Outlook overwrote my phone contacts. Can I get them back?

[Tony Bag o Donuts]

Originally Posted by LuvrGirl

I thought you COULD choose what you want to sync each time. When I go into my ActiveSync (both on my phone and on my comp) you can check/uncheck Calendar, Contacts, Email, etc. that you want to sync.

~maria

You can, but not choose the option of desktop overrides phone, etc.

[Guardian]

The option that I posted is NOT only for during setup of a partnership, you can modify this anytime afterwards too. You can also choose in addition to what you sync, how much of it you want to sync as well.

Under the mail you can choose which folders, how big of an attachment, how much each message, under calendar you can choose all or how much of it, under contacts you don't get any choice, tasks again you can choose all or hot much of it and so on with the files and onenote and so on.

Under options of the sync, you also get to choose how it behaves, as posted earlier and what where and how much of this and that when it comes to pictures and media. Anyway, that's the one thing about Vista I really like, the WMDC

[hongkongluna]

I am wondering about this issue also. Does the "overwrite items on device" only have to do with conflicts? I dont think so.

I put a test item on my handheld & sync'd. The item disappeared on the handheld. There was no conflict there per se, just a new item.

I'd like to get a sync going where if i put new items in on my desktop and put new items in on my handheld, it will update both so both places have the items. Not one completely take precedence over the other.

Is this a setting i can tweak?

Or am I, likely, missing something right in front of my nose...

rainier

[Tony Bag o Donuts]

Originally Posted by hongkongluna

I am wondering about this issue also. Does the "overwrite items on device" only have to do with conflicts? I dont think so.

I put a test item on my handheld & sync'd. The item disappeared on the handheld. There was no conflict there per se, just a new item.

I'd like to get a sync going where if i put new items in on my desktop and put new items in on my handheld, it will update both so both places have the items. Not one completely take precedence over the other.

Is this a setting i can tweak?

Or am I, likely, missing something right in front of my nose...

rainier

No it doesn't apply just to conflicts, at least I don't think it does.
By default it should sync both items, whether entered from the phone or the pc.

[hongkongluna]

Originally Posted by Tony Bag o Donuts

No it doesn't apply just to conflicts, at least I don't think it does.
By default it should sync both items, whether entered from the phone or the pc.

Thats not how mine is working. It basically just overwrites the handheld no matter what.

[Tony Bag o Donuts]

Originally Posted by hongkongluna

Thats not how mine is working. It basically just overwrites the handheld no matter what.

Sorry I can't help, I use wmdc not active sync because of vista.
I would uninstall all active sync programs, etc. and start from scratch.

[mexiken]

Originally Posted by hongkongluna

Thats not how mine is working. It basically just overwrites the handheld no matter what.

On WMDC, it does indeed sync them when they're is a file or name on one, but not the other. However, when there is a conflict, it goes to whatever you have set.

That sucks if Activesync doesn't do that. Ideally, it should prompt you, or something.

[Tony Bag o Donuts]

Originally Posted by mexiken

On WMDC, it does indeed sync them when they're is a file or name on one, but not the other. However, when there is a conflict, it goes to whatever you have set.

That sucks if Activesync doesn't do that. Ideally, it should prompt you, or something.

I like how wm automatically senses a change and syncs, but sometimes I miss palm's hotsync. seems so much simpler to configure.

[mexiken]

Originally Posted by Tony Bag o Donuts

I like how wm automatically senses a change and syncs, but sometimes I miss palm's hotsync. seems so much simpler to configure.

Yeah, actually I was thinking about Palm's Hotsync when writing about it. It was pretty cool software. I believe it gave you the option to prompt, no ????

[Tony Bag o Donuts]

Originally Posted by mexiken

Yeah, actually I was thinking about Palm's Hotsync when writing about it. It was pretty cool software. I believe it gave you the option to prompt, no ????

A ton of options, but you always had to initiate a hotsync. Plus it was written in like 1997 and hasn't changed.