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BlackBerry Desktop Software
Release Notes
6.0.2 b43
About this product
The BlackBerry® Desktop Software works with BlackBerry devices to complete the following tasks:>Add, update, or remove device applications and BlackBerry® Device Software>Back up and restore your device data>Switch your device to a new BlackBerry device>Synchronize your organizer data>Synchronize your media
New features and enhancements
The new features and enhancements for the BlackBerry® Desktop Software 6.0.2 include the following items:Tablet support You can now use your BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet with the BlackBerry Desktop Software: sync your musicplaylists, pictures, and videos, back up and restore your tablet data, and update your BlackBerry® Tablet OS.First-time connection The first time you open the BlackBerry Desktop Software, you can set some of your preferences, such asstarting the BlackBerry Desktop Software whenever you connect your device and automatically checkingfor software updates.Forget device You can remove your device from the list of known devices in the BlackBerry Desktop Software throughthe
Device
>
Forget device
menu.Wi-Fi® music sync Your album art is now updated wirelessly
Fixed issues
This section lists fixed or closed issues between the BlackBerry® Desktop Software 6.0.1 bundle 21 and the BlackBerry Desktop Software 6.0.2bundle 43.
Installation/Connection
You cannot use any symbols, such as %, $, or #, when you type a name for your device. (DT 1008772)
 
You are not warned when you are connecting your device and Caps Lock is turned on. (DT 642229)
Known issues
This section lists known issues for the BlackBerry® Desktop Software 6.0.2 bundle 43.
Installation/Connection
Mounted devices might not appear in File Explorer view if the drive was previously mapped to a different location. (DT 1218240)Workaround: Reboot the computer to refresh the mounted devices in File Explorer.The BlackBerry Desktop Software isn't maximized on your computer and you connect a device that requires a password, the password promptis hidden behind other applications on your computer. (DT 1087222)Workaround: Minimize the other application screens and enter your password.On occasion, you might receive the following error message when you update or install the BlackBerry Desktop Software: "BlackBerry DesktopSoftware has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. (DT 1062162)When setting up a new device associated with a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, you don't receive a prompt for your administrator to add yourmailbox to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server if it hasn't been added yet. (DT 1048093)The memory information on the last screen of the device switch or new device wizard isn't displayed if your device fails to connect with theBlackBerry Desktop Software. (DT 743522)If you install BlackBerry Desktop Software 6.0, you can also install earlier versions of the BlackBerry Desktop Software. (DT 697124)Workaround: Uninstall the earlier version of BlackBerry Desktop Software .
Applications
It might take longer than expected to display device application information or device application summaries. (DT 693806)
Backing up and restoring data
When you're viewing the progress screen during a backup, the amount of data that's being backed is incorrect. However, your data is stillbacked up. (DT 1230225)In some cases, BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet media files cannot be successfully backed up. (DT 1178499)It takes at least a minute to cancel a backup when you disconnect your tablet during a backup. (DT 1006552)You receive an error when you back up your data and your device name is longer than the hard drive file system limit or longer than the backupfile name: "There was an error backing up. There could have been a problem with the device or connection during the backup. Verify that thedevice is turned on and connected." (DT 751826)
Synchronizing organizer data
 
You might receive the following error message when you sync with Yahoo!®: "Error Encountered 0X80040FB3, Check Documentation". Thesync fails to send information to your Yahoo! Organizer. (DT 1033062)Upgrading your BlackBerry Desktop Software from version 5.0 to version 6.0 doesn't save your synchronization settings. (DT 762581)Workaround: Configure your settings again.Upgrading your BlackBerry Desktop Software from version 4.7 to version 6.0 shows a synchronization error and you can't sync your organizerdata. (DT 762512)If you disconnect your device when your organizer data is being synced after clicking
Sync All
, you receive a synchronization complete statusafter receiving two errors, "Connector specific error" and "Unable to complete synchronization". (DT 735195)When a Notes contact has been added with only a first name and no last name, you aren't notified that this contact will not be synchronized.(DT 599780)The status of an attendee from an appointmentwith multiple attendees doesn't update on your device when synchronizing from a Microsoft®Outlook® calendar. (DT 624882)A priority for a posted task appears on your device when you synchronize a posted task without a priority and the posted task isn't synchronized.(DT 648561)A category for a posted task appears on your device when you synchronize a posted task without a category and the posted task isn'tsynchronized. (DT 648559)The
Help
button in the following synchronization warning screen doesn't launch the help: "Synchronization is currently unavailable for:Calendar, Memo Pad, Address Book, Tasks". (DT 596963)
Device switch
If you're switching to a new tablet and you receive a prompt that there isn't enough space to complete the switch, clicking
No
keeps displayingthe same prompt. You can't cancel out of the screen. (DT 1229385)Workaround: End the BlackBerry Desktop Software process in Task Manager.After backing up your data while switching your device, if you click the back arrow to return to the
Select optional data
screen and changeyour backup options and then continue, your backup doesn't start again. (DT 757762)
Media
If you're using a 64-bit Windows XP computer, you might receive the following message when you try to sync media: Your BlackBerry deviceis not compatible with this feature. (DT 1227946)Workaround: Install the following hotfix:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968730
Music
You can't view playlists with 255 characters created in Windows Media® Player; they don't appear in the BlackBerry Desktop Software. (DT1156702)Workaround: Use a shorter name for the playlists.
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