Frank Smith

Urgent!! I upgraded my X50v to WM6 last week.
All is working well. However, I can no longer find the
backup/restore program. Where did I go wrong??

AlfCheesey

Originally Posted by Frank Smith

Urgent!! I upgraded my X50v to WM6 last week. All is working well. However, I can no longer find the backup/restore program. Where did I go wrong??

You can only backup PPC2003 or earlier devices.

MobileViews Blog :: Why Did Microsoft Remove Backup/Restore from ActiveSync?

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One of the innovations that came with Microsoft Windows Mobile 5 for Pocket PC users was non-volitile flash RAM and the storage of key Windows Mobile databases in this RAM. This meant that both Pocket PC users would no longer lose their contacts and calendars when a battery died. Since Microsoft presumed that Pocket PC users would no longer need to restore their system from a hard disk through ActiveSync, they removed the Backup and Restore function for Pocket PCs in ActiveSync!

I'm looking for a solution myself! So far I haven't found any free alternatives, but a lot of people are recommending SPB Backup. Another is Resco backup.

Gigi

Sprite backup is good too.

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kcallahan

I use Spb backup everyday and Pocket Mechanic to keep things cleaned up.

$50 for both programs is good insurance to keep your data safe.

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carbonyle

Originally Posted by kcallahan

I use Spb backup everyday and Pocket Mechanic to keep things cleaned up. $50 for both programs is good insurance to keep your data safe.

Personnaly i REALLY dislike Pocket Mechanic: to keep your PPC clean (and to tweak it) use SKtools (really worth the price)
Spb backup is really great (much faster than sprite) but i dislike to have to reboot my device to back it up...
EDIT: sktool price is just HALF than Pocket Mechanic price (nobody pay me to say that)

Frank Smith

Thanks for all the feedback. It appears I need to $buy$
an application.

One last question ... Does anyone know of a FISHING LOG program for the X50v WM6?

I bought the "Where did I catch that fish" from PocketGear. However, I can not get the program to upload. PocketGear showed no interest in my dilemma and continues to give me the run-around. I just bit the
$bullet$ and gave up. No more business with them.

kcallahan

Originally Posted by Frank Smith

I bought the "Where did I catch that fish" from PocketGear. However, I can not get the program to upload. PocketGear showed no interest in my dilemma and continues to give me the run-around. I just bit the $bullet$ and gave up. No more business with them.

That's not good.

I'd suggest contacting Chris or posting in the software forum to help you with PocketGear. I know they advertise here and I believe have employees who post regularly.

Nothing ventured - nothing gained.

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Blades67

So no free backup "apps"??
Bummer.


Jason

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I use Sprite and it has saved my immortal soul on a few occasions. Definetly worth the investment of money and time.

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Steven855

The data backup program that was in the WM5 roms was removed when Maglite redid the rom. If you still want it, there's a download link floating somewhere on xda-developers.com with one of the axim rom threads.

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psionandy

Sprite or spb backup are definitely worthile investments ...

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