With BackupBuddyVFS installed on your organizer, you can effortlessly backup your organizer's critical files to an expansion card.

In the event of a loss of data, you can then use BackupBuddyVFS to restore your organizer's backup files and you no longer need to wait until you have access to your Hotsync cradle!

BackupBuddyVFS Professional is included in the Nomad Security Suite.

Features

• One-touch lightning-fast incremental backup and restore of files to and from an expansion cards
• NEW Verification of Zip-based backups makes BackupBuddyVFS backups even more reliable as it now is able to make sure that the data written to your backup card matches exactly what was on your device
• NEW Set (or project) features available in the advanced mode have been significantly enhanced and now include:
• NEW Custom directories per backup set
• NEW Custom checkpoint creation for each backup set
• NEW Automatic Updates for Treo users to make sure you have the latest version at all times. Don't forget to turn on the new preference item if you'd like it to automatically check for updates, as it is not enabled by default to reduce wireless data use.
• NEW Continuous backup allows you to keep your important files continously backed up as you use your device. For example, if you add an entry to your Address Book and switch away or power off your device, the file will be backed up immediately.
• NEW Tree-View makes it easier for you to identify which files you'd like to backup and restore.
• NEW Zip Compression of backup files saves space on your expansion cards, zip format allows you to access the files directly on your PC.
• NEW Auto Backup on Low Battery backs up your device when the battery level is getting critcal
• NEW Auto or Manual Checkpoints allows you automatically keep multiple backup sets on your expansion cards
• Secure backups with optional encryption of backup files
• Archiving feature keeps copies of files deleted from the organizer on your expansion card so you can easily locate and reinstalled them if needed (NEW!) (Note: advanced preference only)
• Multiple device/users are able to backup to the same expansion card (Note: provided their HotSync IDs are distinct)
• Customize what is backed up or restored
• Schedule a time every day when BackupBuddyVFS will backup your organizer. You can also set it to backup if you haven't hotsynced in an amount of time of your choosing or auto backup after hotsync
• Power-off backups allow you to backup every time you power off your organizer
• Treo 5-Way support throughout means you never have to use the stylus with BackupBuddyVFS

4.3

• Flat or Tree View options in advanced mode screen
• Display issue with B|R buttons in advanced mode fixed for 480x320 devices
• Continuous backup fix with ContactsDB file on Treo devices

4.2

• Verification of Zip-based backups makes BackupBuddyVFS backups even more reliable as it now is able to make sure that the data written to your backup card matches exactly what was on your device
• The set (or project) feature available in the advanced mode has been significantly enhanced and now includes:
• Custom directories per backup set
• Custom checkpoint creation for each backup set
• If you're a Treo user, BackupBuddyVFS can now automatic update itself to make sure you have the latest version at all times. Don't forget to turn on the new preference item if you'd like it to automatically check for updates, as it is not enabled by default to reduce wireless data use.
• PLEASE NOTE: you do NOT need to delete your existing version first. If you do, you may lose your registration code, so we recommend you install the update directly over your current version.

4.1

• Improvements to the Continuous Backup feature
• Improved compatibility with the Treo 68
• Improved ability to restore large contacts files and files 'in use' by the PalmOS
• Miscellaneous bug fixes

4.02

• Significantly faster Zip compression (by as much as 100%)
• Improved Lifedrive compatibility

4.0

• Standard Zip compression and encryption: this allows you to access your backup files directly on your desktop computer, for example. Note that Zip encryption isn't very strong, so we still support our legacy compression and encryption format (based on Zip, and TEA, respectively). Zip file creation requires a device running Palm OS 5 or later.
• Third-party application locking (Advanced mode): newer Palm devices, such as the Treo 650/700p, work with a new type of memory (i.e. Non-Volatile File System, or NVFS). Unfortunately some older background applications don't interact well with this type of memory, and can cause the device to become unstable especially when doing large amounts of file read/writes. You now have the option to lock those applications in memory during our backup operations to make backups more reliable.
• Continuous backup (Advanced mode): allows you to keep your important files continously backed up as you use your device. So for example, if you add an entry to your Address Book and switch away or power off your device, the file will be backed up immediately.
• Multiple backup sets (Advanced mode): allows you to tailor your backups more precisely. e.g. have one profile for scheduled backups, and another when backing up when your device powers off.
• Global 'Excludes' (Advanced mode): instead of having to manually exclude the same files from multiple backup sets, you can put the files you want excluded from all sets in the global exclude set.
• Backup on low battery
• Automatic checkpoint creation (Advanced mode): BackupBuddyVFS can now automatically create checkpoints every X days, and every X backups. You can also limit how much space to allocate to checkpoints.
• Tree-View (Advanced mode): the older versions of BackupBuddyVFS presented your backup files in a flat list; version 4 replaces this with a tree view making it easier for you to identify which files you'd like to backup and restore.