Can't connect to server error message

I've recently moved to a new MacBook Pro and used the migration assistent to move my data.
Since the move I've been getting this error regularly:
The old MacBook was called TomD. I've used Console to see what's going on around the time of the message. This is the most common output:
4/7/13 7:21:21.180 AM SyncServer[7632]: [0x7fc3f3c0be50] |DataManager|Warning| Client com.apple.Mail sync alert tool path /Volumes/Macintosh HD does not exist.
I've tracked down a number of locations of com.apple.Mail (using Find Any File... nice app) and poked around to see if there was a plist or other preferences looking thing that could be modified. Pretty much the limit of my knowledge there, didn't find anything useful.
Went through Sunc Server's plists and again, didn't find anything that stood out.
This notification box comes up frequently and is a real annoyance. Any help greatly appreciated.

Hi,
I suppose as Mountain Lion can save a Backup in two places at the same time it is possible it looking for the Drive that was involved.
However my experience on that front is that Time Machine gives you a pop up message to tell that it can't find something.
It could be the sync items are nothing to do with the Path message that happens to be in the middle.
However a closer look reveals the hexidecimal number seems to link all of them.
I have seen files that belong to another Account on another Mac imported into an existing account.
This tends to leave the files belonging to the original Mac User Account and they often need changing Ownership and Permission to the New Mac User Account.
This can effect the Contacts App (Formerly Address Book), Mail when some is stored on the Mac, and some apps that have access to the Contacts list.
Of course if a Mobile Device is plugged in and would normally sync including things like the mail accounts, then it is possible everything stems from there.
I would open System Preferences > Time Machine and double check which disk or drive it is trying to do a Back up on.
I would also look in System Preferences > User and Groups and see in your Account whether the Login Items list lists a server that should be connected.
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