3-way sync ?

Anmeldedatum: 18.09.2008 Beiträge: 5

Hi all !

I've been using MPE for a long time now, it is great !
There is something that I have not found though : is there a way to multi-sync with Gmail AND thunderbird ? (contacts, not calendar)

That is some kind of a 3-way sync. What I do for the moment is sync with thunderbird, then go to options -> synchro, change target to Gmail, then sync again.

Is there some other way to do this ?
Should I post a feature request for that (like having multiple sync-profiles at the same time, and having one sync button per profile on the toolbar) ?

Thanks a lot !

Verfasst am: Di Jan 05, 2010 13:42

It's not possible to sync two external sources. At the moment, there are already three databases to sync: phone, MyPhoneExplorer and an external one. It's hard enough to keep these three consistent. You can only change it manually as you do it now, but it's not recommended!

Anmeldedatum: 18.09.2008 Beiträge: 5

Thanks for your answer !
Why do you say it is not recommended ?
I switched back and forth between thunderbird and gmail 4 times, and I don't see any inconsistencies in my address as for now.

Just having multiple sync possibilities available on the toolbar would be great I think.

Verfasst am: Di Jan 05, 2010 17:18

It was often discussed why i don't add a 3-way-sync.
Its not recommened, cause in special cases (and those cases are not rarely) you would get duplicates.

If you take a look at the confirmationswindow i think you can use it, but otherwise its riskfully to trust on a perfect sync.

Anmeldedatum: 18.09.2008 Beiträge: 5

Well, even with two-way sync I always use the confirmation window.
What I would like is not really 3-way sync, but more many 2-way sync profiles.

Like I said, if I could do it the way I do but without going back to the options window, it would be perfect.

Anmeldedatum: 23.05.2007 Beiträge: 9 Wohnort: Austria

I sync MPE with Thunderbird (using MPE) and Thunderbird with Gmail (using a Thunderbird extension called Zindus). It works perfectly fine if you just want to sync phone numbers and names.

Hopefully that helps.

Anmeldedatum: 18.09.2008 Beiträge: 5

Thanks for your feedback mathbau.
I used zindus for a longtime, but as you say it is only good as long as you sync only emails, names and phone numbers.
I like the way MPE syncs with both thunderbird and gmail, and postal address are kept very clean in all the address books.

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