Database Users

Stroage location for Notes

Hello all,
Does anyone know if there is a way or Reg hack to specify where notes are saved when they are created?
At the moment , if you save a note then it gets created in either:
the My Documents folder if Main Memory is specified
or
the root of a storage disk if the is specified.
It is a pain in the arse, aslo if it can be done, will it screw up the syncing with outlook using activesync?
Cheers

yeah this annoys me aswell, I like to keep my notes in my documents, the notes app on the jasjar doesn't mind the notes being stored in my documents on the storage card or on the phone but once they are moved from the root of the device, activesync will remove them from outlook! So I've had to move them back!
Flubster

Activesync - syncing files

I recently setup Activesync to sync files but i really only wanted it to sync a single Word Document file in My Documents on my Vario.
When it syncs it syncs the whole of the My Documents folder, which is crap cos this contains all my camera photos and videos and I dont want that. is there a way to just do files you want.
I managed to delete the files on my PC and it removed them on my Vario!
Also any new files that appear in My Documents on my Vario get automatically synced!
TIA
Doug

That would be difficult. What I suggest would be to move your not-wanting-to-syn files to your storage card or some folder in your root (e.g. not in the My Documents). Yeah, that would cause problems with many of your applications as it will look for My Document first and you would have to go and find your customized folder.
Anyway, you can try this (I didn't try it before). Create a shortcut in your My Documents that point to another folder where you keep all your real files, so that if your app open My Document, it would be easy for you to find that folder. But, still any photo taken by your camera will be still in My Document.
Anyway, there isn't much harm syncing all files. I mean, as long as the files are not changed, the isn't much time consumed in synching them. Better just leave them as they are
UPDATE:
For camera, see this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=50738&highlight=

ActiveSync and My Documents on Storage Card

I've just added a 2GB storage card and moved My Documents to it. How can I configure ActiveSync to sync it with a folder on my PC?
all it appears to do is create a new My Documents on the phone

I did experiment with this for a while
SK tools allows you to specify where you want the my documents folder I think?
There is also a reg hack somewhere ( which is what sk toold does for you AFAIK)
I managed to move my Documents onto the storage card ok but outlook will only sync notes when in the main system memory.
Mighty sync and easy sync will also give you more contorl over the limited sync options available in active sync

THere's a nice little tool called MobSync than can sync any folder on the PC with any folder on the PPC (Storage Card included) - last time I looked it was free.
http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?soft=985
Alternatively if you use SOTI Pocket Controller, you can sync folders also.
Cheers
Dave

thanks, i'll give these a go

MobSync is ideal. Simple PC install, simple setup (PC folders and Device folders) and then it just syncs (manual or scheduled)
look for "Ver1.0.8 Japanese & English "button amongst the Japanese script - about halfway down on the right.
http://doosoft.seesaa.net/article/12281736.html
30 day trial then $8 - a bargain

Change the sync location of My Files in activesync to use storage card

I threw a few music files in the MY PDA folder under My Documents on my PC and expected them to sync accross to my Vario II. After connecting the phone it sent a couple across then I got a warning on the phone that 'Storage Memory is Critically Low'. Obviously the files had been synced onto the phone. Thought you would be able to specify to sync onto the phone storage card but there is no option for this anywhere.
Anyone know a way to do this?

if you set up the sync option for media player in active sync and then set up the playslists you want to sync in media player on your pc it will automatically set up the folders on your card and transfer the files. it does warn not to drag and drop onto the card of you want the sync process to work.

Cheers cdyat, but this was more of a test. For instance, what if I want to sync 30Mb of Office files with my phone. It would appear that I can't just put these in the My PDA Sync folder to be copied next time I connect, but I have to cut and paste from the relevant folders.
This to me seems ridiculous but I can't see an option to change the location to sync with the storage card anywhere.

You can only sync files, be default, into main memory. There are two 3rd party apps available (Sorry can't remember the names) that will allow you to Sync anything to anywhere. One is commercial and the other is a Japenglish conversion. Try searching these forums for links.

I am all for searching, but if anyone comes up with a name for those two apps, please post =)

As another user recently posted in this forum, Pocket Controller has a Sync Manager that can be used to synchronize files and folders to any location, including storage cards.

Pocket Controller sounds very nice but $35 is quite a lot just to enable me to sync a folder to my storage card.
I had assumed there must be a registry setting somewhere on the PC that would change the default path?

Try these
http://www.mydocsunlimited.com/html/mightysync.html (Commercial)
http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?soft=985 (Freeware)
YMMV, but have a nice day...

Cheers Daniel, Mobsync looks like it might do the trick.

Acid Sync - Sync Computer Folder to SD Card\Folder
A guy I know is working on a program to do this with a much easier configuration since it just syncs Desktop folder to Storage Card folder. Pretty simple really, copy mp3 or whatever to desktop folder and it will sync to PPC folder and viceversa. Still in beta though
http://www.razer7.com/download.html

Is it possible to synchronize Files with ActiveSync to MicroDrive?

I would like to be able to synchronize some file folders automatically to my Athena but have them copied to My Documents on the MicroDrive rather than in Main Memory. I have searched on the Forum and the Wiki and tried to do it but I have not found a way to map the ActiveSync File Transfer option to the MicroDrive. If I delete My Documents in Main Memory ActiveSync simply recreates it. Has anyone managed to do this?

Not sure, what I do know is that my pictures are saved to the microdrive. In My Documents/Pictures, and when I sync all the pictures, videos on my microdrive get transfered to my pc.
I tried the file sync, option in activesync, but no joy, it syncs from ameo my documents but not the microdrive my documents, sorry I don't know

Kurvenal said:
I would like to be able to synchronize some file folders automatically to my Athena but have them copied to My Documents on the MicroDrive rather than in Main Memory. I have searched on the Forum and the Wiki and tried to do it but I have not found a way to map the ActiveSync File Transfer option to the MicroDrive. If I delete My Documents in Main Memory ActiveSync simply recreates it. Has anyone managed to do this?
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not a big problem ...
you could use MobSync for this.
http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?soft=985

I have found that this normally works, but this will move and sync ALL folders under My Documents.
[HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows CE Services]
Mofify\Create the following:
String Name: FileSyncPath Value: \MicroDrive\My Documents
Ensure that you create a root folder on your Microdrive named: My Documents.
Let me know if this works for you.

Thanks
Palmchen said:
not a big problem ...
you could use MobSync for this.
http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?soft=985
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Thanks. I am trialing MobSync, and as you say it seems to do the job. Interesting review from a user of MobSync who had trouble getting it to sync the most recent version of files and he was recommending ACiD Sync, but unless the standard version comes out with the ability to sync sub-folders I will stick with MobSync.