Dear all,
In WM2003 there is a program (can't remember the name) which you can store contact into "Storage" and then everytime u hard/soft reset it will sync back your contacts from "Storage" automatically.
I just upgraded to WM5 and the program is not in "Program" list....would anyone tell me how can I achieve my aim?
Many thanks!
Hi, the simple answer is you DON'T NEED TO ANYMORE!! ;-)
WM5 is meant for (as far as I am aware) machines with PERMANENT FLASH MEMORY STORAGE so that if you have a complete power loss, you don't lose any data!!
that is micro$ofts reasoning - the idea is to sync your data regularly with your pc, so that if have to HARD RESET you 'simply' re-sync with your PC!!???
(hmmmmn - not sure how much I trust Active(might)Sync in that respect!!)
It is the SAME REASON they took away the 'backup' option AWAY from active(might)Sync - which I find **really** annoying as I want to upgrade my rom - but can't, cos I can't backup all my settings/installed programs 1st (Damn micro$oft and the way they DECIDE WHAT I WANT!!)
Well I hope that helps.......
(Probably NOT!!)
God Bless, Scooter42
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hey Guys, i think you guys have done an amazing job creating WM5 for BlueAngel - my special thanks to Mamaich.
i have one issue - if anyone can help:
i have a little over 500 contacts in my Qtek 9090 - and i have been trying to delete ALL - but there is no option to do that - what do i do and how can i delelte them all?
i even tried taking the battery out - draining the backup battery - but NOTHING - they are still there!!
you see i was a JAM user and then i wanted WM5 - so i bought a used Qtek9090 [totally rundown] - and tried it with WM5 - which WORKED AMAZINGLY WELL!!!! - so now i went out and bought a NEW Imate PDA2K.
but i cant sell off the Qtek till i get rid of all my contacts in it.
can anyone help please? my email is: [email protected]
Using the soft keyboard, do Ctrl-A; that should select all the contacts. Then use the menu to delete. I've done this in WM2003; should work just as well in WM5 since Ctrl-A has been the select all code going back to at least Windows 3.1.
Unfortunatley that doesn't work under WM5.0.
Unfortunately that doesn't work under WM5.0.
But there is an easy way of deleting all the contacts at once. But this method will also get rid of all you appointments too, so consider yourself warned.
Just place your device on the cradle and then explore the device through ActiveSync's File Explorer.
Navigate to the root by clicking on 'My Windows Mobile-Based Device' and locate a file called pim.vol and rename it to whatever name and soft-reset the device and that's it.
Once you boot the device, the System will create a new empty pim.vol file and now you can backup the old file to your computer for safe keeping. That's your PIM backup that you can use on other WM5.0 devices if you want.
Regards,
Rayan
hey thanx man - i will just now try and let you know if it works for me.
it worked!!!
hey thank you soo much - worked like a charm - FINALLY deleted all the contacts.!!
theres one more issue: the emails i had created to check the outlook - i deleted them fine. they arent there any longer. BUT..... my today screen is still showing them and the number of un-read mails. when i click on them nothing happens or look for them thru outlook on the Pocket PC - but they arent there! - how do i get ride of this?
any suggestions?
Also the text msgs arent deleting - i have cleared the inbox - 3 times and very time i reboot - they come back - WHY?
Hi there,
I'm interested in upgrading my MDAIII to WM5005 but the idea of re-installing all my apps isn't very appealing.
The blurb on the Sprite Backup page claims the latest version will allow restores across ROM or device upgrades.
Is this the case, has anyone tried it and is it worth spending $30 for it?
Cheers,
Q.
Yes I am also interested in the same question. Maybe someone has a full or cracked version of sprite we can all experiment with?
Regards,
Simon
You guys might want to try (SPB Backup) instead
I had both and only use SPB backup now. Sprite is a big PITA compared to SPB.
Just my thoughts.
Personally, I'd never use an upgrade tool on a phone or a PC. When you import things, you import old stuff you might not want. Irrelevant config settings, incorrect registry keys and so on. I prefer to start afresh, nice & clean. With the phone, it's best (IMHO) to use ActiveSync to get your PIM data and simply enable file-sync to make a copy of My Documents on your desktop. Just drag over the old sync folder to the new once it's been upgraded and you have all your stuff across with little effort.
I'm prefering cabs these days for apps as they can be kept on the storage card and reinstalled in seconds if required.
You actualy HAVE to hard reset your device when updating to WM5; that means erasing all. You cannot restore some old settings or programs as this will be death for your PPC.
On the other hand, both SPB and Sprite can be used to restore Contacts, E-mails or PIMs (if you have a WM5 version).
I have just done a ROM upgrade to WM6.1 and plan to reinstall the various apps I hade on the TyTn II (which is only a week or so old). I have searched on Google and looked in the Wiki, FAQs and searched the forums with all manner of search terms but cannot find an answer to what may be a dumb question.
