Dave being you are having issue now! It is really to late to do a backup
format and then a restore. More then likely doing the backup is just going
to backup the problem as well.
You can save some of your phones data like by copying all the contacts to
the memory card.
You could try doing a full backup on the phone to the memory card on the N86
and I think it stores different things as ARC files in the backup directory
on the memory card. I think each type of item is stored as its own ARC file.
So you can go and delete the ARC file you don't want.
If you format the phone, Yes the latest firmware is retained. That is why it
is called firmware. It is the operating system that the phone uses to
startup with. However after formatting the phone, you will need to
re-install Talks, it license, and other 3rd party software.
Note! to get to the ARC files in the backup directory! You will need to use
YBrowser on the phone or use a memory card reader to look at the files on
your memory card using the computer.
The format code is the same for ALL NOKIA PHONES and hasn't changed. So this
has remained the same for over 10 years 1 decaid. Yes I said all Nokia
Symbian phones. This means 1st Edition, 2nd Edition, 3rd Edition, 5th
Edition, Anna, and even Belle. Yes this covers the N86 being it is a 3rd
Edition phone.
However in saying the above! I've found at least one case where a format
will not fix a memory issue. This has to do where some data is stored in the
phone by 3rd party software. I'm letting people know this being I've found
the only way to fix that issue if you happen to have it is using the Nokia
software updater and re-install the firmware. I will also state this isn't a
normal thing to have happen. No I do not know what the 3rd party software
was that cause this being it was a gradual thing to have happen. The phone
started to have issues after 3 to 5 months and when the memory was checked
it only had a few meg free. A *#7780# or a *#7370# wouldn't fix the issue.
Using YBrowser I couldn't find the directory that was causing the memory
issue on drive C: of the phone. So it was in a protected directory. I'm
guessing the C:\Private, C:\Resource, C:\Sys and or C:\System. Some of those
you can not get to all levels do to Nokia security. So I re-installed the
firmware that fixed the memory issue.
Signed: Stephen Giggar
Skype: dr-phone.
Hardware eventually fails, software eventually works.
No amount of bandwidth can fix poor design.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Durber" <d.dur...@gmail.com>
To: <talks@talksusers.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 4:52 AM
Subject: [Talks] How to Back up my personal data and restoring N86 tofactory
defaults
Hello Everyone:
I have the KNFB Reader installed on my Nokia N86 phone.
Wehn I run the program and attempt to take a picture of a page of text to
be converted and read to me, the reader will say "taking picture".
However, the sound file for the camera does not get played and neither
does the camera take a picture of the page of text.
However, the camera does work in taking pictures of objects, people, etc.
I spoke to someone at tech support for the KNFB reader, who suggested that
the software which links the reader to the camera, had possibly become
corrupted. He suggested removing the reader and reinstalling it. This did
not resolve the problem. he suggested backing up my personal data and
reformatting the phone, restoring the phone to factory defaults.
If I use PCSweet to perform the backup, reformatted the phone, then used
PCSweet to perform the restore, what settings, if any will be restored to
the phone? Of course, what I am afraid of, is that the restore might put
back the settings for the camera and recreate the problem I am trying to
fix.
So, What would be the best method, other than PCSweet, to use to copy or
move my personal data from their current locations, to the removable SD
card?
Having done that, what is the key combination I need to use, to reformat
the N86 back to the out-of-the-box factory defaults.
Once I have reformatted the phone, will I need to download and install
the updates to the firmware, to the latest version or, does the phone
retain the current version of the firmware software, even if the phone is
reset to factory defaults?
Any and all information on these two questions will be very much
appreciated.
Thank you in anticipation.
Sincerely:
Dave Durber
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