Hi Team,
I was using Asus P750 With Windows MObile 6.1 and i had created a backup on the case i have the backup files with EXTENTION as (.bac) how ever i am not able to find any option to restore the same in windows mobile 6.5 as there was one in 6.1 as backup and restore utility
Please Help
Your best bet will be to use Microsoft MyPhone to backup your PIM data and Media and restore it that way. This will not backup any settings or customizations or apps and programs but it will save you some time at least. I have not been able to find any other solutions to restoring over a different platform because there are differences in the OS that would cause stability issues.
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I was wondering if there's any way to restore email post a ROM upgrade, especially MMS/SMS messages.
I'm trying to backup all my MMS images prior to an upgrade and was hoping there was an easy way to backup/restore them.
I'm currently using Sprite Backup but I doubt I could restore the message database (pim.db ?) from backup to a newly installed ROM.
Any tips appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
Adam
On my 8525 I had no problems to backup my PIM data (contacts, calender, emails, sms, mms) via SPB BACKUP on WM5 and restore then after upgrading to WM6. Just make sure that you make either a backup of PIM data only or select RESTORE PIM DATA ONLY in case you made a full backup! If you try to restore the whole WM5 backup on a WM6 it will most likely fail because system files will get overwritten and some WM6 REGISTRY entries will get replaced with older WM5 ones.
Here is the best solution if you want to try:
On your WM5 device make a full backup with SPB BACKUP, then flash your device with WM6. Run the SPB BACKUP file you've created before and select PIM ONLY for restore.
If it fails you always can flash back to WM5 and reload the whole backup! But I am 100% sure it will work! I made it several times from WM5 8525 ENGLISH ROM to a WM6 O2 GERMANY ROM (which proofed to me that language does not matter in that case! )
just a little search
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299705
search more you'll find more.
Fabulous - thankyou!
Adam
Except that MMS backups aren't supported
Hi,
Is it possible to back up everything on the phone, So i can easily restore it?
I use SPB backup - works pretty well - seems to do everything I want of it
Microsoft myphone works pretty well,
best of all its free
does these programs back up EVERYTHING?
mainly installed software on the phone, tomtom, igo8 etc??
On an old Toshiba PDA I had, running version 5 ish of Windows Mobile I think..
There was a cool backup feature built in that would save a file to memory card for restore later. It backed up everything including programs and settings.
Was disappointed to find it's not in Windows 6.1 as it was a really cool feature.
I use Sprite Backup and it backs up everything you need. System files, system state, and all program files etc....have restored a couple of times to test without any loss at all.
go with that
touchmyhd said:
does these programs back up EVERYTHING?
mainly installed software on the phone, tomtom, igo8 etc??
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You have a number of options available to you for backing up everything, including software installed
SPB Backup, Sprite Backup, Resco Backup
These 3 have options to backup everything or you can choose what you want to backup, for example just PIM info (contacts & emails)
PIM Backup is another backup utility for just PIM info.
SPB Backup allows you 5 free uses before you have to purchase. I'm not sure about the others and PIM Backup is free
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Be careful when backing up especially if you are going to flash a new rom as a full backup also backs up registries etc which may conflict with a new rom upgrade.
Personally I just backup PIM info and then reinstall all apps. If you play with customizing backup you will be able to also keep history and registry entries for games/apps you had installed so when re-install your saved game/info will still be there!!
Good luck
Hy!
I did a full backup before i chenged wm 6.1. Can I restore this backup to wm 6.5? I use spb backup.
Restore with SPB Backup
Yes but only customized restore, do not do a full restore!!
With customized restore you will get your contacts, emails, calender.
With full restore it overwrites everything and will mess up your wm6.5
hope this helps.
beresb said:
Hy!
I did a full backup before i chenged wm 6.1. Can I restore this backup to wm 6.5? I use spb backup.
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Would advise against this mate as there are differences in registry between wm6.1 & wm6.5, so you would be replacing new settings, changes, registries etc with the older ones which may make rom unusable. If your going to use SPB Backup, the full restore should only be used on the rom the backup was done on. Otherwise I would just use the custom restore for emails, contacts (PIM Data).
If your looking for a good backup tool for restoring everything no matter what rom, use SASHIMI
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Fallen Spartan said:
Would advise against this mate as there are differences in registry between wm6.1 & wm6.5, so you would be replacing new settings, changes, registries etc with the older ones which may make rom unusable. If your going to use SPB Backup, the full restore should only be used on the rom the backup was done on. Otherwise I would just use the custom restore for emails, contacts (PIM Data).
If your looking for a good backup tool for restoring everything no matter what rom, use SASHIMI
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Thanks all, I will see the advised program
Decent WM backup software. I have tried SPB Backup, but what I am really looking for is a program that will mirror my entire phone so that on a reload, all I have to do is load the backup program and then restore a recent backup file and the phone is exactly the way it was - say before a hard reset.. does anyone know of such a program and more to the point, have they tried it and does it work.. TIA.
EFMax said:
Decent WM backup software. I have tried SPB Backup, but what I am really looking for is a program that will mirror my entire phone so that on a reload, all I have to do is load the backup program and then restore a recent backup file and the phone is exactly the way it was - say before a hard reset.. does anyone know of such a program and more to the point, have they tried it and does it work.. TIA.
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SPB Backup does EXACTLY what you want.
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SPB Backup does EXACTLY what you want.
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Okay, thanks for that.. I have a trial copy but if it does what I need then I will purchase full copy.. cheers..
I have to agree. I use Spb backup all the time to restore. I keep a clean backup (after hard reset - all my config and programs included). That way I have no issues installing new apps or making changes. It they don't work - just restore to best config. I love it!
I use SPB but I don't think that it backs up registry changes, so if you've made registry changes you'd have to back up those as well. I use PHM registry backup becasue it's free
SPB does save registry if you tick the little option.
Can you use SPB backup to restore ALL data not just PIM info after a ROM upgrade? Has anybody tried it?
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Can you use SPB backup to restore ALL data not just PIM info after a ROM upgrade? Has anybody tried it?
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Well last night I backed using SPB and also Resco Backup.. Both do just what I want but I have to say that the Resco Backup actually looks better as it offers to show you the differences between stored backup and what is currently on your phone, it also seems to offer so much more of the little stuff but all in all they are both very good.
I flashed my phone last night and the restore was very straight forward and as I have my phone heavily customised to suit my wishes, I am pleased to say it has all come back to the same as before, so that is good news.
When you use SPB backup and make a Backup! Do you guys rekomend to backup the Regestery aswell ?
Dose All the Installed apps comeback with same settings ?
Even after a Room Uppdate is it Safe to do such a backup ? or only if its the same room and making a Hard Reset ?
Back-up programm on computer
I'm looking for a back-up programm which I can install on my computer instead on my HTC HD2.
I cannot synchronize my phone with outlook because it's to old and therefore no connection can be made. At least so it says.
MyPhone doesn't work for me either, cause it only downloads contacts and so on if their is a connection between my mobile and outlook.
Before the HTC HD2 I had another mobile (not a windows mobile), for this mobile I had a programm (PC Suite) with which I could make a back-up of my entire mobile. And I could enter my backed-up data on my computer.
I hope someone can tell me which back-up programm I can use.
Can I use USB to do a copy of all files and directories to my PC then use that as a restore to bring my phone back to same state as now if I change from WM 6.5 to Android and have a problem?
I'm new to this and am just getting my feet wet.
No, you need spb backup, also good to do secondary backup of mail & contacts via PIM BackUp or iMobileTools sms/contacts backup or similar.
Thanks for the info. I've now done both.