Conducting cradle/cable HotSync operations

Performing a direct HotSync operation: Mac computers

When you installed Palm Desktop software, you entered a user name. This user name is the connection between your handheld and your computer.

The first time you perform a HotSync operation the Palm Desktop software does the following:

■Adds a user name to your handheld.

■Creates a folder for the user name in the Users folder inside the Palm folder. For example, if you entered Jane Garcia as your user name, a folder named Jane Garcia is created in the Users folder.

■Creates a file named User Data in your user name folder.

User names appear in the User pop-up menu on the right side of the toolbar. You can change users by selecting a new name in the pop-up menu.

Each subsequent time you perform a HotSync operation, HotSync Manager reads the user name from your handheld and synchronizes the data in the folder of the same name.

Be sure you select the correct user name from the User pop-up menu before entering data on Palm Desktop or performing a HotSync operation.

If you are a system administrator preparing several handhelds for a group of users, you may want to create a user profile. See “Creating a user profile” later in this chapter before performing the following steps.

IMPORTANT You must perform your first HotSync operation with a local, direct connection or with infrared communication, rather than with a modem.

The following steps assume that you have already installed Palm Desktop software. See “Step 4: Install software” in Chapter 1 if you have not installed this software.

165