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Backing up my settings - How?

Ok, so having gone through 2 SPVM3100 now....I would really like to be able to save my settings (email, wifi, etc) to a cab file that I can reload in case I do a hard reset.
How do I do this?

I would use either SPB Backup or SPRITE Backup. Be warned that last time i tried to restore from SPRITE the restore did not work properly. You may have better luck with spb backup as it tries to do less, but i have never restored from it so I cannot advise.

I believe there is a way to create a cab file using free software...I saw somewhere on here, but can't now find it. This is all due of course to the fact that activesync no longer supports creating a backup....

LeoPheonix said:
Be warned that last time i tried to restore from SPRITE the restore did not work properly.
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The trick is to run the restore process twice: one after HR, and the second time after the first restore. The second time it restores all without a warning.

LeoPheonix said:
I would use either SPB Backup or SPRITE Backup. Be warned that last time i tried to restore from SPRITE the restore did not work properly. You may have better luck with spb backup as it tries to do less, but i have never restored from it so I cannot advise.
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Sprite 5.1 doesn't restore the registry that well. However, it does quite a good job of restroring over ROM updates and cross-devices. Provided you've done some "due diligence" like set the keyboard back to default before porting etc.
Hence i use sprite 5.0 which is the most thorough and reliable restore i can find. Leaves me precious little to do to set things back to as they were (some deleting of files only)

Backup?

Hi, everyone. I am tired of installing all the stuff to the phone every time i hard reset it. Is there a program that does a full backup? I want to hard reset it, run the backup program and have all the things working. Regardless if they are installed on the phone or on he memory stick.
Is spb backup well suited for the job. Remember i want everything to work.

Hi
What about the SPB backup ?
It cost a little, but it deserve it .

i prefer sprite backup

Spb backup is what I use...
It creates an executable backup file.
So after you hard reset, just run the backup. Nothing to re-install!
I always make a backup before I install any new apps!!
Stuart

Does Spb backup backs up messages and contacts?
or does it only backs up programs?

Spb will backup everything from contact, sms.... to anything/everything on your storage card!
Stuart

scl_electronics said:
Spb will backup everything from contact, sms.... to anything/everything on your storage card!
Stuart
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OK, thanks, i'm going to give it a try .

flext said:
i prefer sprite backup
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That one seems also great and profi.

i also recommend spb back-up

I think Resco Backup is the most complete backup / restore software, but as it's a new challenger in Windows Mobile, they still have some small issues. For me everything works except the SMS / MMS restore, which I backup / restore temporary with PIM Backup 4.8 (which is a freeware).

I have made a backup with SPB from R1 Generic_UK ROM and I'm trying to use the backup file for the R2 Generic_UK ROM.
After restoring I got the error message:
"MainWnd.cpp 198
Unable connect to server"
Any solution?

I had problems with spb backup as well. mine did install, but i ended up with flickering screen and as soon as I clicked on settings the phone froze, so i had to take the battery out. I have been reinstalling and resetting everything for the past 4 hours.

You need to remember, If you are updating your rom...
This is essentially putting an new version of the OS your Xperia!!
So the Only items you want to restore is Databases(contacts, datebook, sms...etc) and Data(my docs area)
You do not want to restore system files or registry!!!
This will conflict with the new ROM!!!
So You after you restore only the Data.... You need to re-install apps!!!
hth,
Stuart
btw, when you run your current SPB Backup file. It will give you the option of a full retore or choosing what you want to re-Install (selective restore)....stu

I recommend SPB Backup. I use it to restore my phone about 3 times and it works great.
Features I like:
- Very fast backup and restore!
- Backups *everything*, stand-alone restorer.
- Can compress the backup.
- Can choose what to backup/restore.
- And the best thing: SPB Backup Sync! It's basically an application like the Active Sync program on your PC. You can configure it to make backups everytime you sync and copy them to your PC automatically. Works great.

Myself had trouble with it, and I did try the Pim backup, small software perhaps do not backup all the programs, but, back-up, contacts and differents folders

orelsi said:
Hi, everyone. I am tired of installing all the stuff to the phone every time i hard reset it. Is there a program that does a full backup? I want to hard reset it, run the backup program and have all the things working. Regardless if they are installed on the phone or on he memory stick.
Is spb backup well suited for the job. Remember i want everything to work.
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I test drove a few of the backup programs out there a while back and posted my fave two here: http://xperiancer.blogspot.com/2009/01/data-backup-be-prepared.html
I recently was notified of HTC Backup utility - a free utility, as well as the new version of Resco Backup which is supposedly better than SPB Backup. I will be checking them out in the next day or so and posting more at the blog.

What about a restore after a firmware update. Will it work?

orelsi said:
What about a restore after a firmware update. Will it work?
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I prefer to just backup pim.vol, cemail.vol, the weather database and a few other files. Then just let the new ROM run and install everything I want and put the backup files in play. It's fast and automatic. No fuss and it's all built in.

sprite backup does the same as spb backup,it has all the same features but i found it does not give me half as many errors as spb

TouchFLO not working after running SPB Backup

Hi,
I tried to install SPB Backup today and it was ok. But when I try to do a backup, the whole process just hang (at preparing backup) and I was prompted to cancel the backup. Then after I reset, my TouchFLO no longer works. I disable TouchFLO, reset the phone, and enable TouchFLO again, but it just gives a blank screen. If I disable TouchFLO, everything else is working properly. But I still cannot run SPB Backup.
Any idea how to get my TouchFLO back? I've gotten so used to it that I feel handicap now.
Thanks.

