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Long asked and unresolved, here is How to Synchronize iPhone with only certain Outlook Contacts
- In Outlook, click File -> New -> Outlook Data File and call the new Data File "Personal Folders"
- Right-click on the "Personal Folder" you just created, select New and call the new sub-folder "Other Contacts", Folder contains: Contact Items
- Right-click on this "Other Contacts" folder, select Properties -> Outlook Address Book and set properties to "Show as an email address book"
- Move the contacts you don't want to sync to your iPhone to the "Other Contacts" folder and remove them from the "Contacts" folder of your Exchange Mailbox
- Once your Exchange "Mailbox-Contacts" folder contains only the contacts you want to sync to iPhone, proceed as follows on your iPhone:
- Go to Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars and select your Exchange account
- Turn Exchange ActiveSync - Contacts off
- Press "Stop Syncing", which will delete all Exchange contacts from your iPhone
- Check that all your contacts have been deleted from your iPhone
- Go back to Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars and select your Exchange account
- Turn Exchange ActiveSync - Contacts back on, which will sync your selected Exchange contacts list to your iPhone
You now have only selected Contacts on your iPhone but still all Contacts in Outlook
Cool !
Mike Johnson
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How to Transfer iPhone Text Messages to PC
- Start by synchronizing your iPhone with iTunes
- Your iPhone sms will be stored in a file with extension .mdbackup or .mddata at the following location depending on your operating system
- XP
C:\Documents and Settings\your_name_here\Application Data\ - Vista / 7
C:\Users\your_name_here\AppData\Roaming - Mac
User -> Library -> Application Support -> Mobile Sync -> Backup - > [ID]
- XP
- You can open the file with the Notepad on Windows or TextEdit on Mac
Transfer SMS from Old iPhone to New iPhone
So you just got that brand new iPhone ? Pretty cool
Now, let's see How to Transfer SMS messages from iPhone 3G to iPhone 4S for example
- First off, make sure you have the latest iTunes and iOS versions
- Connect your current iPhone to your computer and synchronize it with iTunes
- Unplug it and connect your new iPhone to your computer
- Choose "Restore from a Backup" and select the backup of your old iPhone ( in case iTunes does not prompt you for this, use iTunes to restore iOS on your new iPhone and try again ). Be patient and don't cancel operations, even if the progress bar sometimes stops
- Your iPhone will restart
- When it appears back in iTunes, select it in the Devices section of the left panel and check that everything is in place: info, music, photos and so forth ). Edit items if required
- Click Apply in iTunes lower-right corner
- Finally, check that your SMS have well been transferred to your new iPhone
Notes & possible issues
- This solution works for both Mac and PC
- If your SMS messages do not show up on your new iPhone, the backup of your old iPhone may have failed. Try to back it up again and then sync your new iPhone with iTunes again
Mike Johnson
Founder and Editor of sync-iphone.com has a sincere desire to provide readers with honest and useful solutions for their iPhone
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Many of us have more than one Google Calendar to Sync: work, home, etc
This page introduces two methods on How to synchronize multiple Google Calendars with iPhone
The easy way - Standard Method
- Start by Synchronizing your main Google Calendar as per our instructions
- Then, on your iPhone, open Safari browser and go to https://www.google.com/calendar/iphoneselect
- Enable the additional Calendars you want to sync
- Tap Save
All set !
