I've searched this forum and can't find an answer and couldn't find it in the manual either. How do you properly back up this phone in case you have to do a hard reset? I have copied all files on the SD card to my computer, but how would you reload the apps? Just go to Market again?
Try searching the market for an app that backs up your phone. I know there are a few (some paid and some free) that back up your phone onto their server. Personally, I use WaveSecure ... and its free. It will backup your contacts, SMS, media and call logs (but not your Apps yet) onto their server. You can also lock your phone remotely, requireing a password to unlock it. You can find your phone using the GPS ... and if all else fails, you can erase all personal info from your phone remotely.
i use wavesecure more for security. i use mybackup app (search it) for backups as it does apps as well.
funny how apps backup though. after a wipe you tell it to reinstall or whatever, you actually have to go thru the process of clicking "install" and "ok" for each app. at least it remembers most of them and makes it faster though.
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i use wavesecure more for security. i use mybackup app (search it) for backups as it does apps as well.
funny how apps backup though. after a wipe you tell it to reinstall or whatever, you actually have to go thru the process of clicking "install" and "ok" for each app. at least it remembers most of them and makes it faster though.
I dont know if having the apps on a backup is worth the $4.99.
so...i did the manual update, in regard to my apps, google backed them up for me. also they backed up my contacts. i had to hit install again but they were all there (even the ones i got from androlib.com) i was back up in 20-30mins. i had 40 apps.
so...i did the manual update, in regard to my apps, google backed them up for me. also they backed up my contacts. i had to hit install again but they were all there (even the ones i got from androlib.com) i was back up in 20-30mins. i had 40 apps.
how would i back up my contacts/people ? i dont want them in google, i just want a file that has all my contacts on there so i dont lose them (im paranoid about that) ... can someone direct me to a good application for this if there is one?
i made the wrong choice when creating my contacts and selected "phone" rather than "google" so there are NO contacts in my google account, and this cannot be edited unless i reinsert every one of my contacts back into my phone as google which im not inclined to do.
i will look up that exportcontacts app, i just wish there was a way to backup my contacts WITHOUT going through google. i just want a list of my contacts on my pc ;\ and whats a csv file?
very nice, thanks... barcode scanner is very cool.
one more thing if i may -- the csv file is saved on the SD card, do i need to remove the card or can i mount my phone onto my computer via the usb cable and transfer the csv file?
Yes, you can transfer the file from the phone to the computer via USB cable.
Assuming you have Excel (or some other spreadsheet) on your computer the easiest and most human readable way to open a CSV file is that way.
Open Excel. Then File/Open and point excel to the CSV file. From that point follow the screen prompts.
questtion regarding that -- whats a "HARD RESET" compared to a "battery pull" or selecting "return to factory defaults" (under settings)? what deletes all your data?
Does anybody know if reminder settings in google calendar will be saved on a hard reset? I know the appointments themselves will sync back up, but I have a lot of different reminder schedules set up for different types of appointments that I'd be really annoyed if I had to go back through and reset.
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How to Back Up
