Registered: Dec 1999
Location:
Posts: 54

I dunno what happened. All I know is that the batteries must have died, and so the contents of my Visor somehow partially erased, cuz when i put fresh batteries in, none of my databases were there (like addresses, to do, etc) but some programs were there (epocrates, Launch Em, etc)

No sweat I said. I sync at work. Nothing. Not even an address. I sync to my laptop. The address and databases come back (to do's, etc) nothing. Then I sync to computer #1 at home. THe visual look is sorta wrong... I had around 8 tabs on my Launch em, but non of them came back. Plus i was missnig programs still. I have one computer left. Once that's gone, its all gone. No more saved preferences, no more files, etc. What should i check for?

When i did the second and third syncs, I went to the hot sync manager and made sure the puter overwrote the handheld (didnt want one computers mistakes to be spread to another machine).

should i just try one more time? Is this what backup buddy is for ? oh Im so confused!


-tony

(talk about a bad day... I come home and my cat was stressed out from a new cat in the house, he pooped on my blanket. First time in 6 yrs he's done that!)

Pooped out, figuratively and literally.

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Tony Tran
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BVDx

Registered: Mar 2000
Location: McLean, VA USA
Posts: 216

Tony,

No real suggestions on a fix. However, once you get the Visor back the way you want it, spend the $40 and buy the backup module. It is SWEET!!!!

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Have Visor Will Travel!

Registered: Mar 2000
Location: Hermosa Beach, CA
Posts: 222

Tony, looks like you're sh*t outta luck!


Heehhehe..sorry...couldn't help it.

Registered: Feb 2000
Location:
Posts: 68

For peace of mind, get a backup module AND backup buddy.

If you had backup buddy, I would've suggested doing a hard reset on the device, and THEN syncing it. At that point, backup buddy would've realized it's a fresh unit, and would've started moving all your stuff back to it.

BackupBuddy has saved me on a number of occasions.

And on a related note, some testing I did recently. I put some fresh batteries in my Visor, and left them in there for a day. Didn't use it at all. Upon removing the fresh batteries, I could re-insert them up to 15 minutes later and still have all my stuff there. I'm guessing the residual charge on the board is a exponental function of battery strength. I was quite impressed at 15 minutes!

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 434

Yes, get the backup module AND Backup Buddy.

As for the memory after the batteries have been removed - on mine it sometimes will last less than 2 minutes, if the batteries have not been installed for very long before removing them.

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Eugene Hsieh
Editor, VisorCentral FAQ
Come visit my homepage.

Registered: Apr 2000
Location:
Posts: 86

nothing and i mean nothing works better than the backup module... saved my but multiple times and can be carried with you! best money eer spent next to the visor itself!

Registered: Dec 1999
Location:
Posts: 54

so, without backup buddy, should i do a hard reset on the machine? and then sync? or should i sync like i always sync?

what does the hotsync backup anyways??

i lost about 2MB worth of info. All but 1 hack was erased (the friggin Trek sounds hack. i dont even use it!) Sigh... This is a major pain.

any help would be appreciated (re: whether i should hard reset or not before i sync)

Registered: Dec 1999
Location:
Posts: 54

and one more thing. what is the difference between the backup module and the backup buddy?

do i need both for FULL reinstallation of my stuff if this should happen again? or is just one hardware and one software?

Registered: Apr 2000
Location:
Posts: 266

I don't know why you would need both Backup Buddy and the backup module. I use my backup module once a day to make a backup....why would I want to wait the extra time during a sync to use BackupBuddy also? Seems kinda pointless.....

Ryan

Registered: Dec 1999
Location: DFW Metroplex, TX USA
Posts: 58

rclayton,

Having both is definitely useful. Normally, I keep an 8MB flash memory module in my Visor since I have a compulsion to carry around a lot of data useful to me in my job. <g>

When I use BackupBuddy, the data that I have in that flash module gets backed up, which is useful as I move additional data into the module. If I ever lose the module or the Visor (or both since the module is plugged into the Visor 99.5% of the time), I'll have a backup of that data on a PC.

From time to time, I'll travel and won't have access to a PC to do a hotsync (i.e., backup my data). At these times it is useful to carry the backup module with me so that I can make a backup of the data in the main memory of the Visor, which is likely to change every day.

Having both provides flexibility. And the additional kicker is this: I sure can't back up the data in my flash memory module into the backup module.... only one Springboard slot! <g>

HTH,
-- Michael

Registered: Feb 2000
Location:
Posts: 68

If you have a Deluxe Visor, and more than 4mb of stuff to backup, it takes FOREVER (15 minutes?), not to mention consuming batteries at a faster rate. It's obviously linear - the more you have on your Visor, the longer it'll take to backup to the backup module.

I recommend Backup Buddy for hotsyncs. And backup only the databases you use on a regular basis at regular intervals to the backup module. Ie, make the backup module incremental, rather than full.

I do save time with Backup Buddy by *not* backing up my mail database and AvantGo's database. Those are easily recreateable from the conduits.