Backup Program

[Doom Tints]

The old 6601 I used to use (and the Hitachi, etc.) had a nice backup utility. You would click on it and it would back up everything you installed and stick it in a cab file. After doing a hard reset, it would restore your backup for you.

I'm not seeing anything like this on the 8525. I'm assuming that if I could install the backup program on the 8525 it would work.

Where can I find this to install it?

[bapski]

i think sprite backup does that...

[mikechannon]

i think sprite backup does that...

Indeed and I use SPB Backup. Gets me backup and running after a hard reset in around 10 mins. (as if nothing had ever gone wrong)
http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=21046

I also backup before any major installation. So I have a few backups on SD card. You never know sometimes until few weeks later that a certain installation messed something up some weeks ago.

Mike

[Doom Tints]

I have tried Sprite backup and it locks up my 8525 75% of the time. The rest of the time, it says that the backup is corrupt.

Since there were backup programs on older HTC roms for other devices, has anyone cooked a ROM yet that has this backup program?

Seems dumb to pay for one when there was one that worked just fine for free.

[mrvanx]

Indeed and I use SPB Backup. Gets me backup and running after a hard reset in around 10 mins. (as if nothing had ever gone wrong)
http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=21046

I also backup before any major installation. So I have a few backups on SD card. You never know sometimes until few weeks later that a certain installation messed something up some weeks ago.

Mike

Mike ive been after something like this for a while but the 'SPB' allergy keeps getting me. :D

Does it work with WM6 and the cooked stuff we are using???

[bapski]

Mike ive been after something like this for a while but the 'SPB' allergy keeps getting me. :D

Does it work with WM6 and the cooked stuff we are using???

trying it right now... whats with the spb allergy? :) ive lots loaded, hopefully theyll behave and not give me any trouble/s.

also have a sprite backup just in case.

[Doom Tints]

You're both missing the point.

Let's grab the backup program on the other ROMs and use it. It works perfectly.

[mrvanx]

which other ROMs??

[Doom Tints]

Reread what I originally said. The Blue Angel and the Apache both had backup programs on their ROMs -- at least the Sprint versions did, I'm unsure about any other versions.

[URPREY]

Sprite Backup works great for me. It backs up automatically every night and takes less than a minute. If you're having lots of errors, maybe you need to try a hard reset and then try the backup program again?