I use the Desktop Manager (DM). Does everything I need it to do. I've never used it but you can back up your apps with BBSAK (BB Swiss Army Knife) as well.
Your only real choice for a true back up is the DM. Nothing else will give you a backup of everything on your phone. DM will back up all data and settings. It won't back up your apps though. There is a way to do it by going through the device switching part of DM. It should be easy to find the instructions on here but basically you go halfway through the to process of switching devices and then find the folder with your PIN number on your computer and copy that to some place safe.
Outlook will provide a good backup/sync of contacts, notes, calendar, and tasks.
Bestbuy has a new service called mIQ which will sync all contacts, messages, media, calendar, phone log, etc. Its almost an instant sync to their website. http://my.miqlive.com/
Google also has their sync app. This will sync contacts and calendar if you want, either or or both.
When I did my update I backed up my contacts and third party apps through DM. Usually after I would upgrade to any new OS I would have to download my third party apps back in. Am I the only one who got lucky when I did the upgrade to 5.0 everything including most of my pins except for bb alerts came in and everything was ready to use. All my contacts came back and all third party apps. I was so thrilled.
You can also check out our new Blackberry app, Aurkon. It provides free, automatic, and wireless backup for everything on your Blackberry. Just install it and never worry about losing your info or manually backing up again!
When I did my update I backed up my contacts and third party apps through DM. Usually after I would upgrade to any new OS I would have to download my third party apps back in. Am I the only one who got lucky when I did the upgrade to 5.0 everything including most of my pins except for bb alerts came in and everything was ready to use. All my contacts came back and all third party apps. I was so thrilled.
no.. i did the same upgraded too new os and all my apps were there and worked fine.
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