Registered: Nov 1999
Location: ny,ny,usa
Posts: 17

memplug sm as backup for 16mb prism

I Bought a memplug sm with a 32 mb card and i want to use it as a backup for an upgraded 16mb Prism running about 9mb's worth of stuff. I understand that a perfect "Backupmodule" type backup can be done. Does anyone know the step by step process

Registered: May 2000
Location: St. Paul, MN
Posts: 1429

Insert you 16 MB or larger SM card. Click PiBackup. Click Backup now. That's all.

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Registered: Nov 1999
Location: ny,ny,usa
Posts: 17

from reading other posts I thought I was going to have to create some sort of directory and then perhaps not all ( databases and all ) would be backed up. Have you done a perfect restore this way.

Registered: Mar 2001
Location:
Posts: 23

I've backed up numerous times, and restored a couple of times. No problems with PiBackup. It creates any directories it needs to create without a hitch.

That said, I DID format the card using PiPrefs before doing anything with the smartmedia card-- if you just bought your MemPlug and SM card, I'd recommend doing a format of the card (via the MemPlug) before anything else.

I believe you can store multiple backup images on the card-- just rename your existing backup directory, and the new backup will create a directory for itself. Then, just rename whatever backup directory you want to restore from when the time comes, and PiBackup will restore from it.

-kirb

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