Synching a PalmOne Tungsten E2 to a BlackBerry Curve 8310

Question

I'm trying to get the calendar, contacts, tasks, etc from my old Palm to my new Blackberry.  Synching starts and then freezes during the calendar sync at 1818/1983 when I'm using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager.  I've tried shutting down and reopening the programs, rebooting the computer, removing the phone battery and upgrading to BlackBerry Desktop Manager version 4.7.  It always freezes while exporting records from the Palm Desktop during the calendar export on record 1818 of 1983.  I'm at a loss.  Any suggestions?  

Answer 1

Hi and welcome to the forums!
I had the same problem you are experiencing when moving from my Treo 650 to my BB.  You can sync directly from your Palm to your BB using the switch device wizard, but I ran into problems.  Here is what I did to move my organizer data:
First thing you want to do is to make sure you get a good, complete sync of your Palm data with the Palm desktop. All your data will then be up to date on your Tungsten.  Then change the conduits in your Palm desktop so that your Tugnsten syncs with Outlook instead of the Palm desktop. Make sure you map the fields as you want the organizer data to move over to Outlook as the Palm vs Outlook fields differ in many respects. Once successful, you should have your data in Outlook; check to make sure everything is as you want it in Outlook. 
Since you have had error msgs along the way, you would probably be best to get a clean installation of DTM (BB desktop manager) before you go any farther: Clean uninstall of Desktop Manager
Reinstall DTM, reboot your pc and you should then be ready to sync between the BB and Outlook. Open DTM  and then connect your BB via usb. Set up your synchronization settings for your organizer data. Synchronization settings
At this point, I sync'd one app at a time (calendar-contacts-memos-tasks) so I would only have one app to monitor in case of  any error messages.   Once you have successfully sync'd all your organizer data, make a backup.  Excellent practice to get into each time you sync.
Let us know how it goes. 
IrwinII
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