Best way to backup old Tungsten E?

Had horrible, but apparently common, problem today of all my calendar data being lost. I absolutely never want to go through this again. What is the most reliable way to back up all Palm data on a daily basis? I have an old (2003-4) tungsten E.
Many thanks!
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You have a couple options,
1. Copy the username folder on the PC to the PC desktop or some place on the PC that you will remember. You can then copy the folder to a flash drive, CD-RW or hard drive.
Click on the following link to the kb.palm.com webpage for the article regarding the location of your username folder.
http://www.palm.com/cgi-bin/cso_kbURL.cgi?ID=26674
2. You can follow the steps below for another option for backing up. With this option you can import the data into any version of Palm desktop. I would recommend this procedure.
The best way to preserve your data is to export the data in each category in Palm Desktop to a seperate folder on your PC.
Create a new folder on your PC somewhere that is convenient. Name it something like Palm Desktop Data. Click on the link below and follow the instructions on that page for the export procedure.
http://www.palm.com/cgi-bin/cso_kbURL.cgi?ID=28734
Make sure you select all for the range in the export window.
With the data saved in the folder you created, make a copy of that folder and save to a flash drive, cd-rw or external hard drive.
Anytime you make a change in Palm Desktop, export the data that was changed to that folder and save again to the external media.
With this process you can always import the data back into Palm Desktop anytime you have a problem with the data in Palm Desktop or if your computer/hard drive/device crashes.
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