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what is the correct backup option????

I use XDAtools to backup my debice memory to PC drive, but when I bring the rom back on my XDAI, I get only the orignal base rom not the programs I installed.??? Any help would be appreciated.

The best $20 US you'll ever spend on you PPC is Sprite Backup.
Get it here:
http://www.spritesoftware.com
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-JB
PS: Sprite is THE best - HP puts this very same software on all its new iPaq's BTW.

Thanks for the tip Jbmneaf, right direction, I found the Sprite Clone which is exactly what I was looking for, something that would image my XDA and restore it exactlay with all programs ect...

jmbneaf said:
The best $20 US you'll ever spend on you PPC is Sprite Backup.
Get it here:
http://www.spritesoftware.com
FYI
-JB
PS: Sprite is THE best - HP puts this very same software on all its new iPaq's BTW.
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jmbneaf, or anyone who knows. Sprite Clone is exactly what I was looking for but they only sell min-10, love it but I don't need 10 copies. Does Sprite Backup do anything similar to Clone, from what I am reading it sounds different (more backup some files not image you PPC). Any help would be appreciated ( I emailed sprite to see if they would sell me a single license - but got the reply "sorry minimum 10 copies", oh well).

Things to keep in mind?

Hi guys..
I just got my first ever smart phone, Touch Dual, and I wish to look into it, so I have a few questions.
Since I would like to edit registry settings, edit the cube etc. I would like to know what I should be aware of? What software would come to my aid if something fail and I need to restore the phone?
And which application could you recommend for edit registry, and other settings?
Sorry for these newbie questions, but as soon as I get these things up and running, I would do anything to contribute to this forum.

Sprite backup is the way to go for..backups, 10 day trial period if memory serves, you can restore forever;
To edit the registry, you can use the regedit module of Resco Explorer.

if your worried that anything you do might completely kill your phone then dont worry... apart from flashing a new and it going wrong, a hard reset of the phone will factory reset it and fix most problems

my touch dual is shipped with sprite backup (on a software cd). maybe you can also check whether any other useful utils available on yours.

Thanks for the replies..
My phone was shipped with the backup software, just installed it - seems to work like a charm, except it couldn't save some Messenger Live files, but they didn't seem important anyway.
Anyone other recommendations?

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JanHartmann said:
Thanks for the replies..
My phone was shipped with the backup software, just installed it - seems to work like a charm, except it couldn't save some Messenger Live files, but they didn't seem important anyway.
Anyone other recommendations?
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yeah..its so cool that they give a registered copy & not a trail for the sprite backup...its a life saver for us folks who flash & tweak a lot!
(btw...the sprite backup is a HTC version....whatever that means)

I think thats because you can only use it on a htc device?

Backup ????

Which Backup program can I use since Spb Backup doen't seem to work ?

BerreZ said:
Which Backup program can I use since Spb Backup doen't seem to work ?
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I hope it will be SpriteBackup 6.5.2, but i haven't see any positive reply about it yet working on the Touch HD!

SPB Backup works fine. Just set it not to shut down processes before backup.

Thanks
First thanks to Rick , that seems to work . on the other hand I tried Sprite backup 6,2 and that seems to work also.

sprite backup 6.5 works fine

There's no backup program inside the cd like the cd from Touch Pro, right??

Can also confim Sprite Backup works fine. (It's also listed in the working programs thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442663 )
I think Sprite is also good for restoring to different rom versions (after rom upgrade for example) which other backup programs I've tried fail miserably at.

Anyone tried scheduled backups with SpbBackup?

I lost my contacts because SPB wouldnt restore to a different rom version, haven't touched it since!

Sorry to hear that. I'd like to use SpbBackup because AFAIR it is able to restore single registry items (very useful sometimes). Already tried but didnt convince me, took ages to backup the HD and sometimes didnt even start. Sprite runs fine, registry restores can be done but not single item based.

6Fg8 said:
Sorry to hear that. I'd like to use SpbBackup because AFAIR it is able to restore single registry items (very useful sometimes). Already tried but didnt convince me, took ages to backup the HD and sometimes didnt even start. Sprite runs fine, registry restores can be done but not single item based.
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All comes down to your usage then really
If your hacking the registry that could be quite useful!

I leave the registry alone, except it's absolutely necessary. Wouldn't consider it hacking, but just to give you an idea: my company runs a hidden wifi and they keep the password a secret. I know the network admins well so i asked them to enter the password directly into my device without telling me (they wont, so i didnt even ask). Yesterday the profile suddenly vanished when i was trying to connect. Not a big deal, under normal circumstances. But as i dont know the password i'm unable to recover. Restoring the corresponding registry hive would have saved me. Anyway, i'll show up in the admins room again

6Fg8 said:
Anyone tried scheduled backups with SpbBackup?
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Yes, works fine.
6Fg8 said:
Sprite runs fine, registry restores can be done but not single item based.
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I gave up Sprite a few versions ago because that version allowed full restores or nothing, no single file restores. I assume they've fixed it by now, that was useless! But I've restored Contacts across ROM versions and across different machines with SPBBackup many times. Perhaps I'm a bit paranoid, but I have PIMBackup scheduled daily too, just in case...

