OSX & Blackberry Connection Problem

Question

Hi,
My blackberry and mac have always connected just fine, the other day i installed the new OSX snow leopard on and my black berry was still connected fine, however i didn't have any software to sync my address book so i downloaded blackberry desktop software from here (http://us.blackberry.com/apps-software/desktop/desktop_mac.jsp) and once it was installed my blackberry dissapeared from my comptures device list and i havent been able to make it re connect. I tried uninstalling the software,
I also tried options-media card-enable mass storage but it still says 'yes when connected', still nothing though. Any ideas?
Thank you

Answer 1

Hi and Welcome to the Community!
With a strong carrier network signal (e.g., not merely WiFi), I suggest the following steps, in order, even if they seem redundant to what you have already tried (step 1 should result in a message coming to your BB...please wait for that before proceeding to the next step):
1) Register HRT
KB00510 How to register a BlackBerry smartphone with the wireless network
Please wait for one "registration" message to arrive
2)  Reboot
Pre-BB10 Devices ONLY. With power ON, remove the back cover and pull out the battery. Wait about a minute then replace the battery and cover. Power up and wait patiently through the long reboot -- ~5 minutes.
BB10 Devices. Hold the top button down until the counter reaches zero. Wait for the device to be fully shut down (e.g., nothing at all displayed on the screen, no LED lights, etc.). Hold the top button until the red LED is lit. Wait through the full boot-up process. IF this fails, you can attempt the battery-pull method above, but it is normally NOT recommended unless nothing else works.
See if things have returned to good operation. Like all computing devices, BB's suffer from memory leaks and such...with a hard reboot being the best cure.
Hopefully that will get things going again for you! If not, then you should contact your mobile service provider for formal support.
Good luck!
Occam's Razor nearly always applies when troubleshooting technology issues!
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