backing up

[Guest joeyjoejoe206]

could do with a program that i can use to back up my contacts and possibly txts, i wouldnt complain at backing up phone settigs either, is there one for the c500. i have read other posts on this but cant seem to find one that gives a definitive answer. if there isnt, is there any way i can manually backup contacts/txts, can i save them as a file?

[Guest Mirdita]

could do with a program that i can use to back up my contacts and possibly txts, i wouldnt complain at backing up phone settigs either, is there one for the c500. i have read other posts on this but cant seem to find one that gives a definitive answer. if there isnt, is there any way i can manually backup contacts/txts, can i save them as a file?

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Too many things to sort them out 8)

Well, two choices to go for.

:arrow: Simply synchronize your smartphone with PC's MS Outlook. And you'd be having contacts, messages, notes, calendar events backed up on your desktop computer via Active Sync.

:arrow: Alternative: use Sprite Backup utility written by Sprite Software. It requires ActiveSync connection but performs a total data backup (excluding OS and preinstalled software).

[Guest joeyjoejoe206]

Too many things to sort them out  8)

Well, two choices to go for.

:arrow: Simply synchronize your smartphone with PC's MS Outlook. And you'd be having contacts, messages, notes, calendar events backed up on your desktop computer via Active Sync.

:arrow: Alternative: use Sprite Backup utility written by Sprite Software. It requires ActiveSync connection but performs a total data backup (excluding OS and preinstalled software).

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i have used activesync but i dont understand how it could work. yes, i can now view my contacts through outlook, but the option to back the phone up and most of the other options in the program menus are greyed out, also i have reset my phone and plugged it in again and then i have to set up a new partnership, i cant use the old one, so how would i be able to back the phone up if after resetting your not allowed back to your old account. i have follwed the instructions for the program but they dont apply as the menus are greyed out, i cant even delete old connections i made.

[Guest Disco Stu]

ActiveSync's backup facility only works for Pocket PC phones. You can delete partnerships by hitting File, Mobile Device and clicking the one you want to get rid of, then File, Delete Partnership. If you still have problems, look on the PC in c:\Documents & Settings \Application Data \Microsoft \ActiveSync \Profiles and delete as necessary.

The only full backup programs for Smartphones are Sprite and the All-Locations product available from Handango etc. If you are on Orange you can use their service for Contacts, My Documents etc, but I wouldn't recommend it.

There are programs to let you save SMS etc on the PC. Commercially there are Jeyo products but search here (or on Airfagev) for AllExport or SP Studio.

[Guest J-Foundation]

Commercially there are Jeyo products but search here (or on Airfagev) for AllExport or SP Studio.

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AllExport appears to be dead, and SP Studio appears either not to work, be outdated, or is in an oriental language.

just a heads-up to those of you digging through pages and pages of results using the search function.

i'm having loads of red herrings and dead-end wild goose chases trying to fix a few things on my phone, been searching here for hours and have ended up with about 20 Modaco tabs open in Firefox, and each one of them seems to only link me to another thread or page. i'm going nuts here.

if anyone cares, i'm on :

qtek 8100

windows mobile 2003 SE

any solutions, please PM me, as i'm unlikely to be able to find this thread again.

i'm off to drill holes in my skull.

J x