I'm new to all of this technical stuff, so please bear with me. I've read the Wikis and searched the forums, but can't find an answer to a simple question. Maybe it's too simple. I purchased a Cingular/ATT 8525 about 6 weeks ago. Since that time I've upgraded the rom and applied some of the tweaks I've found in here. No problems. However, I can't get active sync 4.5 to let me move programs and data from my PC to my 8525. I read somewhere that a few devices won't let you do that. Is the 8525 one of them. I'm sure this can be fixed, but how? Right now I've resorted to emailing myself with whatever I want moved over as an attachment, checking the email with the 8525, and saving the attachment to my storage card. Help, Please.
Right-click on the ActiveSync icon in the system tray, select connection settings and make sure that the Allow USB connections check box is checked.
Just need a little more info. Are you using the explore function of Active Sync on the PC to drag and drop the files?
Mike
Thanks for the quick replies. The "allow usb connections" box is checked, and everything sync's fine. And, yes, I'm using the explore function of active sync.
Mmm.. do you get any error message?
Are they very large files?
Are you waiting long enough for the copy - can take a while?
It's quicker anyway to pop the card into a PC card reader to do the copy across.
It is certainly possible to do this - I do it regularly.
I don't get any error messages because I never get that far. I'll right click / copy on my PC file, go to the 8525 folder, right click and PASTE is greyed out. won't even let me try to paste. If I try to left click the file and drag, when I get to the 8525 the circle with the line thru it shows up and won't let me drop. I've tried files from 25kb to as large as 15Mb. As far as moving the MicroSD card over to the PC, That was the first thing I tried. For some reason the HP Pavilion laptop I have doesn't want to reconize the SD card. Explorer shows the card in the slot, but the lights keep flashing like its trying to read it or format it or something and nothing ever happens. It's a ScanDisk 2gig micro that I have to stick in an adaptor for the PC. It works fine in the 8525, I've installed some programs on it, saved several email attachments and pictures on it also.
At the moment there are only two more things I can think of and they are to ensure that
Start>Settings>Connections>USB to PC (ensure Advanced option is UNChecked)
and what about your firewall?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=230587
Mike
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Hi, I synchronise my XDA II with two PCs, office and home, but having just had to do a full restore, Activesync keeps saying that 2 files are not synched and just goes round and round trying to synch them. It's the same on both PCs.
I've made sure no files are read-only but cannot work out how to find which files are causing the problem.
Any suggestions gratefully received.........
Galadai said:
Hi, I synchronise my XDA II with two PCs, office and home, but having just had to do a full restore, Activesync keeps saying that 2 files are not synched and just goes round and round trying to synch them. It's the same on both PCs.
I've made sure no files are read-only but cannot work out how to find which files are causing the problem.
Any suggestions gratefully received.........
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AT MS ActiveSync menu - Information Type - Files, when you use your mouse pointer, highlight the Files icon, right click and select Resolve items..., what does it say?
For me, usually when it does not synch properly, it means that
(a) I have files with foreign languuage filename that cannot be translated properly.
(b) your files stored in your desktop is not the same as the files in your device.
Hope this helps.
or maybe it's files being used by the pc or pda ?
activesync will not sync files being used
make sure no other programs are running on the xda
and no files from the my pocketpc doc is opened on the pc
I had the same problem, tried everything to remove the problem:
Checked all files in device and synchronisation folder on PC
Checked all Active Sync settings
Closed all applications
Tried time and time again
In the end the only way I resolved it was when I upgraded the ROM to 1.72
So basically my only advice it, Hard Reset or Firmware upgrade
Does Not Sync 2 Files
I too had the problem, but I think I may have got to the bottom of it.
On my desktop, after an unsuccessful ActiveSync, I noticed that my recycle bin contained 2 files that had not been there before. They were TomTom files. If I immediately did another Sync, all files were synced correctly.
But, next time I used TomTom, ActiveSync would report that 2 files were not synched, and another pair of TomTom files appeared in the Recycle Bin.
