Backing up my memory stick?

[thenightfly42]

I've been using handhelds "forever", but I'm just now getting into the use of the memory stick. Before I go ahead and move lots of stuff there, I have one question I haven't been able to track an answer down for:

How do I back up my memory stick? If I lose my handheld, I can always restore the RAM files from my computer backup. It doesn't appear that hotsyncing looks at my MS, however.

I'm using a T615C on a WinXP box. Thanks for any help.

[robrecht]

I haven't done this myself, but see below:

Originally posted by vansouza
Backup Buddy will backup your memory stick when you hot sync and I believe that there are a few, free, programs that will just backup the stick. Might want to look and see if these will work for you... I have learned the hard way, like you just did, to copy what I like to my Photo directory...

[n2ifp]

I just copy my MS to a backup folder on my hard drive. In fact I keep a series of them.

Never rely on the Desktop PC's backup. It's all too easily corrupted. Keep multiple RAM backups in a series just in case you backup and find out later that backup has a problem with it.

[Unregistered]

Why not use Backupbuddy from http://www.backupbuddy.com/ and then copy all of the contents of the MS to a PC?

[n2ifp]

I don't trust automated backups, that's why!

It's just as easy and quick to do it manually, and I feel more secure about it.

[yorrick]

Why don't you use MSImport on the CLIE? This will make the MS a virtual drive on the PC and so you can copy the entire MS drive into a folder in the PC.

Also, backupbuddy may not back up everything in the MS - just the stuff it recognises (hence zip files may be skipped!).

[rldunn]

I'm on the opposite side as Larry. I don't trust manual backups, because unless you're obsessive/compulsive, it's hard to maintain a regular manual backup process. So, for this reason, I use BackupBuddy to back up my MS on each hotsync. The negative of this method is that it's very time-consuming.

As for yorrick's comment that backupbuddy won't backup everything on the MS, it's just wrong. It backs up everything on the MS into a separate directory from the RAM files, and it maintains the entire directory structure that you have on the MS.

[n2ifp]

Basically whatever works for you :)

I guess I am obsessive/compulsive, but it's my precious Clie we are talking about. I have been burned before, so I prepare for the worst case scenario. I am not tellimg anyone what to do, only what I do. Again I will state, do NOT rely on the desktop backup! ! !

I have had situations where I had to erase the desktop backup, reformat my MS, and hard reset the Clie. Yes, memory sticks can get corrupted, especially if you do something stupid or have a power outage at the wrong time :)

The point of all this is to have a game plan and approach when the inevitible happens, not if... :D

[Unregistered]

rldunn, maybe OC n2ifp just has more time to do backups?

another vote for automation. Backupbuddy has restored my Clie without problem on more than one occasion.

[rldunn]

Originally posted by n2ifp
The point of all this is to have a game plan and approach when the inevitible happens, not if... :D I agree. I've needed my backups plenty of times before, and it's a wonderful piece of mind to know that everything is covered. Now if I could only get a backup system for my PC that was this good!! :)