Where are my SMS - MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General

After upgrading to a new ROM-Version i´m not able to restore the backup to my device I made before I updated.
The problem is that I´ve got urgent SMS in that "backup-file".
Question : in which database are the sms stored and how can I access it ?
I already have utils like Pockt db Explorer and STGViewer but I don´t now where to search for that SMS either which pc-programme is capeable of reading that databases.
Would be great if anybody can help me..... this is my last chance...
Best regards,
Jendrik

well, there might be a solution .... although it's not
very brilliant, I presume you do not have many databases on your machine ... if you extract them one by one and look for a symbol string most possibly you end up with correct result in 15-20 minutes total ....
I would use Pocket dbExplorer, at least this is the software I used to
http://www.phatware.com/index-download.html
let me know if you have succeeded
regards, monika

good idea, but....
The Backup-File with the data-files is on the PC so I need a program to edit/read/export databases on the pc.
Best regards,
Jendrik

hmmmmmm, is it possible to extract those databases ??
from the backup ?? or in other words what is the file format of your dbase on PC machine ..
regards, monika

Backup-File
The backup-file is the file which is created by Active-Sync.
Best regards,
Jendrik

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Jasjar Backup

Hello :
I have a jasjar and i cant find the aplication to backup ...
Can you help ?
Luis
galinha said:
Hello :
I have a jasjar and i cant find the aplication to backup ...
Can you help ?
Luis
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i think one reason why there's no more backup utility for universal is that it has now persistent storage (that is if you run out of battery, your data will still be there). this applies for all wm5 devices
I have used Sunnysoft Backup Manager on 2003 and also on WM5 on the BA. Only thing i have found is that it doesnt seem to back up contacts, calendar and emails. Maybe an email to their support will sort that out.

restoring backup file CompactFlashBackupPim

i got a new iMate sp5m but the problem is tht i sold off my iMate jam with which i had taken my contacts backup through x backup and now since the sp5m doesnt have a restore option nor does it have x backup how do i open the file compactflashbackuppim since it doesnt have any extension and how do i open it/import its contents in outlook or is there any other procedure ?
could anyone help me with a solution or a link regarding this..??
Hello,
The only way i could think of is, take your friend' device that has xBackup and restore yours. Syncronize to outlook on pc and export it out!
If you have no personal contacts or dont mind me checking them, mail your backup file to me and i will try to do it for ya when free..
Regards
Carty..
Well thanks for the help offered..but i got it sorted out by taking a friends 02 mini and getting it to sync my file with outlook and then got the data on my new phone..
Carty said:
Hello,
The only way i could think of is, take your friend' device that has xBackup and restore yours. Syncronize to outlook on pc and export it out!
If you have no personal contacts or dont mind me checking them, mail your backup file to me and i will try to do it for ya when free..
Regards
Carty..
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would u be so kind and help me with tis operatiion under my lost qtek 2020i/
i also have backuppim of xVBackup/ but i have no idea how to restore it/
thank you
Carty said:
Hello,
The only way i could think of is, take your friend' device that has xBackup and restore yours. Syncronize to outlook on pc and export it out!
If you have no personal contacts or dont mind me checking them, mail your backup file to me and i will try to do it for ya when free..
Regards
Carty..
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would u be so kind and help me with tis operatiion under my lost qtek 2020i/
i also have backuppim of xVBackup/ but i have no idea how to restore it/
thank you
[email protected]
Denis/
Best regards
i got a new iMate jamin but the problem is tht i sold off my iMate jam with which i had taken my contacts backup through x backup and now since the jamin doesnt have a restore option nor does it have x backup how do i open the file compactflashbackuppim since it doesnt have any extension and how do i open it/import its contents in outlook or is there any other procedure ?
thank u
sincerely
k dakroub
Look at http://pocketpcmag.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=16922 - there is a tool called xBackup extract from "Menneisyys".
Restoring backup file CompactFlashBackupPim
Dear Sir
I got a new iMate JASJAM but the problem is that I sold off my iMate JAM with which I had taken my contacts backup through x backup and now since the JASJAM doesn’t have a restore option or does it have x backup how do I open the file compactflashbackuppim since it doesn’t have any extension and how do I open it/import its contents in outlook or is there any other procedure?
Best regards,
Faisal Majeed
trouble in reading back up file
My I-mate pocket PC got damaged but i managed to copy backup file. How to open and look at all those contacts saved in backup file. The file is compactflashbackuppim

