Sync to Outlook Calendar Not Working

[robimlaw]

So I'm trying to sync my BB address book/calendar with my Outlook address book/calendar via Desktop Manager.

The two address books seem to sync up just fine. However, the two calendars won't sync religiously (some things will sync and some won't). I go into Advanced Configurations and change all the defaults for conflicts and try each scenario (Handheld Wins, Outlook Wins, etc) and it still won't work. Syncing used to work fine and all of a sudden it has done this crap. So I upgraded my Desktop Manager to the most recent one allowed by AT&T. Still no success.

I am at a loss. I know the syncing is working since the address book is getting synced. Not sure what is happening on the calendar side....whether it's Desktop Manager, Outlook or my BB. Anyone else run into this sort of problem?

[CJ31]

I was just having the same issue. I found a thread that said to go into your service books (under "Advanced Options") and delete all email addresses with "Cical" after it. I just tried and it seems to work!

Sorry this is my 1st post here so I can't post a link to the thread. But a search for "Calendar Sync" in the title would find it.

[Mimsy811]

I had the same calendar sync problem and was tearing my hair out. Deleting those email addresses worked! Thank you!!!

[blyndhogg]

It worked. On the device, I went to settings>>advanced options>>servicebooks and deleted any address with "cical" in the description. Voila, the Outlook calendar synced for the first time simce I bought this 9000 device 6 months ago. Sweet!!! Thanks very much.

[bobward757]

Originally Posted by blyndhogg

It worked. On the device, I went to settings>>advanced options>>servicebooks and deleted any address with "cical" in the description. Voila, the Outlook calendar synced for the first time simce I bought this 9000 device 6 months ago. Sweet!!! Thanks very much.

Yes, thank you verrrryy much. Worked here as well.

If it were not for this forum, I would have thrown the BB into the lake a long time ago.

Bob

[fortlady]

Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you! I spent a very frustrating Sunday afternoon with my blackberry and computer trying to get my calendar to sync again. Wish I would have seen this about 4 hours earlier In less than a minute it was all working again

[lbblackberry]

I've had a frustrating afternoon, trying to fix this. Your solution worked -- all those complicated ones didn't! Thanks.

[paynecs]

Thank you so much - I've spent the afternoon searching so many other sites for solutions, which were all rubbish. This took 30 seconds and worked perfectly!

[MrsD.]

I haven't tried to sync my berry to my calendar yet, but plan to. Reading up on it before I give it a try. This is the best place. Almost like a BB book for dummies.

[kat-a-licious]

thanks! after bashing my head against the wall for about 2 hours each time i tried to sync, this 30-second fix did it! woo hoo!

[gonzomex]

I had the same problem and i fixed my bb using this thread! Thanks a lot! But I want to know is why did i have to delete those files off my phone? What do they do? Does anyone know this?

[plaifender]

had the same problem before here

[thecoach17]

Had the exact same problem. Tried google searching the answer and found little that was helpful. One quick search on Crackberry.com and problem solved in less than 30 seconds! I love this site!

[cowboycork]

I did the "cical" thing, and the sync log shows hundreds of calendar items being read, but they still don't show up in my BB. ??

I get the error: "Unable to get Outlook or MS Exchange record. [just one??] Lack of network access to MS Exchange Server can cause this problem. Retry and if the problem persists, please refer to the on-line help topic 'How Do I Receive Technical Support'. "

So now I suppose that I'll have to sit on the phone for 2 hours with them?

Hey RIM: Why is this so diffucult?

any ideas??

Thanks!!!!

[coldfingers]

Amazing!! Had to go back twice and double-check that I had deleted all CICAL; I had missed a couple. Once I took care of that, it worked like a charm. How would anyone ever know to do this???!!