Sprite Pocket Backup Plus

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1. Installing Pocket Backup Plus
2. Accessing the Options Menu in Pocket Backup
3. About PocketMon
4. About Space Detective

Sprite's Pocket Backup is a complete backup and restore utility for Pocket PC. In addition, there are two other utilities that are bundled in with the Pocket Backup Plus package: PocketMon and Space Detective. PocketMon is a system resource monitor that displays battery, CPU usage levels, and storage space. Space Detective lets you identify which files and folders occupy the most memory and lets you optimize the storage space on your PAC Mate.

The Pocket Backup Plus that comes on the User's Documentation CD allows you 10 days to evaluate the program after which you must decide whether you want to purchase this program. To purchase the program, please go to www.spritesoftware.com.

Currently, PocketMon and Space Detective have very limited support on PAC Mate. For this reason, Freedom Scientific does not endorse their reliability on PAC Mate.

The online help that comes with Pocket Backup and Space Detective are very comprehensive and easily explains all features of these programs. To open Pocket Backup Help, open the program, press F4 and select Help from the Start Menu.

Installing Pocket Backup Plus

Ensure that ActiveSync is installed on your desktop computer, and that the PAC Mate is connected to your computer with either a standard or guest partnership.

1. Insert the Documentation CD into your computer’s CD ROM drive.
2. Open the Start Menu and select Run.
3. In the Open edit field, type the following path D:\Pocket Backup Plus\PocketBackupPlus.exe, where D: is your CD ROM drive.
4. Follow the install wizard.
5. During the installation process on your PC, you can choose which of the three programs you would like to download to PAC Mate.

About PocketMon

The PocketMon utility installs itself on the Today Screen between your tasks and your battery power display. It integrates with Pocket Backup and Space Detective by continous display of three PAC Mate functions: Battery Power, System Memory, and Compact Flash storage space.

Note: This utility does not need to be installed in order to use Pocket Backup or Space Detective.

About Space Detective

When you open Space Detective from the Programs Submenu, you are presented with the Space Detective dialog. There are four buttons in is dialog, which you activate with the SPACEBAR, not DOT 8.

• The Program button, which opens the Memory dialog from the Settings menu.
• The Storage button, which presents a list view of files with their file size, space use pecentage, and type.
• The PPC button, which presents a list view of files with their file size, space use pecentage, and type.
• The Card button, which presents a list view of files with their file size, space use pecentage, and type.

There is also a Tools menu, which is accessed with the F2 key.