Thanks for the very clear answer. Now I understand why it wouldn't let me "start" syncing.
Anne On Jan 20, 2010, at 10:00 AM, Bill Micou wrote: > Anne- > I started to answer you in my own words, but found this discussion which I > copied/ pasted: > > I am frustrated as i spent two hours updating mobile me contacts to have them > lost. How do I change direction of sync (ie computer to mobile me vs mobile > me to computer)? I cannot seem to remember how to change it, depending on > what computer I am using. Thanks. > > > Re: sync direction > Posted: Nov 23, 2009 8:18 AM in response to: katjack10 > Reply Email > > When you first do a sync (or restart after having turned it off) you are > asked whether you want the device in question to over-ride MobileMe, or > MobileMe to over-ride it, or to merge data. If you have more than one > computer or device you would pick one to be the master, and have that > over-ride MM; then with the others you would have MM over-ride them. After > that there is no 'direction' or it wouldn't be a sync; any change will be > reflected on all devices and MM after a sync has taken place. > > So in your case you should turn off syncing (on all computers if you have > more than one), decide where the correcrt set of information it, and restart > syncing on that machine proceeding as above. > > So you won't see the arrows indicating which direction it will synch unless > it is the first time synching. I'll keep looking to see if there is anything > else that explains it better. > > Bill Micou > [email protected] > > "Another way to solve the traffic problems of this country is to pass a law > that > only paid-for cars be allowed to use the highways." -- Will Rogers > > On Jan 20, 2010, at 9:35 AM, Anne Cartwright wrote: > >> That's where I go, but I can't find the window with arrows going left or >> right. >> >> Running Mac OS X 10.6.2 >> >> Anne >> >> >> >> On Jan 20, 2010, at 9:08 AM, Bill Micou wrote: >> >>> Anne- >>> On the computer(s) that you DO NOT want to synch with MobileME, I think >>> simply going to your System Preferences, and choosing MobileMe (under >>> Internet & Network), then in the MobileMe settings, choose the Sync tab, >>> and un-click Synchronize with MobileMe, or you could just make sure it is >>> set for synching Manually instead of Every Day, Weekly, etc... >>> Bill Micou >>> [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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