Phil Dibowitz wrote: > So what's the proper way to get all my 3.x data to my new 4.x device? I finally figured this out. It seems simple in retrospect, but it's not at all obvious from the outset. Also note I wasn't actually going 3.x to 4.0, I was going 3.x to 5.4.9. For the archives, here's the procedure: 1. Make sure your old PDA is synced with jpilot. 2. Open up Jpilot and export all your data (File -> Export). You'll need to do this once for each DB: datebook, addresses, memos, todos. 3. Backup your ~/.jpilot directory and then remove it. 4. Open jpilot, and in settings switch Contacts and Memo's to the "new" format. 5. Connect your new PDA and "Install User" to initialize it. 6. Import your old data into jpilot (File -> Import). You'll need to do this for each DB you exported. 7. Sync your new PDA Your new PDA should now have all the data. You may choose to re-install applications - they should be available from your backup of your ~/.jpilot directory - but keep in mind they may not be compatible with your new device (assuming it's a new OS). -- Phil Dibowitz phil at ipom.com Open Source software and tech docs Insanity Palace of Metallica http://www.phildev.net/ http://www.ipom.com/ "Never write it in C if you can do it in 'awk'; Never do it in 'awk' if 'sed' can handle it; Never use 'sed' when 'tr' can do the job; Never invoke 'tr' when 'cat' is sufficient; Avoid using 'cat' whenever possible" -- Taylor's Laws of Programming -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 252 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature Url : http://lists.jpilot.org/pipermail/jpilot/attachments/20080229/4be81514/attachment.pgp
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