Hey guys, does anyone know how to backup the start menu icons in manila 2.1 in wm 6.1? Its a bit of a pain to have to assign them every time i install a ROM (or rather every time i go back to wm 6.1 ).
Ive tried searching but no luck and ive also tried exporting the registries associated with the start menu (hklm\software\htc\manila\programlauncher) but that didnt seem to do it either.
Any ideas?
ASK768 said:
Hey guys, does anyone know how to backup the start menu icons in manila 2.1 in wm 6.1? Its a bit of a pain to have to assign them every time i install a ROM (or rather every time i go back to wm 6.1 ).
Ive tried searching but no luck and ive also tried exporting the registries associated with the start menu (hklmsoftwarehtcmanilaprogramlauncher) but that didnt seem to do it either.
Any ideas?
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get a backup program
Look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4256052&postcount=14
By the way with the previous post, there is some good tricks to make a flash quicker.
Any way to save or backup quotes from the Stock tab of the Touchflo?.
Thanks,
Related
Hi all,
I have flashed my Universal several times so far, and every time I did so, I have lost some of my data or had problems with backing them up and restoring them again. What I lost were, for example, all the calendar events and tasks, because AS recognized my phone as a new one and didn't let me restore backup from the "old" one. I managed to successfully backup my SMSes, but when I restored them, each of them was restored twice, and as I never delete messages I send and receive, deleting all the duplicates one by one would take about two eternities. Oh and of course I had to reinstall all my apps and games and lost all the topscores I spent ages making.
Anyway, what I want to say is that while backing up all the data could make problems to an ordinary user, I'm sure that there are some gurus that handle this with no problems, so..could any of them possibly write a tutorial on backing up all the data from important contacts to not-so-importnant-but-still-desired game scores? I know that what I'm asking for is pretty comprehensive and would take some time, but I'm sure that many users would benefit from such article. Thanks in advance to anyone who reads this and decides to reply or help
Longlife
As a TOTALLY new user this month - I was surprised to find that I can't back up my total configuration to SD card (like I could with my old HP IPAQ)
Does this mean I have to re-install applications from a PC and re-sync from a PC each time the XDA EXEC 'hard resets' ?? (quite often at the moment)
Or has someone got a 'Back up to SD' tool that can restore after a 'Hard reset' ??
OK - I Just found SPB and Sprite - which one for a Novice ??
On a related subject , how can I transfer calendar and contacts from my IPAQ ?
eddieorz said:
As a TOTALLY new user this month - I was surprised to find that I can't back up my total configuration to SD card (like I could with my old HP IPAQ)
Does this mean I have to re-install applications from a PC and re-sync from a PC each time the XDA EXEC 'hard resets' ?? (quite often at the moment)
Or has someone got a 'Back up to SD' tool that can restore after a 'Hard reset' ??
OK - I Just found SPB and Sprite - which one for a Novice ??
On a related subject , how can I transfer calendar and contacts from my IPAQ ?
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Hi and welcome I use Sprite to backup, it has upgrade mode which allows you to restore after a ROM update, saving me countless hours installing apps and re-configuring my device. SBP only restores to the same ROM
lol remind me to use sprite backup after iv re installed and downloaded al my apps after updating to windows 6 doh
MrMiguel said:
Hi and welcome I use Sprite to backup, it has upgrade mode which allows you to restore after a ROM update, saving me countless hours installing apps and re-configuring my device. SBP only restores to the same ROM
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Sounds pretty good..I'll check it out for sure thx
Well so I downloaded some kind of trial version of Sprite backup for WM5 to try it out, but when I tried installing it, at about 30% of the installation process, it told me that "the app is not intended for this type of device" and the installation enden unsuccessfuly. Could someone please post a working CAB file for Sprite backup for WM5 trial? Thanx a lot, Longlife
Longlife said:
Well so I downloaded some kind of trial version of Sprite backup for WM5 to try it out, but when I tried installing it, at about 30% of the installation process, it told me that "the app is not intended for this type of device" and the installation enden unsuccessfuly. Could someone please post a working CAB file for Sprite backup for WM5 trial? Thanx a lot, Longlife
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Um theres no trial version.. What kind of device to you have? You most likely got the PPC version when ur device is actually an SP (smartphone) or vice versa
Please USE the forum search engine and READ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=278037 - it answers ALL your questions.
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Um theres no trial version.. What kind of device to you have? You most likely got the PPC version when ur device is actually an SP (smartphone) or vice versa
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I have no idea what I downloaded then I tried to backtrack the site I got it from so I could read the decription again, but I didn't find it. Anyway, it was saying that it's for WM5 and as I have HTC Universal running WM5, I thought that is should work. Now, I got SKTools though, which are free and seem pretty cool (I just hope I will be able to restore the backup I made, once i need it )
Can I just point out something, if you use a backup utility, you should only restore that backup to the same ROM build you backed up from.
Otherwise, nearly all of the optimisations in the registry, and included application shortcuts will be lost if you decide to flash a new ROM and restore your backup.
