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# Monday, March 10, 2008

All is not well with Google Calendar Sync

It seemed all great, but then I noticed that not all my events sync. Today for example, Google says I have 3 appointment, but really I have 5.

I found this gem in the help:

I'm using Google Calendar Sync and not all my events are syncing.

If your Microsoft Outlook events aren't being transferred to Google Calendar, check to see if the email address associated with Google Calendar is listed as the organizer or a guest of the event. Currently, Google Calendar Sync requires that you're either the organizer or a guest on an event to sync it properly. For additional details please see the Google Calendar Sync - FAQ in our Help Group.

Check to see if the email address associated with Google Calendar is listed as the organizer or a guest of the event?

What exactly does that mean and how do I ensure that the right email address is listed?

According to the FAQ:

To sync all events between Microsoft Outlook and Google Calendar, the email address associated with Google Calendar needs to match the email address associated with Microsoft Outlook. For example, if you're using user1@domain.com with your Outlook Calendar, enter user1@domain.com in the Google Calendar Sync Settings window, and then view your synced events with the Google Calendar associated with your user1@domain.com email address. If you don't yet have Google Calendar set up with your user1@domain.com email address, just visit the Google Calendar homepage and click on "Create a new Google Account."

I have to create a new Google Account just to get all my events synced? Why do some work and not others?

Perhaps I should use OggSync, which doesn't have any of these limitations, and is what my wife uses to sync her Windows Mobile Phone to her Calendar.

For now I've just uninstalled the sync client.

Posted Monday, March 10, 2008    Permalink    Comments [7]  View blog reactions

 

Monday, March 10, 2008 10:06:38 PM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)
Thanks for the tip, I had the same problem and hadn't debugged it yet. I guess we get what we pay for...
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 12:54:09 PM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)
I use Syncmycal and find it works great.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 1:10:15 PM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)
Hi Omar -

I've been very pleased with SyncMyCal (http://www.syncmycal.com/). I use it to sync Outlook at home and in the office with multiple Google calendars that are on a Google Apps for Domains account. Their trial will only sync one calendar and only for three days in either direction, but it was enough to confirm for me that it worked and was well-behaved. $25 to register.

Jeff
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 1:11:10 PM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)
Heh... I should have refreshed my browser before I commented and then I'd have seen Shawz' comment.
Sunday, March 16, 2008 6:03:35 AM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)
Jed Taylor
I paid for and tried SyncMyCal pro but was unhappy with the results. I had a lot of my appointments nuked by the tool. I tried other options like GCALDaeomon, but finally just gave up and started using teh GMAIL web interface.
Sunday, March 16, 2008 6:03:58 AM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)
Jed Taylor
I paid for and tried SyncMyCal pro but was unhappy with the results. I had a lot of my appointments nuked by the tool. I tried other options like GCALDaeomon, but finally just gave up and started using teh GMAIL web interface.
Thursday, March 27, 2008 5:02:36 PM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)
If you don't object to using Plaxo, they can sync Outlook <--> Plaxo <--> Google Calendar. I've been using it for a few months and it works pretty well. I haven't had any real issues with it.
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