On 21 Feb 2011, at 05:09, Joseph Lee wrote: > I bet it was done that way to avoid tech support costs and to prevent users > from messing up their data (same goes with Clean Reset under Support > Information Mode). For this reason, coupled with unreliability of some flash > chips, I store books and others on my SD card, with Flash reserved for system > files and schoolwork docs.
I can appreciate the thinking, but it ultimately just leads to confusion. The solution is education. I was very surprised when it happened. It was casually asking me if I minded losing all my data. Hmm ... As for the chip, it is faster than going through the SD-card interface, but it basically means your data is at the mercy of your BrailleNote, which isn't a risk I'm quite prepared to take. :-) The BrailleSense has at least the option of going into mass-storage mode, so you can explore your data and recover it reasonably easily, and without ActiveSync too, and there is a clear separation between the system and the user's space. > For Sabbahattin: If you recommend it so, I'll rewrite "Exploring Resets" > article on my site to include info on your advise. The important thing is that you don't lose any files on your Flash Disk. Of course recommend backups, but it's safe to perform a factory reset, as happens when the system store is corrupted after a while, without any help from the user. It will just be like doing the undocumented clean reset. It will prompt you if the memory scan fails on the Flash Disk, then you had better say No until you have everything, and then do the erase to clear the file system error. Cheers, Sabahattin ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [email protected] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