I've been using SPB Backup ever since I started using Jade (12 months now), so far it works fine, backup and restore several times.. all fine. Do you backup to phone memory or SD ?
As far as TF2D, my opinion is to reinstall, if you want to avoid hardreset.

Thanks....seems strange then if you have been using SPB Backup. I was backing up to SD. I thought TF2D is in the ROM? Can I just re-install TF2D? Now thinking of trying SPRITE Backup first. If I use SPRITE Backup, then do a hard-reset, and restore the PIM data, it should be fine right? I'm not worry about applications, but my PIM data is crucial to me. May take the opportunity to upgrade to the Apr stock ROM. Thanks.

keltong said:
Thanks....seems strange then if you have been using SPB Backup. I was backing up to SD. I thought TF2D is in the ROM? Can I just re-install TF2D? Now thinking of trying SPRITE Backup first. If I use SPRITE Backup, then do a hard-reset, and restore the PIM data, it should be fine right? I'm not worry about applications, but my PIM data is crucial to me. May take the opportunity to upgrade to the Apr stock ROM. Thanks.
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This what I would do.... If SPB backup is working, then backup all first (especially PIM data) to SD. Yes when you restore, your PIM should be fine, from my experience. For TF2D yes, its in ROM but you can always reinstall using the xda version (similar). It will revert to stock version when you hardreset.
.. my opinion from my understanding.

Cool...Thanks!

backup software after hardrest

Hi
is there a backup software that will restore all my data .. and any installed program .. after doing hardrest ? then I don't have to re install each important software again .. and again
what about SPB mobile backup ...? would this be a good option?
Regards,

Alfahmad said:
Hi
is there a backup software that will restore all my data .. and any installed program .. after doing hardrest ? then I don't have to re install each important software again .. and again
what about SPB mobile backup ...? would this be a good option?
Regards,
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I use Sprite backup, its not free but i swear by it, you have the option to back up everything. You do a hard reset, install Sprite backup, start the software, choose restore and it'll restore your HD2 exactly to how it was when you performed the back up. Brilliant piece of software, i've used it many times on my HD2 and Xperia x2. Get it!

Downloading Sprite backup now

With sprite backup, you don't even need to install it to recover a backup, you can just execute the backup.exe (self executable) file.

Never used Sprite backup but have used SPB Backup for 3 years now. It is very, very good.
The backup file is self executable. Device restored in minutes.
Cheers
WB

PIM Backup

harky said:
PIM Backup
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PIM Backup doesn't backup software, does it?

haha i nv notice he want to backup software but software need to backup??
i need we can just install back?

I tried SPB, I've used it for years on my PDA's so when I backed up my HD2, everything looked like it backed up ok. Had to hard reset the HD2 but didn't think much about it because I had a back up exe. Ran the exe twice and nothing changed. Do you have to turn off HT sense in order for the back up to work properly?
Thanks for any insight you can provide
Mike

Backing up before flashing (which software programs)

Decent WM backup software. I have tried SPB Backup, but what I am really looking for is a program that will mirror my entire phone so that on a reload, all I have to do is load the backup program and then restore a recent backup file and the phone is exactly the way it was - say before a hard reset.. does anyone know of such a program and more to the point, have they tried it and does it work.. TIA.

EFMax said:
Decent WM backup software. I have tried SPB Backup, but what I am really looking for is a program that will mirror my entire phone so that on a reload, all I have to do is load the backup program and then restore a recent backup file and the phone is exactly the way it was - say before a hard reset.. does anyone know of such a program and more to the point, have they tried it and does it work.. TIA.
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SPB Backup does EXACTLY what you want.

Audio Oblivion said:
SPB Backup does EXACTLY what you want.
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Okay, thanks for that.. I have a trial copy but if it does what I need then I will purchase full copy.. cheers..

I have to agree. I use Spb backup all the time to restore. I keep a clean backup (after hard reset - all my config and programs included). That way I have no issues installing new apps or making changes. It they don't work - just restore to best config. I love it!

I use SPB but I don't think that it backs up registry changes, so if you've made registry changes you'd have to back up those as well. I use PHM registry backup becasue it's free

SPB does save registry if you tick the little option.

Can you use SPB backup to restore ALL data not just PIM info after a ROM upgrade? Has anybody tried it?

dino_Donis said:
Can you use SPB backup to restore ALL data not just PIM info after a ROM upgrade? Has anybody tried it?
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Well last night I backed using SPB and also Resco Backup.. Both do just what I want but I have to say that the Resco Backup actually looks better as it offers to show you the differences between stored backup and what is currently on your phone, it also seems to offer so much more of the little stuff but all in all they are both very good.
I flashed my phone last night and the restore was very straight forward and as I have my phone heavily customised to suit my wishes, I am pleased to say it has all come back to the same as before, so that is good news.

When you use SPB backup and make a Backup! Do you guys rekomend to backup the Regestery aswell ?
Dose All the Installed apps comeback with same settings ?
Even after a Room Uppdate is it Safe to do such a backup ? or only if its the same room and making a Hard Reset ?

Back-up programm on computer
I'm looking for a back-up programm which I can install on my computer instead on my HTC HD2.
I cannot synchronize my phone with outlook because it's to old and therefore no connection can be made. At least so it says.
MyPhone doesn't work for me either, cause it only downloads contacts and so on if their is a connection between my mobile and outlook.
Before the HTC HD2 I had another mobile (not a windows mobile), for this mobile I had a programm (PC Suite) with which I could make a back-up of my entire mobile. And I could enter my backed-up data on my computer.
I hope someone can tell me which back-up programm I can use.