Is synching with icloud different than backing up to icloud?

my contacts and calendar are synched with icloud.com If i reset my phone, will the contacts and calendars come back to my phone when it reconnect to the cloud? Or do I have to do a backup? Is backing up to icloud differemt than synching?

bshopman wrote:
.....If i reset my phone, will the contacts and calendars come back to my phone when it reconnect to the cloud? ..........
Yes.

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HT4910 Is backing up to icloud different than synching with icloud?

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I wouldn't recommend not backing up though, however:
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On Sat, 10 May 2008 09:44:44 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
Ok, it's not ink, so I'll take another shot at this one.
> I am using CS2. Suddenly when I print with preview and choose "any" icc
> profile, I see an off color image. This off color image is printed off
> color and not what I originally had. It is approximately 1/2 to one stop
> density lighter (and redder) and the shadows are cyan/blue, instead of
> neutral black.
I can't determine whether you mean the print preview dialog's image, or the
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shown by the Epson driver (as opposed to the one shown in the CS2 print
preview dialog) is misleading. The reason is that the RGB values for the
printer are being displayed directly on your monitor. Epsons tend to print
a bit on the cool side, so it's normal for the image to have an overall
reddish look to it.
You say two other things that seem ambiguous to me. One is that if you
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kilter here - for example that you have ICC enabled in your printer driver
settings and are double profiling. The second thing is that the final
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for this, other than random coincidence.
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> If I choose Adobe RGB as the profile and print, the image is close but
> not correct. This is happening with CS2 and elements 6.
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> Of course the r1800 is set for ICM and off - no color adjustment.
For Windows, I'm used to the Epson drivers providing you with about four
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> I have down loaded new profiles, reinstalled my epson r1800, checked for
> missing files in CS2.
Next step is to reset your prefs - hold down shift, ctrl, alt during
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> I am running windows XP Home, 2gig memory, dell xps. I have been using
> this system for over two years without a problem until now.
>
> Does any one know where I can check for the problem and how to correct
> for it? Thanks
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