I don't know a cure, but at least I know I am not losing any data.
arberyn said:
I had the same problem, tried everything to remove the problem:
Checked all files in device and synchronisation folder on PC
Checked all Active Sync settings
Closed all applications
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Well, there's one more thing you can try - and this is also what got rid of the problem for me: synchronise, then disconnect the device, run File -> Delete Partnership from the desktop Active Sync, allowing it to delete the synchronised files. Then check C:\Documents and Settings\<your account name>\Application Data\Microsoft\ActiveSync\Profiles and make sure there is no directory with your partnership's name - delete it if it still exists.
Now just reconnect your device and create a new partnership. ActiveSync will copy all "to-be-synchronized" files from the PDA to your PC, so no data is lost. The problem, however, will be gone - at least it was for me!
Cheers, Daniel
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I had these problems a couple of times when i hard reset my xdaii, the 2 culprit files are the westekk PPT and pdf. Its easily identified on the file explorer ion the xda2, its icon is not valid (no programs associated).
try deleting these 2 files and see. worked for me.
Hello, being noob again here...
I bought a MiniSD for my 9100, but I can't find a way to get my synch-ed files written automatically over it instead than the usual internal folder. Since the main point for the card was it to store large synched files, is there any way to get ActiveSync to point to the card directly?
Thank you for your help...
I've been using this program for a while now; works great:
http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?soft=985
Syncs any file/folder from the PC to any file/folder to PDA- including the storage card. Works in conjuction with ActiveSync.
Hi,
have a look at this: http://www.pocketpctweaks.com/pocketpc_tweaks/move_my_documents_storage
But don't know if it works as it is WM2003.
Regards,
Hades.
Mobsync is WONDERFUL!
I tried many other shareware options before reading your suggestion, but Mobsync is just perfect. No weird logic (another one only synched in one direction, but not the other...), no absurd limits (yet another one would only sync up to eight folders), no cost!
Yeah!
Ahem. Maybe I was a bit early in my enthusiasm.
Yes, the new sync program works just fine... but if I switch the 9100 off while connected by cable to my PC, somehow in a short while it springs back to life, soft resets by itself and... well, after that it's just fine, but I suppose this behavior is initiated by the new syncher.
Anybody else experiencing this?
I want ot sync a directory on my stoarage (Music) with my computer. WMP wont work with what I am trying to do. How do you change where activesync syncs to when you select the files category
Mobsync
I went nuts last night trying to find a way to install/sync files to my storage card like I did with my palm Treo 650. It appears that activesync does not do this at all. On pocketpcfreewares.com I found a program that can keep any directory main storage or card in syn with a directory on the pc. It works well but it occasionally fails to notice the device is connected. Read the instructions before using. All I know is that now I can sync my ebooks and my Plucker/VadeMecum/Sunrise RSS feeds without having to move it manually.
Hi all I am new to windows mobile 6.1, well windows mobile period.I have a Macbook and do not have windows on a desktop available at all, which is really starting to bug me. I love this phone but have no real way of using it for what I would like, one of my biggest problems is that I cannot mount it as a USB drive on my mac and therefore have no way of transferring large files to my sdcard. I have tried bluetooth, but cant get it to work right and the only solutions I can find for mounting are $40+, money I really cant spare just to connect the phone to my computer. Any solutions or suggestions, thanks all in advance.
I am also a Mac user (most of the time). Here are some tips:
-I take photos directly to the storage card and just pop it out to transfer them to the Mac. When you plug the card into a regular USB card reader, it will mount.
This way you can also transfer large files back and forth.
Yes you have to take to back off, it's annoying I know.
-I have a corporate Exchange account so there is no need for me to sync locally. I never do. All my organizer data is synced over the air.
BUT if you need to sync it, there are a few choices:
-Buy "Missing Sync".
-Sync over the air to your Google account. Google now gives you OTA Activesync. There are also tools to sync your Mac into your Google account. Basically Google becomes your master DB.
