Database Users

Restoring data using xbackup

hi,
only a question:
the xbackup software makes a complete backup of the s100 system, including installed software information and windows registry ?
thank's

don't know what an S100 is (is it another name for the magician?), but on my device, it completely restores the device exactly how it was (except after it restores, i have no wallpaper... but that isn't exactly hard to fix).
the only problem i've ever had is i have to reinstall voice command. other than that, everything is restored perfectly.

Get a copy of sprite backup, it's much much more capable than xbackup. Not free, but trial is available.
Cheers, M

the problem of xbackup is that it takes too long to back up and restore.

Never used xbackup before to backup everything but if it works, hey that's great. I personally prefer Sprite Backup because I can schedule my backup runs every morning

another question
hello,
the activesync backup is capable to make a backup (and restore) including all data in the ram (files, registry, configuration...) ??
thank's

looks like it, though I encountered serious probs. when restoring. All contacts, appointments etc. so all pim data couldn't be restored because something was in use. I guess the databases are locked by either Act.Sync itself or poutlook. After restoring the data I tried to synchronize & then it really screwed up: the device id for Act.Sync is the same after the restore so AS happily deleted all the missing pim data from outlook on my PC since it wasn't present on my magician anymore (marked as 'removed' probably) it really sucks when that happens. Had to hard-reset, install everything again & at work I sync'd again from scratch & got almost everything back. So Sprite is my program, it can restore everything & I see no use in a backup/restore option which have me to hard-reset to get my pim's back. Exit M$ in this case (again).
M

Re: another question
bartito said:
hello,
the activesync backup is capable to make a backup (and restore) including all data in the ram (files, registry, configuration...) ??
thank's
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Look at oltp's post for the answer....you need to use a third party backup software like Sprite

thank's to everybody.
i'm trying to download a trial version of sprite backup from pocketgear or handango, but the only existing options is the buy of them.
don't exists a trial version of sprite ?
regards

Buy it ..it's worth every penny..I've already done 3 hard resets in the past three days to test out some drivers and dodgy software but everytime, I easily restored everything using my previous day's backup.

I did find a trial version, can't remember where. version number is 2.1.4 not the most recent one, so I'm thinking of buying the latest version.
M

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/pocketpc/pocketbackupplus.html
this is the trial version i think :?

oops may want to read this first though
http://www.spritesoftware.com/support/sprite_backup_version_history.html

but with sprite backup, if you do a hard reset, don't you have to reinstall it, then do a restore?
if that's the case, that's pretty lame if you ask me

you have the option to save your backup as an .exe file so in the case of a hard reset, all you do is to run the backup file and 2 minutes later, everything is restored.

Nope it can create selfextracting backups

Uninstalling programs is impossible after Xperia firmware update

Hi everybody,
I have a problem with all the stuff I have installed on my Xperia. Yesterday I used the official update software from SE to update my firmware. I made a backup of my personal information like contacts, messages, etc.
After the update was finished I restored the backup, and I got everything back...
Ofcourse my programlist was clean and the programs like for example TomTom, Xperia Tweak, etc. were gone. But I installed this programs on my memorycard and I noticed that the list behind "Removing Programs' isn't that clean....infact all the programs are still there, and when I select a program to remove it gives an error. It says it's not possible to remove these programs.
Does anybody know a way to get rid of these programs in the remove-list?

And you're sure the program isn't running in the background, right?

Yes, the firmware update has removed everything on the internal phone memory. But because the programs were installed on my external memorycard the systemfiles of these programs are still absent but I can't start the programs because their Icons are not showen in the programlist. (problem 1)
And the programnames do show up in the 'Remove Program'-list, but If I select the program overthere and push remove, I get an error it is impossible to remove it. (problem 2)

OSC4R said:
I made a backup of my personal information like contacts, messages, etc.
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You obviously did not backup enough.
Install Total Commander, go to the .exe files in the \\Storage Card\Program Files subdirectories and choose File >>>>>> Make shortcut. The destination should be \\Windows\Start Menu\Programs.

If you want to be sure, that all programs are completely removed from the system (also "Remove Programs" List), you should make a hard reset and delete them from the sd card manually!
But most programs can be started without being installed. You can simply copy and paste them.

Excuse me, 'cos I'm still before my upgrade:
So how to properly work with apps installed on card?
Let's say I make a backup with spritebackup, and I backup contacts etc. and settings.
But I don't backup apps since I want to reinstall them manually.
So, should I UNINSTALL all of them before backup?

If i where you, i would make a backup of messages, contacts, etc., then update and last make a hard reset. It deletes everything on the phone, but not on the card. So if you have installed progs on the sd card you just have to delete the "Program Files" Folder. Then you can install them new.

