[Q] deleting invisible exchange account [SOLVED --> post #4] - AT&T HTC One (M7)

I seem to have somehow developed an invisible exchange account on my rooted (but otherwise stock) 4.1.2 AT&T HTC One. I don't know at what level to attack this problem -- is it a Sense issue or an Android issue? What app or data should I delete / uninstall or clear?
If I go to Settings -> Accounts & sync -> under the "Manage Accounts" area there is no Exchange ActiveSync account even listed.
If I try to add an "Exchange ActiveSync" account I get the Error message in a popup box that says "You have already set up this Exchange account." Googling for that message or searching for it on xda did not yield anything helpful.
I'm not sure if this developed at some point from a Nandroid restore or what...
Does anyone know how to delete this invisible Exchange account that it says I have already set up? I can't see the account anywhere to delete it, but it's data must exist somewhere inside "Accounts & sync" and so it thinks I have already set it up... I'd like to delete it for real and then re-add it.
Thanks for any ideas.

ShivaSmith said:
I seem to have somehow developed an invisible exchange account on my rooted (but otherwise stock) 4.1.2 AT&T HTC One. I don't know at what level to attack this problem -- is it a Sense issue or an Android issue? What app or data should I delete / uninstall or clear?
If I go to Settings -> Accounts & sync -> under the "Manage Accounts" area there is no Exchange ActiveSync account even listed.
If I try to add an "Exchange ActiveSync" account I get the Error message in a popup box that says "You have already set up this Exchange account." Googling for that message or searching for it on xda did not yield anything helpful.
I'm not sure if this developed at some point from a Nandroid restore or what...
Does anyone know how to delete this invisible Exchange account that it says I have already set up? I can't see the account anywhere to delete it, but it's data must exist somewhere inside "Accounts & sync" and so it thinks I have already set it up... I'd like to delete it for real and then re-add it.
Thanks for any ideas.
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So the problem is I can't update my Exchange account password because the account is not there to even select in "Accounts & sync"... so, similarly, I can't delete it... and can't re-add it, because it claims it is already there, tho' I can't see it...
I suppose maybe a total factory reset would fix it ... and then restore all other app's, but that seems like a nuclear option considering I just want to delete an account. Plus it would be better to understand the correct way to fix this, rather than resorting to a total wipe.
thanks...

Oh well.. just thought maybe there was some way to delete the offending hidden exchange account from the back-end since I'm rooted... if I could use ES File Explorer to nuke something... but I doubt that is easy to figure out.
I suppose the only real solution will be to factory reset and re-install all app's... well... a good excuse to install Revolution HD or some other great ROM... then I'd have to be re-setting all system settings anyway.
Note that I actually called HTC about this and the (nice / smart) tech. support guy was equally baffled by the weirdness of this... so it goes...
This kind of stuff never seemed to happen to me in the iPhone universe... less error-prone it would seem... however... I'll still take Android flexibility over the gilded cage .
Still if anyone ever has any ideas about this, it would be interesting to hear... thanks.

SOLVED!
Someone from Android StackExchange guided me to fix my problem!!
The solution was to delete the app data for the "Mail" app on the HTC One. I guess an invisible Exchange account was lurking attached to that app somehow.
After clearing the data for that app, I can once again create the Exchange account I need! My calendar works again....
Fixed!
http://android.stackexchange.com/qu...s-and-or-delete-an-invisible-exchange-account

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Can't delete Facebook/Twitter accounts linked to Motoblur?

Have a rooted Atrix on .83, and I don't want the phone to sync with my contacts on facebook and all.
I tried to set social applications to sync over wifi only, doesn't help.
I want to completely remove the accounts.
When I go to remove them, I get either an "account canot be removed" error, or when on wifi, the "removing account" loading bar freezes up forever. I tried leaving it there for 30 minutes, didn't get anywhere either.
I'm only rooted with sideloading enabled, no other mods.
Anyone know how to delete these accounts WITHOUT factory reset?
I'm not in a position to reset anything right now at the moment.
Thanks
Not sure if this is entirely what you want, but revoke access to the application (I think it's MotoBlur) on Facebook. It's in the privacy settings page, at the bottom, where you control the apps.
