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ghettoknot · 10-17-03, 03:16 PM

boz,

I had the same problem with my Axim killing all of my contacts. It is because your Axim's PIM was updated last. In other words, ActiveSync thinks that you actually wanted to delete all of your contacts.

This is pretty stupid, but what I do is backup my PIM on my Axim before hard reseting it. Then when I am done I restore the data. This seems to make ActivSync happy.

This is kind of a pain, but this is how that stupid program works.

Oh, if your Axim crashes for some reason and you cant backup your PIM then I suggest that you backup your Contacts on your Desktop. You can archive them using Outlook or make a copy of the PST file that Outlook reads. To find out where it is right click on "Outlook Today." Then go to Properties -> Advanced and you should see a field that tells the filename and path to your PST file.

Copy this to a different location and when your Axim overwrites it you can overwrite it from your Desktop.

FYI: I have a program that backs up my PST too.

I hope this crazy work around helps. It really pi@@ed me off when I lost my Contacts. I was just lucky that I have a fairly recent backup of the PST. It is pretty optimistic to think that eveyone does this though.

10-17-03, 03:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
ghettoknot Aximsite Rookie DAP Freshman Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 83 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Alternative to Activesync? boz, I had the same problem with my Axim killing all of my contacts. It is because your Axim's PIM was updated last. In other words, ActiveSync thinks that you actually wanted to delete all of your contacts. This is pretty stupid, but what I do is backup my PIM on my Axim before hard reseting it. Then when I am done I restore the data. This seems to make ActivSync happy. This is kind of a pain, but this is how that stupid program works. Oh, if your Axim crashes for some reason and you cant backup your PIM then I suggest that you backup your Contacts on your Desktop. You can archive them using Outlook or make a copy of the PST file that Outlook reads. To find out where it is right click on "Outlook Today." Then go to Properties -> Advanced and you should see a field that tells the filename and path to your PST file. Copy this to a different location and when your Axim overwrites it you can overwrite it from your Desktop. FYI: I have a program that backs up my PST too. I hope this crazy work around helps. It really pi@@ed me off when I lost my Contacts. I was just lucky that I have a fairly recent backup of the PST. It is pretty optimistic to think that eveyone does this though. __________________ Dell Axim X5 Basic • SanDisk 256MB SD Card • Lexar 256MB SD Card • Haicom HI-303CF GPS Receiver • Belkin Executive Leather Case • Rhino Skin Aluminum Case Last edited by ghettoknot; 10-17-03 at 03:36 PM.