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Google Calendar sync now (mostly) works with Outlook 2010
Using Outlook 2010 and wish you had an easy way to keep it in sync with your Google Calendar? Good news! Google has just released an updated version of Google Calendar Sync which works with the latest version of Microsoft's enterprise workhorse... well, mostly anyways.
Sync only works with 32-bit installs of Outlook 2010, though to be fair even Microsoft recommended that users roll with that version to prevent plug-in compatibility issues. 64-bit support will likely come later on -- when 64-bit Office installs are a bit more commonplace.
The updated app supports both two-way and one-way syncing, meaning you can push items from your Google Calendar to Outlook or vice versa, or keep them running in unison. Check out the official blog post for more details and the download link!
Sync only works with 32-bit installs of Outlook 2010, though to be fair even Microsoft recommended that users roll with that version to prevent plug-in compatibility issues. 64-bit support will likely come later on -- when 64-bit Office installs are a bit more commonplace.
The updated app supports both two-way and one-way syncing, meaning you can push items from your Google Calendar to Outlook or vice versa, or keep them running in unison. Check out the official blog post for more details and the download link!
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Subscribe to commentsRichardAug 17th 2010 12:07PM
I used to use Google Calendar Sync about a year ago until I found out that it couldn't handle tentative appointments. Does anyone know whether this has been resolved?
The problem is simple: if you have a tentative appointment in your calendar (which could be set by you, by someone else in an invite or if someone sends you an invite which you haven't yet responded) then GCS does not sync the appointment up to the Google server.
On the next sync, GCS sees that the appointment doesn't exist on the server, (wrongly) assumes that it has been deleted and so promptly deletes it from Outlook!
As you can imagine, this started causing serious problems because items kept disappearing. The worst one was that you'd be away from your desk for a couple of hours, receive 5 meeting invites and all 5 of them had been deleted from your calendar - which means that when you hit "accept" Outlook displayed an error complaining that it couldn't find the appointment you were accepting (as GCS had deleted it).
When I contacted Google about the issue through their account manager, he didn't even bother to respond so I assumed that they didn't care about the product any more.
DavidAug 19th 2010 8:20AM
@Richard
I've been using GCS for about a year and a half. I've never had that problem with tentative appts, they show up exactly as they're meant to. Sync'ing with a Google Apps for domains account. Maybe they fixed it?
RossAug 17th 2010 12:27PM
What a timely article.
I just got a new work laptop with Win7(64bit) and Office 2010(32bit) and blindy installed Calender Sync without checking.
I do 1-way sync Outlook to Google.
On checking the official page there is no mention at all of Windows 7 or Office 2010.
GCS seems to be running but is VERY slow.
Thanks
Ross
Benjamini BeltonAug 17th 2010 2:52PM
I'm sticking with gsyncit - onlt thing I have found that syncs calendar, contacts, and tasks - $15 tho - http://www.daveswebsite.com/software/gsync/
DeoWulfAug 17th 2010 11:13PM
Eh, I went with the 64-bit Office. But, I like being on the cutting edge. I paid for this computer; I want to use it.
JasonSAug 21st 2010 1:59AM
1) Does it allow syncing between multiple Google and Outlook calendars?
2) Does it finally sync recurring appointments properly?
No? Oh well. Guess it's still as useless as earlier versions then. Google really needs to pull its finger out if it's serious about the business market. For instance, if you could cut and paste appointments in Google, I would be able to fully ditch Outlook altogether. But you can't. Boo hoo.
Ryan SchlitzSep 15th 2010 10:45AM
As of 9/15/2010 it still appears to not be syncing events that I have invited people to (tenatively). Or whatever. I have it syncing at home and my work sync syncing to my home sync... and my gmail sycing to my phone. All this syncing madness they manage to stay in sync. Haha. Other than that one issue
:( My entire company of 150 is on windows 7, 64bit through a windows server 2008 R2 system. I don't know why they would think anyone who's bought a computer in the last two years wouldn't adopt 64 bit. Nobody wants their ram or multi cores to go to waste.
ryanericschlitzSep 15th 2010 10:49AM
Okay I over exxagerated were not that big and were not all on 64 bit... were going to be upgrading the server shortly. But that's our goal I think.
You get the point. 64bit isn't an early adopter technology anymore.