Hello Alan, No problem. Glad I could help.
As for understanding why Contacts/calendar appointment syncing, on Windows, is the way it is, I would ask that you keep in mind that (1) iTunes predates the iCloud Control Panel by several years. In an effort to preserve backward compatibility for the various versions of Outlook both synchronization paths have to coexist, so-to-speak and (2) there are those who use both Windows and OS X without benefit of an iOS device. Without an iOS device, the iCloud Control Panel is the only way to maintain cross-platform synchronization.. Generally, I recommend using the iCloud Control Panel instead of iTunes for contact/appointment synchronization if for no other reason than the fact that by doing so, one is not required to attach a device to a PC in order to update the information. Regardless, everyone likes what they like and as long as it works, that's all that matters. I would suggest, however, that with the arrival of Windows 10, it may be only a matter of time before iTunes for Windows no longer support contact/calendar synchronization. This is just a guess, on my part, nothing more. Mark -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 11:38 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Syncing Question from New iCloud Drive User Mark, Thanks much for the warning. I'm glad I asked the question. I am somewhat perplexed why this causes duplicates but I expect it's that syncing works between two devices and throwing a third into the mix messes things up. My contacts and calendars are based in Outlook 2010. If that is the source of what goes into iTunes and also what goes into iCloud, I don't understand why the sync between the phone and either iTunes or iCloud doesn't only create items which are in one but not the other. Alan -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 1:29 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Syncing Question from New iCloud Drive User Alan, If you want to continue to use iTunes as your sync source for your Calendar and Contacts, do not, repeat, do not, enable that option in the iCloud Control Panel or you will, indeed, end up with duplicates. Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 11:22 AM To: VIPhone Email List Subject: Syncing Question from New iCloud Drive User Hello List, I just installed iCloud for Windows on my Windows 7 computer and have a question about syncing before I step in something and end up with duplicates on my iPhone 6. I understand conceptually that with iCloud for Windows, items I have ticked such as Outlook contacts and calendars will be kept in sync between my computer and the Apple servers hosting the iCloud. I've always synced my contacts and calendars and music between my computer and my iPhone using iTunes and expect I'll continue to sync my music this way going forward. I just want to make sure before turning on contacts and calendars in my iPhone iCloud settings that doing this won't cause duplicates. Can someone who has been using iCloud and iTunes give me a bit of an overview and assurance that I won't cause duplication on my phone by turning on iCloud contacts and calendars? I also assume the devices are smart enough not to duplicate items if I run a sync operation within iTunes. I'm just a bit nervous since syncing things to iCloud and having those same items checked to sync in iTunes in what I'll call a manual sync seems a bit counter-intuitive. Do those who use iCloud for syncing make sure the same things aren't marked for syncing in iTunes? Thanks for any guidance you can offer. Alan Lemly -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. 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