That is, if facebook didn't move them. Again. For the 87th time.
Edit: Look through twitter's settings pages, it's in there too. I don't visit it too often so I don't remember it.
@Mgamerz shameless self promotion
Launch Accounts app
and in that you can remove your facebook account
Lol at the shameless self promotion
I don't want my phone to sync any contacts or contact photos at all with twitter or Facebook, too much to sync that my com.motorola.providers.contacts is using up way too much battery (about 20+ minutes of CPU time)
sakdroid said:
Launch Accounts app
and in that you can remove your facebook account
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The accounts app is where the errors occur.
Might try using a privacy guard program to deny accounts data access unless you allow it. That is a lot of manual work though. Doesn't the settings menu have sync over Wifi only? Or does it not work?
Edit: read your post. Will update reply shortly
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Another freaking edit: I juts removed my FB account from the accounts app. It froze while at the 100% mark, but finished a few seconds later. If you don't want it to be able to sync, and you don't want to reflash, and can't get it to work, revoke motoblur's access to facebook and twitter from facebook and twitter side.
I can see where Motorola would want to make it a pain in the ass to remove them though.
I currently have it set to sync only over wifi, but the phone seems to be syncing over cellular data anyway (or attempting to, no contact info ever changes)
As for denying service, that may work, but I need to find a way to disable these accounts all together. I'm guessing that it won't attempt to sync if it has nothing to sync with.
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You were able to remove it? Are you rooted or anything?
Mine just freezes at 100% forever :/
Rooted 1.8.3 stock. Only have the webtop hack. Did you try revoking access? That might make motoblur make you reenter your password. Then it might allow you to remove it.
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Mgamerz said:
Rooted 1.8.3 stock. Only have the webtop hack. Did you try revoking access? That might make motoblur make you reenter your password. Then it might allow you to remove it.
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Just did that, no luck :/
You might need to contact motorola then.. (fyi their customer sucks hardcore)
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Mgamerz said:
You might need to contact motorola then.. (fyi their customer sucks hardcore)
Sent from my Motorola Atrix 4G on the network with the most backhaul, whatever that is. This post might have errors as I hate touchscreen keyboards.
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I spoke to them earlier today, the reps said "the only way to remove those accounts is by doing a factory reset"
bullsh!t
To my immense surprise, I managed to get rid of Facebook from Motoblur without a factory reset. I was lead to this thread by searching and I had the exact same problem as you. I don't know which step was responsible for my success so I'll describe all of them:
- go to Facebook and revoke permissions for Motoblur. I also changed my FB password for good measure. Wait a few hours.
- Settings - Applications - Manage Applications. Choose the "all" tab then scroll until you find the Motoblur Accounts and Accounts Storage.
- Clear data for both
- turn off your phone, unplug and remove battery. Wait for 30 mins. Replace battery and reboot.
- go to Motoblur accounts and try to delete your FB account again. It should work.

[Q] Hidden hotmail account that can not be deleted

Hey guys,
My wife has a bell atrix and for some reason there is a hidden "hotmail" account that I can not delete. I can see the account in mail/message settings but it does not show up in account settings, therefore i can not delete nor edit it. So in the end I had to make a new account as "hotmail1" but now she receives emails twice.
Has anyone ever experience this before and know how to delete hidden account?
btw. she is running the latest OTA update with launcher pro and no custom rom.
CreamyTwinky said:
Hey guys,
My wife has a bell atrix and for some reason there is a hidden "hotmail" account that I can not delete. I can see the account in mail/message settings but it does not show up in account settings, therefore i can not delete nor edit it. So in the end I had to make a new account as "hotmail1" but now she receives emails twice.
Has anyone ever experience this before and know how to delete hidden account?
btw. she is running the latest OTA update with launcher pro and no custom rom.
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go into manage applications and clear all data from any app involving your hotmail accounts. you might have to set all of them back up but it should remove the hidden account.
cleared all data and uninstalled apps that require email addresses but the hidden account is still there.
Happened to me before. a hotmail account.
