can someone please help me to get sprite back up v3 to work on my xda2. my aim is to backup my device to my PC. it either freezez my xda2 or hard resets it!!!
thanks a lot
Only after I bought Sprite 3.0 I found out it doesn't work properly. In my case, V3.0 erased my SMS after a restore! Solution? According to Sprite SOftware, they working on it. In the meantime, this is what I did:
For the first Backup
- Make an executable (.exe) backup file and save it to Storage (permanent storage on your XDAII). It will be a slightly bigger file
- BEFORE you run the back up (UNselect e-mail option and click on the (+) sign next to System Data, then again on (+) File System and again on (+) Prgogram Files.
- UNselect Arcsoft box
- Then run the backup. You need to do the executable file only once
For daily backups, save them to a storage card.
- BEFORE you run the back up (UNselect e-mail opetion and click on the (+) sign next to System Data, then again on (+) File System and again on (+) Program Files.
- UNselect Arcsoft box
- Then run the backup.
To Restore
- Run the executable backup file first
- Then do a soft reset
- Run Sprite and restore form your last daily backup file
It anly sound akward, but it worked for me!
PS: You will loose your e-mail account settings and all its folders' contents. But I found that I could live with this. It's better than having to reinstall all software to your XDAII again!
..like walking on thin ice!
hey michael..thanks for the details.. but sprite backup seems to hate xda2..
is there a way to back up to pc with this workaround? can i use the same approach but pc as the destination?
any news when sprite will release the new version?
anyone knows of another backup sw that backs up xda2 to PC?
thanks
Hawk
I hate to be arguementative - but I am using Sprite Pocket Backup v.3 with my imate and it is working perfectly. It even restores my SMS!
Are you sure you are not using ver. 2.X which did have the SMS restore problem?
I've tried with my xdaII , the sms inbox was restored OK, but I have some problem after the backup restored. I never received SMS anymore.
don't know why....
so I never used it again.
i'm using imate with rom 1.72 and sprite backup v3
Hey Brian
Can u please give details about yr device, e.g rom etc. and installed applications.. i never got to to work on the imate. please give some details on if u were able to backup to pc?
anybody know of any program that backs up imate to pc?
thanks
Hawk
On my MDA2 SpriteBackup crashes! (automatic backup timed at 23:55 everyday) Looks like some file is in use and Sprite is not able to backitup and the whole backup process is stopped. So on my MDA2 backup has NEVER finished!
I'm using backup in ActiveSync - I have it set to automatic mode - everytime I put my MDA2 into the cradle, it synchronizes with outlook and then does FULL BACKUP.
And I'm sure this kind of backup works well - I restored my MDA many times after hardreset from ActiveSync's backup and everything was always OK.
hawk -
Your second question first - Of course you know that ActiveSync can backup your PPC to your PC (Tools -> Backup/Restore). Also, Sprite Backup ver.3 can backup to your PC as well - it can install a tool in your system tray to run the Sprite Backup PC Service.
I had version 2.X of Sprite Backup and experienced the SMS service failing to receive messages after a restore. With ver. 3.0.0 I have actually restored my imate after an unintentional HR and SMS worked perfectly thereafter.
Now, for my configuration:
imate with ROM Ver. 1.72.00WWE
1GB SD card
VITO Voice Dialer
PHM Registry Editor
MS PocketStreets
m-possible Backgammon
HP Mobile Printing
Zendrui PocketZenPhone
Syntact GameBox
Sprite Software Sprite Backup
Sprite Software Space Detective
Sprite Software PocketMon
Spb Pocket Plus
Mobimate WorldMate Pro
MS Cubicle Chaos
Laridian Pocket Bible (with 10 Bible translations)
Laridian Daily Reader
Illium Software eWallet
Total Commander
Adobe Acrobat Reader 1.0
A.Khogo tAgenda
SSnap
IDiff
I also have the drivers for the Stowaway keyboard installed.
It's pretty well loaded!
hawk said:
can someone please help me to get sprite back up v3 to work on my xda2. my aim is to backup my device to my PC. it either freezez my xda2 or hard resets it!!!
thanks a lot
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What version? I'm using spritet 3 v1517 without issue. Email and SMS restore correctly. The only conflict I've found is using GPRS monitor.
I had the same problem with the earlier versions of Sprite Backup too. After restoration, my XDA will have a complete blackout on SMSs. So i have decided not to install it again.
