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Good Backup app

anyone know a good app that would back up my contacts with pictures and all emails? i wanna backup my contacts with all information attached on regular basis.. any suggestions?

I don't know if you'll need something specific for syncing pics and contacts, but I use Sprite Backup and I've had nothing but positive results with it on both my old 6315 and my Qtek (WM5 & 6). It's a bit expensive, but I don't think HP uses Sprite as its OEM backup software for nothing.
JMHO

I use SPB Backup and it work fine. Almost like doing an image of your pocket pc. Once I had to hard reset and and everything was reformatted so I lost all my contacts and programs. Hit the exe file that spb backup made and after about 10 mins, everything was back to normal. Didn't have to resinstall anything

S-K-Tools is enough..

i like the suggestions.. i will be looking into it.. SPB Backup sounds interesting.

If you are on a WM6 ROM make sure you test things out. I haven't used it, but I've heard people say that Sprite Backup (while a really nice program) has issues with restores on WM6 (and on some roms, it just doesn't work).
I've been using SPB backup (will look at paying for it this week) with no problems on AKU3.3 and now WM6 MBE.

SPB
SPB backup works perfectly with WM6 (even differnt ROMs). I made a backup .exe with SPB while on Orwell and then flashed to MB. I did not think the old backup exe would work, but it did and restored most of my contacts, settings, calender and applications back. Some apps did not work but many did.
On the same ROM, I have had perfect results.

I've had no problems with Sprite switching contacts and documents from WM5 to Crossbow. The self-restoring backup files work like a charm and only miss one file when restoring WM6. The file is non-essential.

My Data on Himalaya after upgrading

I am planning to upgrade my himalaya from wm6 to wm6.1.
I never done this before.
Will all my sms, outlook email, and contacts lost after the upgrade?
Do I need to backup all the sms and restore them again after upgrade?
and Install all the software/games all over again?
Thanks..

data will be gon
really
so backup
some programs on sd card may still work like all my games dont require anything but whats in their dirs so and they are on the sdcard so all i need to do is make new shortcuts to them

Yes you will looooose alll of ur data while upgrading the ROM
To Backup You PIM...use PIMBackup
AS for the software..remeber the names and search for them else post them here so we can help u find them
Happy WM 6.1 Flashing

Ok Thanks!

Flashing is fun and the old Hima is better as touch afterwards.
ather90 said:
Yes you will looooose alll of ur data while upgrading the ROM
To Backup You PIM...use PIMBackup
AS for the software..remeber the names and search for them else post them here so we can help u find them
Happy WM 6.1 Flashing
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He is right works fine, no probs. Dare, and you will get a better performance with some progis eg SCLPC Cube as the original on my friends Touch.
Touchscreen sensivity is better and it is a lot larger than his. If you try to use it with ugly fat little fingers you really get the funktion you want instead of popping up everything what is nearby when your finger left the surface.
The best thing on all of it is: It´s all in here. Use the search buttons, (both of them) and if it seams as if it is not---ask and you get help, that´s for shure.
I believe,Himas are ifone killers. And thank you, to all those heroes, who make this possible and let it happen. I think, I´ve got a long list of names for donations.
BTW: It is nice to be importand --- but is is more importand to be nice.

Exporting SMS to Touch Diamond

Hey guys im new and all to this site but I really need some help.
So I recently purchased the TD. But my question is, if it is possible to export my sms messages from my old HTC SPV C550 to my new TD? I've tried a lot of these smsbackup tools but none of them seem to work on my spv (never updated the rom on the spv nor wm upgrade).
thx in advance

how about PIM backup. I use it for SMS and it work. MMS doesn't however.
Also try using backup software in TD box to backup from old phone and restore in new phone. I don't know if it'll install thought.

Yeah i tried PIM PPCPimBackupV2.8_wm2003se.zip
but when i try to boot it on my spv, nothing happens i see it running in task manager though. :/ the TD isn't the problem, the problem is getting my messages of my spv.

qqqsd said:
Yeah i tried PIM PPCPimBackupV2.8_wm2003se.zip
but when i try to boot it on my spv, nothing happens i see it running in task manager though. :/ the TD isn't the problem, the problem is getting my messages of my spv.
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Maybe its u using a wm2003 Prog.
on a smartphone? i think u need a sm edition (at least wm5/6)
I dont think that it works on ur TD, coz of the different paths etc.
SMS arent made to transport to another device.
And i heard, thats a bad Idea to recover a backup on a different
device or rom
So i think the badest thing u can do, its from a sm to a ppc
greets mastah

HELP: Can't use PIM Backup after ROM update to WM 6.1

Hi everybody
I have upgraded to the official HTC WM 6.1 ROM... and I did not like that much.
naturally I wanted to change to another ROM, so I opened PIM Backup 2.8, and tried to create a backup of my contacts and SMSs ...
the Problem is the is NO "NEXT" button...
I can't complete the backup process...
and I don't want to risk using ActiveSync... I had all my contacts deleted once because of it.
PIM backup works in restoring info.. but I can't get it to backup
I have been searching the forum for the last three days to find a solution...but digging in through 94 pages of the same topic gave me nothing but headaches
I might have missed something....if so... Please share with me...
thanks in advance
P.S: I found that the device became a bit unresponsive after restoring my contacts ans SMS using PIM backup on WM 6.1, does anybody have something like that?

