How to take the Backup of your Windows Mobile PDA phone to PC using Sprite Backup Manager?

Sprite Backup Manager has won “Best Software Award” in 2007. This software provides support to Windows Mobile 6 storage card encryption which helps you to restore your data securely after a master reset. Off device Backups, support for Windows Mobile 5 & 6 device, backup to PC, upgrade mode recovery, etc. are some of the key features available with Sprite Backup Manager. 

System Requirements for Sprite Backup Manager

  • TREO 700w/wx or similar compatible cell phone.
  • WINDOWS XP, VISTA or 2000.
  • ActiveSync 4.1 or above

Taking the Backup using Sprite Backup Manager

  1. Right click on the PC Manager icon in the taskbar and select Backup from the menu, as shown in Fig.1;

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Figure.1 Opening the Backup Window 

  1. A confirmation message will appear on your PC, click OK to continue or Cancel to cancel the operation. Before the backup starts and the device soft resets, Sprite Backup Manager will try to connect to your device, as shown in Fig.2;
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Figure.2 PC connecting to the Cell Phone

  1. Once the connection is established, Sprite Backup Manager will soft reset your device and start the backup operation, as shown in Fig.3. The progress of the operation will also be displayed on your PC and in the mobile device. While the operation is performed a Backup in progress message will be displayed in the task bar.

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Figure.3 Backup in Progress

  1. When the Backup is completed the PC Manager will display Backup Completed message on the screen, as shown in Fig.4. Click on the Close button to close this message. When the operation is completed a message in the task bar will also appear letting you know that the operation is completed. After the soft reset a notification message will appear on your Pocket PC to inform you if the backup was successful or not.

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Figure.4 Operation Complete

Restore files back to your Mobile

Right click on the PC Manager icon in the task bar and select Restore from the menu, window shown in Fig.1. A confirmation message will appear on your PC, click OK to continue or Cancel to cancel the operation. Again Sprite Backup Manager will try to connect the device. The progress of the operation will be shown on your mobile screen. When the Restore is completed the PC Manager will display Restore Completed message on the screen. And all the data will be restored to its original location.

In this way Sprite Backup Manager had made it easy to back up our PDA Cell phone data easily and securely. To download Sprite Backup Manager click on the link provided.