Hi guys!
My baby (device) was acting strange and slow after an uninstallation that never ended and I had to do a soft reset. Then two days later on reboot it just stoped on the Windows Mobile logo screen (the one after the colored strips, I have WM5) and nothing else!
The phone led was blinking so I thought it was really screwed. I softreseted and made a "Registry Hive Clean". I leaved the storage because I have so many data on the PIM not yet synchronized (don't have office yet)....
So my question is: There's any way to save the PIM part and do a complet hard reset and reinstall all and restore that saved PIM data?
Thank you very much!
.vol files
I'm answering part of my own post:
To save the PIM data, I think I have to save the file PIM.vol and, in my case that I have Pocket Informant, also the file pocketinformant.vol
What I don't know is if afterwards I would be able to restore that file when I make a "hard reset".
More help would be greatly appreciated.
plisssss
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My question is if there is a way to back up my files, upgrade the ROM and then returne the files back, but without copying each on. In other words, what is usually done when you want to upgrade your ROM and keep your existing files + contacts and calendar entries, tasks etc.
Thank You in advance for your co-operation :!:
when you upgrade, all your non-synchronized files, contacts, reminders,,,etc will be lost!
Since the device makes synchronization everytime you dock it in the cradle, no worries about losing contact & other data, cause once you upgrade & resync the data with outlook, everything will return back to the device from outlook.
But be careful that all programs installed on the device, along with their data, WILL BE LOST upon upgrading the device!!
You need to reinstall the programs after upgrading..! :wink:
As an advice,, always make FULL backup of the device prior to upgrading it! In case any problem occured or you just remembered that you forgot to save some data, you can easily restore your old system..
You can also use commercial software to backup your data, and selectively restore the database(s) you want. Sprite Pocket Backup has worked fine for me for the last few years, and its exceptionally faster than the builtin utilities.
Hi There, anybody knows what is the folder (using resco explorer)for the sms draft ?
I have a nasty bug where whenever I create a draft it is not accessible eventhough it says there is some messages on the draft folder.
I can't even delete them. :roll:
cheers.
As far as I know SMS messages are stored as files at :
\windows\messaging\*.mpb
nope, still no luck, deleted all the files on the messaging folder. still have the sms draft folder saying there is files on it.
Did you then do a soft reset ?
poutlook.exe is a background process that runs all the time.
You may need to reset your pocketpc to clkear the error.
are you saying I need to do a hard reset and reinstall from scratch ? cause I have a back up in sprite but even if I uncheck the message folder for a restore, it still giving me that crap.
No no...not HARD reset...SOFT reset...poke your stylus in the little hole on the bottom of the unit.
If that doesn't work then I have to assume that some database file (like the pocket version of an outlook pst file) has got itself out of sync.
yeah soft reset didn't resolve anything, I will hard reset later on, not this week anyway. already spent too much quality time with my Xda ( according to my girlfriend) :roll:
Same problem - items missing in folders
No items that get sent to my drafts or deleted items are visible once I open the folders. This sure is a large bug IMO. It seemed to happed after a backup from Sprite due to an unintentional hard reset (battery fell out and caused a hard reset)
Use Sprite Backup to backup everything but the offending database, then hard reset, and restore. That way, you won't lose anything else but that problematic database.
Alternatively, you can backup everything, then hard reset, then restore everything but that particular database.
Worked for me.
Clarification
Are you saying you can not get rid of this problem with deleted items and drafts witout loosing all of your SMSs? I have tried most combinations of backups and restores including use of the Sprite CleanMail tool here:
http://spritesoftware.crmdesk.com/a...il.zip&search=Search&area=0&criteria=0&sort=0
I have found I can not selectively restore certain folders from SMS group without reinheiriting the corruptions. Also, can you pm with with the advantages/disadvantages and ropes of custom ROMs, it looks like you have all the latest goods in a unique combination. It is these kinds of bugs that make me want to explore custom ROM combinations.
Partial fix
By scouring the ipaq forums I found a partial fix: http://home.comcast.net/~relmerator/ . It cleared my deleted items properly but not my drafts folder in SMS. I asked for the source so someone can tune it up. Man this bug is driving me nuts.
Hey All.
With all the great roms out of late it seems all i am doing is flashing my poor little JasJam.
The only anoying thing about it is that i can't seem to see any way to restore stuff like game and program save states.
Just as an example Pocket Informate losses all its contact photo links and you have to go back and relink them all. Another is a game call Tennis Addict where I can't seem to get it to go back to a previous save state.
I have even tried taking a copy of the directory of the game before the flash, then reinstalling it and copying the directory over the top and still no luck.
Is there a seperate place on the phone that this info is stored in.
Or is there a restore these programs after Flashing.
Cheers and Beers.
The only restoring I have been able to do is the entire restore. You just have to make sure you keep track of what backups go to what ROMS. You cant restore an LVSW backup onto a Black ROM. You flash the ROM to what OS it belongs to and then restore the backup.
Nice thought...I haven't ever heard of an app like that for Windows Mobile platform, but I used them for my old razr, slvr, and v3i back in the day...
