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Backup options in Tools menu not active (ActSync 4.5) jcotrimf 09-13-2007
Posted by jcotrimf on September 13, 2007, 8:16 am
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 I've just upgraded to AS 4.5 and have not figured out out to activate the
back up options in the Tools menu (they remain light grey). Can anyone tell
me what's wrong? I've read somewhere that Microsoft discontinued backup
functionality in the latest release of AS. Can this be true? Thanks JCF

Posted by Raj Pillai on September 13, 2007, 11:44 am
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 Hi,

This feature is no longer made available when devices running WM5.0 and
WM6.0 are connected. You wouldn't be even seeing it in its partnership
profile while using ActiveSync.

For older devices the option will remain grayed out until the device is
connected and synchronized. Upon completion of synchronization the option
should be available for use.

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Regards,
Raj Pillai
Microsoft MVP - Mobile Devices
http://www.pocketpcfaq.com/raj


> I've just upgraded to AS 4.5 and have not figured out out to activate the
> back up options in the Tools menu (they remain light grey). Can anyone
> tell
> me what's wrong? I've read somewhere that Microsoft discontinued backup
> functionality in the latest release of AS. Can this be true? Thanks JCF


Posted by Amir on October 2, 2007, 6:03 pm
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Hello,

So how do you backup your device prior to for example a ROM upgrade?

"Raj Pillai" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> This feature is no longer made available when devices running WM5.0 and
> WM6.0 are connected. You wouldn't be even seeing it in its partnership
> profile while using ActiveSync.
>
> For older devices the option will remain grayed out until the device is
> connected and synchronized. Upon completion of synchronization the option
> should be available for use.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Raj Pillai
> Microsoft MVP - Mobile Devices
> http://www.pocketpcfaq.com/raj
>
>
> > I've just upgraded to AS 4.5 and have not figured out out to activate the
> > back up options in the Tools menu (they remain light grey). Can anyone
> > tell
> > me what's wrong? I've read somewhere that Microsoft discontinued backup
> > functionality in the latest release of AS. Can this be true? Thanks JCF
>
>

Posted by Todd Allcock on October 3, 2007, 11:32 am
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At 02 Oct 2007 15:03:03 -0700 Amir wrote:
> Hello,
>
> So how do you backup your device prior to for example a ROM upgrade?

Since ROM upgrades usually change the OS, restoring a priot OS
backup is generally not a particularly good idea. (Picture restoring
a Win 98 registry to XP, or an XP registry to Vista!)

Even without backup software much of your PPC is "backed up."
Everytime you sync, you've backed up your PIM data and your My
Documents files. If you install all of your apps using
Activesync/WMDC on the desktop those are essentially backed up as
well (meaning they'll reinstall easily- their in-program settings
aren't.)

So, even after a hard-reset, the next time you sync, you're 90% back-
add any POP/IMAP e-mail accounts, connection settings, user
preferences (backlight, standby timers, etc.) and you've recovered
from a disaster without a "backup."


--

"I don't need my cell phone to play video games or take pictures
or double as a Walkie-Talkie; I just need it to work. Thanks for
all the bells and whistles, but I could communicate better with
ACTUAL bells and whistles." -Bill Maher 9/25/2003


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