I'd like to know if it's possible to use ActiveSync (or any other 3rd party add-on, for that matter) to sync files from any location on my host computer's hard drive onto my WM6 Professional device.
I've tried enabling 'Files' in the syncing menu in ActiveSync, but all that does is create a directory in my computer within 'My Documents' which I'm supposed to put the files which I want synced. I need something more than that -- I'd like the ability to say 'ok, I have file x on my computer in directory y... go sync that to my device in directory z'.
Check out http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?soft=985 which does the job.
ramel said:
Check out http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?soft=985 which does the job.
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Newer versions are commercial but this one (last freeware one) will do the job flawlessly - it can sync data on SD card too.
Thanks guys!
Hey guys,
My dad his phone his screen was not responding anymore and he needed his contacts from the phone. (the device is an old htc touch). So after some research on the internet I have found a way to recover all the data (especially the contacts) from this windows mobile phone.
Why am I writing this ?
Well it seems that a lot of people have problems retrieving data from their pim.vol. Just like me I was searching for a solution and would like to share it.
What was the problem ?
Well first of all connecting to the phone was already a pain in the ass. Then recovering the data. And extracting the information out of the pim.vol.
What is the solution ?
First I tried on a windows xp and installed some drivers, but it was not working. Then I used my windows 7 and he downloaded the drivers for the phone + (and this is needed) windows device manager.
In windows device manager I syncronized the cellphone for retrieving all the data. I did not open anything because he was copying all the information into outlook. The contacts also syncronized.
After the syncronizing I opened outlook (2007) and there they were. All of the phone contacts were syncronized. Now I clicked file -> import/export.
Then I selected export to file and exported to comma seperated value (csv) (WINDOWS)
After this step I uploaded them into his gmail and they were syncronized and safe. Now if his phone crashes he always have a backup.
I have an XDA Argon running WM5. It has on it all my contacts, calendar etc. plus lots of Excel, Notes and other files. It used to synchronise with my notebook PC, but now whenever I connect it to the notebook either the notebook overwrites the data in the mobile, or vice versa. I have not therefore dared to synchonise it for over a year now, so both devices now have a lot of differences. Also I suspect the root of the problem is that somehow the timestamps (or whatever Mobile Device Center uses to control its sync process) have got messed up.
How do I, without risk of losing any data either in my mobile or in my notebook, get the two re-synchronised?
Either I need to back up both sets of data to somewhere I can restore from before trying to sync, or I need a sync process that will never delete or overwrite anything without asking for permission first. So far I've failed to find either solution. I can back up the files from the mobile to an SD card, but I can't find out how to back up the calendar and contacts. Is there a web service that will do it (without connecting to the PC)? Or can I create a new Outlook account and copy the mobile items to it in some way (without the risk that the PC writes the empty Outlook account into the mobile thus deleting everything)?
Hope someone can suggest a safe way out of this mess...
Thanks - Rowan.
Since there is no way of automatically syncing encrypted files i thought about how to manage this in a way that is at least somehow automatic.
I ended with this quite simple but useful setup:
I installed Wuala on my PC (Windows) and on my Asus TF101 Transformer. In addition i installed Folder Sync which can sync with shares.
The first step is to tell Folder Sync which folder/files on my Transformer it should sync to which folder (and how often and when it should perform a sync).
Second i let Folder Sync backup my files to my PC.
The third step is to set up an automatic sync in Wuala's desktop client.
That's it - automatic and encrypted sync.
I just realised, that the process isn't perfect for Titanium backups because they are stored with a date in the filename. This keeps adding new versions when doing another backup. I haven't found a way of switching this off within TI. Perhaps someone has an idea?
Why not just put the encrypted files in your dropbox, and use DropSync on Android to automatically keep them in sync?
I don't like the idea of encrypting my files on the device and Wuala is using transparent encryption without transmitting my password.
Encrypted automatic CLOUD sync for full device backup!
Like the original poster (@ppzoid), I want automatic encrypted backup, but to the cloud from wherever I am, not to a machine on my home network. And importantly, I want automated end-to-end encryption and backup of any file(s) I choose so that I can keep all of the data I value on my device backup up and accessible via my PC as well. (My Android device is already encrypted, and my PC is using whole disk encryption.)
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Why not just put the encrypted files in your dropbox, and use DropSync on Android to automatically keep them in sync?
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Because this requires manual steps to encrypt the files first. I want automated, encrypted backup of any file. If you sync plaintext files to DropBox, anyone who hacks DropBox (or subpoenas them, though I'm more worried about hackers) can access your files.
I love FolderSync and have been using its automation rules to sync my data to DropBox. But now that I want encryption at rest, I see two potential options.
The first is a product called BoxCryptor that layers cross-platform client-side encryption onto DropBox. But I haven't downloaded it and am not clear from the documentation if files can be modified and uploaded with their Android app or only accessed for reading. Further, to integrate BoxCryptor with my FolderSync setup would likely require some extra steps like a local copy to a "synced" folder first, and it might prove tricky.
So, I'm going with the second option, which is switching to the Amazon S3 cloud. FolderSync already supports S3 client side encryption, so I just need to do a few steps:
1) Create an access key in S3 with read/write permissions only for a new bucket I will create for my Android backup.
2) Add this new S3 account to FolderSync.
3) Modify my FolderSync synchronization rules to use the new S3 account.
VOILA! I will have my files encrypted at rest on my Android device, automatically backed up to S3 after client-side encryption, and then accessible from my PC via an S3 download tool like S3Fox. The only thing I think I will lose is the fancy autosync to PC that the DropBox client provides. But I figure if I search more I can likely find a similar S3 client for windows.
More discussion on this thread... http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/automatic-encrypted-cloud-sync-device-t2962631
I have an android set top device and want to sync/auto backup a folder on mnt/external1 with a folder on /mnt/external2 or the sdcard1 and sdcard2 either way. I have not found any apps in the app store to manually set synced or backup folders. There are many that sync to cloud drives the closest I could find is titanium media sync but that syncs to an ftp/other type site, not to another local location. I am hoping there is an app that will do this sim-ly and automatically. I currently use a pogoplug running archlinux with rsync but would like to transfer to only using the android box.
ideas?