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If you are having problems with your Sync for Palm OS® or Pocket PC installation or synchronization, the following troubleshooting FAQs should help you. You may also try the following:

Q1. I am having problems synchronizing between Share360 and my Palm OS® device.

You may be encountering the following errors:

URL is invalid.
You may have entered the wrong URL. Please confirm that you have the correct URL to Share360.

Proxy setting is invalid.
You may have entered the wrong Proxy server. Please enter correct server name.

Memory is low.
You might not have sufficient memory to run all your applications. Please close other applications running on your PC and try again.

Failed to initialize the data library.
The data library may have been corrupted. Please reinstall the application on Windows, or try using a different computer.

Cannot access the URL.
The server may not be on-line, or the URL may not exist. Please confirm that you can access the URL from your browser.

Cannot connect to the proxy server.
Proxy server may not be operating or the proxy port may be incorrect. Please confirm that you have entered the port correctly.

Cannot identify the user.
Share360 version 2 Sync for Palm OS® and Share360 version 2 sync for Pocket PC must be used with Share360 version 2. These origrams will not work with Share360 version 1 or any previous products.

Cannot connect to the server.
The server may be inoperable, or you may have entered the wrong server name. Please check if you can access the server from a browser.

Web Server Authentication required.
Web server requires user authentication. Share360 Sync products only correspond to "Basic Authentication".
For more information about Web sever authentication setting, please ask your Web server administrator.

Https is not supported.
Share360 Sync products do not support the https protocol.

Q2. What do the errors in the log file mean?
Memory is running short.
You have a shortage of PC memory. Close other applications and try again.

Failed to connect to the server.
The server may not be running or server settings may be incorrect. Check the Basic Settings for Share360 Sync for Palm OS® or Pocket PC.

Failed to Login to Share360.
You may have entered the wrong password. Please enter it again in Login setting.

Failed to connect to handheld.
If you use a cable connection, please confirm that the connector is connected and that the handheleds is sitting on it's cradle properly. If you use a modem connection, please check its networking status.

Failed to initialize the user setting.
Please see the System Requirements for Share360 Sync for Palm OS® or Pocket PC.

Access was denied by Web server
The User authentication process has failed.
Sync can't access your account in Share360. Please confirm access permission to Share360 with your web server administrator.

Trial period has expired.
If you want to keep using Share360 past the 60-day free trial, please purchase a license.

Q3. Some data did not synchronize

First check your Sync Settings. Make sure you have the settings set to synchronize instead of checking Share360 overwrites handheld or vice versa.

Also, please be aware that there are some data types that do not sync from Share360 with the handhelds:

Scheduler

From Share360 to handheld, the following event types will not be synchronized:

  • All Day (no time) events
  • Every Work Day Recurring events
  • Anniversaries/holidays
  • Yearly recurrent schedule.
  • From handheld to Share360, the following event types will not be synchronized:

    ToDo List

    Events marked as Private in the PDA will be synchronized with Share360, but the private marking will be ignored.

    Address Book

    Synchroization occurs only with the personal address book. PublicAddresses will not be synchronized. To synchronize and public record, please make a copy in your personal address folder.

    Notes

    Only text notes can be synchronized. Share360 will ignore any audio, visual or handwriting notes.

    Only one folder in My Folder can be synchronized with notes. We advise you to set up a folder called "Notes" and choose that folder when setting up Sync Settings for Notes.

    Q4. I still cannot figure out what is wrong with the synchronization.

    Please keep copies of the logs,. and we will try to solve the problems using the logs.

    Q5. The Sync process stops and freezes while synchronizing?

    Are there other sync application installed? Other sync application may not be used with Share360.