You will be wasting your time reflashing if this is what you're doing.
AlanJC said:
Can I just point out something, if you use a backup utility, you should only restore that backup to the same ROM build you backed up from.
Otherwise, nearly all of the optimisations in the registry, and included application shortcuts will be lost if you decide to flash a new ROM and restore your backup.
You will be wasting your time reflashing if this is what you're doing.
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Umm, sorry if this question is stupid, but what should I use to backup my data when flashing a new ROM then? The idea of getting a new ROM BUT losing all my data doesn't sound very good to me. Thanks,
Longlife
I've been using SPB Backup sucessfully for some time and its been an essential for someone who like to play around with the system as much as I do. I've been trying to find a piece of backup software that will work to produce a full backup with 6.1 as SPBs doent seem to fully work, even with the help of PIMbackup.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Sprite backup
hairyman said:
I've been using SPB Backup sucessfully for some time and its been an essential for someone who like to play around with the system as much as I do. I've been trying to find a piece of backup software that will work to produce a full backup with 6.1 as SPBs doent seem to fully work, even with the help of PIMbackup.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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Have you tried sprite backup?
I think that spb backup is the best... but i must affirm that sprite backup offerts more options than spb software (you can restore your data after a rom update)
This is a link for spirites abckup:
http://rapidshare.com/files/108897792/Sprite_Backup_6.2.1_PPC.Regged.rar.html
can you restore your installed software after you flash a different rom
yes, all apps you've installed and your pim, all file in \My documents and registry... all.
guyvice said:
yes, all apps you've installed and your pim, all file in \My documents and registry... all.
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How can you do that and different roms have different settings, doesn't that effect current rom functionality
I tend to find if you restore a backup with spb backup using different roms but same wm06.1 versions what tends to happen is that you end up with the rom that was backed up... BUT because there may have been different apps cooked in you find errors cropping up with soft resets needed a lot and sometimes major lockups that require hard resets.. And thats my 2 cents... cheers
Same release only
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I tend to find if you restore a backup with spb backup using different roms but same wm06.1 versions what tends to happen is that you end up with the rom that was backed up... BUT because there may have been different apps cooked in you find errors cropping up with soft resets needed a lot and sometimes major lockups that require hard resets.. And thats my 2 cents... cheers
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This is the same with sprite backup also.
So, if you want a new rom then only backup contacts and messages as there is no point to backup complete OS... Everything needs to be reinstalled anyway. these programs are just in case of events that require hard resets, no good to backup apps or anything...
ultramag69 said:
So, if you want a new rom then only backup contacts and messages as there is no point to backup complete OS... Everything needs to be reinstalled anyway. these programs are just in case of events that require hard resets, no good to backup apps or anything...
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I've you restore after a hard reset or a rom upgrade? what app have you used spb or sprite???
with spb if you do a hard reset you can restore all apps you installed and their settings, before your hard reset (but i've tested only with the same rom).
I use SPB Backup. I was saying that the full os backup is only good for HARD RESETS as it puts the complete os, registry settings and apps onto your hermes. If you reflash your os then restore your backup it overwrites the NEW os with the OLD os, however, because the new os probably doesn't have all the apps that the old os had cooked into it you get errors as the os cant find things it requires. Hope that cleared it up instead of smearing everything with mud....
UC roms
ultramag69 said:
I use SPB Backup. I was saying that the full os backup is only good for HARD RESETS as it puts the complete os, registry settings and apps onto your hermes. If you reflash your os then restore your backup it overwrites the NEW os with the OLD os, however, because the new os probably doesn't have all the apps that the old os had cooked into it you get errors as the os cant find things it requires. Hope that cleared it up instead of smearing everything with mud....
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Its also make you have issue with the new now like freezing up and etc. Its just not worth the headache. Look in UC roms it is very little work to reinstall your app. Do a search for UC roms and read up on it. I'm tell is sweet I just did it for the first time it works like a charm.
Hi,
I've got my diamond flashed to 3.4 duttys. It's really good but I do have a few problems with it. Sometimes when you hold the hang up key to lock it it simply scrolls through the touch flo screens. I was thinking I might upgrade to 3.6 and see if that ironed out the problems. Only thing is I've got a few apps on there that i'd prefer not to lose and reinstall at the moment. Is there a way to back up all apps before flashing? I don't think PIM does it? From what I can see it's just contacts etc.
Thanks for any help
supposedly spb backup will restore installed applications, databases and file (rom upgrade mode).
Please note: I have not tried this application, nor am I affiliated. I have no experience at all..I googled and found the product. So if it doesn't work, don't be mad at me
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/backup/?en
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supposedly spb backup will restore installed applications, databases and file (rom upgrade mode).
Please note: I have not tried this application, nor am I affiliated. I have no experience at all..I googled and found the product. So if it doesn't work, don't be mad at me
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/backup/?en
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don not restore with sprite backuup.
just use pim backup for your contacts, ...