Even came across a thread about it in the official motorola forums. The only solution I found was to format my Atrix!
your kidding me....a reformat? I really want to avoid doing that...
i've searched the motorola forums but did not find any such thread. Do you remember the link and/or search criticia? It would be appreciated!
update: nvm, I found the post. It is from someone who has a moto droid with the same problem. Does anyone have any possible solution to this problem without resorting to formatting?
CreamyTwinky said:
your kidding me....a reformat? I really want to avoid doing that...
i've searched the motorola forums but did not find any such thread. Do you remember the link and/or search criticia? It would be appreciated!
update: nvm, I found the post. It is from someone who has a moto droid with the same problem. Does anyone have any possible solution to this problem without resorting to formatting?
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I know it sucks, been there.
If it's the same problem you're having, this is the post and how Motorola's rep suggested doing a hard reset:
https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/27354
Thanks for the help. I will try a factory reset.
fyi....this is the original post at moto forums from someone with a driod that has the exact same problem as me.
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My Droid X has gone thru at least 2 updates since I got it as far as I can
remember. All normal updates OTA with no rooting, etc. Currently on 2.3.3
Android at System 4.5.596 MB810.Version.en.US
Recently I went looking to change some parameters on one of my email
accounts but I discovered something interesting. Not sure how long it has
been there.
When I click on the messaging icon, I see a Universal Inbox, text, and 5
email accounts as expected. If I click on "Edit Universal Inbox", it
shows 6 check boxs of 5 email and 1 text account. So far everthing is
normal.
But if I click on "Manage Accounts", I see only 4 email accounts + 2 Google
accounts. So where is my 5th email account which I use as my primary and
how do I modify my missing email account?. It I try to add it in, it
complains it is a duplicate so something knows it is there but it does not
show under the "My accounts" page.
So how do I make visible, a hidden email account so I can modify it? I
tried wiping the cache but saw no changes as it is still missing. I would
appreciate some recommendations on what to try now before I go for the
factory reset. Thanks. Andy
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unfortunately it never got answered...
I too just had that problem. I tried clearing data from every applicationInvolving my accounts on my phone but didn't help only way was to factory data reset.
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factory reset did indeed fixed it.
thanks for everyone help/input.
That sucks man, what email program are you using?
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Changing Original GMAIL Setting

When I bought my HTC Thunderbolt I logged into an existing gmail account that I thought I could change down the line. So, I have found that changing my original gmail account is not as easy as I thought. The problem is that when I go to put in a new event into my calender it does not sync correctly because it is syncing with the first gmail account I put on the phone.
So, before I go erasing this or that file, I want to check with some people who have good wisdom. My phone is rooted, I am on a different ROM and Radio, but everything I read says that you need to do a factory reset. So, here are a few questions I have...
Will a factory reset effect the rooting of my phone?
If it does not, should I just back on my apps up and do a factory reset?
Is there anything else I should know before I attempt a factory reset?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Living by Faith in Christ,
Ryon
gmail is directly linked to the primary account on your phone. the one you went through the initial setup with(setup market with). and unfortunately you cannot remove that email from gmail.
you can ofcourse add accounts via "accounts & sync", but that's a different story.
christ eh?... tell him/her I said salam.
I don't have any issues with erasing or not erasing the email. In fact, I don't really care if it stays on there or not. When I put a new event into my calendar it is using the email I signed up with. So yes, I could sync multiple accounts, but my laptop, tablet, home computure, work computer are all on one account. I like it this way.
When I look in my "accounts and sync" it says that it is using the proper account, but when I select a event in the calendar it wants to sync with google email I sign up with on my phone. I don't want it to use this account. I want to use the same one my google mail.
I am thinking that if I back up all my apps and data using Titanium Backup, do a factory reset, then add my google email so that my calendar syncs with the proper email I should be set. I can always bring my apps back using Titanium Backup and if all fails the worst that could happen is that I go back to my original setting using Titanium Backup.
Am I wrong in thinking this way?
Ryon
So, the gmail account you started your phone with... 1. Did you purchase apps on the market with it? And 2. Do you still want to use it at all on your phone? If you answered "no" to both these questions, do this:
On your computer, log in to the gmail acct you don't want. Export a back up of all your contacts. Now, log out and log into the gmail acct you 'do' want and import your contacts into it. It will not wipe any existing contacts.
