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Chapter 14 Performing HotSync
Performing a HotSync operation for the first time: Mac
When you installed Palm Desktop software, you entered a username. This
username is the connection between your handheld and your computer.
The first time you perform a HotSync operation, the Palm Desktop software:
Adds a username to your handheld.
Creates a folder for the username in the Users folder inside the Palm folder. For
example, if you entered Jane Garcia as your username, a folder called Jane
Garcia is created in the Users folder.
Creates a file named User Data in your username folder.
NOTE
can change users by selecting a new name in the pop-up menu.
Each subsequent time you perform a HotSync operation, HotSync Manager reads
the username from your handheld and synchronizes the data in the folder of the
same name.
NOTE
entering data on Palm Desktop or performing a HotSync operation.
If you are a System Administrator preparing several handhelds for a group of
users, you may want to create a user profile. See
Chapter 14
The following steps assume that you have already installed Palm Desktop
software. See
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Operations
Usernames appear in the User pop-up menu in the Palm Desktop toolbar. You
Be sure you select the correct username from the User pop-up menu before
before performing the following steps.
"Step 4: Install Palm Desktop software and perform a HotSync
in
Chapter 1
if you have not installed this software.
"Creating a user profile"
in
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