Storage card backup

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My Specs: -HP iPAQ rx3115
-Windows Mobile for Pocket PC 2003

I would like to use ActiveSync to backup contents on my storage card. I can
backup main memory no problem . Can anyone help me please?

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Alan Smith wrote:
> "A.J" <raital@msn.com> wrote in message
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>> My Specs: -HP iPAQ rx3115
>> -Windows Mobile for Pocket PC 2003
>>
>> I would like to use ActiveSync to backup contents on my storage
>> card. I can backup main memory no problem . Can anyone help me
>> please?
>
> It doesn't do that, you'll need a third party program. Names of two
> have been given in the recent past, check the newsgroup archives for
> the names (I can't remember them as I have no interest in them) if no
> one posts them.

I use SynBak. It ertainly backs the cards up well enough, but I've never had
to try restoring them...

Regards

Martin

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fwiw, the easiest way to backup your storage card is to use a card
reader ($10-$20) and either run a pc backup program or simply drag the
contents to an empty backup folder on your hard drive.

Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

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"Chance Hopkins" <chance_hopkins@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Anyone know of a program that will back up a device TO and restore FROM a
> storage card.
>
> Sort of like one can do with Norton Ghost and two HardDrives in a desktop.

Sprite Backup

http://www.spritesoftware.com/en/p [...] /index.htm

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On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 18:16:35 -0400, "Chance Hopkins"
<chance_hopkins@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Anyone know of a program that will back up a device TO and restore FROM a
>storage card.

I've been able to use the built in backup feature within setting menu
to back my PPC to the storeage card and restore later. It uses PPC
2002 and I would think they are also available on newer OSes as well.
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"Impmon" <impmon@digi.mon> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 18:16:35 -0400, "Chance Hopkins"
> <chance_hopkins@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Anyone know of a program that will back up a device TO and restore FROM a
>>storage card.
>
> I've been able to use the built in backup feature within setting menu
> to back my PPC to the storeage card and restore later. It uses PPC
> 2002 and I would think they are also available on newer OSes as well.

Sounds like you got something bundled that I don't have. I have an i700,
what device do you have?

I'm assuming by "setting menu" you mean on the PPC.


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On Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:11:45 -0400, "Chance Hopkins"
<chance_hopkins@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Sounds like you got something bundled that I don't have. I have an i700,
>what device do you have?
>
>I'm assuming by "setting menu" you mean on the PPC.

Yes, Maestro 1032; PPC 2002 OS (like Toshiba E570 but with half the
internal memory) Under Program there is a program called Backup that
I can use to either backup or restore the internal memory (only the
part actually used to store files) to a choice of either SD or CF
slot.

I guess the program is available to certain models depending who made
them, not a standard of PPC 2002 OS after all.
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"Jon Porter" <jporterDropthis@netwalk.com> wrote in message
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> Reply to message from "Chance Hopkins" <chance_hopkins@hotmail.com> (Mon,
> 11 Jul 2005 18:16:35) about "Re: Storage card backup - Side question":
>
>
> CH> Anyone know of a program that will back up a device TO and restore
> CH> FROM a storage card.
>
> The built in backup program will do that. Just point it to the storage
> card.

Thanks for the suggestion.

What model do you have? I think we determined that some have a backup
program included, but it's not a built in part of the OS. My i700 doesn't
seem to have one.


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> Jon Porter <jporterDropthis@netwalk.com> Tue, 12 Jul 2005 20:39:48 -0400
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Think you may be missing the point of the suggestions.

Card readers are around $10, and once the card is in the desktop's card
reader, you approach backing it up the same way that you would approach
backing up any hard drive on the desktop.

Normally, most people simply back the card contents to a folder on the
desktop's hard drive.

If you have already run a "backup to memory card" on your pocketpc,
backing up the card then automatically backs up your entire device to
your desktop.

Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

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"Chance Hopkins" <chance_hopkins@hotmail.com> wrote in
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>
> "Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote in
> message news:ePcECE%23hFHA.576@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Think you may be missing the point of the suggestions.
>>
>
> Actually, I think I'm just confused and confusing everyone else :-)
>
>> Card readers are around $10, and once the card is in the desktop's
>> card reader, you approach backing it up the same way that you would
>> approach backing up any hard drive on the desktop.
>
> I've got one of these:
> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] ils.asp?Ed
> pNo=1069878&CatId=0
>
>
>>
>> Normally, most people simply back the card contents to a folder on
>> the desktop's hard drive.
>
> I wrote a dotnet net app that does this actually. I pull my gig sd
> card, put it in the reader and click a button. I'm not having any
> problems backing up my card data.
>
>>
>> If you have already run a "backup to memory card" on your pocketpc,
>
> This is what I'm confused on. Where do you see this? I can't find it.
> Everyone talks about it, like they have it, but I seem to be the only
> one that doesn't.
>

Ah, that's the problem!

Use your main menu:

Start -> Programs -> SD Backup

That should be installed on your PPC by default.

Kerstin


>> backing up the card then automatically backs up your entire device to
>> your desktop.
>
> That is logical. I follow you here.
>
>>
>> Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]
>
>
>

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"William Hart" <x> wrote in message
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> "Kerstin Pirrung" <pirrung@kheops.de> wrote in message
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>> Ah, that's the problem!
>>
>> Use your main menu:
>>
>> Start -> Programs -> SD Backup
>>
>> That should be installed on your PPC by default.
>
> No! That's the problem. There is no "default" backup program on the PPC.

ok. I think I got it now. You are correct, that was the problem. Everyone
kept telling me, "just do this" and there is nothing there.

> Activesync has a backup facility but the PPC does NOT include one. Some
> manufacturers have decided to include a backup routine on their machines,
> but only on certain models.
>
> Some HP machines have a utility called "HP Backup" which is a re-badged
> Sprite Backup. If you have that, then you can backup to/from the card. If
> your machine didn't come with a backup program, you will need to buy one.
> I recommend Sprite.

I'm going to get it soon. Thanks for the feedback.


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