I don’t know what to be more shocked about. The fact that a developer has finally decided on creating an app to backup to a SD card or the fact that S4BB is actually working on a cutting edge app. John from S4BB let me know about a new EARLY beta they are working on of an app called DataBackup.
I have been asking RIM and 3rd party devs for years to make an application that would let me backup critical information to my SD card. SmrtGuard made a few steps in this direction but the backup and restore options seemed secondary to their anti-theft focus. I used to be able to do this on my old Palm and Symbian devices without breaking a sweat but it was impossible on a BlackBerry..
Looks like the impossible will (hopefully) soon become possible. So far S4BB’s DataBackup app only lets you backup & restore contacts from your SD card but it is a step in the right direction. This is version 0.0.1 so they do not guarantee that it will actually work. So proceed at your own risk! I am just hoping this goes beyond PIM and lets you backup stuff like bookmarks, notes, and other things that desktop manager or a BES collect.
You can download the beta by entering in your name and email at this link.
Franky Not Registered
Posted: August 19, 2009 at 10:48 AM EST
I started an app like this about a year and a half ago. It writes the contacts out to the SDCard in a tar.gz file (you can backup multiple times and no override existing backups), lets you email the file, and lets you restore the contacts. You can even browse the file and select individual contacts to restore. I scrapped the project and moved on to something else. Maybe if app world was out at the time I would have finished it.
Luis Merlos ( View Profile) Moderator - Posts: 1229
Posted: August 19, 2009 at 10:58 AM EST from my BlackBerry 8900
You should re-open it
perry valton Not Registered
Posted: August 19, 2009 at 11:02 AM EST from my BlackBerry 9000
Hey franky it’s never to late to start all over again?
PDM Not Registered
Posted: August 19, 2009 at 12:49 PM EST
FYI :
PhoneBAKup : http://store.berryreview.com/product.asp?id=31559&n=PhoneBAKup–(BlackBerry)
Solve the number ONE problem for BlackBerry users on the move; to backup and restore critical information directly “Over-The-Air” to the device without the need to synchronize from desktop!
Easily backup all device抯 data “Address Book, Task, Calendar and MemoList” to any predefined email address all automatically.
Features:
* Backup:Just schedule the time ONCE to backup and it will run on the background, sending all the important data hassle free, daily, weekly or monthly. Backup to the storage card or Backup and Email directly to selected email address
* Restore:Simply download the backup files from the email to the device storage card and with a click, restore back all the vital information easily.
* Information can be restored to other devices as long as there is PhoneBAKup program running.
PDM Not Registered
Posted: August 19, 2009 at 12:50 PM EST
It also backups/restores to/from microSD card as well.
Ronen Halevy ( View Profile) Senior admin - Posts: 5289
Posted: August 19, 2009 at 1:04 PM EST
I didnt know that it works from MicroSD cards I thought it only used email
perry ( View Profile) Newcomer - Posts: 16
Posted: August 19, 2009 at 1:57 PM EST
It a pity we have to pay for this in the long run, where as symbian is free
come on RIM your os is outdated and way behind time.
Franky Not Registered
Posted: August 19, 2009 at 2:32 PM EST
If this one comes with a price, then I’ll consider resurrecting the old project. The code still exists, its just not maintained.
Ronen Halevy ( View Profile) Senior admin - Posts: 5289
Posted: August 19, 2009 at 3:00 PM EST
Franky
Knowing S4BB’s track record I dont doubt there will be a price tag attached. They charge even for their stupid 2 minute GTD timer
luki sportowe Not Registered
Posted: December 24, 2009 at 12:10 PM EST
You write awsome article, bookmarked