Betas and Backups

Okay. I have been working with this for a while and need to share this information with you guys.

First, you are working with beta software. This means that if you are dealing with sensitive information or vital information please back it up before you start to use it. How do you do this?

Well, here is what I did. I went into Dejumble and entered my tasks the way I wanted them. Then, before I turned on syncronization, I went into ical and exported my calendar with all my to-dos and saved it on my desktop. Optionally, you could just backup iCal if you have many calendars that have to-dos in them.

Okay. You are ready. Close iCal. Go into Dejumble. (You should have already turned on iCal Sync for the calendar you want to sync. If not, then you had no data in your iCal calendar anyway and by now have realized it. I hope.) Now, go to Options and click on your Calendar under Groups. On the right, Sync for iCal should be on. But Synchronization for iPhone should be off. Click the On button for Sync for iPhone.

You are done with that. Now, because this is a beta your data will probably mess up at some point. I hope not, but it probably will. When it does:

Go back into Dejumble and turn off Sync for iPhone and iCal.
Close Dejumble.
Open iCal. Either import your iCal calendar or restore your iCal backup. Now everything will be like it was. Close iCal.
Open Dejumble. Go to Options. I usually minus (-) out the calendar under Groups. Then I go to iCal Sync and select my calendar. Next I hit the "Sync!" button.
Go to Groups. It should say that your calendar is synced with Dejumble and your tasks should show up again in the Dejumble window.

You can now try it again and sync Dejumble with your iPhone or not.

Again, don't forget to back up before you use beta versions. It can be very frustrating if you don't.

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Hope this helps someone.

Oh one more thing. If you look on your iPhone and your to-dos are whacked. You might can catch it if you are close to your computer. Just go into the Options in Dejumble and turn sync off for that calendar. You can always turn it back on later.