Exactly. Right now we have all our media on the sd card, so if a hard reset is required, it's not a big deal. But if the media as well as data and apps are in RAM and we have to reset - while nowhere near a computer - what can you do?
I just want to minimize problems before they start. Even assuming we will never experience a hard reset on the Pre.... On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:22:41 -0500, "Art Alexion" <[email protected]> said: > Great, but I think Alli had the point when she suggested the nightmare > of restoring 8GB over the air. Server to PC, how long does it take you > to download even 4 GB in real world conditions? > > And does "all your settings" = "all your data"? > > > > Gmail wrote: > > how about this from the article; "but the phone does come with an > > automatic wireless backup feature, good for restoring all your setting > > in case something bad happens to the handset." > > > > On 1/12/09, Craig Froehle <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm not the least bit happy about losing what > >> I consider a very valuable bit of functionality. > >> > >> On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 11:08 PM, Alli <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> I understand that. But have you ever been fortunate enough to have > >>> everything crap out on you when you're home in front of your computer? > >>> Noooo...it only happens when you're in the cab on the way to the > >>> airport. Or in a strange airport during a layover. That was the beauty > >>> of restoring from your sd card. > >>> > >>> Craig Froehle wrote: > >>>> Palm said the Pre won't come with desktop software. The USB port > >>>> allows it to be accessed just like a flash drive, so conceivably, you > >>>> should be able to plug it in, drag a copy of its contents to a PC, and > >>>> then disconnect. Restoring would be the reverse of that. > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