Try backing up pim.vol and pocketinformant.vol
akac said:
Try backing up pim.vol and pocketinformant.vol
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Where are these files located? I'm working on an application to solve these problems for myself and just uploaded the early beta here...
Settings Savior v0.1
All it does so far is backup and restore registry settings, but files are my next thought. Then possible assisting with application installs.
Thanks,
Rob
Yea i didn't think there was any magic fix for this.
I just had having to start things all over again.
Especially when you have spent hours playing one game.
Cheers
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Where are these files located? I'm working on an application to solve these problems for myself and just uploaded the early beta here...
Settings Savior v0.1
All it does so far is backup and restore registry settings, but files are my next thought. Then possible assisting with application installs.
Thanks,
Rob
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Good idea Let me know how it goes.
I've had good luck with Sprite Software's SpriteBackup. If you do a full backup, do a hard-reset, then run a special program, it will snapshot the "default" state of your phone. Flash the new ROM, and run the restore program (from SD) -- it won't try to restore anything from the old rom onto the new ROM, but it will restore your programs and almost all settings. Check the FAQ on their site, and carefully read and follow the instructions exactly.
Make absolutely sure you have encryption turned OFF before you do the backup, or your backup file will be encrypted -- and your hard reset will blow the key away (and you won't be able to restore!).
I wouldn't try this between different ROMs, like LVSW->Black/etc... but I've had great results from Black 1.0 -> Black 2.0 -> Black 2.5 -> Black 3.
Oh -- make sure you delete your ActiveSync relationships (delete each component separately so it removes all 'synced' contacts, emails, etc, then delete the server), and delete any IMAP and POP3 email accounts BEFORE you do the backup. If you're using IMAP or Exchange, the phone will repull the info from the servers when you restore (just recreate your mail accounts).. if you're using POP3.. well... get your ISP to support IMAP - you'll be happier with it.
Hello All...
I've searched high and low, googled till my finger tips are worn. I did a complete backup of my At&t tilt using the included sprite backup software, after clearing the storage and reinstalling WM6.1 I attempted to restore "email" and "pim" via my backup. Roughly 2 hours passed till the restore finished, but when I attempted to access my messages the message folder will not open. I tried restoring the complete backup and that didn't work (still no messages), I tried everything seen here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=529023. I cannot seem to get my messages back even though the cemail.vol file is intact. Is there anything I can do? I need help!
P.S. - when I try to do a backup using PIMBackup 2.8 after restoring everything via sprite, PIMBackup tells me that no messages were found.
i bet ur smss r gone, u should have used pimbackup in the first place.
anyway, look at the bright side... u r on a clean start now!! and really, whats the purpose of storing smss several days/weeks/months old?
"Test your backups to make sure they will get you back up! Because a backup failing is just as bad as failing to backup!" — T.E. Ronneberg
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A clean slate would be great, if I didn't have important business notes. Anyone
Hey,
I want to mess around and most likely break things but i want to know i can recover from it ^_^
Soft reset = restart device yes?
Hard reset = ?? dose it have a backup rom in there or something what exactly dose this do
Can i backup and later restore the entire rom? as far as i can see i need to pay for something like this which seems to me like a very very basic feature...
Looking foward to putting my mind at rest so i can start breaking things =D
Cheers
Hello! Hard reset means that you reset your device to the manufacturer's default. Well, that means: after a hard reset:
- When you turn your device ON, it acts exactly as the first time you did it
- You won't loose the ROM
- You will loose everything you did after the first use. That means, for example: contacts, installed applications, pictures, sms, emails, installed applications, phone configuration, ect...
- What won't be deleted: contacts on SIM card, everything on Memory Card. I recommand you to save on your mem card: contacts, pictures, CAB files (so it's easy to re-install apps after hard reset), media files (music and video, but usually you won't put them on the device memory, so no problem there)
- Well, basically, after a hard reset, it's like you turn on your phone for the first time (except that your memory card won't be formated)
You can backup your contacts-email-contactspictures-sms using PIM backup. Just save the backup file in the memory card or on your PC. Then restore it after hard reseting your device. More informations here: http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-pim-backup-v2-8.html
I hope that helps you!
Thx for the reply ^_^
So if i go into file explorer and delete everything, a hard reset will fix that?
Just want to know if its just resetting settings and del personal data/programs, or if its reloading all the files into the rom from.. somewhere else.
Trying to get an idea of what i cant recover from, or if i download something suspect, can it do any lasting damage
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So if i go into file explorer and delete everything, a hard reset will fix that?
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Well... no and yes.
No, you won't be able to delete everyting using File Explorer , and Yes a hard reset will clean up all your mess and "reinstall" Windows Mobile from scratch afterwards. It's more or less like formatting your PC's hard drive and then use the recovery partition or CD/DVD to rebuild everything up to the original state.
I would advise you to remove your memory card before hard reseting... just in case. Better safe than sorry.
MMMk i think i get how it works then ^_^
There is 1 rom and it just restricts access to origonal files and restores a copy of origonal settings? So its unlikely my curiosity will get the better of me by editing or deleting things, time for some fun =D
Thx for the replys!
"Sprite Backup" will not restore ROM (nor will any other backup software) - but Sprite will backup/restore *every* other setting, let you browse backup files, and makes self-restoring backups.