BB device deleting calendar entries dispite "Keep Forever" setting on

OK, here's my plight. I am using the latest o/s on my phones (Storm 9530 and a World Edition loaner, each of which exhibit the same problem) and Desktop Manager 5.0.1. I only perform "wired" syncs using the USB cord (I am NOT syncing wirelessly and I am not on an Enterprise Server). When trying to sync with Outlook 2007, my phone wants to delete hundreds of calendar items that I want to keep. When I cancel out of the sync, and check my phone, the items tagged for deletion are indeed already gone on the phone. All the posts that I have seen on this issue claim that "older" calendar items are being deleted by the user's phone, but mine seem to be indescriminate, in that some are old and some are quite recent. There doesn't seem to be any logic regarding which are chosen for deletion and which aren't. I've checked, and this doesn't seem to be a Memory Manager issue, as I have lots of room in my memory. I have my Keep Appointments setting set to "Keep Forever." My provider (Bell Mobility) is of little help on the issue, and conveniently claim that it is a data corruption problem. If that is true, wouldn't the problem occur consistently, on every sync? My problem seems to go away for days or weeks at a time, then pops up whenever, for whatever reason. Is anybody else experiencing this, and if so, any advice? Help!!!

Yep.. just happened for the several'th time to me also. I also am requesting BB support to identify the issue and rectify it please.. been around for a very long time from what I can see in the various forums.
BB support... please respond so we all can get this working.. Very frustrating to have to keep restoring my calendar.. very time consuming..
Just went through the process once again. It drops repeats though.. bit of a nuisance..
I ensure I regularly back up OUTLOOK calendar to comma DOS csv so I have it just in case.TIP.. ** Watch your Dates To Backup settings on the way through the wizard. Remember that what you put in the backup will be what BB will restore.. I went from 94 deleted to 243 added.. a tad excessive, but BB should clear 60 day stuff I think...
** make sure you haven't stored any calendar items on BB without duping to Outlook .. If there are, make sure you have written them down or something.. maybe write them up in OUTLOOK BEFORE you do the backup.. I ensure I have as few as possible entries only in for just this sort of situation**
Then clear the calendar on the BB..
Then restore your OUTLOOK calendar.
Then sync BB and it will pick up the entries you just restored.
I'm probably just sprouting info I have picked up from several forums, but it works for me.

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Hi Fellows,
I finally found a workaround!
1. Locate /Library/CalendarServer/Documents/ and ADD local admin to permissions-list with R/W rights (I did not change the existing permissions to keep the calenderas working in the wiki
2. Transfer permissions to all files in this folder
3. locate the folder /Library/CalendarServer/Documents/calendars/__uids__/wi/ki
4. locate the folder named after the wiki in which you want to change your calenders. Inside of it, you will find subfolders with several .ICS-files.
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Hi Thanks for that,
The only file i can access in outlook is the deleted emails file. There is no deleted items file for calendar entries. However i did delete a calendar entry manually and it came up in that file.
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http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/KB14213
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