Backup Contacts

Any recommendations for software that'll backup my contacts? I really don't want to install Outlook, and I don't want to just copy them to SIM as this screws up the names and other stuff, as the SIM only holds a short name and 1 number.
I'm shutting the door after the horse has bolted here, as I just had to do a hard reset and have lost all my contacts that I've had for years.
I don't want to backup anything else, just contacts - preferably in a format that allows me to restore them exactly as there are: First Name, Last Name, Home, Mobile, Work numbers, e-mail addy, etc.
Thanks
New Version of PPcBckpContacts available
markmcrobie said:
Any recommendations for software that'll backup my contacts? I really don't want to install Outlook, and I don't want to just copy them to SIM as this screws up the names and other stuff, as the SIM only holds a short name and 1 number.
I'm shutting the door after the horse has bolted here, as I just had to do a hard reset and have lost all my contacts that I've had for years.
I don't want to backup anything else, just contacts - preferably in a format that allows me to restore them exactly as there are: First Name, Last Name, Home, Mobile, Work numbers, e-mail addy, etc.
Thanks
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I made a tool for that long time ago, called PPCBckpContacts. This tool allows to backup/restore the contacts from/to any ppc running WM2005 or WM2003SE. Because the format of the DB changed between the 2 OS, two versions of the tool have been made.
The tool creates a .csv file, that you can edit in Excel.
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Update in v1.6 :
- Removed the SD card presence check, now all backups can be saved wherever you want.
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Update in v1.5 :
- Speed Dials backup/restore (.csd)
- Tasks backup/restore (.cst)
- Appointments backup/restore (.csa)
- Call Logs backup/restore (.csl)
Each backup type has its own file type (see above). Caution I changed the extension from previous versions for contacts (.csc). These 5 extensions are associated to the program, so they can be restored via explorer directly.
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Update in v1.4 :
- fix for the notes (the contact notes were successfully exported to the csv file, but the import didn't work) (thanks lvlx for detecting the bug).
- VGA aware
Cheers,
.Fred
Thank You!
Thank You this will save me a LOT of time if my phone needs to be reset again. I have already had to redo my contact list twice because I don't use Outlook (and let me tell you, it is NOT fun).
will this take all contacts of my sim so i can resend them to be on my actual device.
sdnatlst said:
will this take all contacts of my sim so i can resend them to be on my actual device.
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Nope, the contacts are taken from the pim database. I don't think the contacts from the SIM are stored in the PIM db.
That, sir, is brilliant - thank you.
I've signed up for a free exchange account at mail2web: http://live.mail2web.com/
This means you can get all your contacts back by just running active sync and a gprs or wifi connection. A good backup even if you have Outlook as it's remote and doesn't depend on your pc!
Just copy the pim.vol to SD card
A quick and effective backup method is to copy the pim.vol in the root directory to your SD card. I used this method when flashing my rom. You'll need to use Totalcommander to change the rights of the file after flashing because it's read-only, then copy the pim.vol from the SD to the root directory and reset and all should be well.
All credit to the original poster of the tip. I don't remember where I got it from either either here or howardforums.
tekknogenius said:
A quick and effective backup method is to copy the pim.vol in the root directory to your SD card. I used this method when flashing my rom. You'll need to use Totalcommander to change the rights of the file after flashing because it's read-only, then copy the pim.vol from the SD to the root directory and reset and all should be well.
All credit to the original poster of the tip. I don't remember where I got it from either either here or howardforums.
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I completely agree with you except that it seems there is an incompatibility between the versions before AKU 3.2 and the ones after AKU 3.2
BTW In only tested AKU 2.3 and AKU 3.2, so I can't tell for the other versions.
I always copy the pim.vol to my SD card, but when I upgraded to AKU 3.2, I couldn't use my pim.vol, the contacts application just opens then closes directly.
The only solution I had, was to copy the pim.vol in the emulator on my pc and use PPcBckpContacts to have the backup, then I could restore my contacts on my ppc.
Cheers,
.Fred
sdnatlst said:
