Backing up before flashing - what do you use - Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading

...and what do you lose?
I've been having a ton of fun upgrading the ROM on my Wing, which I've had nearly a month now. Except now I'm reaching the point where I don't want to lose all my data when I flash (I've got DirectSync running on my own Exchange Server, so I'm covered for contacts and e-mails).
I've seen SpBBackup listed as a good backup solution, but I was curious - what will it back up for me? Will it restore logs of text messages and phone calls after a backup and flash? Will it backup installed programs (actually hoping this isn't the case, since I imagine a flash really deserves a reinstall of programs).
What do you use or recommend if I want to keep as much of the logged data on my phone through ROM updates?

use pimbackup (2.5) to back up your:
contacts
mms/sms
emails
all calls

Personnaly, I use Sprite Backup, well worth the money.
You can backup/restore exactly you want (documents, system settings, even system files...). Excellent even when not flashing, after a hard reset for example.
I always have a backup file of a good working system on my storage card, so I can get all my applications back in ten minutes, even away from a computer.
Last time I checked, SPB backup didn't work when upgrading ROM, or at least didn't work well.
I don't know how well it does it now, though.

Thanks guys - I'm going to have to look into them. I was under the impression that SpBBackup was the frontrunner, but that's purely based on an older device that I used to back up (that I never changed ROMs on).

I have spbBackup but the only thing I ever used it for was call logs/contacts/text messages/ etc. and I found out the pimBackup does this all for free. So I've switched to pimBackup. Spb backup has a nice feature where it makes the backup files executable so you don't need the program installed to restore your backups, but pimbackup is just a single executable that comes built in with most roms (or in the case that it doesn't you could just place the executable on your storage card.) It works very well for me. Whenever I reflash I like to reinstall and reconfigure anyways (this also helps find any bugs in the rom.)

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Sprite Backup & ROM upgrades

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).

Backup won't complete

When trying to restore a backup I made of the stuff on the Alpine, I get a message telling me that all manner of things contained within (including sounds that come with it, and, more importantly, my contacts) cannot be put back for some reason. It then tells me to close any programs that might be blocking/locking these files (on the thing itself) and retry... but only activesync is running.
Anyone know of a way I can get around this? Thanks in advance.
Can you more specific, what s/w u use ?
And alert for programs that running on today, sometime it's need to closed before you do backup...
I'm not sure what you mean; what backup software do I use, or what do I have installed? The backup was made (and the restore run) using the activesync that comes with it. Asside from that, nothing new or outlandish is installed (that is, there is nothing unusual installed right now, or kept in the backup).
I'm not sure what you mean by your second sentence, sorry.
Sorry i typed it in hurry and my english is not good...
1. Hm if you can't do a back up with active sync, try other software like: spb back up or sprite backup ( I'm using sprite backup) because it can create .exe backup, and it never fail....
2. I mean software that run in your today screen, like: smart profile, spb pocket plus ver <2, it have to be turned off before we do back up using active sync...

Drive Image/Ghost like apps for the Wing?

On PC, I have used Drive Image/Ghost to image my machine
If something goes wrong, I just restore my image, and I am back in business
Is there any similar backup/image program for Wing/WM6.1?
Thanks!
I think the closer to Ghost that you can find is SPB Clone...
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/clone/?en
You can use the trial and buy if you like i guess
Thanks for the link!
$299 for SPB Clone
$19.95 for SPB Backup
Hum...
What's the difference between these 2 apps?
"Spb Backup is an application for creating reserve copies of data"
SPB Backup is used to backup data and settings, but not actual Windows system files..
The main difference is that if you have a total failure you'll have to reinstall your applications, THEN restore the data using SPB Backup...
I prefer the second solution myself personally, because newer versions of software always come out, and i change roms all the time so a Clone backup would be more or less useless.
If you are new to this thing i would suggest to first do a search on the forum and find PPCPimBackup which backs up all phone settings (contacts, messages etc), and just organise your data so that it's always on the storage card, so that in case you need to do a hard reset you have everything you need on the storage card + a fairly recent backup with the software i mentioned above.

Save People list in TF3D?

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.

[Q] Flashing question: How to backup data

Hello,
I've been trying to read up on flashing ROMs to my HD. It's all very technical, but I'm slowly picking it up.
It looks like most ROMs suggest doing a Hard Reset. How does one backup the data on the original ROM?
Will I be able to restore all programs previously installed, and some other settings like Windows Messenger saved contacts, and phone contacts?
I just don't understand how some people flash new ROMs every few days -- I assume there must be some good way to backup and restore data?
ALSO, my main reason for flashing a new ROM is to increase the speed of the phone. If I flash to a Windows 6.1 ROM, will the speed incrase be noticable? Will it work as fast as, say, Blackberry OS on a new Curve, or an Android OS on the newer HTCs?
Thanks
to back up pim data (contacts, appointments...) you can sync with MS myphone or use pimbackup.
to run a rom stable, a hard reset is mendatory, or it will behave strangely, because there are still reg values, which do not match the OS and a lot of data will still be present, yet unused.
to regain all your installed programs, you can use the autoinstall features, most roms come with. there are also ways to back up wm settings and program settings, presented on the forum here.
i also flash a lot, i have ORD
and after the OOBE, i let the autoinstall run through, set up all the system settings and then regain my pim data back from ms myphone. when you do it a lot, it takes about 1 hour after the flashing, till the system and all my 10-15 apps are up and running.
I would suggest that you flash a new ROM only if you are really aware of all technical aspects of your current ROM. That you don't seem to know about ActiveSync and MS Phone indicates you still need a lot to learn.

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