Cheers, Yeah i did try a restore with sprite once - didn't work out needless to say.
I'll take a look at SPB - thanks
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Cheers, Yeah i did try a restore with sprite once - didn't work out needless to say.
I'll take a look at SPB - thanks
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SPB definitely works. I would suggest unticking the "overwrite" box when selecting ROM upgrade mode.
TBH I'd personally say just get used to it, until you find the perfect rom you are likely to change again.
Keep all the .cab's .exe's etc in a folder on the internal storage and reinstall the ones you want, it's a good way to keep the device tidy, and I think you'll probably find that you'll have to reinstall quite a few programs as you might find they keep their data spread around the filesystem.
First, I'd like to thank everyone in this forum for making our phones more awesome than they already are, you guys know who you are. I've been lurking around since I got 6.1, but now I have a very annoying issues that I'm trying to fix.
I created a backup of all my phone's (not sim) contacts with 6.1 before updating to 6.5. However, I realized that same menu with the Backup/Restore functions has completely changed and does not offer the Restore function anymore. So now I'm stuck with a .dcb file that I can't restore, or open up in any other program, as far as I'm aware. Besides the obvious option of getting someone with 6.1, opening the file there and making a backup to my sim card directly, is there anyway that I restore that file, or at least open it up somehow?
Thanks in advance.
See if you can install this?
"Installation was unsuccessful. The program or setting cannot be installed because it does not have sufficient file permissions."
Nope, can't get past that message.
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"Installation was unsuccessful. The program or setting cannot be installed because it does not have sufficient file permissions."
Nope, can't get past that message.
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Thought that may happen it's strange as installs on PPC's with 6.5.
Whoops, disregard my previous post, a soft reset got rid of the problem. Installed, recovered the backup, everything's working perfect now. Thanks a lot dude!!
Saving contacts.....
I`m not sure if this is the same subject,but my sister-in-law wants me to upgrade her rom(she seen mine with 3VO and she freaked out.she wants it bad.......the rom that is.)...well,shes got over 100 contacts on the device.Not one on her sim card.How can i save all her contacts all at once before flashing?Thanks for listening.
I sync all my contacts to Outlook and resync my phone after flashing. Makes it easy and is one of the reasons I am now a Windows mobile addict
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Whoops, disregard my previous post, a soft reset got rid of the problem. Installed, recovered the backup, everything's working perfect now. Thanks a lot dude!!
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Glad you sorted & happy to help
I used Microsoft My Phone its free and easy
Oh here is the cab
Hi,
I have a stock TP2 and am keen to upgrade to the HTD 6.5 upgrade ROM. What's putting me off is having to rebuild my device. My PIM data isn't a problem as I sync with my work Exchange server, and even reinstalling apps isn't daunting (although quite tedious).
What puts me off is the application data. I have a lot of apps that I've spent a lot of time over a number of months configuring and setting up for my needs. I don't want to have to go through and do all that again.
Maybe I'm missing something, but is there a way for me to restore application data in one go without doing it manually? I'm guessing that doing a complete restore from my SPB Backup files won't work as they will attempt to reinstall the old WM6.1 files?
Some friendly help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Pete
piannetta said:
Hi,
I have a stock TP2 and am keen to upgrade to the HTD 6.5 upgrade ROM. What's putting me off is having to rebuild my device. My PIM data isn't a problem as I sync with my work Exchange server, and even reinstalling apps isn't daunting (although quite tedious).
What puts me off is the application data. I have a lot of apps that I've spent a lot of time over a number of months configuring and setting up for my needs. I don't want to have to go through and do all that again.
Maybe I'm missing something, but is there a way for me to restore application data in one go without doing it manually? I'm guessing that doing a complete restore from my SPB Backup files won't work as they will attempt to reinstall the old WM6.1 files?
Some friendly help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Pete
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THe best way to get it done cleanly with some customizing in Sashimi, but it does have a decent learning curve. Check out the videos here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqeiv3en2Kg
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THe best way to get it done cleanly with some customizing in Sashimi, but it does have a decent learning curve. Check out the videos here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqeiv3en2Kg
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Thanks rvt1000
I'd never heard of this app, I'm learning about it now. Unfortunately, it doesn't help me out of my predicament, which is how do I preserve my app data when I upgrade to 6.5, or do I have to take a hit now but rebuild with Sashimi so I don't have to repeat the process?
I assume that Sashimi resolves my issues of restoring all the associated databases of each my apps?
Pete
piannetta said:
Thanks rvt1000
I'd never heard of this app, I'm learning about it now. Unfortunately, it doesn't help me out of my predicament, which is how do I preserve my app data when I upgrade to 6.5, or do I have to take a hit now but rebuild with Sashimi so I don't have to repeat the process?
I assume that Sashimi resolves my issues of restoring all the associated databases of each my apps?
Pete
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you can use sashimi now to backup your apps and such then upgrade, then run it to put everything back in place. that should be fine but you've got a bit of reading to do to figure the thing out, which I'm still working on myself!