How to Transfer Data From a Palm Device to a Treo Smartphone

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Need to transfer data from a Palm OS device to your new Treo Smartphone? Follow these steps for the simplest way to do so.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Step1
Switch on the Palm OS device
Step2
Switch on the Treo Smartphone.
Step3
Perform a HotSync operation with your Palm OS device organizer.
Step4
Install the desktop synchronization software that's provided along with the software for your Treo Smartphone.
Step5
Perform another HotSync operation on your Treo Smartphone.

Tips & Warnings

  • You can transfer any data with this method. It could be photos, music, documents or movies.
  • To speed up data transfer, try to compress the files on the Palm OS device, if possible.
  • You can also speed up data transfer by deleting unnecessary files from your Palm OS device.
  • The data transfer may take a long time since some files like music and movies are very big and may not be compatible. The transfer could stop because the storage capacity of Treo Smartphone may fall short of the total size of the files on the Palm OS device.

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