Migrating Strip Data To A New Device

2011-10-16 20:00:00 -0400

Since the availability of the iPhone 4S and iOS 5, many of our customers are upgrading to new iPhones (in particular, it would seem, the 3Gs users!) and are running into trouble because they often find that after the upgrade and after iTunes supposedly copies their data, data from their old device is not there, including Strip data. Stephen Lombardo, chief here at Zetetic, has put together the following upgrade advice for our customers. -Billy Gray

The easiest and most reliable way to migrate data from one device to another is to use one of Strip’s sync and backup features. Here are the backup and restore options:

Option 1: Desktop backup / restore

Strip has two desktop application that support syncing. The first, Strip Desktop, is a full editing environment with a backup facility. The second, Strip Sync, is a free utility you can install on your computer that just supports backup and restore. Both are available for download from getstrip.com.

In either case, you’ll want to start by installing one of the programs and syncing your old device with your computer. You can do this by running the desktop program, then switching to the Sync tab on the device, locating the computer to sync with, and running the basic sync operation (do not use Restore or Overwrite for this).

Once you have a solid backup of your data on your computer, the restore process to the new phone should be quite easy:

1. Download Strip onto your new device. Run the program the first time and be sure to use the same password you used on your old phone and for Strip / Strip Sync on the desktop.
2. Run strip / strip sync on the desktop and log in with your password.
3. Back on your phone move to the sync tab.
4. Choose computer and find your desktop in the list
5. For Sync Operation type chose “Restore from Desktop”, with the the icon that shows the arrow pointing from the computer to the phone (This will overwrite the local database on the iPhone with a copy from the computer)
6. Tap Sync and agree with the warning that says you’ll overwrite your device data from the desktop
7. Once it’s compete you’ll have a complete copy of your Strip data on your new phone

Option 2: Dropbox backup / restore

The latest version of Strip in the App Store supports backup and sync with Dropbox. If you are a Dropbox user, or don’t mind signing up, you can perform the backup and restore with it’s cloud data service. JUst make sure you are running the latest version of Strip on both your devices. Then, on your old device, initiate a backup to Dropbox on the Sync tab.

Once that is complete, you can restore it to your new device.

1. Run Strip on your new Device, and be sure to use the same password you used on your old phone
2. After logging in on your new device, move to the sync tab.
3. Change the Mode to Dropbox and link to your account.
4. For Sync Operation type chose “Restore from Desktop”, with the the icon that shows the arrow pointing from the computer to the phone (This will overwrite the local database on the iPhone with a copy from the computer)
5. Tap Sync and agree with the warning that says you’ll overwrite your device data from the desktop

Option 3: iTunes backup / restore

If you really don’t want to use option 1 or 2, then it should still possible to use iTunes to restore your last backup from your old device onto the new device. I want to mention that this option is not recommended, because some users have reported data loss during iTunes sync and restore.

1. Make sure your iPhone is not connected to your computer
2. Open iTunes, go into Preferences –> Devices and make sure that “Prevent iPods and iPhones from syncing automatically” is checked off.
3. Now connect your iPhone to your computer.
4. Open up iTunes and in the devices list on the left side panel of iTunes, right-click or control-click your device.
5. Select ‘Restore from Backup…’ If you are offered the option to choose a backup, you’ll want to choose the newest one.
6. After the restore, log in and test the restore
7. If the restore worked, uncheck “Prevent iPods and iPhones from syncing automatically”

Please let us know how you fare with the conversion in the comments or send us an email.