I could be talking out of my **** (wouldn't be the first time ), but I seem to remember reading somewhere on the forum that you need to disable the Threaded SMS before running PIM backup - assuming you've left it "ON" which is the default for WM6.1?? You can use Schaps' Advanced Config to disable it.
PIM backup works on my WM6.1 ROM (Garmin.DK.3 - Threaded SMS turned off) - have you tried just ticking the Contacts and not the Messages to see if the Next button is enabled then??
Mark.

yeah, I have tried that before, and it did not work for me
I'll try search the registry and delete anything related to PIM Backup... then use it again...
BTW, I love your signature

I just updated my Tilt to 6.1 and found out after I did that the Sprint backup that comes with the Tilt has to be upgraded. I had to hard reset my phone and start over. You can get the newer version from HTC for free as an upgrade. The problem I had was with the Tilt saying my email accounts were locked and none of the fixes would work, but I read other post about other problems as well.

I'm using HyperDragon III pro ROM, and the problem is still there...
any ideas?

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I'm using HyperDragon III pro ROM, and the problem is still there...
any ideas?
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Have you posted on the PIMbackup thread (here) - if not, you could try that?? If you have, and you've got no (satisfactory) response, you could always email Fred - DotFred - via his website.
Not wishing to cast aspersions, but, have you gone down the RTFM route - the PIMbackup user guide is on www.dotfred.net if you haven't already got it.
One last thing.....you could check out the tutorial from @scotchua's signature (link here) - which suggest that PowerSMS may also work. There's a 14-day unrestricted trial on the website here.
That's me all out of ideas - hope this lot gets you where you wanna be
Mark.

Official WM 6.1 update & Sprite Backup

Hi all. I am about to install the official WM 6.1 upgrade on the Kaiser of my uncle. Since we don't want to lose contacts and messages, I was thinking of using Sprite Backup to restore them after the upgrade. The question is: will this work? I suppose it may not, since WM 6.1 may use a different format to store messages.
Please reply as fast as possible. Thanks!
EDIT: I have found PIM Backup in the FAQ, which should work. In any case can you confirm that?

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Hi all. I am about to install the official WM 6.1 upgrade on the Kaiser of my uncle. Since we don't want to lose contacts and messages, I was thinking of using Sprite Backup to restore them after the upgrade. The question is: will this work? I suppose it may not, since WM 6.1 may use a different format to store messages.
Please reply as fast as possible. Thanks!
EDIT: I have found PIM Backup in the FAQ, which should work. In any case can you confirm that?
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I found that sprite back up, backs up everything,including system settings and 6.0 settings which are not compatible with 6.1. I found myself jumping through hoops to pick and choose info out of sprite back up to restore.
If it is just contacts and messages , I found that PIM backup was a much easier route to work with. It works great with the Kaiser.

Ok, I'm going to try with PIM Backup. Thanks!

Make sure to have the latest Sprite Backup version and use "Upgrade Mode" in the Sprite Backup 'Restore' options (see help file).

anoano said:
Make sure to have the latest Sprite Backup version and use "Upgrade Mode" in the Sprite Backup 'Restore' options (see help file).
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I have found out that my uncle had all contacts stored on the SIM card (aaaargh!) and just something like 15 SMSs (and none of them really important), no appointments on the calendar, no activities, no documents, and just a few notes and photos stored in the memory card, so actually there was almost nothing to back up. PIM backup was more than enough.
In any case thank you too.
And before someone tells me, yes, I know that this is like owning a Ferrari or a Rolls Royce and then driving only in the 1st gear.

Black Antitoon said:
And before someone tells me, yes, I know that this is like owning a Ferrari or a Rolls Roice and then driving only in the 1st gear.
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Ha , I have had my Tilt for more than a year, it is sim/cid unlocked, running Hyperdragon III Raphael . I have games ,photos, videos, appointments , tasks , threaded sms and over 300 contacts, and I use PIM backup when I re flash because it is simply a good back up app. I have never lost anything.

I meant that owning a Kaiser and having no Outlook contacts, no documents, two 3rd party apps (TomTom - included - and Opera Mobile, installed by me) is like owning a Rolls Royce and driving in the 1st gear, not using PIM backup. For such an usage any 30 € LG phone is enough. Sorry for not being clear.

Black Antitoon said:
I meant that owning a Kaiser and having no Outlook contacts, no documents, two 3rd party apps (TomTom - included - and Opera Mobile, installed by me) is like owning a Rolls Royce and driving in the 1st gear, not using PIM backup. For such an usage any 30 € LG phone is enough. Sorry for not being clear.
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LOL, Owning a Rolls Royce to drive back and forth to the grocery. just means you have class and good taste. ( and maybe too much money )

Well he's not super-rich but I assume he had enough money for getting it without planning it months or years before. That's probably because he's married but with no children... And yes, in any case he has good taste.