BRosenow, is your Vito Voice Dialer the PE version? I can't seem to get the non-PE version to work tho.
BRosenow said:
I hate to be arguementative - but I am using Sprite Pocket Backup v.3 with my imate and it is working perfectly. It even restores my SMS!
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Likewise, I have no problems on my Xda II - mine does an automatic, self extracting backup every morning at 08:45 to my storage card. They always come back completely, sweet as...
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BRosenow, is your Vito Voice Dialer the PE version? I can't seem to get the non-PE version to work tho.
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Yes, it is Voice Dialer PE v3.0.
Sprite Backup
I'm using it with my XDA II and no problem. I restores everything as it was. Using Sprite Backup V3.0.0 build 1517.
I don't backup to my PC but to a SD card.
Regards,
Mark
whats the reason to backup to a pc using something like Sprite
over just using activesync's pc backup restore option ?
i understand the sd card backup but not why people use it on pc's
If I'm not wrong ActiveSync backup from PC gives problems with restore after a ROM upgrade.
Maybe that's the reason. I agree with you. It has no additional value.
Mark
I use Sprite to backup my imate to my laptop from time-to-time, just in case something were to happen to my SD backup (loose the SD card, backup files become corrupted, etc.). Considering the little time and storage space it takes, what's the harm in having a little insurance?
And I use the Sprite backup to PC because it takes about 2 min. for a full backup . . . can ActiveSync do that?
nah
with ms you get what you pay for since activesync is free is slow can be
a full backup prob take about 15->30min
i prefer to use the same program 1. to backup to sd card & pc for compatiblity reasons in order to exchange files if needed, 2. sprite does exe files 3. activesync may not restore to a newer rom properly.
the funny thing is some people are using sprite with no problem, others like me are just going thru hell to make it work.
on sprite's support they mention something about stopping some processes in windows\startup\
tried that too, didn't work.
can anyone diagnose the problem with the inconsistency of the results from one person to the other and definite solution?
Hawk
Maybe the ROM version that differs! Sprite Backup works for me fine. See my ROM version below with my signature.
My startup folder contains:
AFlashman, BTTrayCE, CFlashMan, CheckAutorun, ChgDFLnk, IA_Caller_ID, MMREG, NFlashMan, poutlook, stk, Symantec Antivirus, TFlashMan
Mark
Markutah wrote:
If I'm not wrong ActiveSync backup from PC gives problems with restore after a ROM upgrade.
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Well . . . you need to be VERY selective of which files you restore after a ROM upgrade anyway. You cannot do a full restore (from a full backup) after a ROM upgrade, because .exe and .dll files (and others) will be restored, replacing the newer versions. This leaves the device in a state that is somewhere between the two ROM versions and will cause all sorts of problems.
You should only restore documents, email and personal databases - not system data.
Hi all,
First time poster, so go easy on me :wink:
I got a MDA Vario on T-Mobile here in the UK, just over a week ago. All in all, its been great, but after a few problems with it not receiving calls etc I need to get a replacement.
As such, I would like to backup the setting, pictures, messages, contacts etc from the current MDA Vario, so i can restore them to the replacement MDA Vario I get.
So can someone help? and tell me how this can be done?
Thanks in advance.
Cheers
Shaiboy_UK
SPB Backup seems pretty good, and you can use it 5 times in trial mode without having to pay for it. Don't forget to backup to a memory card or copy it to your PC!
I've not tried to restore from a backup yet, but I gather the output file it creates is an executable that will run the whole restore task for you. You can also use a PC program to retreive specific files & data directly from the backup file.
By the way, does anyone know how easy it is to restore such a backup after you've upgraded your ROM? Or would there be so many differences in the Registry, etc that you'd just have to re-install everything from scratch?
Andre
Hi all,
I'm thinking about upgrading to latest ROM however it took me a while to make all my apps running (especially TomTom) so I'd like to avoid reinstall. Is there any proven method how/with what software backup data, upgrade and then restore data from backup?
Any comments appreciated.
Chris
PS: Forgot to mention: device is Imate Jasjar.
I've heard that SpriteSoftware advertizes that their backup can even be used for restoring data after a firmware upgrade.
I cannot confirm this as I am more than sceptic about it (I think it is not advisable to do so on a new firmware).
If you try just buy the Backup Software for WM5 !
