how do you guys backup your PPC before flasing?

[CozBoogie]

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[jmorton10]

Originally Posted by kyle4269

+1 for SPB Backup. i use it and it works great.

I agree, I bet I have done a full restore 30 times in my old Titan with SPB.

I have been backing up my TouchPro with it also, but haven't needed to restore it yet.

~John

[lexluthor]

I had backed up with SPB, then installed a new ROM. When I restored the SPB backup things definitely weren't as they were before. The remove programs section was blank and there were other issues all over the place that it wasn't usable.

So, are you guys using SPB to backup, then installing a new ROM and then restoring your SBP backup file and having the phone working perfectly, just with a new base ROM? I can't see that ever working 100%. Maybe it could work better than it worked for me, but different ROMs might have some different registry settings and when you restore your backup, you'll overwrite the new ROMs registry settings with what was on your phone before.

I'd love if there was a way to backup, upgrade a ROM, restore and be back to exactly where I was before, software/settings wise. I just didn't think that was possible.

I've done so many little edits and software config/setting changes, it'd take me a good 4 hours to reinstall/reconfigure everything if I had to start over. That's why I'm never upgrading ROMs.

[jmorton10]

Originally Posted by lexluthor

So, are you guys using SPB to backup, then installing a new ROM and then restoring your SBP backup file and having the phone working perfectly, just with a new base ROM? .

I've never done that in my TouchPro, but I bet I did it 30 times in my old Titan & had it work perfectly.

~John

[JimSmith94]

Originally Posted by psiphi

I do nightly backups with SPB Backup.
Activesync backups are done whenever I hook up to my PC.
For special backups, I use BITPIM (http://www.bitpim.org/)

I used to use BitPim with my old "regular" phones. What can BitPim do with our pocket PCs?

[BigDiesel07]

I think there are more advanced options than bitpim... I don't think they support WM...

[SyXbiT]

I was talking about specific backup of stuff, not a full SPB,
the main reason I need to backup/restore is cause they keep releasing Touch Pro ROMs...

[BigDiesel07]

If you just want to back up the basics (contacts, appointments, etc.), just use Active Sync... It's easy and free... If you want a more complete back up, use what has been listed...

[rizo]

i use activesync as its synced to my gmail account. tried other methods to save my text messages but i end up get duplicate contacts with activesync. anyone know of a solution to this?

[Geekcop]

Originally Posted by lexluthor

I had backed up with SPB, then installed a new ROM. When I restored the SPB backup things definitely weren't as they were before. The remove programs section was blank and there were other issues all over the place that it wasn't usable.

So, are you guys using SPB to backup, then installing a new ROM and then restoring your SBP backup file and having the phone working perfectly, just with a new base ROM? I can't see that ever working 100%. Maybe it could work better than it worked for me, but different ROMs might have some different registry settings and when you restore your backup, you'll overwrite the new ROMs registry settings with what was on your phone before.

I'd love if there was a way to backup, upgrade a ROM, restore and be back to exactly where I was before, software/settings wise. I just didn't think that was possible.

I've done so many little edits and software config/setting changes, it'd take me a good 4 hours to reinstall/reconfigure everything if I had to start over. That's why I'm never upgrading ROMs.

One of SPB's features is a ROM upgrade mode. You can use this after a ROM flash to restore all apps and settings except for those of your previous ROM