It costs nothing for the program mentioned above.

The problem with PalmOS is that it doesn't remember certain database entries like categories, default entries are replaced and whatnot.

A Hotsync backs everything up, just not how you left it (order wise)

This issue is only when the capacitor has lost it's ability to hold a (safety) charge when swapping batteries.

It your case, I'll be doing similar now, now that I use this program to keep everything in tact