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cobcdb_ax · 12-17-03, 11:06 AM

Help.
Is there any way to recover PPC2002 or Outlook 2002 data
once it has been overwritten with Activesync?

It was my fault!!
Yes, whip me with a wet noodle! But I still need help.
My Dell Axim had a memory error which forced a hard-
reboot.
Fortunately, I had backed up my data. Unfortunately, the
last backup was September (and here it is December)!

I restored the data with the 9/03 backup.

No problem, I thought, since I use activesync with
Outlook with my home computer and office computer, surely
I still have the data.

I plug in my Axim PPC2002 with the home computer ... but
it simply overwrites all my Outlook data with the OLD
9/03 backup data!

Ouch.
Now I have not only lost my Axim PPC calendar, but also
my data on the home machine.

No problem, I think to myself. I'll just sync with the
office machine since that, I know, is up to date.

Like a fool, I connect my Axim to the office machine
which AUTOMATICALLY syncs.

Before I get a chance to stop it, all the office data is
changed to the old 9/03 data.

I know (now) I whould have backed up the outlook pst file.
And I whip myself for not having backup up the AXIM files
on a more regular basis.

Is it all gone?

12-17-03, 11:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
cobcdb_ax Aximsite Prospect Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 17 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	data lost!! Help! Help. Is there any way to recover PPC2002 or Outlook 2002 data once it has been overwritten with Activesync? It was my fault!! Yes, whip me with a wet noodle! But I still need help. My Dell Axim had a memory error which forced a hard- reboot. Fortunately, I had backed up my data. Unfortunately, the last backup was September (and here it is December)! I restored the data with the 9/03 backup. No problem, I thought, since I use activesync with Outlook with my home computer and office computer, surely I still have the data. I plug in my Axim PPC2002 with the home computer ... but it simply overwrites all my Outlook data with the OLD 9/03 backup data! Ouch. Now I have not only lost my Axim PPC calendar, but also my data on the home machine. No problem, I think to myself. I'll just sync with the office machine since that, I know, is up to date. Like a fool, I connect my Axim to the office machine which AUTOMATICALLY syncs. Before I get a chance to stop it, all the office data is changed to the old 9/03 data. I know (now) I whould have backed up the outlook pst file. And I whip myself for not having backup up the AXIM files on a more regular basis. Is it all gone?