Synchronization - Palm Treo 650 Using Manual

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Synchronization
Synchronization lets you back up the information from your Treo 650 smartphone
onto your computer. If you ever need to perform a hard reset or otherwise erase all
your information on your smartphone, you can synchronize your phone with your
computer to restore the info. To make sure you always have an up-to-date backup of
your info; synchronize frequently.
This section describes issues related to synchronization with the Palm Desktop
software. You can synchronize the information on your Treo smartphone using the
Palm Desktop software or other third party applications. This chapter describes
synchronization between your Treo smartphone and a desktop computer.
Before you attempt to synchronize, make sure you've installed the desktop
synchronization software from the Palm Software Installation CD.
Palm Desktop does not respond to a sync attempt
As you complete the following steps, synchronize after each step. If the
synchronization is successful, you do not need to complete the remaining steps.
1. Verify that the USB sync cable is securely connected at all points (see "Setting up
your computer" on page 28).
2. Make sure that HotSync
• Windows: Click the HotSync Manager icon
make sure Local USB is checked. If you don't see the HotSync Manager icon,
click Start, select Programs, select palmOne, and then select HotSync Manager.
®
Manager is running:
in the lower-right corner and