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hey im going to flash my rom to the latest one stated on the HTC website.
i have a HTC HD2 and i was wondering what one out of all the WM back up software there is out there is best and will back up the most..
what im really looking for is one similar to the symbian one by nokia where it restores your phone exactly how it was including settings and programs.
i know there is Sashimi, spb backup, Sprite backup, SKTools, PimBackup, spb clone, Resco Backup.
i have loads of reg tweaks and modified files and would like them to be restored after my rom update.
i know that sprite will not allow you to restore after an upgrade the rom..
spb clone looks good but not sure if it work and don't want to buy it if it dose not do what i want..
thanks

Phattypab said:
hey im going to flash my rom to the latest one stated on the HTC website.
i have a HTC HD2 and i was wondering what one out of all the WM back up software there is out there is best and will back up the most..
what im really looking for is one similar to the symbian one by nokia where it restores your phone exactly how it was including settings and programs.
i know there is Sashimi, spb backup, Sprite backup, SKTools, PimBackup, spb clone, Resco Backup.
i have loads of reg tweaks and modified files and would like them to be restored after my rom update.
i know that sprite will not allow you to restore after an upgrade the rom..
spb clone looks good but not sure if it work and don't want to buy it if it dose not do what i want..
thanks
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The best thing to do if your flashing a new rom is to re-install all programs/tweaks. do not restore them after flashing. Restoring is only ok as a back up on the same rom if you for example messed up something & had to Hard reset.
Although you can backup & restore yor PIM data & messages with any of the apps you mentioned. I pesronaly use SPB Back up.

What about favorites, and email settings, ring tones.. or registered apps?

Phattypab said:
What about favorites, and email settings, ring tones.. or registered apps?
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Favorites ok.
The rest not recommended.

will any of the above software enable me to reinstall purchased software (like items from the marketplace)? otherwise i don't see how to do it.

I use Microsoft MyPhone
Does contacts/messages/pictures/documents... does not do applications - but if you've got a large enough SD Card you can just keep a back up of the cab files you've installed in a folder (that's what I do anyway).
With the registry - why not make a back up of the registry and pop it into the backup folder or something?

yeah i like Microsofts MyPhone, its realy handy and with free data i sync up every morning.
with programs i just try to install as much as i can on my micro SD card and with the new markedplace version you can default that nice one.
registry tweaks is not that bad to restore for me, so not a problem here

Phattypab,
A 2 second search of this forum got me this...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=633387&highlight=backup
WB

PIM backup? you can add as much or as little to backup.
TBH settings and configs are relatively pointless. If you only have a couple or so email accounts then it is little trouble - especially with nice HD2 keyboard.
I know it's nice to have it all setup, but just write down a list of the things you have to do - hopefully you will not be flashing all that often - and things can go wrong if you try to apply a bad registry setting or general setting.
STill, back it all up then selectively restore is another option. Bit by bit until it messes up.
Messages+contacts are key IMO. everything else is not critical, especially if you keep cabs and use Tom's auto-install.

fakker said:
I use Microsoft MyPhone
Does contacts/messages/pictures/documents... does not do applications - but if you've got a large enough SD Card you can just keep a back up of the cab files you've installed in a folder (that's what I do anyway).
With the registry - why not make a back up of the registry and pop it into the backup folder or something?
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Registry backup across a ROM flash is definitely not a good idea.

Hi guys, I wonder if SPB backup's "full backup" also backups the softwares that are installed on storage card?

Can SPB Backup perform a COMPLETE system backup?

After speaking with a friend about a biweekly hard reset "schedule," I've decided to research the eversopopular application from SPB Software, which is their backup application, SPB Backup.
I've heard many good things about it, in terms of reliability, consistency, and the easy to use interface.
Now, having said all of that... are there programs that allow for a COMPLETE SYSTEM BACKUP & RESTORE? As in... all of the modifications, applications, registry, etc. I have now are SAVED, BACKED UP, and capable of being restored onto my device without consequence.
Is SPB Backup the ideal program for this? Please, feel free to offer your suggestions below... thank you in advance.

And you had to open 3 threads with same question:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=668919
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=668921
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=668922

pilgrim011 said:
And you had to open 3 threads with same question:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=668919
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=668921
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=668922
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And you had to track each one of them down like a creepy troll coming out from under his bridge.
Did you notice each post was in the GENERAL SECTION of said forums?
Thanks for being unproductive by pointing out the obvious.
Smart ass.

lol Trolling
Don't know about SPB but Sprite back up has saved me a couple of times, only downside i can say is that if you have a moved start menu items around once you restore you'll get the custom links you've made plus the once that came stock with the rom.

KamikazePR said:
lol Trolling
Don't know about SPB but Sprite back up has saved me a couple of times, only downside i can say is that if you have a moved start menu items around once you restore you'll get the custom links you've made plus the once that came stock with the rom.
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Thank you for the feedback. At this point... anything is helpful.
I'm just trying to do a little research in the meantime.
I'm probably going to buy SKTools, alongside SPB Backup... then again, Sprite does have a more "up-to-date" software... more likely to be updated.

SPB Backup is the best one available

MadLinx said:
SPB Backup is the best one available
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Yeah, I figured that out last night...
After much discussion and consideration, I finally caved and purchased SPB Backup.
It works really, really well. Quite simple too.
Sprite maybe good, but I certainly can't complain about the user-friendly interface that SPB Backup has... even a complete moron could perform a backup.

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Reignzone said:
Yeah, I figured that out last night...
After much discussion and consideration, I finally caved and purchased SPB Backup.
It works really, really well. Quite simple too.
Sprite maybe good, but I certainly can't complain about the user-friendly interface that SPB Backup has... even a complete moron could perform a backup.
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It's Sprite BackUp for me, backs up phone & SD card it has saved me many times over the years & I'm a computer dummy