What are your really important data you should backup ?
1. Internet Bookmarks
2. Contacts (the ones in your phone)
3. important SMS
You can re-install all programs again after an upgrade (though it's very annoying work).
I'd like to avoid 2 evenings lost for installing all the stuff.
I was just reading about this tonight on the Axim site.
Yes, Sprite will do backups that will restore after ROM upgrade, they even have an Upgrade Mode built into their software.
If I can remember the post I read you have to run a tool, copy a file to your SD card, back up, do the upgrade then copy the file back and restore your backup.
Here is the FAQ entry dealing with it, but the instructions are slightly different. You might want to check up on it yourself.
I tried this and it just didn't work. I have been in communication with Sprite for nearly a week now and I've got no where. If you got to the Sprtite Backup site and look in the Q&A/Forum, you should see all my correspondence.
https://spritesoftware.CRMdesk.com/thread.aspx?id=13884&auth=b7d51abe-56ce-42a3-8a03-68bba845e08b
Anyway, I spent hours yesterday doing a manual re-build. The plus side is that I've freed loads of memory after the (well several actually) hard resets.
I made all these changes to my Imagio since I received it, i.e. put on SPB Mobile Shell, finger keyboard, adjusted alot of the settings.
How do I back this up and be able to install again exactly how it is now if I need to do so. Is there a particular application that I use. What instructions do I need to do. I like my settings and what I put on the Imagio but dont want to go through the process of doing it all again if I do something to do the phone.
Please advise.
SPB Backup and Sprite Backup come to mind.
with spb back up and in case I have to do a hard reset since the Imagio crashed, can I use this to start up my Imagio again in case it crashes and it will look like exactly how it was before the crash. I would like to be able to click on one button, run the exe file and presto, the Imagio looks like before it crashed.
Yes thats ghow SPB backup works. Just save the backup file on your storage card. After a hard reset, you just run the self executing backup file and it restores everything.
I ran SPB Back up and saved it on the SD Card but which file do you click on because it looks like spb backup created mutliple files since it said it was to big.
Also what happens if you can hard-reset, i.e. you brick your phone. Does SPB Back up not restore the ROM & Radio or am I just confused here.
Hi.
I have just brought a hd2,and over the next few weeks I will be trying different os's. But before I start I would like to know how to backup everthink on my my device like data, current os, rom version, radio version etc. Is there one easy program or do I need a collection of programs? Any help would be very much appreciated.
hippy9719 said:
Hi.
I have just brought a hd2,and over the next few weeks I will be trying different os's. But before I start I would like to know how to backup everthink on my my device like data, current os, rom version, radio version etc. Is there one easy program or do I need a collection of programs? Any help would be very much appreciated.
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There is no point to backup OS,ROM,Radio (you can find and download it anyway if you search here for Radio and default ROM of HTC HD2). Titanium Backup is a good application to backup your data but dunno if it is working with Windows.
HTC HD2 Backup
I have used 'Sprite' Backup for many years, initially with Windows 2003 (many years ago) but I have also being using Sprite for the last two years on my HTC HD2. I create a folder called SPRITE BACKUPS on my memory card (I use capitals because it differentiates my own folders from Windows folders which are in lower case). I use the 'Custom Backup' mode because as well as giving my backed up data a title such as 'BKUP 06Feb12', it also allows me to make a note of what modifications &/or new apps I have installed since my previous backup. Sprite backs up absolutely everything which I have installed/customised on my phone. I backup my data/config/personalised screens to my memory card because if the phone becomes screwed up and you have to Hard Reset your phone you lose everything if you backed up to your phone. I also transfer my backups to my laptop because what good is a backup on your phone's memory card when your phone is stolen.
I then use 'Restore' to return my HTC HD2 to its previous state when the phone gets screwed up. Sprite is good because it searches your phone for all your previous backups.
However Sprite doesn't back up items such as: current os, rom version, radio version, etc. These are not required because when you perform a Hard Reset on your HTC HD2, all these settings are are permanently stored in your phone's ROM and they are returned to normal as part of the manufacturers default setting.
Sprite also do a version for Android but I find it is limited in functionality compared to the Windows version.
Take a look at SPB Backup. I used Sprite before, had a problem with a Restore after a problem with my phone. SPB Backup backs up everything on the phone. I've had to Restore from it three times with no or very minor issues.
Titanium backup leads the way.