Mac OS X 10.4.1: iSync 2.0: Problems synchronizing; potential solution

Readers note several problems with iSync 2.0 under Mac OS X 10.4.x, including persistent crashes when attempting to synchronize.

MacFixIt reader Graeme writes:

"Every time I try to sync my Sony Ericsson P900 the same problem occurs in Mac OS X 10.4.1 as occurred in Mac OS X 10.4 - the new iSync agent installed in the phone crashes and only some of the changes are made. I even wiped everything off the phone and tried to replace all data, but same problem occurs. No problem with Contacts, just iCal sync."

Julian Wright adds:

"There's a bug in Mac OS X 10.4 and Mac OS X 10.4.1 regarding the iSync menu: My SonyEricsson K700 is all set-up to use iSync and syncs perfectly. However, if I try to initiate a sync by using the menubar iSync menu 'Sync Now' option, the icon spins for a few seconds and does nothing. If I initiate a sync by clicking the Sync button in the iSync application it works. Strangely, if the iSync application is open, then the "Sync now" menu option does work, but not when it the iSync app is closed."

Potential solution MacFixIt reader Nicolai Amter reports that deleting the file: ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.HIToolbox.xxxxxxx.plist (the characters represented by xxxxxxx will be different on each machine) resolves a number of the aforementioned synchronization issues.

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• AFP Issues: Not inheriting permissions, can't set file attributes
• Distorted prints from Preview.app caused by ColorSync changes
• System freezes occurring when in/entering full-screen mode; QuickTime-related
• Problems creating disk images from Mac OS X 10.3.x (Panther)- burned media
• iSync 2.0: Problems synchronizing; potential solution
• Kernel panics when copying large files
• Live spell-checking problem, solution
• Loss of AirPort connectivity/weaker signal, solutions
• Problems with Mac OS 9 system access to Mac OS X Server-stored files
• Mail.app 2.0: Bundles now disabled; Problems with POP accounts, more
• Problems mounting disk images
• Printer Problems: Launching Epson's Printer Utility
• Problems with some internal modems
• Release Notes, difference between Software Update/download versions
• Safari 2.0: Downloads window re-sizing bug
• Problems with sleep; Solutions
• Spotlight: Tips for faster searches, problems with .DAT files; more
• Third-party applications
• Widgets: Conflict with Helvetica Neue; Dashboard crashes

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