While CompanionLink does have their syncing software and Mark/Space will soon have theirs, they're not free and I'm cheap. To many, the old PalmOS hotsync was vital system, allowing both backup of PIM data and the ability to locally view and edit that data, getting updated on the device next hotsync. If you look at the calender and contacts in Thunderbird your items should appear.For a long time now, it's been known that when you switch to the Pre, you won't have any sort of local syncing options. You can also set a periodic sync by changing the number from zero to any other value. Once you click the “Synchronize now” button the items are synchronized. Activate the synchronization and select the contact lists and calendars you want to synchronize. Now all we have to do is synchronize our account. That’s it! The account is created, just click finish on the last page. On the next page we are asked for the credentials of our Google account.Īfter login you need to allow the access to your Google account.

If its not shown check the extended settings me made before for typos.Įnter an account name on the next page. The server profile dialog shows up and now select “Google”. Once this is done, we again try to add the account.

Click the link in the settings and install the plugin. The plugin will now tell us, that we need another plugin for CalDAV and CardDAV support. After restart, we have to open the TbSync settings. Restart Thunderbird to apply the new setting. The value is displayed in the config editor. Right click somewhere and select “New” – “ Boolean“.Įnter “” as value and click OK. In the editor we have to create a new “boolean value”. Open the Thunderbird settings and scroll to the bottom and click on the “Config Editor” button.Īccept the warning which appears. However the functionality can be activated in the extended settings.

Officially Google Accounts are no longer supported by the plugin. You can install the plugin directly in Thunderbird. Unfortunately the plugin does not longer work for newer versions of Thundbird. Ever since I used “ Gcontactsync” to synchronize my contacts and calendar with Thunderbird.

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