Hey everyone,
I want to synchronize my phone but it wont let me without first deleting the "other pc" it's synced with. Here's what happened:
About a year ago when I first got my AT&T Tilt, I setup a profile, bleh bleh.. But then I needed to re-image my desktop because I had done some hardware upgrades. In doing so, I lost my synchronization profile thing.
I do have a entire copy of my old drive, if there's somehow a way to get the files from there and/or the registry or whatever I need, please point me in the direction. But I would consider this a last resort.
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So, my question is: How can I clear out all of the ActiveSync data on both the Windows Mobile Phone and my Windows XP? Start over fresh without losing any data on the phone while being able to resync EVERYTHING.
Thanks?
~XGhozt
To be absolutely sure, backup your data with "PimBackup", search on this forum. When disconnected, open ActiveSync on your device and PC and delete all partnerships on device and PC. It will only remove partnerships, not your data. Connect your device and it will create a new partnership and synchronise.
Hm, yes, I have that already installed. I'll uncheck one thing at a time and test everything before I do the big ones.
I appreciate your reply.
Okay, I just unchecked tasks since I can re-sync that easily, and it deleted all of my tasks, this confirms that it will also delete my contacts and other content.
Can't I just manually delete the active sync data? Delete the registry entries and any files it uses to keep a record of the partnership?
When you uncheck tasks in ActiveSync (AS), it shouldn't delete any data on your PC or device but only stop the synchronization between PC and device. In my previous post, I wasn't talking about deleting any data on the PC or device (tasks, …). Everything is done within ActiveSync: without connecting the device, open the ActiveSync program on your PC, select and delete the name of your device's partnership. Still unconnected, do the same on your device. Then, connect your device and as there is no existing partnership, ActiveSync will create a new one, asking for your settings, then select the data you want to synchronize (tasks, …) and at the end, it will synchronize what you selected.
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When you uncheck tasks in ActiveSync (AS), it shouldn't delete any data on your PC or device but only stop the synchronization between PC and device. In my previous post, I wasn't talking about deleting any data on the PC or device (tasks, …). Everything is done within ActiveSync: without connecting the device, open the ActiveSync program on your PC, select and delete the name of your device's partnership. Still unconnected, do the same on your device. Then, connect your device and as there is no existing partnership, ActiveSync will create a new one, asking for your settings, then select the data you want to synchronize (tasks, …) and at the end, it will synchronize what you selected.
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That's exactly how I thought it worked, but here's what happened:
When I deleted the partnership on the PC, then when I connected the device it asked to create a second relationship because it thinks it's a different computer.
When I try to delete the partnership on the device within active sync, I get prompted with: "Deleting this source deletes only the sync relationship and items exclusively used by that source. All others will remain on the device. Would you like to continue". All of the "items" are checked for that partnership, and like I said, when I just tried to uncheck ONE of them it deleted all of the data for that item.
Now I'm hesitant to click "Yes" in fear that it could potentially delete everything.
For the worst case, I would first make an Outlook or Windows backup of your data. Additionally, did you make a backup with PimBackup on your device, selecting all data? With this you shouldn't loose any data.
Deleting a partnership on an unconnected device should not remove your data on the paired PC, I believe the warning is only for data on the device.
What I would do after backing up is:
1) without being connected and within ActiveSync (AS), remove all existing AS partnerships on PC and device
2) connect device and create new AS partnership
3) synchronize and you should retrieve on your device all your data stored on the PC.
anoano said:
For the worst case, I would first make an Outlook or Windows backup of your data. Additionally, did you make a backup with PimBackup on your device, selecting all data? With this you shouldn't loose any data.
Deleting a partnership on an unconnected device should not remove your data on the paired PC, I believe the warning is only for data on the device.
What I would do after backing up is:
1) without being connected and within ActiveSync (AS), remove all existing AS partnerships on PC and device
2) connect device and create new AS partnership
3) synchronize and you should retrieve on your device all your data stored on the PC.
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The only problem with that solution is that, I don't have a backup of my data on my PC. This is why I need to re sync everything, to create a backup. But I can't because it's synced with my last installation, pre-hardware update (as previously noted). So, the data on the device is the only data I have, and I want to create the partnership without losing anything.
As mentioned earlier, you can back up your data with PimBackup (freeware)http://www.dotfred.net/ or Sprite Backup http://www.spritesoftware.com/products/download.php?pid=191 (trial version) on your device and restore it in the worst case.
I took a brave step and deleted the registry settings which looked like the partnership key's. I then restarted ActiveSync and the profile was gone, it didn't touch my files and it acted like it had never synced before. When I connected it to the computer after doing this, it syncronized everything without deleting anything.
Thanks for the help, but sometimes it just takes some hacking.
I have had problems trying to sync my contacts with outlook from the very first day that i got my X1. I have not been able to do that on my PC but was able to do it using a friend's PC. Now iam in another country and need to backup my contacts and sync them on a new (third) PC. However when i use ActiveSync or Mobile Media to delete one of the existing PC relationships, the sync program says that this will delete all related data from that particular PC. In my case this means loosing all the contact information which ofcourse is what i want to keep and use sync for in the first place.
Since i have imported contacts on my X1 using my friend's PC, does that mean i will really loose all my contacts data on X1 if i delete that PC relationship?
If so then how do i delete an existing PC relationship and add a new one WITHOUT loosing the information/data i have on my X1?? I find it quite stupid and illogical that i am not able to import, sync and backup my contacts data on any number of PCs i want..... or is it that now Microsoft has rights over our own data usage as well?!?!?!
just use PIM 2.8 to backup the contacts. then delete the partnetship (and contacts) from activesync. then restore the contacts using PIM again
so now after my ongoing volume issue all the sudden my persistent ? Google search bar seems to partially disappear if almost totally randomly! f#(+ing annoying!!! I need to factory reset I guess.. I don't use backup to Google so cross that out. WHAT can I use to backup apps contacts pics music pics etc..? I've always had a rooted phone until now HATE IT SCREW VERIZON. THANKS GUYS
I've used Helium to back up app data and text messages. Some programs (such as whatsapp) allow you to manually save a backup to your internal storage as well. You can copy the backup to your PC with AirDroid or many other methods. You can also upload it to google drive or another cloud service.
Hi, is it possible to access my Lumia 920 contacts and other data with my phone in file transfer mode and display and touchscreen broken? Is there something similar to the moborobo app that I've used for android? Thanks for the answer
project screen:
http://www.windowsphone.com/ru-ru/how-to/wp8/connectivity/project-my-phone-screen
is touch screen working?
contacts is saved to your Microsoft account
and SMS is also saved if you enabled backup in settings...
This worked, would never think of it. Thanks
Does the phone support the native Android backup and restore including sms, apps, etc
There are two types of backups available, one by Sony and one by Google. Not sure what you mean by "native Android".
Sony's backup and restore can backup SMS and apps in addition to contacts, call log, home screen settings, system settings, and calendar.
Google's backup includes app data, call logs, system settings, Google calendar, Google contacts, and SMS. The only option is to backup to Google Drive, unlike Sony's where you can choose to backup locally to the SD card, an external USB device, or to Sony's cloud service.
I should mention from past experience that I've had varying degrees of success in restoring from Sony's backup feature. Sometimes it'll hang at 50% indefinitely, sometimes only some options can be restored successfully, other times it works perfectly.
I recommend you use both services unless you have some particular beef with your data being stored on Google's servers.
I've tested both and Googles doesn't ever seem to back up SMS but all the other bits are fine (and restore fine).
Sony's definitely is a bit out of date I think as it has trouble backing up lots of the bits and even fails on app backups sometimes.