Backing up my contacts and appointments with Google - Page 2

**radar369** · #11 (**permalink**) 05-10-2010, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by arsmithsr

calender worked for me but I don't really use it so maybe that is why. But then again it does have birthday reminders in there so I do have some hmmm!!

Yeah, I only have a couple appointments but I wanted to sync my calendar too because it was kinda confusing trying to get the same one to repeat itself! I had that thing repeating for about 2 years, from my Touch Pro till now using PIM Backup....so I hope setting up appointments on the calendar on the EVO is a lot easier than on this! I really do hope that there is a program similar to PIM Backup for Android!

**radar369** · #12 (**permalink**) 05-10-2010, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by themuffinman

LMAO, I feel so special, not bad for a n00b.

Well..........aside from the fact that your alias is "themuffinman" but you have an avatar of Master Chief........yeah....you are pretty special!

Naw......but that really did it for me though! All this time I was trying to sync and was getting mad when all I had to do was uncheck the box for calendar.......now I think I'm special.......short bus special!!!!!!

**themuffinman** · #13 (**permalink**) 05-10-2010, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by radar369

Well..........aside from the fact that your alias is "themuffinman" but you have an avatar of Master Chief........yeah....you are pretty special!

Naw......but that really did it for me though! All this time I was trying to sync and was getting mad when all I had to do was uncheck the box for calendar.......now I think I'm special.......short bus special!!!!!!

What can I say, I love me some halo.

BlaqMogul · #14 (**permalink**) 05-10-2010, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by themuffinman

I was having problems as well until I found out by doing some trouble shooting that it didn't want to sync my calendar. So I just synced my contacts and my emails and not the calendar and it worked just fine. What I did next was used google calendar sync to sync it with outlook on my desktop and thats how I got my appointments and what not to my google calendar. Now keep in mind I am by no means an android or google expert in fact I am a complete android n00b but it worked for me just fine.

this is the method that i use to backup my contacts and email on my TP2......and you can set it "as items arrive" like hotmail.....Google's great.....im not going to shed one single tear when i leave Windows Mobile for the Evo....now i have 2 email accounts that receives emails as soon as they are sent to me....and the contacts....added bonus....i figured the calendar thing out too....pretty f n sweet......ok..im done.

DrUnKeN_TiGeR · #15 (**permalink**) 05-12-2010, 12:25 AM

easiest way i have found http://www.google.com/support/mobile...36&topic=14299

**themuffinman** · #16 (**permalink**) 05-12-2010, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by DrUnKeN_TiGeR

easiest way i have found http://www.google.com/support/mobile...36&topic=14299

Thats exactly what we were talking about but for it work we also need to uncheck the calender as well. Not sure what would cause it to error out though, I know tasks aren't supported but there were problems with syncing the calender.

**BlackDynamite** · #17 (**permalink**) 05-12-2010, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by themuffinman

Thats exactly what we were talking about but for it work we also need to uncheck the calender as well. Not sure what would cause it to error out though, I know tasks aren't supported but there were problems with syncing the calender.

Catagories (in the contacts) don't sync either. At least not from WinMo.

**themuffinman** · #18 (**permalink**) 05-12-2010, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by SaltyDawg

Catagories (in the contacts) don't sync either. At least not from WinMo.

Again, I am still learning about the google sync stuff but yeah I don't think you can do it the way you want. I guess you can only catagorize them after your contacts have been synced instead of during the process of actually syncing.

**BlackDynamite** · #19 (**permalink**) 05-12-2010, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by themuffinman

Again, I am still learning about the google sync stuff but yeah I don't think you can do it the way you want. I guess you can only catagorize them after your contacts have been synced instead of during the process of actually syncing.

Not before syncing them you mean, lol. I'm not trying to catagorize them during syncing. I've had my contacts organized into catagories for years. Sync them with Google Sync, and no catagories on gmail.

I'm going to look for an exchange server that does it though. There just has to be a way to do this.

**themuffinman** · #20 (**permalink**) 05-12-2010, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by SaltyDawg

Not before syncing them you mean, lol. I'm not trying to catagorize them during syncing. I've had my contacts organized into catagories for years. Sync them with Google Sync, and no catagories on gmail.

I'm going to look for an exchange server that does it though. There just has to be a way to do this.

LOL, thats what I meant. Thats what I get for getting up this morning and posting right away versus taking the time to actually wake up first.