[Gpe-list] firmware update N800 + gpe calendar

[Philippe De Swert]

Hi,

On Fri, 2007-07-20 at 12:26 -0500, Ryan Pavlik wrote:
> Jesus Gonzalez wrote:
> > I will be updating my N800 to the new firmware.
> > Is there any danger to loose information in the
> > database for gpe calendar (or todolist, contacts,
> > ...) by doing so? Anything I should be aware of
> > before doing the update?
>   
> Yes, you will lose ALL YOUR DATA (in GPE, and other programs, and you'll 
> also lose all your applications).  It would be a good idea to copy your 
> data out of your home directory using ssh/scp, rsync, or some other 
> method.  Your GPE data appears to be in the hidden directory /home/user/.gpe

Indeed all your data should be in /home/user/.gpe , the Nokia backup
application is not copying that info as the GPE applications are 3rd
party and not officiallly supported. Just make sure that you don't just
copy the directory to a VFAT partition on an mmc as this might screw up
some filenames.

Regards,

Philippe