Microsoft SyncToy + Windows Mobile = No Luck

Microsoft SyncToyMicrosoft updated their SyncToy PowerToy to version 1.4 last November. But, I only got around to trying it this evening. SyncToy’s function is to synchronize files in two different folders. One obvious use is to sync files from a digital camera’s storage card to a PC’s hard disk. Another, one would think (at least I did),would be to sync from a Smartphone’s or Pocket PC’s. Unfortunately, SyncToy can’t see beyond the Mobile Devices folder of a synced Windows Mobile device during the Folder Pairing process. So, you can’t use it with a Pocket PC or Smartphone synced with the PC. Too bad. Perhaps, the company that wrote SyncToy and the company that designed Windows Mobile should talk to each other. Oh wait, never mind…

2 thoughts on “Microsoft SyncToy + Windows Mobile = No Luck

  1. todd Post author

    PH: ActiveSync and WMDC do not sync files consistently (IMHO) and do not sync from the storage card. That is why I checked to see if the SyncToy could do a better job.

  2. PH Langlois

    Well, as Microsoft is also providing Active Sync free for Win 2k/XP and as a similar software is also natively available in Vista, there is more needs to develop apps for smart/pda phones.
    So I guess SyncToy’s goal is different…

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