chapter 5
BACKUP AND RESTORE
The Compaq Aero 2100 Series stores your personal information, data you have entered, and third-party applications you have installed, in the device’s RAM (random access memory). However, a power loss or other disruption of power can cause your data to be lost. You can back up and restore your device's data using the following utilities:
ActiveSync Backup/Restore. Use this ActiveSync utility to periodically back up your device's data onto your desktop computer’s hard drive. You can manually back up data or set this utility to back up automatically each time you connect to your Palm-size PC. For more information, see ActiveSync Help on your desktop PC.
CF Backup/Restore. This utility, preinstalled on your Compaq Aero 2100 Series, lets you back up and restore your entire Palm-size PC memory contents to a CompactFlash storage card (purchased separately). You can then carry a CompactFlash card–based copy of your data with you at all times for quick retrieval.
NOTE: To avoid losing your data in the event that your Palm-size PC is lost, stolen, or becomes defective, Compaq recommends periodic backups to the desktop computer or a CompactFlash card. Depending on your usage, you may want to perform a backup as often as once a day.
This chapter describes the following features:
using CF Backup/Restore
backing up data to a CF card
restoring data from a CF card
