BirdieSync deleted MSN messenger contacts

Xerx3s · Post by **Xerx3s** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:25 pm

Hi,

I have updated WM5 to WM6 today and afterwards I installed birdie sync again. No problems. However, the moment I synced the BS thunderbird cards, it completely erased my MSN Messenger contact list (everywhere).

How is this possible as it isn't related to my thunderbird contact list? How do I prevent it in the future?

Post by **Birdy** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:34 pm

Hello,

It's weird. I don't see a direct link between your messenger contacts and Thunderbird cards... Were you synchronizing with Outlook before installing the new version of BirdieSync ? Are your messenger contacts linked with Outlook in any way ?

Xerx3s · Post by **Xerx3s** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:41 am

I have been trying to figure this one out and it basically comes down to this.

WM6.0 placed all my MSN contacts in the contacts list before I synced my TB contacts. When I synced, WM6.0 somehow cleared out the list first before filling it with the TB contacts.

Why it removed the MSN list is not clear to me as I didn't prompt an overwrite anywhere and the names are different.

I have now filled in some of the old MSN contacts and syncing now works without overwriting.

I suppose it should work properly if one synced the TB first and then activated your MSN account on the mobile.

Post by **Birdy** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:38 am

So when you talked about MSN Messenger contacts, did you mean the MSN Messenger contacts stored on the mobile ?
Do yo use XP or Vista ?
In the first case, did you choose the "Replace" or "Combine" option during the establishment of the first partnership ?
Thanks.