Now. On your phone, delete the Google acct you don't want. Sync the one you do want (calendar, contacts, etc). You will have sync'ed all your contacts, email, and calendar. Make sure its all there.
If you answered "yes" to either question above, also do this... Once you're sure your phone has integrated your new main acct, add the old one back. Uncheck the boxes for synching contacts and calendar plus anything else you don't want to sync.
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Oops... It is important to know, 4g phones are not linked to your Verizon service the same way 3g/non-sim card phones are. In fact, if you were to reset your phone and not sign into a Google acct at all, you would still have service after set up is complete. This is because your service is now linked to the sim card on your phone. Granted, you won't have contacts, but you could make a call or browse the internet...
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Problem with Android Market after Factory Reset.

Hey all, I have stock,non-rooted,locked, OTA'd rezound.
I've tried everything in the general forums for this problem, so now I'll come here and ask to see if anyone has any other possible solutions.
I've done multiple factory resets today, and tried several different methods of re-adding my google account (which is a google apps for your domain account) so it's not @gmail.com but @mydomain.com
Everything works great, sync, gmail app, gtalk, youtube.. you name it. Great. Even the market place, for downloading 'free' apps.
As soon as I try and download an app I have to pay for I get a little window that pops up that says "Google sign-in You entered the wrong password or your account has changed. Please re-enter your password. Username [email protected]" and then just fails to accept my actual password. (i've tried changing my password a few times too!)
Here's everything I've tried:
1. Clearing the Market App Data and Cache.
2. FactoryReset: try and use the old market app before it gets updated.
3. Youtube account issue: disabled the youtube service on my google app domain, and factory reset- and tried again... no dice.
4. Tried putting on a real @gmail.com domain, and that works just fine. try and switch to @mydomain and it fails again.
I've done a factory-reset before every different style of attempt. I'm guessing something else is going on :-\
When I logon to the market through the web, I can purchase apps and they install without a problem! So it's something to do with the market app.
Anyway, just looking for any other ideas I may have overlooked. You're a pretty thorough community so I think I can trust you all would have something for me to try!
Before my factory-reset, everything worked fine with my google apps domain account.
TL;DR: My google apps domain account I normally use won't let me purchase apps on the marketplace anymore, it says the password has changed but all other google services work just fine!
I remember reading something way back when I first got the phone in late November about people having issues with the Market app. I never had an issue so I didn't pay much attention to it but you should be able to find a thread about it from back then.
Something about using a different apk? Or maybe deleting the app and redownloading it?
Sorry I don't have the actual answer but I thought I could at least point you in the right direction until someone else does.
EDIT: This may not be the same issue but one of the solutions that suggests to clear cache may help you. Can't hurt to try it out.
posted by danutzz: Open app drawer > tap menu button > click remove app > click all > find market and click > click clear cache and clear data...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19485456&postcount=6
Are you using Google Two-Step login verification?
Did you accidentally leave yourself logged in to another computer, like at work, where somebody else might have gained access to your account?
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Great questions:
No I've turned 2-step verification off.... what if I turn it on, and try and get a different password out of it? I'll give it a go.
Account is definitely not compromised. good to go here.
Break Through Achieved...
My Google Wallet account has been suspended, because when I changed my password I used the google domains administrator panel, and not my google account 'change password'. this made google think the administrator changed the password because the account was compromised.
google wallet has a lengthy but acceptable process for regaining access to your account.
I'll go update all the general forums with this if it works... thanks for all your patience.
Also, google.com/wallet shows a good explination of why all other apps work fine, and not purchases...
Google Wallet Account Reinstatement
Your Google Wallet account is currently suspended. The account was suspended as a precautionary measure to protect your payment information because Google detected that an administrator at your organization initiated a password reset for your email address. However, this suspension only affects your access to Google Wallet, and you should still have access to your other Google Apps services such as Gmail, Calendar, and Sites.
If you would like to reinstate Google Wallet on your Google Apps account, please contact us. You will be required to verify your identity to reinstate your Wallet account.
You may also wish to sign up for a new Google Wallet account using a personal e-mail address, rather than your Google Apps account. Creating a new Wallet account using a personal email address will reduce future suspensions of your Google Wallet account for password changes. If you don't have an alternative email address, you can create a new email address with Gmail for free.
