Sync software like ActiveSync but one that works.
 

Hi guys,

I'm currently using ActiveSync, but the sync options on it are really bad. For example, I'm looking for this functionality:

I take pictures, make a video on the HTC Diamond. I then connect it to the PC using a data cable, select the "ActiveSync" option on the phone and then it automatically syncs to the PC.

I disconnect, and then say, go to My Docs/Phone Sync/Media/Pics to see all the pics from my Diamond, My Docs/Phone Sync/Media/Vids to see all vids, and My Docs/Phone Sync/Media/Audio to check out all the songs, etc. For this to work, I selected which folders I wanted synched to my PC to avoid all /Windows sounds files to get synched.

Currently, Windows Media Player does it, but it's really weird the way it works and I'm taking way too long in trying to figure it out. It has so far synched pics upto the 3rd of March and not since, and says there's no vids on the Internal Storage (probably because the recording format of the vids is not compatible with WMP).

I'd also like to put a few songs in a particular folder like /My Songs on the PC, and make it a sync folder so next time I connect the phone, everything in the /My Songs folder syncs to the /Internal Storage/My Documents/My Music on the HTC Touch Diamond.


Does anyone know of a software like this?
Thanks!

PS: Ofcourse, I'd also like to use the exchange synching/ internet sharing features offered by ActiveSync.

Re: Sync software like ActiveSync but one that works.
 

funny i was just wondering the same thing. cus i have everything in my docs on the phone and everyhting on my sdcard backed up on my desktop however there are times when im searching on the net on my comp and i find something cool that i download and i save it to my back up of my phone on the desktop it would be so much easier if when i connected my phone it just sync up

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Alas! No one has helped us out. :(

Re: Sync software like ActiveSync but one that works.
 

Guys, you make a post @ 3:20 PM and are upset that no one's answered you by 7:30? This is a volunteer run operation, the great majority of us have jobs, lives, etc outside this site (though it may not seem like it at times) and we get to the questions when we can. I will say that looking at Dashwire (www.dashwire.com) may be what you want. Have some patience.

Re: Sync software like ActiveSync but one that works.
 

Easy there, officer. I just meant to say that even though people are looking at this thread, they don't seem to have an answer = which means there is an obvious need for such an app.

Please don't cuff us just yet.

Re: Sync software like ActiveSync but one that works.
 

I use http://www.easy-sync.info/. It's not free but does pretty much exactly what you want. Lets you pick which folders on the phone to sync and let's you pick where on your computer you want to sync it to.

Re: Sync software like ActiveSync but one that works.
 

Oh this looks great!
Does it do two way sync as well? Like if I put files in the computer sync folder, will it sync to the folder I want it to sync to on the Diamond?

Re: Sync software like ActiveSync but one that works.
 

I believe it does I can check later when I'm on my pc but they do have a free trial if you want to test it out.

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I bought it!!
Thanks!! It's exactly what I wanted!

Re: Sync software like ActiveSync but one that works.
 

This sounds exactly like MyPhone from ms.
You could even sve the file and upload it from ANY computer with an internet connection. Plus it's free.

Re: Sync software like ActiveSync but one that works.
 

I use MyPhone too but.... you can't specify which folders you want to backup currently. If you select the storage card, it will backup all images and stuff from other programs etc, so you end up with smilies/weather icons and more getting uploaded.

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You know what my quirk with Easy Sync is? It resyncs EVERYTHING everytime on connect instead of seeing what's changed and doing an incremental sync rather than a full sync everytime.

Agree?

Re: Sync software like ActiveSync but one that works.
 

Have you checked the programs listed in this thread? I'm sure one of them should solve your problem for free.

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=57130

Re: Sync software like ActiveSync but one that works.
 

Just wanted to chime in and say that I'm looking for software to do exactly this as well. It seems so ridiculous that one can't simply add additional folders to the list of locations to synchronize in Windows Mobile Device Center beyond just default "My Documents" file sync.