When installing apps is it better to install on device or storage (where the option is offered)? I would have though Storage better to keep memory on device free but wonder if certain progammes and any files they create when being used are better or essential to run on the device because of either pathname issues or speed of access?? Any help appreciated.
I plan to re-install:
Phat Notes
List Pro
SPB Wallet
Co-Pilot
Sprite Back Up
You understand the issues already. I don't use any of those programs so cant comment on them specifically but I install the few bit's of software I do use on my device and only Tomtoms maps, my music and my user created things like docs and photos go on my storage card - thats simply because there isn't enough internal memory to hold all of that and I don't want to run the risk of programs not being available if I take my card out (although that doesn't often happen). I've found that installing Tomtoms voices to internal memory sometimes helps prevent missing words and problems with voice navigation otherwise you could just test out things each way and see which you prefer.
People here have reported they can load many programs at once and the TyTN IIs memory management capabilities keep on top of the situation to prevent running out of internal memory. Unless someone else here has experience installing all those programs both ways, I suspect you'll need to try it and see which you prefer.
Personally as a guide, any program that requires autostart (e.g. all SIPs, SPB GPRS Monitor), I try to install in memory.
Any other program that starts only when I start them, I install into storage card.
IMO, its better to load programs on your memory card so that you don't clutter up your phone memory and consequently slow it down (to be honest, i have never faced this on my TYTN 2, but i guess its a habbit from my Atom days...) I only load today plugins (like Ultimate Launch, RL Today etc..) on the phone 'cause these programs don't work if you load them on the card.
I use Destinator for GPS and this program installs itself on the phone by default, so I copy the destinator folder to the card and overwrite the shortcut for the .exe file in the windows>programs folder to make it work from the card...
So here's my pick
List Pro - Memory Card
SPB Wallet - Memory Card
Co-Pilot - Memory Card
Sprite Back Up - Memory Card
I like my phone clean...
Thanks. After more pondering I think installing all on the device may be better. I can get a full back of them all then using sprite and, as you say, if I take out the SD, or if it dies, I will have no access to data. The programmes are only small and even their files (which i suppose I could create on the storage) are small. I think that create on device, store on device and back up to storage may be better. I will be unlikely to install much else other than Mobile Shell and Phone suite by SPB.
That said I MIGHT go the Card route. No perfect answer I suppose. I'll try the ROM upgrade then a card install first perhaps. If I don't like I can always re-install on the phone. I suppose it's easy enough to back up the card contents and the back up/synch options with the programmes should allow back ups on the main PC (or even My Docs on the phone).
pdaPhone_TM said:
Personally as a guide, any program that requires autostart (e.g. all SIPs, SPB GPRS Monitor), I try to install in memory.
Any other program that starts only when I start them, I install into storage card.
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I second that.
Before the Kaiser I used to put the few programs that were really system-related and/or that I'd still need if the card was out (utilities, explorers, startup items, programs that had today plugins) on the device, and all the rest and big apps on the memory card.
But the Hermes had 40MB free when fresh and empty after a hard reset. Now my Kaiser has about 120MB free when empty, so I just put everything in the internal memory, including MioMap with my country's map, and GPS tuner with maybe 10MB of JPG maps. The only exceptions are 2 very large apps (60MB together) that I anyway barely ever use but just have "in case", those are on the card.
And even after that I still have 35MB free on the device
It use to be a challenge choosing which ones go on main memory or SD card. Some were a no brainer, like Memmaid or Resco Explorer. The very nature of their operation dictated they are on main memory. As another stated, if it was a start up program it had to be on main memory. Sometimes it was a trial and error to find out.
With the Kaiser and its massive memory increase, now my rule is, everything goes to main memory and only games go to the SD card. I still have over 40mb left, and that’s more than my last phone had to start with!
Having pondered even more!!!! Think I may go the device route for the small apps AND keep their files on the device (using the SD card for back ups along with the PC). I may do a split install for the Co Pilot sat nav. Seems more sensible to have the APP installed on the device but have its maps installed on an SD. Figure the maps will eat up a horde of memory on the device. I'll likely also use the SD for photos and music.
Having done it all the other way round I'm now ever pondering:
Clear Storage (hard reset)
Re-flash ROM for clean system
Hard Reset again (which seems to be good practice)
Install all in the right places!!!
All this MAY be a bit drastic and I wonder (seeing as everything is currently working!!) whether simply an uninstall/re-install of the apps might be good enough or even a hard reset followed by re-install.
Hard reset already clears your system, no need to reflash. Do a hard reset and reinstall your stuff, that's it.
Thanks. I ay do just that. Only thing I didn't do (I think) is hard reset after I installed the ROM so I'm wondering whether to bite the bullet and completely do the whole lot again in case in not hard re-setting after flashing I've stored up some future problems.
Also, on the sat nav front, any thoughts on this? I was wondering whether to put both the programme (Co Pilot) and the maps on storage or put the programme on the TyTn and just maps on storage??
i've installed nearly everything to the storage card. it might be a bit slower but i have had no trouble with anything... so far.
goodpill said:
i've installed nearly everything to the storage card. it might be a bit slower but i have had no trouble with anything... so far.
