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2Way

Nov 8, 2004, 5:43 PM
This is the problem I'm having with ActiveSync: Sometimes I'll fumble around on the phone Contacts menu and accidentally erase the last digit of a phone number or something. Then, when I sync it up to Outlook with active sync, the accidentally-erased number replaces the correct version in Outlook.

Is there a way to turn on something where I have to manually choose whether I want to replace or keep the Outlook version? There is if BOTH files are different from the last time it was synced, but otherwise whichever one is different replaces the one that was the same from the last sync.

Am I missing something?
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WinHack

Nov 9, 2004, 12:31 PM
There is a way to Force the computer to be "always right" in cases where the data differs from the PC to the Phone.

Open ActiveSync (whether your device is connected or not). Then select "Tools | Options...". This will open the Options dialog box with three tabs: Sync Options, Sync Mode, and Rules. Click on the "Rules" tab. The first option on the Rules tab is "Conflict Resolution" which has three settings: Leave the item unresolved, Always replace the item on my device, and Always replace the item on this computer.

"Leave the item unresolved" is pretty self-explanatory. This is normally the default setting for ActiveSync.

"Always replace the item on my device" means in the event of the same item (contact, appointment/calendar setti...
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