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Synchronization fails after updating to Palm OS 3.3

After upgrading your Palm OS device to version 3.3 of the Palm operating system, you will receive an error when you attempt to synchronize with CorporateTime. You may not be able to complete the update to version 3.3 of the Palm OS until you resolve this problem.

To fix the problem, you must change the settings in the Palm Conduit Settings to make CorporateSync overwrite the data on the Palm. This sounds like a bad idea, but it's not -- there is no data on the Palm at this point, because it was all deleted during the upgrade to Palm OS 3.3. (Recall that during the Palm OS 3.3 update, it first required you to do a HotSync to back up your data, then performed the update, and then did another HotSync to restore the data.)

In Windows

  1. Click on the HotSync logo in the bottom right corner of the screen.

    HotSync logo

  2. In the resulting menu, choose Custom...

    Custom

  3. Click on CorporateTime Events and click on the Change button

    CorporateTime Settings

  4. Click on Desktop Overwrites Handheld

    CorporateTime Settings

  5. Click OK
  6. Repeat steps 3-5 for the CorporateTime Tasks and CorporateTime Addresses conduits, if present.
  7. Click Done
  8. Perform a HotSync
  9. If you were in the middle of the Palm 3.3 installation process, go back to that application and click Next at the bottom of the window to continue the installation.

On the Macintosh

  1. Open the HotSync Manager
  2. In the HotSync menu, choose Conduit Settings

    Conduit Settings

  3. Click on the CTime Events conduit.

    CTime Events

  4. Then click on Conduit Settings.
  5. Choose Macintosh Overwrites Handheld and click OK

    Macintosh Overwrites Handheld

  6. Do the same for the CTime Tasks and CTime Addresses conduits, if present.
  7. Close the Conduit Settings box.
  8. Perform a HotSync
  9. If you were in the middle of the Palm 3.3 installation process, go back to that application and click Next at the bottom of the window to continue the installation.

That's all you need to do. Next time you HotSync, the default action of Synchronize the files will be back in effect.

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