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I'm having the same problem (using google apps account, admin reset password, no purchasing market apps etc etc)
When I log in to google wallet, I see the message you posted above, with a link to click to contact google. However, this link just redirects endlessly to the same message.
Can you remember how you managed to get in contact with google to have the suspension lifted?
Thanks
Sul
Here's the link to the account reinstatement application form:
https://support.google.com/wallet/bin/request.py?&contact_type=ga_reset
I had the same issue a few weeks ago. I just emailed Google wallet help support telling them the problem and by the next day I got a reply saying something like "we can now confirm that your Google wallet is now working and able to make purchases" Sure enough they fixed it and haven't had a problem since.
MarvinPontiac said:
I had the same issue a few weeks ago. I just emailed Google wallet help support telling them the problem and by the next day I got a reply saying something like "we can now confirm that your Google wallet is now working and able to make purchases" Sure enough they fixed it and haven't had a problem since.
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Where did you even email them? It's like an endless loop on their help center where you can't get to an actual contact form, just has to match one of their issues. I swear while I like a lot of google services, their support leaves very little to be desired.

[Q] How do I enable/restore calender again when disabling it deleted it?

I seem to have deleted my Google calender (or some part of it) from my android (specs below). I can’t seem to be able to restore it.
I had problems syncing a new calender and was trying to clear all cache etc in order to get it to sync. I went into Settings --> applications --> All --> ‘Calendar’ (I’ve always had two of those, so I took the one with data in it, the other always stands on 0.0B).
I cleared the data, force stopped it and then I pushed Disable. The button went from disable to enable and I restarted my phone thinking I could enable it after restart. After reboot the calendar had disappeared. Meaning: no icon in the ‘applications’ screen, when I go into the settings menu I only have one post named ‘calendar’ (the empty one). Calendar Storage still has content though and when I use widgets they seem to be able to access and sync to my main Google calender. When I use ‘month’ view I can see the different events I have in my calendar but I can’t edit anything from my phone. As soon as I try to actually access it I get the message ‘Unfortunately, TwLauncher has stopped’.
How do I restore, or enable the Calender again? I find it really disturbing that I don’t have a calender icon in ‘application’ anymore and that it seems to have completely disappeared.
I’ve tried clearing data, experimenting with the sync option and rebooting several times. I just can’t seem to get any results though. And I can't find it on play so I can't re-install it. Any insight on this?
Device: GT-I9100 (Samsung Galaxy S2)
Carrier: Telenor
Country / Language: Sweden
OS / Browser / build number (if applicable): ICS 4.0.3/IML74K.XXLPQ
Reinette said:
I seem to have deleted my Google calender (or some part of it) from my android (specs below). I can’t seem to be able to restore it.
I had problems syncing a new calender and was trying to clear all cache etc in order to get it to sync. I went into Settings --> applications --> All --> ‘Calendar’ (I’ve always had two of those, so I took the one with data in it, the other always stands on 0.0B).
I cleared the data, force stopped it and then I pushed Disable. The button went from disable to enable and I restarted my phone thinking I could enable it after restart. After reboot the calendar had disappeared. Meaning: no icon in the ‘applications’ screen, when I go into the settings menu I only have one post named ‘calendar’ (the empty one). Calendar Storage still has content though and when I use widgets they seem to be able to access and sync to my main Google calender. When I use ‘month’ view I can see the different events I have in my calendar but I can’t edit anything from my phone. As soon as I try to actually access it I get the message ‘Unfortunately, TwLauncher has stopped’.
How do I restore, or enable the Calender again? I find it really disturbing that I don’t have a calender icon in ‘application’ anymore and that it seems to have completely disappeared.
I’ve tried clearing data, experimenting with the sync option and rebooting several times. I just can’t seem to get any results though. And I can't find it on play so I can't re-install it. Any insight on this?
Device: GT-I9100 (Samsung Galaxy S2)
Carrier: Telenor
Country / Language: Sweden
OS / Browser / build number (if applicable): ICS 4.0.3/IML74K.XXLPQ
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First check via Google mail/calendar if u see ur appointments...
