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The most important aspect of synchronization is the transfer of data through and fro between the Personal Information Manager (PIM) to the Pocket PC. Here is a little insight about how ActiveSync works when it comes to Inbox.
After selecting Inbox for synchronization in ActiveSync, e-mail messages are synchronized as part of the general synchronization process. During synchronization:
Messages are copied from the Inbox folder of Outlook or Exchange on your PC to the ActiveSync folder in Inbox on your device. By default, you’ll receive messages from the last three days only, the first 100 lines of each new message, and no file attachments. You can customize the settings in ActiveSync (Tools->Options-> Select Inbox -> Click Settings button).
Messages in the Outbox folder on your device are transferred to Outlook or Exchange and then sent from those programs.
The messages on the two computers are linked. When you delete a message on your device, it’s deleted from your PC the next time you synchronize.
If you have multiple partnerships using ActiveSync, then only the Inbox of the first partnered computer is synchronized.
A common problem I have noticed is when you have lost your PIM data on the Desktop PC and you still have this data on your Pocket PC. More often then not, people tend to think that when you synchronize, the e-mails that are showing in the Inbox of the Pocket PC will get synchronized to the Desktop PC. Unfortunately, it doesn't work this way and results in having an empty Inbox on your Pocket PC. This is due to the manner in which ActiveSync synchronizes as explained above. It synchronizes the Inbox of the Desktop PC into the Pocket PC.
If you really need those e-mail messages back, then the work
around is to use
Intellisync provided by Pumatech. IntelliSync has options to set
import, export or synchronize the two devices. Which means you can actually
set a one way synchronization.
Before you try to do this, please backup the data on your Pocket PC. Then
install IntelliSync (it needs ActiveSync to be installed so don't uninstall
ActiveSync) and refer to Importing and Exporting data in the Help file of
IntelliSync. You will need to use the export option. Once your inbox has been
restored from the device, you can uninstall IntelliSync and continue using
ActiveSync or as you desire.
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Raj Pillai
(Created: June 09, 2004)
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