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Is there any software that will take the entire contact of an existing
memory stick back it up to hard disk and restore it to a new memory stick
via hot sync? Such that when I place the new memory stick into my Clie it
will have no cause for complaint given all of the software, books, photos,
dictionaries etc., it expects to find on the existing memory stick. I've
spend hours and hours on setup and activation -- time I do not wish to
loose. I'm upgrading from an 128MB memory stick to a 512MB memory stick pro.
Thanks for you help.

Cheers,
Mike H.

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"WyreNut" <Me@home.biz> wrote in news:60eOc.53874$eM2.23863@attbi_s51:

> Go out and buy a cheap card reader. Copy it all to your hard drive
> manually then back to the new stick.

The Lexar JumpDrive Trio works for me, but it doesn't do memory stick.
You'll have to get a more expensive reader to use a memory stick. But a card
reader is the way to go.

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Regards,

Stan

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So I take it that the wise have already determined that a software approach
is a lost cause. Any specific hardware recommendations? It might only get
used once.

Cheers,
Mike H.


"WyreNut" <Me@home.biz> wrote in message
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>
> On 29-Jul-2004, "Mike H." <michael10b@msn.com> Flushed this thought from
his
> brain to the screen::
>
> > Is there any software that will take the entire contact of an existing
> > memory stick back it up to hard disk and restore it to a new memory
stick
> > via hot sync? Such that when I place the new memory stick into my Clie
it
> > will have no cause for complaint given all of the software, books,
photos,
> > dictionaries etc., it expects to find on the existing memory stick. I've
> > spend hours and hours on setup and activation -- time I do not wish to
> > loose. I'm upgrading from an 128MB memory stick to a 512MB memory stick
pro.
> > Thanks for you help.
>
> Go out and buy a cheap card reader. Copy it all to your hard drive
manually
> then back to the new stick.
>
> WyreNut
> --
> You can't shake hands with a clenched fist! -- Indira Ghandi

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On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 18:20:14 -0400, "Mike H." <michael10b@msn.com> was
understood to have stated the following:

>So I take it that the wise have already determined that a software approach
>is a lost cause. Any specific hardware recommendations? It might only get
>used once.

JumpDrive Trio. $20 at Wally World, maybe cheaper elsewhere. Verify
before purchase that it supports the memory stick, but as memory
serves (sorry) I believe it does. I know it's longer than the MMC/SD
cards I have, and I think the MMC/SD/MS cards all share similar
contact arrangements.

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"David W. Poole, Jr."
<LauraBushMurderedHerBoyfriendIsATroll.20.dwpj65@spamgourmet.com> wrote in
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> On 29 Jul 2004 21:48:56 GMT, Stan Gosnell <fakename@fakeaddress.com>
> was understood to have stated the following:
>
>>
>>The Lexar JumpDrive Trio works for me, but it doesn't do memory stick.
>>You'll have to get a more expensive reader to use a memory stick. But a
>>card reader is the way to go.
>
> Uh, my JumpDrive Trio states that it handles MMC, SD, and MS. In fact,
> if it wasn't for handling MSs, the JDT could be a little shorter.

OK. I don't use MS, so I never even checked on that. It is at least twice
as long as necessary for SD cards.

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Regards,

Stan

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Hi Guys,

Thanks for all of your help. I've ordered a memory stick reader from buy.com
for US$9.95 with free shipping and am still waiting for it to arrive. This
is what I ended up doing however.

The Clie TH55 comes with a utility called "Data Import". It basically turns
the Clie into USB drive. 1. Connect the Clie to the PC
2. Run the Data Import utility, select all of the memory sticks' directories
and files and copied them to a directory on the server.
3. Manually compared all files and directories on the stick to the copy.
4. Installed the new 512MB Memory Stick Pro.
5. Ran the Data Import utility again and copied the files and directories to
the new memory stick in mass.

The whole process took maybe 15 minutes with no hitches or surprises. So far
the new memory stick works like a charm. There appears to be no
configuration management issues.

Cheers,
Mike H.
"Stan Gosnell" <fakename@fakeaddress.com> wrote in message
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> "Mike H." <michael10b@msn.com> wrote in news:BKeOc.144$73.56@lakeread04:
>
> > So I take it that the wise have already determined that a software
approach
> > is a lost cause. Any specific hardware recommendations? It might only
get
> > used once.
> >
> You need a card reader in any case, for backups, etc. But if you want a
> software solution for one-time use, try PFB. Google will find it for you.
> The web page is in German, but you can just click on the download button.
It
> comes with an English version. It has a Windows app and a Palm app, and
you
> run both simultaneously with the Palm in the cradle, and you can easily
> transfer files between the PC, the Palm, and the card. Works like
> CardExport, AFAIK, and it's free. I use it now and then for transferring
> stuff, but mostly I use my JumpDrive Trio, because it's faster and easier.
> PFB is orders of magnitude faster than hotsyncing for putting files on the
> Palm, and about the same speed as a card reader for transferring files to
and
> from the card.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Stan
>