SpriteBackup takes FOREVER!!

quack · 08-28-05, 09:02 PM

I just performed a full backup of my x50v including BIS and SD card, it took 5hours 39minutes !!!! Short of backing up the SD card using the card reader, is there any way to expedite this process? Without the card, it takes all of 5minutes!! Is Activesync the bottleneck?

08-28-05, 09:19 PM

How big is your sd card? I only do a full back up once in a while since not much changes on your sd card and it is pretty well protected unlike the main memory on your pda. 5 hours seems like it is a little long but if it is a 1 gb card and it is pretty full then it might make sense to take that long. I would use a card reader for that and only backup main and include bis once in a while just so you have a full backup.

quack · 08-28-05, 09:46 PM

The file was 469MB in total, how do I specify BIS but not SD or CF card in SpriteBackup? Take them out while sync

08-28-05, 10:23 PM

On the pda start sprite. options>backup options>exclusion rules and uncheck Persistant storage. hit ok. when the list of what is going to get backed up shows it will now have persistant storage on it. open the list by clicking on the + sign and uncheck cf and sdon mine it is a little slow responding so don't try to go too fast. it should now only backup bis.