[missing-sync-palmos-talk] Safest way to upgrade from Clie to Tungsten?

[Folberg Steven]

On 4/9/05 9:25 AM, "Pascal Lessard" <plessard at mac.com> wrote:


>      This page pretty much explains this all :
> 
> http://kb.palmone.com/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE?
> New,Kb=PalmSupportKB,ts=Palm_External2001,Case=obj(12926)

Very useful link, Pascal, many thanks!

> 
>      But before you do, I would recommend you make sure you have the
> absolute latest backup of your Clie's content :
> 1- Erase the folder ~/Documents/Palm/Users/(your user name)/Backups
> 2- Perform a last sync using your Clie. This will recreate the
> deleted backup folder and backup the last version of everything that
> is on your Clie (at least everything that can be backed up).
> 3- Compress this folder to have a permanent backup you can return to
> anytime.
> 
>      My understanding is that this Tungsten C is going to be second
> hand. I would also recommend that you do a hard reset to make sure no
> stray data has remained from the previous user : http://
> www.tankerbob.com/palm/resets.htm

Well, an "open box" refurb from PalmOne ‹ not exactly second hand.  ;-)

> 
>> Also, I sync to 2 machines, my Mac at home and the PC at work. I
>> have Backup
>> Buddy installed at work. Am I better off somehow doing the first
>> hotsync
>> there?
> 
>      I'll leave that to someone more knowledgeable !

Okay!

> 
>      Yours,
> 
>                  Pascal Lessard

Take care,

Steve  
> 
> 
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