If this does not work, try this alternate method
Sync multiple CalDAV Calendars with iPhone
- Log in to your CalDAV account and go to your Calendar settings
- On the right of the "Calendar Address" section, you'll find your Google Calendar ID
- Compose an email containing the below address where you will have replaced your Google Calendar ID
https://www.google.com/calendar/dav/YOUR-ID-HERE/user
- Send it to yourself
- Copy-paste this address into the "Server" field
- Your other settings will get copied into the Advanced Settings
Notes & possible issues
- Google Sync allows to sync up to 25 Calendars
- CalDAV does not support Push
Mike Johnson
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Many readers encounter problems with How to Sync iPhone Apps
On this page, you will find solutions to the following problems
- Apps won't Sync to iPhone / Apps not Syncing to iPhone
- Sync iPhone without losing Apps
- Sync iPhone Apps without iTunes
Apps won't Sync to iPhone / Apps not Syncing to iPhone
Solution 1
The problem generally comes from Restrictions to New Applications, which are enabled in your iPhone settings
To disable them, on your iPhone, go to Settings -> General -> Restrictions and turn off "New Applications"
Solution 2
If this does not solve the problem, you maybe need to authorize your iPhone, iPad or iPod
For this, back on your computer, open iTunes
You should see a category called Applications
Click on it and you will see your downloaded apps
Click on any of them and enter your Mac ID when asked
From that on, your computer will be authorized and you should be able to sync your apps just fine
Solution 3
In iTunes left panel, in the Devices section, right-click on your iPhone and select Transfer Purchases
If it doesn't work, proceed as follows
- Open iTunes and go to the App Store
- Navigate to one of the apps you purchased and click Buy
- Click Yes on the You already purchased this item message
- Click File -> Transfer Purchases
- Login, all of your apps should now download to your iPhone
Solution 4
In iTunes left panel, in the Devices section, right-click on your iPhone and select Reset Warnings
- Click the Sync button in iTunes lower-right corner
- iTunes will ask if you want to transfer things from your iPhone to iTunes
- Click Transfer and it should should sync
Sync iPhone without losing Apps
Losing your tens or hundreds of precious apps would be a catastrophe, especially when it took so long to organize them so neatly
Let's see how to avoid this nightmare
- In iTunes left panel, in the Devices section, right-click on your iPhone and select Transfer Purchases
- This will transfer Apps from iPhone to iTunes
- Then right-click again on your iPhone and select Backup
- Copy your application data from the following location
- Tick the Sync Apps checkbox and accept the warning
C:\documents and settings\your_name_here\local settings
If this folder is hidden, this is how to Display hidden folders
Vista / 7
C:\Users\your_name_here\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup
Your iPhone will display Restore in Progress or Sync in progress for a while and then you should be all set
Sync iPhone Apps without iTunes
For those who really don't want to take risks or don't want to install iTunes, there's a pretty cool app allowing to Synchronize iPhone Apps without iTunes
It's actually not an "app", but a software ( free ) that runs on your computer and acts as an iTunes replacement, which allows to add songs to any iPod device
It also handles Apps, which makes for an interesting alternative to iTunes to Transfer Apps from computer to iPhone, iPad or iPod and the other way around
You can get it from download.com
Notes & possible issues
- This program does not require a jailbroken iPhone
Mike Johnson
Founder and Editor of sync-iphone.com has a sincere desire to provide readers with honest and useful solutions for their iPhone
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Say you synchronize your iPhone with your calendar at work and you want your iPad at home to be synchronized with your calendar too
Learning How to Sync iPhone Calendar with iPad is actually quite easy and very useful in such situations
Sync iPhone Calendar with iPad using iTunes
This solution comes first in mind, because it's available on both Mac and PC ( note that on PC, it requires Outlook )
The procedure to Synchronize iPhone Calendars with iPad is as follows
- Connect your iPhone to your computer and open iTunes if this is not automatic
- Click on your iPhone in the Devices section of the left panel
- Click the Info tab
- In the Calendars section, select Sync calendars with Outlook
- Choose whether you want to sync all calendars or just selected ones
- Click the Sync button in iTunes lower-right corner
All set !
Notes & possible issues
- This solution also allows to Sync iPhone and iPad with Gmail Calendar
Sync iPhone Calendar with iPad using iCal
This solution is available to Mac users only
The procedure is slightly the same as for iTunes and, by the way, uses iTunes too
- Connect your iPhone to your computer and open iTunes if this is not automatic
- Click on your iPhone in the Devices section of the left panel
- Click the Info tab
- In the Calendars section, click Sync iCal calendars
- Choose whether you want to sync all calendars or just selected ones
- Click the Sync button in iTunes lower-right corner
Sync iPhone Calendar with iPad using MobileMe
Maybe the simplest way to Synchronize iPhone calendars with iPad is to use MobileMe, which is available to both Mac and PC users
Its only major drawback is its cost, MobileMe costs $100 a year
The solutions provided on this page allow to Sync iPad Calendar with iPhone for free and get the same result, so we won't introduce MobileMe any further
Sync iPhone Calendar with iPad Wirelessly
So you want to synchronize calendars between iPhone and iPad over the air ?
No problem
- On your iPad, iPhone or iPod, go to Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars
- In the Calendars section, choose Sync one month back
- Tap Fetch new data
- Select Hourly
The emails calendar function will work as a bridge to manage calendars info
Then, your iPad, iPhone, iPod and other wireless devices will sync to it
Mike Johnson
Founder and Editor of sync-iphone.com has a sincere desire to provide readers with honest and useful solutions for their iPhone
More about him on Google+
