Comments on: Review: Resco Backup http://www.mytodayscreen.com/review-resco-backup/ Another Look At Windows Mobile Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:36:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: schmenge http://www.mytodayscreen.com/review-resco-backup/#comment-843 schmenge Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:16:10 +0000 http://www.mytodayscreen.com/?p=411#comment-843 Truth be told I have never backed up before installing a beta. I always told myself it was because the backup process was too long. But even now that I can eliminate the excuse of having all the resets, I still don't backup first. Hmm.... maybe I should go back to Sprite and have an excuse in place. Truth be told I have never backed up before installing a beta. I always told myself it was because the backup process was too long. But even now that I can eliminate the excuse of having all the resets, I still don’t backup first. Hmm…. maybe I should go back to Sprite and have an excuse in place.

]]> By: Tariq Bamadhaj http://www.mytodayscreen.com/review-resco-backup/#comment-841 Tariq Bamadhaj Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:44:56 +0000 http://www.mytodayscreen.com/?p=411#comment-841 Well I don't backup as much as you do. It's more a daily affair for me rather than before I install stuff because I do that (installing stuff) quite a lot for reviews and all. If I did what you did, I doubt I would have the time for anything else. Well I don’t backup as much as you do. It’s more a daily affair for me rather than before I install stuff because I do that (installing stuff) quite a lot for reviews and all. If I did what you did, I doubt I would have the time for anything else.

]]> By: schmenge http://www.mytodayscreen.com/review-resco-backup/#comment-839 schmenge Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:42:13 +0000 http://www.mytodayscreen.com/?p=411#comment-839 I liked Sprite OK, just not *having* to do a reset. Occasionally I would have a need to recover one or two files and it would be a six or seven minute process. If I wanted to do a quick backup before installing some new software it would take forever to reset, backup, reset. OK, not *forever.* Maybe I should learn some patience. :) I liked Sprite OK, just not *having* to do a reset. Occasionally I would have a need to recover one or two files and it would be a six or seven minute process. If I wanted to do a quick backup before installing some new software it would take forever to reset, backup, reset. OK, not *forever.* Maybe I should learn some patience. :)

]]> By: Tariq Bamadhaj http://www.mytodayscreen.com/review-resco-backup/#comment-837 Tariq Bamadhaj Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:36:29 +0000 http://www.mytodayscreen.com/?p=411#comment-837 I guess you are one of the lucky few who got the auto reset to work. When I was discussing it with Resco, they acknowledged the problem as well as the card sleeping problem and they are actively looking into this. Hopefully they get a universal solution soon. Thanks for your compliments. I am sorry to hear about your experience with Sprite. I had a pretty bad experience with them like 3 years back and switched to Spb. Ever since then, I have not used Sprite's Backup even though others claimed it had improved. I guess you are one of the lucky few who got the auto reset to work. When I was discussing it with Resco, they acknowledged the problem as well as the card sleeping problem and they are actively looking into this. Hopefully they get a universal solution soon.

Thanks for your compliments. I am sorry to hear about your experience with Sprite. I had a pretty bad experience with them like 3 years back and switched to Spb. Ever since then, I have not used Sprite’s Backup even though others claimed it had improved.

]]> By: schmenge http://www.mytodayscreen.com/review-resco-backup/#comment-833 schmenge Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:21:52 +0000 http://www.mytodayscreen.com/?p=411#comment-833 I have had Resco installed on my card since beta 1.0 Updates, because of the card, were a bit inconsistent so they added a small executable (7k or so) that resides in main memory to make sure the device wakes up. I think they added this to the betas in late February and I have not missed a backup (3:45 AM every morning) since. So at least in my experience the card is fine to install to. I also have not had a problem with the reset (which happens after the backup, not before). But maybe that is just my device (8125/WM5). Despite being a public beta it did not seem like a whole lot of people were testing the beta so the release version may be more like a RC. A good thorough review and I learned a few points. I was using Sprite but what I hated about Sprite was having to do a reset (two actually) whenever I wanted to backup quickly or restore something. I have had Resco installed on my card since beta 1.0 Updates, because of the card, were a bit inconsistent so they added a small executable (7k or so) that resides in main memory to make sure the device wakes up. I think they added this to the betas in late February and I have not missed a backup (3:45 AM every morning) since. So at least in my experience the card is fine to install to.

I also have not had a problem with the reset (which happens after the backup, not before). But maybe that is just my device (8125/WM5). Despite being a public beta it did not seem like a whole lot of people were testing the beta so the release version may be more like a RC.

A good thorough review and I learned a few points. I was using Sprite but what I hated about Sprite was having to do a reset (two actually) whenever I wanted to backup quickly or restore something.

]]> By: Tariq Bamadhaj http://www.mytodayscreen.com/review-resco-backup/#comment-814 Tariq Bamadhaj Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:15:49 +0000 http://www.mytodayscreen.com/?p=411#comment-814 Well what do you know. I use that too :D Well what do you know. I use that too :D

]]> By: Doug Goldring http://www.mytodayscreen.com/review-resco-backup/#comment-813 Doug Goldring Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:14:41 +0000 http://www.mytodayscreen.com/?p=411#comment-813 I have been using Spb Backup since I had WM 2003SE on my Dell Axim. It performs fantastically on scheduled nightly backups and has saved me from more than a few hard resets. Doug I have been using Spb Backup since I had WM 2003SE on my Dell Axim. It performs fantastically on scheduled nightly backups and has saved me from more than a few hard resets.

Doug

]]> By: Tariq Bamadhaj http://www.mytodayscreen.com/review-resco-backup/#comment-811 Tariq Bamadhaj Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:28:19 +0000 http://www.mytodayscreen.com/?p=411#comment-811 Did you install the application on your Main Memory or Storage Card? Reason is, if it's on storage, then it could be that your storage card has not 'woken up' yet which does nothing. If it's on main memory, then it would be rather weird. Glad that the companies are working on it. Did you install the application on your Main Memory or Storage Card? Reason is, if it’s on storage, then it could be that your storage card has not ‘woken up’ yet which does nothing. If it’s on main memory, then it would be rather weird. Glad that the companies are working on it.

]]> By: mirskym http://www.mytodayscreen.com/review-resco-backup/#comment-809 mirskym Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:24:00 +0000 http://www.mytodayscreen.com/?p=411#comment-809 I have problem with both Sprite and Resco with scheduled backups on my Axim X51V with WM6.1. They both wake up, count down to zero and then do nothing. I can see that the app is sitting in RAM using 0% CPU. The workaraound I found is to write a Mortscript to wake up my device a few minutes before the backup is scheduled. The it works properly is the device is already awake. Both Resco & Sprite are working on it. I have problem with both Sprite and Resco with scheduled backups on my Axim X51V with WM6.1. They both wake up, count down to zero and then do nothing. I can see that the app is sitting in RAM using 0% CPU. The workaraound I found is to write a Mortscript to wake up my device a few minutes before the backup is scheduled. The it works properly is the device is already awake.

Both Resco & Sprite are working on it.

]]> By: Tariq Bamadhaj http://www.mytodayscreen.com/review-resco-backup/#comment-805 Tariq Bamadhaj Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:34:14 +0000 http://www.mytodayscreen.com/?p=411#comment-805 I too learnt that you should not install backup application on a storage card when my Spb Backup failed on me initially. But now we know. Yeah I would agree that it's not ready for nightly backups but other than that which I hope Resco will fix soon. I too learnt that you should not install backup application on a storage card when my Spb Backup failed on me initially. But now we know.

Yeah I would agree that it’s not ready for nightly backups but other than that which I hope Resco will fix soon.

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