Sprite Backup - Restore help

OKay... perhaps someone can save me from having to reinstall from scratch - searching did not give me the answer.
Accidentally deleted all my contacts from the diamond after having had to reinstall my PC (and outlook)
I thought to myself, well, I've got SpriteBackup, right? (been running Sprite Backup regularly, excluding the Internal Storage but doing everything else.) - I'll do a restore.
It's a German O2 original ROM, I made no changes to it since the backup a few days ago. The only difference OUGHT to have been the missing contacts.
Executed the backup from Internal Storage, it ran without error, and immediately after the final soft reset I get the message that a few programs (changescreen, s2u, ...) can't be started because either a component is missing or the certificate is invalid (paraphrased German error msg)
It turns out NO Program I've installed myself will launch. Not even those I merely copied over and that normally run without an installer.
I tried factory defaults and running the restore again, with the same results -NONE of my programs work anymore and it doesn't matter if I installed them in the Programs or on Internal Storage
Has anyone else had this problem? Is there a way to fix it without a complete reinstall (which I would absolutely hate to have to do)?
Thanks in advance,
Verrath

Solved.
I needed to run the restore from the application rather than calling the .exe, and set the restore options to "replace" rather than "merge", which seems to be the default.

Ah! I had the same problem.
The new Sprite backup has added functionality to make upgrading of ROM easier (great news for those ROM-flashers here!) so instead of overwriting all your system files with old ones it'll do a 'merge'.
You can do a hard-reset, then run the .exe file and choose to do a "Level 1" and "Merge". This should fix your problem.
If it doesn't, then you'll have to run the Sprite Backup application (Which I presume is stored on your Internal memory), Go to "Settings" -> "Restore", and choose "Replace" instead of "Merge". Now go back to main menu, choose restore, choose the backup file and it should work this time.

How to do full backup and restore?

Hi,
I'm looking for a solution for backing up my HD2.
What I need is to be able to fully backup and then restore the current snapshot of files, applications, registry, pim data, etc. So I'd like to have the same data on my PDA after restore like it was at the time of the backup. For each and every bit
I know there is SPB Backup and Sprite and other stuff. I'm just not sure, they backup and restore ALL data there is on my machine. Is there sth like an image creator for WM like there is Norton Ghost and True Image for Windows PC?
Thx,
Bruce

I use Sprite Backup which has from the main screen 5 options.
1. Backup ~ which performs a one step backup of your device including the files you mention.
2. Restore ~ which restores your device to a known configuration.
3. Custom Backup ~ which allows you to break the backup down from areas:-
Pocket PC
PIM (inc sub sections)
Mail (inc sub sections)
My Documents (inc sub sections)
System Data (inc sub sections)
Storage Card (inc sub sections - basically the entire card)
4. Schedule ~ which performs a scheduled backup.
5. Options ~ Modifies Backup & Restore settings.
Just backup to your storage card and when the time comes to restore simply load the backup file.... no need to first re-install Sprite.

Beards said:
I use Sprite Backup which has from the main screen 5 options.
1. Backup ~ which performs a one step backup of your device including the files you mention.
2. Restore ~ which restores your device to a known configuration.
3. Custom Backup ~ which allows you to break the backup down from areas:-
Pocket PC
PIM (inc sub sections)
Mail (inc sub sections)
My Documents (inc sub sections)
System Data (inc sub sections)
Storage Card (inc sub sections - basically the entire card)
4. Schedule ~ which performs a scheduled backup.
5. Options ~ Modifies Backup & Restore settings.
Just backup to your storage card and when the time comes to restore simply load the backup file.... no need to first re-install Sprite.
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Well, I have tried SpritaBackup for ROM Upgrade and tried all avaliable methods.
None of them restored the Contacts and the Calendar data.
Other Overwritten the MultyLanguage support files which caused the MUI to act in unexpected ways.
I dont really know if there is any reliable backup software out there . . .

Som30ne said:
Well, I have tried SpritaBackup for ROM Upgrade and tried all avaliable methods.
None of them restored the Contacts and the Calendar data.
Other Overwritten the MultyLanguage support files which caused the MUI to act in unexpected ways.
I dont really know if there is any reliable backup software out there . . .
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I have not tried it from a ROM upgrade but from a normal Hard reset I can restore all my data with Sprite.
It would rather be a pointless piece of software if it did not restore your contacts and calendar don't you think.

Beards said:
I have not tried it from a ROM upgrade but from a normal Hard reset I can restore all my data with Sprite.
It would rather be a pointless piece of software if it did not restore your contacts and calendar don't you think.
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It probably is . . .
Thankfully I had it sync'ed with outlook, so I didnt lose anything,
but - I was VERY disappointed.

After ROM upgrade you don't want full restore. That would overwrite possibly new registry entries and files, undoing partially ROM upgrade.
You only want to restore all what you have installed and changed. AFAIK there is no way to do that.

