Dot Mac not Syncing Address Book

Syncing won't replace web version of my address book with that from my desktop. I've done the replace from System Preferences, I've even deleted my web based .Mac contacts and then synced, but the old Address Book appears. How do I get the new contacts into .Mac?

Hi and Welcome to the Forums!
elogsdon wrote:
My blackberry will not sync my address book.  It goes through the calendar and tasks but not the address book.
You might benefit by activating advanced logging to see if that provides you any better diagnostics:
KB01451How to turn on advanced synchronization logging if a wired synchronization fails
elogsdon wrote:
Also, when I delete emails "on mailbox & handheld" using my phone nothing changes.  I have to do it again on my PC.
Depending on circumstances, this may be WAD (Working as Designed). All reconciliation is between the BB and your email service...there is no reconciliation between the BB and your PC. See this KB for reference:
KB05133Email reconciliation features for the BlackBerry Internet Service
If your email service is capable of reconciling, from the BB (via BIS), deleted items, then it is a matter between your PC and your email service. You've not said how you are accessing your email from your PC -- webmail, email client (e.g., Outlook, etc.), etc...the answer to that will tell you if you are seeing things as WAD or if things are amiss (since most email clients, Outlook for sure, cannot reconcile items deleted at the server back down to themselves).
Good luck!
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