setAccountAuthenticatorResult(intent.getExtras());\r
             setResult(RESULT_OK, intent);\r
     \r
-            /// immediately request for the synchronization of the new account\r
-            Bundle bundle = new Bundle();\r
-            bundle.putBoolean(ContentResolver.SYNC_EXTRAS_MANUAL, true);\r
-            ContentResolver.requestSync(mAccount, MainApp.getAuthTokenType(), bundle);\r
-            syncAccount();\r
-//          Bundle bundle = new Bundle();\r
-//          bundle.putBoolean(ContentResolver.SYNC_EXTRAS_MANUAL, true);\r
-//          ContentResolver.requestSync(mAccount, MainApp.getAuthTokenType(), bundle);\r
             return true;\r
         }\r
     }\r
         mAuthMessage.setVisibility(View.GONE);\r
     }\r
 \r
-    private void syncAccount(){\r
-        /// immediately request for the synchronization of the new account\r
-        Bundle bundle = new Bundle();\r
-        bundle.putBoolean(ContentResolver.SYNC_EXTRAS_MANUAL, true);\r
-        ContentResolver.requestSync(mAccount, MainApp.getAuthTokenType(), bundle);\r
-    }\r
-    \r
     @Override\r
     public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {\r
         if (MainApp.getAuthTokenTypeSamlSessionCookie().equals(mAuthTokenType) &&\r
 
                 (mPreviousAccount != null && !mPreviousAccount.equals(current))) {
                 /// the account set as default changed since this activity was created 
             
-                // trigger synchronization
-                ContentResolver.cancelSync(null, MainApp.getAuthTokenType());
-                Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
-                bundle.putBoolean(ContentResolver.SYNC_EXTRAS_MANUAL, true);
-                ContentResolver.requestSync(AccountUtils.getCurrentOwnCloudAccount(this), MainApp.getAuthTokenType(), bundle);
-                
                 // restart the main activity
                 Intent i = new Intent(this, FileDisplayActivity.class);
                 i.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);