Som30ne said:
It probably is . . .
Thankfully I had it sync'ed with outlook, so I didnt lose anything,
but - I was VERY disappointed.
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I've just checked the 'Custom List' and under PIM it lists:-
Speed Dial
Call Logs
Contacts
Calendar
Tasks
Categories
pim.vol
Under Mail it lists:-
cemail.vol
Messaging

Beards said:
I've just checked the 'Custom List' and under PIM it lists:-
Speed Dial
Call Logs
Contacts
Calendar
Tasks
Categories
pim.vol
Under Mail it lists:-
cemail.vol
Messaging
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On my list PIM.vol was set with a grayed out X
and the bottom line is - it just did not restore that data with whatever method I selected.
(It did restore the files in "My Documents" - at least the ones I looked for,
hopefully there are no files that were skipped or that I would find sometime in the future that files had disappeared)

Som30ne said:
On my list PIM.vol was set with a grayed out X
and the bottom line is - it just did not restore that data with whatever method I selected.
(It did restore the files in "My Documents" - at least the ones I looked for,
hopefully there are no files that were skipped or that I would find sometime in the future that files had disappeared)
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My Pim.vol is not greyed out.
I can tick/untick it if I wish.

Only Sprite V 6.5.5.6 supports WM6.5 so make sure you have that version. Sprites ROM Update routines have always been a little flakey, but a simple backup/restore from Hard Reset ought to work fine unless you finish up restoring the software fault that led to the need for reset.
Spb Backup does exactly the same things, but has a better ROM upgrade routine. Again, you must have the latest version to support Wm 6.5

Reference using Sprite Backup on ROM Upgrades:-
One of the items mentioned is.....
Upgrade Mode Recovery - Restore to a replacement device or after a ROM Upgrade

Beards said:
My Pim.vol is not greyed out.
I can tick/untick it if I wish.
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Hmmm . . .
Maybe as NeilM said, It's a version problem, although Im sure I had the latest version.

Oooo , im using SPB Backup & it works great from HTC Touch Pro to HTC Touch HD and now HTC Touch HD2 . I have restore my PIM and ringtones as well from time to time without any problems . Im using full backupas well , but more preferable restore to same built .

bronson25 said:
Oooo , im using SPB Backup & it works great from HTC Touch Pro to HTC Touch HD and now HTC Touch HD2 . I have restore my PIM and ringtones as well from time to time without any problems . Im using full backupas well , but more preferable restore to same built .
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I have heared that SPB backup has problems with backing up and restoring SMS and mail accounts (the content is fine, but the account is added but does not show and cannot be accessed).
And from my own experience with the SPB backup -
It had problems saving the sync ID of ActiveSync - meaning each time I restored a backup the ActiveSync (On the the desktop computer) said that the device is already Sync'ed with another computer, although Im sync'ing with a single computer, and the definitions on the mobile device shows the computer name assigned to that single computer.
So I had to sync as-if Im sync'ing with a second computer, and then - delete the "old" computer - and this causes mail sync problems, since you can only sync mail with a single computer.

I know SPB Backup restored my HD2 perfectly. have done this many times when testing betas. It also have a ROM upgrade feature but I normally prefer to install afresh after upgrades except for PIM data which SPB BU allows me to restore on its own.
I am not sure about syncing SMS and email accounts with PC since I only use the PC to install programs. All my emails are accounted for each time I do a restore to the same ROM. I had issues with Sprite, that was why I switched to SPB BU from my Omnia-HD-Omnia II and now HD2, all with no issues.

[Q] How to backup contacts, calendar and sms without 3th party software

A year ago I installed unbuntu on my HD2 with the dutch stockrom wm 6.5. After running it I lost my certificates on my HD2 resulting in not being able to run 3th party software.
So no TomTom, TCPMP etc. (but Opera and skype works ) but wm software works.
Active sync did work untill a month or 2 ago and then I got a 1 in my sms pictogram but no sms. A soft reset doesn't work.
Now I want to do a hard reset but first a backup of my contacts (most important), calendar and sms.
Now my question:
How to backup contacts, calender and sms without 3th party software (I can't install it) or active sync.
Explorer (verkenner) works.
I have a installed sd card.
I found this: [Q] Calendar folder - where is it?
Can I copy the file: "pim" from the root to my SD card, give my HD2 a hard reset and then put the pim file back in the root of my phone. Will this save my contacts and calendar? If not, what can I do?
In advance Thx for your advise.
HD

Have you tried google sync. Google can upload your contacts, calendar directly on your gmail account. The other option could be try using funambol.

Have you tried PIM BackUp 2.8 by copying the .exe file to SD card then using explorer to find & run the PIM BackUp.exe ! if it runs it will backup your requirements.
Also try SPB Backup from SD & if it runs choose custom backup & select mail, PIM ect .
Files attached ...
You could also copy/extract PIM.vol Mail.vol & try & insert them in reset device but I would make some effort with a few backup tools first, SPB if it runs is superb & I have used it flawlessly on WM2033SE to WM6.5.3 for contacts, sms, email & PIM.

Thx for youre reply.
@msmkt
Google will not work. I can't connect with my computer.
@Mister B
I will try you're solution Thx! If I have results will post them here. Thx again!
Greetings,
HD