If u don't see it there, they wasn't saved it Google account and so just local, which u delete (no restore)
If u see them there, just delete and reactivate ur Google account on ur phone.
CHEERS ;-)
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Hannibal226 said:
First check via Google mail/calendar if u see ur appointments...
If u don't see it there, they wasn't saved it Google account and so just local, which u delete (no restore)
If u see them there, just delete and reactivate ur Google account on ur phone.
CHEERS ;-)
Sent from my Galaxy S2 - I9100 with SensatioN Rom!
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Might have worked had it been a sync problem only (my calendar is intact on the web). This however is a problem of the built-in calendar app disappearing. I removed the account and installed it again but the calendar did not appear.
I'm starting to think that factory reset is the only viable option.
Reinette said:
Might have worked had it been a sync problem only (my calendar is intact on the web). This however is a problem of the built-in calendar app disappearing. I removed the account and installed it again but the calendar did not appear.
I'm starting to think that factory reset is the only viable option.
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Hmm but that's a bit much for just probs like this...
Hmm u checked the options in application > all > calendar and delete data again?
Then also checked if calendar sync is active (I think so but just an idea)
So last option before factory reset would be wiping the dalvik cache
If at all now luck... U can do it.
But would be really strange.
Much success ;-)
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Lost Calendar Events
Sorry for reviving an old thread, but I have a similar issue/problem
I was syncing and unsyncing with my samsung to google calendars, then the next day I checked, I realized all my events disappeared.
I did not erase anything yet all my events were gone.
I did notice that something was occurring during the period that I lost my data.
I saw that my default Samsung browser on my smart phone went on a refresh loop on google home page. This was an issue on googles end and was resolved eventually.
This was one of google's problems. There would be an issue with google recognizing me logging on the google home page and gmail. This lasted for a week. I wonder if that caused my data to disappear?
There are a few links below describing what happened. I'm wondering if this is an issue with Google, samsung+google, or syncing in general.
if I can recover my lost events that would be great!
It seems like a lot of them has to do with smartphones syncing, which is what I did. Even if there isn’t a solution or a recovery for this, it would be great to at least get an understanding as to why this happened (so i can avoid it in the future). I am currently storing everything local to my phone and havne’t experienced any loss of information. It’s quite disconcerting that if I did use google calendars, at any moment, all my events can go missing.
https://twitter.com/pauliharman/status/232750527979597825
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/calendar/jJbLThfAuXc
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/calendar/IE2m9Y96bLE/oAz-BQIkcLMJ
https://productforums.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/calendar/P8ClYOAtWSc
Hannibal226 said:
Hmm but that's a bit much for just probs like this...
Hmm u checked the options in application > all > calendar and delete data again?
Then also checked if calendar sync is active (I think so but just an idea)
So last option before factory reset would be wiping the dalvik cache
If at all now luck... U can do it.
But would be really strange.
Much success
Sent from my Galaxy S2 - I9100 with SensatioN Rom!
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Restore a recent backup, that way the period of events lost will be minimal; only events entered/altered after the time of the backup, obviously (and you can then sync to Google if you like to bring that back up to date).
So far as recovering your lost events goes, I doubt Google will restore an individuals calendar events. Tho you might as well ask them, they might surprise you. That way you then simply restore them to your phone.
Failing that, unless you've got a copy of the db file containing the calendar events still on the phone, can't see how you'd get them back unfortunately.
As to why, I'd be asking Google. I've been keeping my phone/Google calendar synced a couple of times a day over the year and a bit I've had my SGS2 & never had a problem from their end (a couple very early doors caused by me when I had to reset my phone & I hadn't synced to Google before doing the reset).
Thanks Mistah. Unfortunately I didnt make any backups with TiBu or a nandroid at that time.
I've asked google and you are correct, they dont do event restores.
Yes definitely my main concern is why it happened at all? So it never happened to you?....hmmm..
im wondering if it was something on Google's part or something I did.
Before I realized my calendar disappeared, I unsynched and erased the profile on my device so it only had the local calendar, then i synced again.
I wonder if my erasing that profile on my samsung caused the calendar to delete. Or maybe it didn't register or save?