Most importantly, I don't want to sync everything to the internal storage on my TouchPro -- I intend to sync all my music and pictures and such, so it should go on my 16GB SD card! Why does MS even bother having a "Sync Center" if it can't actually sync anything?

I had done a Google search & found EasySync as well, I was about to download it and try it out but it sounds like it won't work for what I want either if it re-syncs everything every time whether the files have changed or not. If I put 10GB of music/pictures on my card that's going to take forever. I guess I'll download it and try it anyway just to be sure.


I took a look through all of those (NuevoSync, Plaxo, Dashwire, MyPhone, etc) but they all sound like Contacts/Calendar specific sync tools, or "online backup" type sync tools.

I think what we're looking for here is a simple add-on to the existing ActiveSync/WMDC that does *real* customizable file/folder synchronization over USB cable, and that can do it automatically every time you ActiveSync.

I'll keep looking & will let everyone know if I find anything useful.

--nomad_delta

Re: Sync software like ActiveSync but one that works.
 

Well, it's not perfect, but here's what I'm using until I figure out something better / more automated:

Microsoft SyncToy 2.0
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

It's one of Microsoft's not-quite-supported unofficial "powertoy" utilities -- I've used it for other stuff before, mainly synchronizing folders on my laptops with folders on servers in various locations, external hard drives, etc.

It's incredibly straightforward: you specify a "folder pair" with "left" side and "right" side locations, and tell it whether you want action you want between each pair: sync/echo/contribute. There are basic options to include/exclude certain types of files based on wildcards and you can uncheck subfolders as needed. There's also an option to check file contents with a hash rather than the default timestamp/filesize check, if needed.

There's even a "preview" function to see what it's going to sync before you actually do it.

So here's the catch(es):

1. There's no way to schedule it or make it run automatically. You can set up as many different sync folder pairs as you like, but to get them to sync you have to open SyncToy and click the "Run All" button.

2. It doesn't seem to work with my TouchPro connected via regular ActiveSync. I can browse all the folders on my device and the SyncToy "browse" dialog sees them, but the "OK" button to select a folder is greyed out. Instead, I have to use the "File Transfer" option to connect as a storage device so my SD card shows up as a regular drive letter in My Computer. SyncToy seems to work just fine that way, but it means there's no way to sync with the device's internal storage -- only with the storage card. (In my case that's just fine, as that's what I really wanted to do anyway) This also means that if you *also* need to do a regular ActiveSync for calendar/contacts/tasks/etc, you'll have to disconnect/reconnect your device to do that. (Luckily in my case that's not necessary as I'm synchronizing everything else w/ my Exchange server wirelessly)

I'm still holding out for something that can be more readily integrated with automatic ActiveSync, but this'll do for now.

[EDIT:] Actually, I just found something in SyncToy 2.0 that I don't remember being in previous versions: a command-line version:

This should help automate things a bit better, I can make different scripts and bind them to keyboard shortcuts w/ autohotkey or something. Still not ActiveSync integrated, but maybe we can figure something out on that front...

--nomad_delta

Re: Sync software like ActiveSync but one that works.
 

I could have been wrong, or that I was really engrossed in work that I thought syncs are going on forever. EasySync has performed well in what we're looking for. It does incremental backups and linked with ActiveSync. It's automatic.

With Windows Mobile doing bigger and better things lately, it's a shame that Microsoft doesn't see any potential in selective-dir sync. I hope 6.5 release comes with a new ActiveSync as well which won't require us to go and look for other apps to do something so simple.

SyncToy with AutoHotKey, IMHO is doing a lot of things. Try out EasySync, you might not have to do all that you think you need to.

Good luck!

Re: Sync software like ActiveSync but one that works.
 

I use MobSync, which I downloaded here. I have been using it with windows xp, and it seems to be working with vista (which I just started using a few days ago). It used to be free, but it went commercial some time ago.

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Looks promising.