GB wrote:
> I just upgraded my old palm to a Treo 600. During installation, the
> installer found my profile successfully. However, the first time I
> hotsynced, all my database files (address book, calendar, etc) were
> replaced by empty files! Fortunately, I had made a backup of my data.
>
> After restoring the files and trying various approaches to the problem,
> I ended up "fixing" it by hotsyncing my old palm with the desktop, and
> then hotsyncing the new Treo with the desktop.
>
> I believe that the problem is due to version incompatibilities. The Treo
> documentation warns to use only the version of the Desktop software that
> comes on the Treo CD (Version 4.1). However, I was using Version 4.1.4
> with my old palm. I believe that Version 4.1 was unable to read the
> Version 4.1.4 database format (even though the 4.1 version found the
> files, and sometimes made a copy).
>
> I am posing this as a warning, and to see if anyone can confirm my theory.
>
> GB
Thanks for letting others know. I had a similar (but far less critical)
problem before. I have a Palm Tungsten T which is compatible with Palm
Desktop 4.0. I downloaded the most recent version of Palm Desktop and
realised that data inconsistencies arose when I used more advanced features
of the Desktop. The O/S version on the Palm (5.0 I think) could simply not
handle it properly.
I think it's safer to always stick to the Palm Desktop release that comes
with the device.
Roy
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Roy S. Schestowitz
http://Schestowitz.com
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