I have a Wizard (Cingular 8125) and use SPB Backup, but I want to back up the Storage Card to my desktop. I'd also like to back up the Wizard on my desktop.
I have spent a lot of time trying to figure this out. Is this possible? I have Total Commander which I can use to copy it over, but that doesn't let me do it either.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
May you should try a different software for backups.. My favourite is Sprite BackUp (http://www.spritesoftware.com/)..
Another possibility to backup your SD-Card is to use a cardreader..
Have you tried to copy your SD-Card using the explorer?
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Question - my pim.vol file is around 18MB (4000 contacts, month worth of meetings etc).
Has anyone figured how to not only move pim.vol to the storage card (easy) but have the PIM use the SD version - freeing up valuable Universal memory?
Hope someone can help.
Andrew - Sydney Australia (picked up a Universal in the UK on my last business trip).
U can only copy it to SD Card...use default file explorer....
have you searched the registry, I haven't tried yet but it should be somewhere in it...
Is there a way to make the pim.vol-file stay at the SD card ??
Sorry, one too many !
registry
searched the whole registry - nothibg there but I have seen various web postings pointing to the fact that pim.vol is loaded during startup - need to be able to change where it is loaded from. ideas??
I did notice that there are a few pim*.dll's in the registry I wonder if one of those can point to the location on the SD card....
restore pim.vol
I was able to backup pim.vol to SD card, but when I try to restore it, it gives a sharing violation, even after I kill all programs. Is there a way to do that?
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ehabh said:
I was able to backup pim.vol to SD card, but when I try to restore it, it gives a sharing violation, even after I kill all programs. Is there a way to do that?
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rename pim.vol to anything else, copy pim.vol from storage card, reboot, delete old pim.vol
Whic back up for WM5, can make a backup in the pc? If I am not mistaken Sprite and Spb back up only on the SD card.
Thanks
Sprite can back up to the PC as well. And Spb may not directly back up to the PC (not sure), but there's nothing stopping you from copying the file afterwards?
ZeBoxx,
Have you become my personal tech support? heehee :roll:
In the end you will start asking for money
Thanks man
Yes I can copy, but I would prefer to avoid copying, since I am a backup freak, and I almost backup everyday. I did not see that option in Sprite, will look closer, thanks again
George
I use Sunnysoft Backup Manager which backs up to either main memory or SD card, and also includes a PC backup utility which if I'm right can restore a backup to your phone over Activsync.
You have to copy the backup on the phone to the PC first, though.
http://www.sunnysoft.com/en_clanek.php?clanekid=51
Hope this helps.
H.
With Sprite, at least the beta I've got, you actually run an app on your desktop. It will remotely reset the PPC (the PPC will prompt you about it), perform the backup to the desktop, and I think resets again. Haven't run it in a while
ZeBoxx & hugtheslug
Thanks a lot
Anyway I can easily copy my contacts to my SD card before i hard reset so I can copy them back afterwards???
You mean OTHER than using ActiveSync and Outlook????
Technically Jeyo Mobile Companion 1.1 can do it, though when performing my text backups I've always found that the Contact feature causes problems.
Pocket Informant or ContactBreeze probably has those functions, also.
Cheers
Ant
Just copy the pim.vol file at the root of your file system to SD. Use the internal file explorer to do this. Do not use resco.
To restore, rename the pim.vol pim.old before copying the old file to the root. Soft reset after this. Don't use any other program than internal file explorer or it won't work.
thaihugo, thanks that was the answer I was looking for
Regards
Problem with me (and perhaps many other) is that i chagne from on rom to other rom every day. im tired of backing up and restoring contacts from SD card. so i am instrested in a software that can save contact to SD card and search and load a contact from sd card again directly.(it my dream it may not be possible). but i hope at least someone may come up with a solution.
wow a reply after 6 years . as far as i can remember the good old WM times, DotNetFreds PIM Backup was the! solution for backup&restore questions.
Hi Guys,
My XDA Mini S has lost teh ability to activesync! I have tried everything and i think my only option is to reflash it. However I want to backup my contacts, calendar etc first. What are the files i need to copy to back these up? I loked but couldnt find them!
Thanks in advance.
I had a similar issue. What I did was copy my PIM.vol file to my SD card. Once that was done, remove the SD card and reset your device. When you get it running again. Copy the PIM.vol file back to the device and replace the one that is there.
Hope this helps
David
Hey guys,
I'm semi noob to wiza200 flashing. have flashed my imate many a time to a better build and i commend the cooks on the work they have put in.
I have a current dead imate K-JAM (aka wiza200) which i need to retrieve the contacts off, is there a PC based application (like what i used to backup my mini-SD card) that can restore those settings so i can xfer them to a new device?
*WAS* modded to 3.08 IPL SPL
and was running jaguar version (plus my own apps).
i am hoping i can recover those settings that are stored on my mini SD card..otherwise i'm kinda *screwed*
Any input MUCH appreciated..
If it's just a PIM backup file on the MiniSD card you could get a MiniSD to USB adapter. They are inexpensive.
Is the device you want to transfer them to also Windows Mobile? If so, you can copy the backup file to it from your PC or use a Micro to Mini adapter and just use your old card in your new phone.
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If it's just a PIM backup file on the MiniSD card you could get a MiniSD to USB adapter. They are inexpensive.
Is the device you want to transfer them to also Windows Mobile? If so, you can copy the backup file to it from your PC or use a Micro to Mini adapter and just use your old card in your new phone.
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thanks for reply Rmcknight,
In a perfect world i would like to be able to retrieve the data from the SD card onto my PC so i can import etc as required however, current phone (at a quick buy) was a nokia 6121 classic using symbian os so i can't see anything that i can do currently.
Is there any possibility that i can uncompress the pim backup file for use on a PC? even if it's view only etc.
Or is the only way i can get the details to import to another windows mobile device?
I wouldn't have thought there should be much difference between the two other than coding.
Seems kind of odd if you can't export from your phone to PC to view/modify at a later date.
the device is technically bricked at the moment (till i figure out how to solder the mini usb to the other wizard 200 i have....that's another story )
Do you know of anyway possible that i can retrieve the data from file on a PC rather than off a WM phone??
any input appreciated.