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I have to ask... what is the reason for installing everything to the SD card?
GWelker62 said:
I have to ask... what is the reason for installing everything to the SD card?
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i like to keep maximum memory free. usually only run a program or two at a time but i have some rather large data files in email etc.
just a personal preference from many years of pda's
Anybody found a way to save the People list in TF3D so I do not need to re-add everytime I hard reset.
excellent question. I've wonder for quite some time for that same answer. Perhaps if you do a backup with Sprite back up might do. Since I left the tilt (kaiser) for the fuze (rafael) haven't ever used sprite back up. I know every back up used to take somewhat like 30-40 Mb... now the question is to locate a cab for it and test it if it backs up those contacts.
Forever022 said:
excellent question. I've wonder for quite some time for that same answer. Perhaps if you do a backup with Sprite back up might do. Since I left the tilt (kaiser) for the fuze (rafael) haven't ever used sprite back up. I know every back up used to take somewhat like 30-40 Mb... now the question is to locate a cab for it and test it if it backs up those contacts.
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I don't use backup apps.. I would need a scheduled full backup everyday to have the latest restore, coz I wouldn't know when a app would hang my WM.
Besdes, backups are not effective against firmware upgrades. In fact, its not advisable.
I use Sashimi for applications and settings restore. I would like to know if there is a file to backup for that portion. I know I can't find it in registry.
PIM.vol holds your contact info as well as TF3D faves. Copy it to storage card and copy back after flash. This DOES NOT contain messages. So you would still need to backup messages with pim backup(or similar app) unless you can somehow copy cemail.vol. I havent been able to do it on Fuze, but there is a script arpound here that will help copy it(since it is in use by system from boot).
+1 on the PIM vol comment.
Furthermore give SPB Backup a shot (it's NOT free). I use SPB Backup since my Tilt/Kaiser times and even under the latest TF3D2 after a restore all contacts under the people tab including the assigned images were flawless restored.
And it is possible to restore backup on phone where you cange your ROM?
I think that you have got old ROM so you make a backup and then you change ROM in phone and restore backup.
Is any problem with this?
would overwriting the pim.vol create duplicates following a rom upgrade and then syncing with contacts on an exchange server?
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And it is possible to restore backup on phone where you cange your ROM?
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DON'T do it even the most sophisticated backup / restore software WILL overwrite settings tweaks and worst case features of the new ROM, especially the little tweaks and tricks the chefs put into them.
Use PIM backup and start reading about UC or Sashimi and what other tricks can be performed to recover quickly after a ROM flash.
@JPHCCFC
would overwriting the pim.vol create duplicates following a rom upgrade and then syncing with contacts on an exchange server?
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Can happen and may not happen. If you have everything synced with Outlook make a PIM backup just for security reasongs (in case the new ROM may not sync). Flash, install all your apps and tweaks sync with outlook (in that particular order). This WILL take care of contacts, not more not less. OTHER email programs you may use (google, hotmail) will NOT come back with this method.
Hi, all.
I have an XDA Serra (Touch diamond pro) and have been very happy with it, it is my third xda so I kind of have a rough idea what I am doing but not to the extent that most of you guys do. When I first got the phone I syncd it with my outlook to transfer all my contacts etc, set up tom tom and some music, since then I have mostly used the disc drive function but I have installed some additional programs but the opperating system is untouched from the factory. Recently I wanted to recync my phone to back up all the data. I got this message:
Synchronisation can not be completed successfully. Reconnect the device and try again. If the problem persists .....etc.
So I searched through the 4 pages of topics on here and tried all the tricks. 3 different usb cables, checked and unchecked the box for advancd network functionality. Uninstalled and reinstalled activesync on my laptop, tried a different PC. tried syncing over bluetooth (connection successfull but the same message) I also started to loose contacts! some of which turned up in the contacs folder of outlook, some are lost to the ether.
Whilst connected to the computer through activesync I can exchange files and explore the phone as normal.
It also apears now that I cant install any software, tapping a cab file now does nothing. If i go to the remove programs page, there are NO programs displayed, just a white empty box so I cant delete any programs. I have updated the .NET framework and there are logs for versions 2 and 3.5.
If I were able to back up my contacts I would simply hard reset the lot and reinstall everything but as I cant I am a little reluctant.
Can anybody help??
If you need soft or hardware numbers, if you tell me what and where I will dig them out.
Cheers for reading all this and for any help.
Richard.
Longshot as you are using a Stock ROM but do you have PIM Backup installed? You can backup your contacts with this.
Even if you don't, try installing the attached PIM Backup while you are connected via Activesync. It's an exe not a cab so hopefully you can install it. Then use it to backup your data.
Thanks for that, that seemed to run ok so I will try a hard reset tonight.
Richard.
No problem. After the hard reset you will need to install the PIM Backup again to restore your data.
Bingo, all seems to work ok now. Much obliged for the advice.