[missing-sync-palmos-talk] A warning to those who depend on the Backup conduit

[Trevor Harmon]

On Mar 11, 2005, at 4:26 AM, Brad Knowles wrote:

> Given that I now have a brand-new Treo 650, I'll probably be giving 
> BackupBuddyVFS a try, since I figure it's most likely to be able to 
> properly backup a VFS-enabled device like a Treo.

Be sure to try out BackupBuddyVFS very carefully before purchasing a 
license. I tested the latest version (3.0.7) on my Treo 650, and it 
successfully made a backup and restore. I purchased a license and 
_then_ realized that performing a second backup always failed. Blue 
Nomad support said that the problems were due to bugs in palmOne's NVFS 
implementation that cannot be worked around.

That said, some users have reported success with BackupBuddyVFS and 
their Treo 650. From my tests, it seems to be a function of how much 
free space you have in RAM. (The more free space, the more likely is a 
successful backup.)

Just FYI...

Trevor