Sync with Mac and PC

[pstrjoe]

I have a mac at home but a PC at work, before i do anything stupid I would like to check to make sure that I can sync with both and not erase anything. Does anyone have any experience with this or advice?

Thanks

[chris]

I did this some time ago, but it sounds feasible. Just be sure that you sync your Treo each night before leaving the office and morning before leaving your Mac. The Treo will act as the conduit between your PC and your Mac. Here's what Palm has to say on the subject:

One handheld device, two Macs or PCs (or a combination thereof)
Many people like to keep two computers (such as home and work) in synch with their device. The key to making this work is that one of the desktop computers will merely hold a copy of the data on your device. If you attempt to do a two-way synchronization with both computers, your data can become confused.

• On the computer that provides true synchronization (often your work computer): Change the conduit settings for the Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and Notes to Synchronize the files. This ensures that any changes you make in Outlook or Palm Desktop will be reflected on your device.
• On the computer that will hold a copy of the data (often your home computer): Change the conduit settings for the Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and Notes to Handheld overwrites Desktop, and check the box for Set as default. This lets you keep a copy of your data on the second computer, but won't get confused if you try to synchronize with multiple PCs or Macs.

This arrangement lets you have your personal data copied to the second computer and also lets you install software from the second computer. Make data changes on the device when using the second computer; the data only travels to, not from it.
Finally, use the most recent version of Palm Desktop and HotSync Manager in both locations (you can even sync with a Macintosh at work, and Windows at home).




Here's the link to the full support article.

[mgdalope]

Searched the forums but cannot locate answer to this:
Family has 3 users (Tros 650s) and want to synchronize all Treos to have same data (using one PC) but hotsynch software won't do it.

Any 3rd party program our there that can do this?
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I did this some time ago, but it sounds feasible. Just be sure that you sync your Treo each night before leaving the office and morning before leaving your Mac. The Treo will act as the conduit between your PC and your Mac. Here's what Palm has to say on the subject:

One handheld device, two Macs or PCs (or a combination thereof)
Many people like to keep two computers (such as home and work) in synch with their device. The key to making this work is that one of the desktop computers will merely hold a copy of the data on your device. If you attempt to do a two-way synchronization with both computers, your data can become confused.

• On the computer that provides true synchronization (often your work computer): Change the conduit settings for the Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and Notes to Synchronize the files. This ensures that any changes you make in Outlook or Palm Desktop will be reflected on your device.
• On the computer that will hold a copy of the data (often your home computer): Change the conduit settings for the Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and Notes to Handheld overwrites Desktop, and check the box for Set as default. This lets you keep a copy of your data on the second computer, but won't get confused if you try to synchronize with multiple PCs or Macs.

This arrangement lets you have your personal data copied to the second computer and also lets you install software from the second computer. Make data changes on the device when using the second computer; the data only travels to, not from it.
Finally, use the most recent version of Palm Desktop and HotSync Manager in both locations (you can even sync with a Macintosh at work, and Windows at home).




Here's the link to the full support article.