my backup of the contacts on my phones are safe thanks to spb backup. I just have no way I know of to get them onto my computer without typing them all in again.
I don't want a Microsoft answer. Activesync just cannot be relied on (since 3.7 anyway) and I need something else. God knows what would possess Mr Gates to allow this piece of crap out into the world and I have had as much as I can take. I have done all the things I have found on this forum since being forced onto v4 and nothing cures it. All I can do right now is copy my contacts backup from spb and transfer my contacts between my xda's.
Please help before I go bald.
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did you find a solution? For my Activesync has failed completely.
~b
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hi folks
again problems with my tytn... its an hermes 300, with faria/puttingham rom on it, so far more than 2-3 months...
everything worked fine till 2-3 hrs ago... suddenly all got blocked, tried soft reset everything was soo slow and blocked, i couldnt even type my SIM PIN on start... so i softreseted like 4-5 times, and now i have 2 more problems..
i had RemotePRotect installed on it, and what's worse i forgot my password... and i already shot twice with wrong password so i have another chance..
if i miss it for 3rd time ppc will automatically hard reset itself...
now the problem is i dont want ppc to hard reset itself, cos i will loose all contacts and all data i have...
so, im asking and begging u for some solution what to do... remoteprotect is installed in internal storage, is it possible if i delete the folder from ppc there will be no password screen on start?
how to copy all contacts from ppc to computer? i have no outlook on pc and cant sync contacts with activesync..
if i have to hard reset at least id wish to get all my contacts intact...
any help plz?
thanks
in \windows\StartUp there r 2 files, checkphone and lock, which are used by remoteprotect.. i can delete them cos they r being used as soon i start ppc... is there anyway to hard remove that 2 files via activesync while ppc is running? i think that remoteprotect cant start if that 2 files r missing..
guys pls im desperate and i need to get my ppc online!
plz guys, anyone?.....
Sorry mate, I don't believe you're gonna get around it. You might find it will automatically wipe or even brick your hermes if you delete anything. You need to use a backup program (pim backup is free and backs up your contacts) but you need the phone working first.
Hope you can get the contacts back easily ( they may b e stored on your SIM?) because I don't think you're gonna get them back unless you remember your password...
damnit...
seems i cant get the original pass back, wots worse i tried all my usual and they dont match
anyway, figured out that u can type down 2 times password but than u restart ppc and go again...
anyway, installed M$ Outlook unfortunately cpl of mins ago so i backed up all contacts...
yes i use PIM backup but last time i did a backup was one week ago, and since than i added many new contacts..
ah damnit... PPC stolen by its own proprietary
thx anyway... bb
ahh.... at least i have now a fresh windows
hope remoteprotect doesnt popup now after reinstallation, that would be a total insanity
After "re-installing" my laptop I launched ActiveSync the first time and telled him to synchronize with my Touch HD. But AS said: There allready exists a parthernsip on the mobile device - first go and delete it.
Ok... I started AS on my phone, opened the options dialogue and I deleted the partnership with my laptop. That was a mistake - because with the parthnership every contact was deleted.
Wow, nice feature, Microsoft!
So... i know i have a half year old backup, but is it possible to undelete the current contacts? Perhaps there is a file on my phone, where they all are stored?
every hint is helpful, thanks a lot in advance!
//E
puuh.. ok - i found the file "pim.vol". Obviously it contains every contact but they are marked as "invisible" respectivly "deleted". So, how can i reveal them, make them visible?
Yes, I saw that issue when trying to remove association between my PC and my HD. I used ActiveSync to import contacts from PC, but when it's done, why can't I mantain the contacts if I remove the association? Can't understand.
Deleted as mis read the line of "re-installed" laptop.
Soz.
i guess it could be a good idea to move this thread to the general Q&A board, cause thats not really a blackstone related problem.
Also have the exact same issue,
used phone on my spare laptop and was asked to delete a setting,
Now I've lost about 220 contacts. - Any fixes?
I think there is no fix. Just dont do it again. Always have a backup somewhere. Now it is quite convenient to skip outlook altogether and active sync directly to gmail and gcalander.
perhaps there is a solution.
As I found out, the pim.vol is just a database called "EDB" that MS uses for mobile devices. Till now the file format is "closed" but there exists the so called "POOM" - an API to read informations from the EDB.
So... I guess there is someone out there who already coded a Interface to read the pim.vol.... and we have to find him...
This interests me because I tend to delete contacts quite often!
Just Run PPC PIM backup- it creates a backup of PIM on a daily basis. This way you can delete contacts,messages, appointments and so on as much as you like.
I searched the Leo forum and couldn't find any answers
I'm having a not so cool problem with my contacts and people folders..
Everybody has a double entry I had the same problem before and after installing a new ROM, so the installation might not be the problem afterall. I sync my Leo with Windows Mobile Device Center and with Microsoft My Phone. What can I do ? How can I return to just one entry for everybody ?
10x all in advance
PS : I think I'm doing something, cause with my Fujitsu Siemens N520 - Windows Mobile 5 ( I dont know for sure ) I clearly remember having once the same problem
What view?
Are you viewing both sim & contacts? Need to set to view 1 or the other, not both. I view contact, it shows more info..
I had the same problem after installing new rom and syncing with my pc.
There are manual ways of fixing this, but I think the easiest way is to use Microsoft My Phone. It has an option to check for duplicate contacts and delete them.
But be careful not to be left with empty contact list on your phone. Like I did once... Hopefully I had synced my contacts on my office computer.
Try this...Go to - Phone/All People/Menu/View/ select Contacts or SIM
I use direct push from my exchange server and i had this when sycing to my pc using activesync for the first time. The problem is caused by the phone telling the pc that the contacts are more upto date that the pc's. To get around this change the activesync options to "pc overwirtes the device" (it's not exactly written like that but i guess your smart enough to figure it out) and delete all the duplicate contacts from the phone and pc. You won't get it again. If you are seeing the contacts from your sim card should notice the icon for them is differnet. If this is the case then follow the instructions given above to disable sim contact viewing.
There is free software to cope with this prob on freewarepocketpc and also in SKTools or PocketMechanic.
Del doubles on phone (check bef proceed), clear contacts complelety on PC and Myphone and then resync. Worked well for me.
use the attached, works a treat on the HD2.it can be used to remove duplicate calender entires too. Thanks to the developer, cant remember where I got the cab from.
I use dupededupe.
Work very well and is very easy.
Only 72KB
Thanks all for the responses
Sorry for posting so late, I was away for a couple of days
Eventually, I used My Phone - I entered the site, checked for duplicates - and deleted all the duplicates, and afterall, I synced my phone. Fortunately, it worked fine
10x again, Ive just downloaded the little software and I'll keep them if the problem reoccurs .
10x again!
Good luck all!