Access data held on SD-card

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Is it possible to use a Palm (m515, PalmOS4.1) to move mp3 files from my
SD-card to a PC?

I have recorded from my radio onto the SD-card, but I can't find a way to
get the data onto my PC. Filez can see the directory and the file, but
won't let me rename it (currently .mp3) or move it to internal memory.

Is it possible to use a hotsync as a transfer mechanism in this way?

TIA

Nik

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Stan Gosnell.exe failed a Turing test with:
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> The easiest way is to get a card reader, for ~$10. Another
> possibility is to use your printer, if you have one that accepts
> memory cards - they double as card readers. You can't put non-
> Palm files onto the handheld, and hotsync doesn't sync the card.

Thanks, Stan. i thought as much, but I wondered if there was a clever
utility somewhere that would force this behavior.

Nik


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"Nik Thomas" <nik.thomas> wrote in
news:40975c7c_1@baen1673807.greenlnk.net:

> Stan Gosnell.exe failed a Turing test with:
>>
>> The easiest way is to get a card reader, for ~$10.
>> Another possibility is to use your printer, if you have
>> one that accepts memory cards - they double as card
>> readers. You can't put non- Palm files onto the handheld,
>> and hotsync doesn't sync the card.
>
> Thanks, Stan. i thought as much, but I wondered if there
> was a clever utility somewhere that would force this
> behavior.

There are programs that will back up the SD card to your PC, but
it's cheaper and far quicker to do it via a card reader. I
can't see buying an app that does less and costs more, while
taking more time to do what it does. The only reason I hotsync
is to sync the time on my Palm. Backups and installations are
done far more quickly and reliably via a card reader.

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Regards,

Stan