Either it should sync back everything from pc/MAC. OR if formatted then only the os is reformatted. the data remains in place. This is possible in MAC OS.
Vishal Sheth [email protected] +91 (93) 2213 3880 QUITTERS NEVER WIN ! WINNERS NEVER QUIT ! On Jan 14, 2009, at 12:36 AM, [email protected] wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
