Backup Buddy - a vital backup tool for every Palm user!
If you experience Palm disorder or Palm data file malfunctions you will need hours to set things right by restoring and reconfiguring. This may lead to loss of business hours and lost productivity as a result of non-functioning of the device.
Backup Buddy is a business backup application available for Palm Powered Devices. Users are required just to HotSynch the device with their PC regularly. Such activity will generate a secured feeling in the users that the contents of their handheld are not only safe but also can be retrieved fully under worst setback scenario to Palm device.
This BackupBuddy software is a product of Blue Nomad.
Another product they offer is BackupBuddyVFS Personal (Virtual File System) will keep your Palm OS PDA backed up and mirrored to Multimedia / Secure Digital VFS memory expansion card. BackupBuddyVFS Personal was previous called BackupBuddyVFS Lite.
This external memory technology is termed “virtual” because the card is not the part of PDA’s physical RAM and so can be interchanged between devices. The card’s File System maps the file management scheme (FAT) of the PC, so one can actually create a directory or file structure on the card itself. It supports for Palm organizers Sony Clie's Memory Stick, Secure Digital or Multimedia expansion cards.
The prepackaged HotSynch software that comes with the Palm device does an excellent job synchronizing data for the built-in applications. But by default any other applications and data files that the users must have created, doesn’t get backed up to the desktop computer.
Developed by Blue Nomad Development these essential backup tools that can provide backup of all files (both data and applications) with Backup Buddy application to a Windows PC which also need backup. What users need to do while running BackupBuddyVFS?
Follow the manual and merely lay your handheld device in its docking cradle and select the HotSynch button. The standard HotSynch screen rolls up and starts to synch and transfer the local Palm files for contacts, calendars, to do tasks, etc. Then BackupBuddy takes over the control to backup every application and related data, resulting in a total system backup. The entire operation takes almost the same time as regular HotSynch backup.
The Advanced option of BackupBuddy permits the user to choose precisely what they want to backup. Users can opt for either a complete backup of their Palm device, or can submit specific applications such as databases or simply the latest items that were modified.
The other advantage with BackupBuddy to the users is that routine backup can be scheduled. For this the user has to make certain that the device is in its cradle at the specified backup time.
Caution: Keeping the Palm device in its cradle for a long time otherwise it can drain the batteries.
Some Pros and Cons of the BackupBuddyVFS program:
PROS ...
- With a touch of a button one can backup and restore files to and from Secure Digital VFS memory expansion card. It is possible to make this by group-selection or by individual backup / restore.
- One can preset a particular time every day when BackupBuddyVFS is schedule to launch the backup operation.
- Orphan files can remain devoid of backup by the user.
- Sleek interface that informs the users about the status of backup and restore operations in progress. Backup logs provide complete information about the files that were backed up.
- Program allows for encryption of backup files.
- Displaying from the file list is somewhat sluggish with the built-in Palm OS memory or expansion card.
MS Backup is a utility which comes with Windows XP. A btter alternative is to use NTI Backup Now software.
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