Registered: Oct 1999
Location: St. Paul, MN USA
Posts: 22

My Visor reset during compacting the 8MB Flash module (in
fact, every time I've ever had it start compacting, it's
died). Is there an easy way to back up the Flash module?
Even if I still have to manually copy it back after a
hotsync, it would be nice to be able to back it all up to
one location.

Registered: Jun 2000
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Posts: 181

I have wondered if you could use two backup modules -- one for what's normally on the Visor itself and one for the 8mb memory module. Since I don't have either one and I don't know how they work probably not possible.

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Charo

Registered: Apr 2000
Location: Inglewood, CA, USA
Posts: 390

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Originally posted by Charo
I have wondered if you could use two backup modules -- one for what's normally on the Visor itself and one for the 8mb memory module.

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Sorry, the Backup Module only backs up what is on the actual Visor, not the Flash Module. I think of the FM as a ZIP disk - backups for it would be on another ZIP disk, (which is not very practical for the FM), or on my PC. Besides, if the Springboard slot was being used for the Flash Module, there would be no place to put the Backup Module.

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Originally posted by Bruce
Is there an easy way to back up the Flash module? Even if I still have to manually copy it back after a hotsync, it would be nice to be able to back it all up to one location.

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What I did was create a separate folder on my laptop for each FM (I have two). I did an "Edit Module Label" in FileMover to give each FM a distinct name. The laptop directory name matches the FM label. Every time I move something to a FM, I put a copy of the file under the matching directory. This way, if I ever lose or destroy the FM, I know exactly what was on it, and can get the files back easily. (They would have to be re-installed to the Visor, and then moved to the FM.) Hmmmm, it would be great if my laptop could talk directly to the Flash Module... oh well.

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My Visor reset during compacting the 8MB Flash module (in fact, every time I've ever had it start compacting, it's died).

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Sounds like something is wrong. Mine have been compacted several times, and I�ve haven�t had a problem with them. Have you had a problem with your Visor resetting at other times, (if so, when?) or is it mostly when the FM is compacting? If it's the latter, you could have a bad module...

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Registered: Jan 2000
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Backup Buddy allegedly backs up Flash.

Supposedly, Backup Buddy will back up databases in Flash, and so will back up your Springboard.

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