back up

merc · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 26, 2005 Posts: 5

Hi All

Is there a way of backing up my sd card incase of error while messing around with files on it so it can be saved on it again

jon

MikeyF · Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 1:23 pm Post subject: Backup

The simple answer Merc is Yes.

If you have a pc and card reader, just copy everything to a folder on your hard drive.

Alternatively you can use a number of pieces of software.

Remember if you have a card reader, the sd card is seen simply as another 'drive'

Hope this helps

Mikey

jimbo_hippo · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 18, 2005 Posts: 444

I would say that any PDA user should have Sprite Backup. its invaluable. Will save you hours and most probably save your bacon at some point. It's a bit like Norton Ghost for your PDA. Will create a backup on your PC but will also create an exe file on your SD card. I was in the US and whilst completely sozzled in a bar, I soft reset my PDA whilst inadvertantly holding the power button....... AKA a hard reset 8O No worries. Just ran the exe on the SD card and it was back to what it was last time I backed up. No need for the lappie at all.

However, my business partner lost everything while up north for 3 days and was screwed. No email, no contacts and, god forbid, no SatNav. I think he's finally got the point now and maybe he'll invest. Worth every penny.

Not exactly related to backing up the SD card but just thought I'd share.
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MikeyF · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 1:53 pm Post subject: lessons

Well, that's the one thing I've learnt for today.

Didn't realise that if you perform a soft reset whilst holding the on/off button it performs a hard reset.

Will have to be carefull in future as it is quite easy to be holding the Acer with the thumb on/near the on/off button when doing a soft reset.

On a slightly different note. Another good bit of software is

SPB Pocket plus - This is a front end utility that effectively turns the today screen (front page) into a desktop ie. you can have your most used icons right infront of you so you don't have to use the damn menu everytime.

Mikey
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jimbo_hippo · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 18, 2005 Posts: 444

Just so you know I was refering to my Orange SPVM2000 rather than the acer. I believe ther's a more discreet toggle switch on the N35 so I don't think the power+reset combination does the same. So you can rest easy Mikey :-)
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MikeyF · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 3:23 pm Post subject: thx

Thanks for clearing that up.

However, now I've only got a few hours to learn something today. Laughing Out Loud

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jimbo_hippo · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 18, 2005 Posts: 444

Serial killer Charles Manson auditioned for the Monkees. There you go. Take the rest of the day off.
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MikeyF · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 4:35 pm Post subject:

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