In the morning when this happened, I was freakin out and couldn't imagine myself going thru the tasks. Now, after the day is over, I took the time to create a new sync profile as you described. Thank you! natG
On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 6:02:27 PM UTC-4, Dwight Arthur wrote: > > Hi, Nat. > > There have been times when someone gets this error without there being any > actual problem, so it’s okay to go ahead and sync. There are other times > when it is the first clue of something serious happening, and gives you a > chance to avoid serious data loss. I am not sure that this advice is > perfect but you are looking for quick help so here it is: > > > > DO NOT ALLOW ANY SYNCS TO PROCEED > > Back up everything you can on both sides > > Now, if you have an old backup you consider to be correct, restore it. > Otherwise, examine your tasks on both sides, especially in areas where you > have been working recently. Pick one side or the other to be the one you > like best. > > If you like the desktop profile best, create a new empty profile on your > phone and open it, while opening the existing profile on the desktop > > If you like the phone profile best, create a new empty profile on your > desktop, while opening the existing profile on the phone > > On the desktop, in File>Synchronization, create a new sync profile that > uses a new cloud file in your existing cloud account. Run a sync. > > On the phone, in Settings>synch, connect to the new cloud file you just > made and run a sync. > > Sync once more on the desktop. Done. > > -Dwight > > > > *From:* [email protected] <javascript:> [mailto: > [email protected] <javascript:>] *On Behalf Of *natG > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 12, 2014 11:43 AM > *To:* [email protected] <javascript:> > *Subject:* [MLO] Sync warning: Too many changes! > > > > I am getting a warning on my desktop mlo that advises that there are too > many changes and likely something went wrong. > > I changed a few tasks on Android, then went to the desktop, and it warns > that it is about to modify more than EIGHT HUNDRED tasks! > > Of course something is wrong, but how do I proceed? Maybe my desktop file > was archived? It didn't prompt me today for that. > > I tried shutting mlo and restarting it to no avail. > > I think I also changed stuff on the desktop as well. > > My last sync was 2 hours ago which was fine and dandy. > > > > Please advise asap. > > Thanks > > natG > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MyLifeOrganized" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> > . > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/585c89ad-094f-4f6a-8f30-39c539d26ef6%40googlegroups.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/585c89ad-094f-4f6a-8f30-39c539d26ef6%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/dde73181-b0b3-4fbd-aa97-6015443125db%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
