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[mrSHEiK124]

I have two computers. I want to synchronize my contacts from my WM6 phone to my computer here. Windows Sync Center decides to delete all the contacts on my phone.

Thanks Microsoft! Now I have to talk my sister through rebooting and figuring out the IP of my obviously BSOD'd computer back home with my only other copy of my contacts. This sucks.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

AGH! RDP'd into my other computer, and since I haven't used Outlook since installing Office 2007, the contacts are gone there too!

WHAT THE FUCK

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Jesus Christ, now I have to sit here, try and mount an Acronis backup from 70 miles away, and do a search for any PST files.

.........I want an iPhone

 

[TridenT]

ban

 

[Nik]

My chair smells like butt.

 

[pstylesss]

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
ban

x2. Ban Tridentfuck.

 

[JohnCU]

Originally posted by: ZeroIQ

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
ban

x2. Ban Tridentfuck.

 

[TridenT]

Originally posted by: ZeroIQ

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
ban

x2. Ban Tridentfuck.

Stop posting and go play in IRC.

 

[GeekDrew]

Neither Windows Mobile or Outlook are at fault here... it's Active Sync / Windows Sync, which TOTALLY SUCK.

 

[BW86]

Originally posted by: JohnCU

Originally posted by: ZeroIQ

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
ban

x2. Ban Tridentfuck.

 

[AstroManLuca]

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555

Originally posted by: ZeroIQ

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
ban

x2. Ban Tridentfuck.

Stop posting and go play in IRC.

ban

 

[daniel1113]

While I agree that ActiveSync/Windows Sync blows, the real question is why don't you have any backups?

 

[mrSHEiK124]

A Google search for "ActiveSync deleted contacts" yields equally frustrating results.

I just had an epiphany and remembered that I was syncing my contacts to yet a THIRD computer, MY LAPTOP! *runs to find laptop*

Fuck ActiveSync/Windows Sync

 

[mrSHEiK124]

WOOT! Laptop has a handy PST file that's got 150+ contacts in it. Plus the missing few I found on an Outlook Express .WAB from my roommate's phone, and the few contacts that Sync DIDN'T vaporize, I think I've got everything.

 

[Nik]

blog.anandtech.com

 

[soydios]

If you've got Vista then just grab a previous version of the file you need.

 

[Jeff7]

I hate all of Office 2007.
But look, there are big shiny buttons everywhere!!! Pretty!!!

Well, I haven't used Access or Outlook, but I've never liked Outlook anyway, and I have no reason to assume that Access is any better.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Originally posted by: soydios
If you've got Vista then just grab a previous version of the file you need.

what does that even mean?

 

[Fritzo]

Yeah, they call it Activestink for a reason. It's awful.

 

[BigPoppa]

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler

Originally posted by: soydios
If you've got Vista then just grab a previous version of the file you need.

what does that even mean?

Certain versions of Vista (ultimate+business?) have shadow copies. Very useful.

 

[rh71]

it's a crapshoot and I fear the same will happen to me one day. So far though the worst that has happened is it duplicates every entry instead. Joy.

 

[venkman]

Originally posted by: mrSHEiK124
Jesus Christ, now I have to sit here, try and mount an Acronis backup from 70 miles away, and do a search for any PST files.

.........I want an iPhone

iTunes will do the same thing if you are not careful.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: venkman

Originally posted by: mrSHEiK124
Jesus Christ, now I have to sit here, try and mount an Acronis backup from 70 miles away, and do a search for any PST files.

.........I want an iPhone

iTunes will do the same thing if you are not careful.

Turns out I had everything that was deleted on my laptop's Outlook 2007 PST; it only deleted the contacts that existed from that sync, so I still had everything from October-Now on my phone. Needless to say, the PST on this computer is copied onto every single drive in this computer, so Outlook or Sync can't trash it.