3Gs erratically deletes calendar items when synching with iTunes

Serious problem. I sync to MacBook Air with iTunes. Process ends up "randomly" deleting appointments. Sometimes lose an entire month's items. How can I stop this from happening?

I know this doesn't help, but I have a similar problem. Most people want to know how to delete old calendar entries. I want to know how to stop my iPhone automatically deleting them (all except repeated events like birthdays) more than a couple of months old. My calendar is like a diary, I want to be able to check back when I had a meeting, a trip, lunch... and I have it on my computer, but why should iPhone delete stuff without instructions?

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Bruno,
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Are you using any sync software?
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;~)

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