-No experience with this, but I bet there are WiFi network sharing utilities. That could be another way.
-Bluetooth File Exchange is also available (though a bit slow).
Look at the Mark Space Missing Sync programme for mac, it will sync everything and allow you to mount the memory card if you wish.
there's also an apps called SyncMate for mac.,
adisuneo said:
there's also an apps called SyncMate for mac.,
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Though without the pro version, no way to copy programs.
search wm5storage + install cab. your phone is now a mass storage.
HTC makes a program called HTC Sync, Its for MACs to sync HTC Devices, I believe it is still free
Hi guys,
I've been searching for a few days and reading numerous threads and haven't found answers to some questions/concerns I have.
I should state up front that I am far from an expert on installing programs on phones, etc and this is the first phone I've messed with like that. From reading this forum, I've managed to install Pandora and Swype on the phone with no problems.
Anyway, here are some concerns I have with the phone that I'm trying to change / fix / figure out.
1. Text message interface - When a new text message comes in, I press the message button and it takes me to the screen showing the last individual message I viewed. I've tried to find ways to change this, to no avail. Is this SERIOUSLY the intended interface? Maybe I'm 'spoiled' coming from a G1, but I would like to press the message button and have it take me to the screen showing all the conversations I have with people.
2. Email - Same thing. If it matters, I've linked Outlook to Gmail as an exchange server (or something like that) so I can have it refresh instantaneously, rather than once a minute or once every 5 minutes (whatever the lowest setting is doing it the other way).
3. Folder browsing while connected to PC - When I plug the phone into my PC and open the folder, my options are:
Application Data
DCIM
My Documents
Program Files
DCIM looks like the storage card, but how do I explore the files on the phone? The "My Documents" folder (when plugged into the PC) only contains some folder called "My POI", which is empty; however, the My Documents folder when using "File Explorer" on the phone contains a bunch of stuff. I'm confused.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
ilocke said:
Hi guys,
I've been searching for a few days and reading numerous threads and haven't found answers to some questions/concerns I have.
I should state up front that I am far from an expert on installing programs on phones, etc and this is the first phone I've messed with like that. From reading this forum, I've managed to install Pandora and Swype on the phone with no problems.
Anyway, here are some concerns I have with the phone that I'm trying to change / fix / figure out.
1. Text message interface - When a new text message comes in, I press the message button and it takes me to the screen showing the last individual message I viewed. I've tried to find ways to change this, to no avail. Is this SERIOUSLY the intended interface? Maybe I'm 'spoiled' coming from a G1, but I would like to press the message button and have it take me to the screen showing all the conversations I have with people.
2. Email - Same thing. If it matters, I've linked Outlook to Gmail as an exchange server (or something like that) so I can have it refresh instantaneously, rather than once a minute or once every 5 minutes (whatever the lowest setting is doing it the other way).
3. Folder browsing while connected to PC - When I plug the phone into my PC and open the folder, my options are:
Application Data
DCIM
My Documents
Program Files
DCIM looks like the storage card, but how do I explore the files on the phone? The "My Documents" folder (when plugged into the PC) only contains some folder called "My POI", which is empty; however, the My Documents folder when using "File Explorer" on the phone contains a bunch of stuff. I'm confused.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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For #1 and #2, you'll need to create shortcuts/quicklinks to "messaging" and "e-mail", you'll find them in the list of available shortcuts in the start menu.
For #3, it sounds like you're connecting to your PC in "disk drive" mode, which means you'll only see the contents of the SD card (it treats it like a regular external USB hard drive). To be able to browse the phone's memory from your PC, you'll need to connect via ActiveSync...which requires that utility installed on your PC. You need "ActiveSync" for winXP, and for Vista/7, it's called "Windows Mobile Device Center/WMDC". Once you connect your phone to the PC that way, you can browse both the phone memory as well as the SD card, it just won't be as fast/responsive as "disk drive" mode browsing, due to the nature of the connection.
EDIT: Make sure you give the following thread a read, if you haven't already:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=688928