I can't 100% recall if I saved the events on google's calendar or my local. but if I stored on my local, shouldnt the data still be there even after my sync and unsync or google calendar?
MistahBungle said:
Restore a recent backup, that way the period of events lost will be minimal; only events entered/altered after the time of the backup, obviously (and you can then sync to Google if you like to bring that back up to date).
So far as recovering your lost events goes, I doubt Google will restore an individuals calendar events. Tho you might as well ask them, they might surprise you. That way you then simply restore them to your phone.
Failing that, unless you've got a copy of the db file containing the calendar events still on the phone, can't see how you'd get them back unfortunately.
As to why, I'd be asking Google. I've been keeping my phone/Google calendar synced a couple of times a day over the year and a bit I've had my SGS2 & never had a problem from their end (a couple very early doors caused by me when I had to reset my phone & I hadn't synced to Google before doing the reset).
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Yep. If you remove the Google a/c from your phone completely, it deletes the events attached to that Google a/c in the calendar app. When you add it back, you'll have an empty calendar until you sync it from Google.
So essentially, what's seemed to have happened is you've done that with the a/c on your phone, for whatever reason your events @ Google's end have been nuked, so when you've re-added the a/c back on your phone & gone to sync it, there's been nothing there to sync back to the phone.
If you untick 'show [email protected]' in the calendar app settings (as opposed to removing the a/c outright), exit the app & restart the app you end up with an empty calendar, because it must have a Google a/c linked. If you retick 'show [email protected]' your events show again because simply unticking it doesn't delete anything.
Removing the a/c outright from the phone must purge the DB file(s) (?? I presume) on the phone.
That's the most logical explanation I can come up with given what happened/the order it happened in with your phone.
mikoal said:
Thanks Mistah. Unfortunately I didnt make any backups with TiBu or a nandroid at that time.
I've asked google and you are correct, they dont do event restores.
Yes definitely my main concern is why it happened at all? So it never happened to you?....hmmm..
im wondering if it was something on Google's part or something I did.
Before I realized my calendar disappeared, I unsynched and erased the profile on my device so it only had the local calendar, then i synced again.
I wonder if my erasing that profile on my samsung caused the calendar to delete. Or maybe it didn't register or save?
I can't 100% recall if I saved the events on google's calendar or my local. but if I stored on my local, shouldnt the data still be there even after my sync and unsync or google calendar?
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I just tried it again. I removed the account from my phone. then resynced it. All the info from the calendar is still there.
Currently i store everything locally and only view local calendar (as you've said, untick google calendar).
Also not sure if this matters, I'm not using google calendars, I'm using samsung's stock calendar planner.
I cant see how removing the account from ur handheld would erase all events from your calendar. Isn't removing the account just deciding not to sync with it?
MistahBungle said:
Yep. If you remove the Google a/c from your phone completely, it deletes the events attached to that Google a/c in the calendar app. When you add it back, you'll have an empty calendar until you sync it from Google.
So essentially, what's seemed to have happened is you've done that with the a/c on your phone, for whatever reason your events @ Google's end have been nuked, so when you've re-added the a/c back on your phone & gone to sync it, there's been nothing there to sync back to the phone.
If you untick 'show [email protected]' in the calendar app settings (as opposed to removing the a/c outright), exit the app & restart the app you end up with an empty calendar, because it must have a Google a/c linked. If you retick 'show [email protected]' your events show again because simply unticking it doesn't delete anything.
Removing the a/c outright from the phone must purge the DB file(s) (?? I presume) on the phone.
That's the most logical explanation I can come up with given what happened/the order it happened in with your phone.
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That's why I added (?? I presume) to that line in my PP about removing the account potentially wiping the DB files.
I doubt you'll end up finding out what happened/why it happened.
Anyhow, that's all I can offer.
mikoal said:
I cant see how removing the account from ur handheld would erase all events from your calendar. Isn't removing the account just deciding not to sync with it?
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ya, it was worth a shot to test out that theory.
back to square one i guess.
google is blaming on samsung's app causing the erase when syncing.
MistahBungle said:
That's why I added (?? I presume) to that line in my PP about removing the account potentially wiping the DB files.
I doubt you'll end up finding out what happened/why it happened.
Anyhow, that's all I can offer.
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