will this take all contacts of my sim so i can resend them to be on my actual device.
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Use SKTools 3.0 ("SIM Contacts") to mass-copy the contacts to the central Contacts DB; then you can alsready export them.
dotfred said:
BTW In only tested AKU 2.3 and AKU 3.2, so I can't tell for the other versions.
I always copy the pim.vol to my SD card, but when I upgraded to AKU 3.2, I couldn't use my pim.vol, the contacts application just opens then closes directly.
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Same problem here - it's not compatible. I've also elaborated on this problem in the Backup Bible ( http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&p=1270&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 ).
Nice one Fred.
Is there a way you could develop this programme further to backup & restore calendar/previous call log/speed dial data probably found pim.vol ?
I tried copying pim.vol like you did and got the same error message when upgraded roms.
Thanks again for creating this cool utility.
eprana said:
Nice one Fred.
Is there a way you could develop this programme further to backup & restore calendar/previous call log/speed dial data probably found pim.vol ?
I tried copying pim.vol like you did and got the same error message when upgraded roms.
Thanks again for creating this cool utility.
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You're welcome...
For call log & speed dial, I need to study RIL protocol and MDAIIIUser already asked me to have a look, and I will see when I get time. For calendar, sms, emails it shouldn't be too difficult... But I need time, and I don't have a lot!
Cheers,
.Fred
dotfred said:
I made a tool for that long time ago, called PPCBckpContacts. This tool allows to backup/restore the contacts from/to any ppc running WM2005 or WM2003SE. Because the format of the DB changed between the 2 OS, two versions of the tool have been made.
The tool creates a .csv file, that you can edit in Excel.
Cheers,
.Fred
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Hi Fred,
I tried to download the WM2005 zip file and it says its not complete?
Thanks for help,
Ralph
dotfred said:
I made a tool for that long time ago, called PPCBckpContacts. This tool allows to backup/restore the contacts from/to any ppc running WM2005 or WM2003SE. Because the format of the DB changed between the 2 OS, two versions of the tool have been made.
The tool creates a .csv file, that you can edit in Excel.
Cheers,
.Fred
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BTW, could you write a similar tool to all PIM databases? Then, your app would be unique - not even the latest version of SKTools is able to restore this kind of stuff.
I'll also post a news item to the PPCMag blog / on all PPC sites on this utility.
RswazzMDA said:
Hi Fred,
I tried to download the WM2005 zip file and it says its not complete?
Thanks for help,
Ralph
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It is. Are you sure you've transferred PPCBckpContacts.exe to your PDA and executed in there (NOT on the desktop)?
Menneisyys said:
It is. Are you sure you've transferred PPCBckpContacts.exe to your PDA and executed in there (NOT on the desktop)?
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Worked! Not sure why it didn't work the first time. It works Awesome!
Thanks so much.
Ralph
Thank you nice program
dotfred said:
I made a tool for that long time ago, called PPCBckpContacts. This tool allows to backup/restore the contacts from/to any ppc running WM2005 or WM2003SE. Because the format of the DB changed between the 2 OS, two versions of the tool have been made.
The tool creates a .csv file, that you can edit in Excel.
Cheers,
.Fred
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Great idea and a potential life and time saver .Fred But how about a little instruction, and more information on your program Sir. Must it run from the device, or can it be run from the pc so long as the pim.vol file is available on the pc? Is it intrusive, eg will it cause any harm to the pim.vol db when it runs? Does it properly include ALL phone numbers, and notes for each contact in the resulting .csv file? Etc, etc.
I didn't see a reference to your own tool in the BackupBible but I have to admit I didn't read it thoroughly. If it is there and you could direct me to it that would be great. Very informative article btw.
Thank You,
Tref
Hey dotfred
i liked the backup application PPCBckpContacts, you made? whattools did you use to write the application?

Restoring ROM

Hi,
I have an Wizard phone (9100) and recently I update this ROM with WM6 following some tutorials at this forum.
Before flash ROM I did a full backup using Wizard Service Tool (Read ROM/ALL (at once)).
Now I need to restore my phone using this backup because I lost all my contacts list, I found all my contacts intacts inside WST_????-120_UA.fls file but restore manually or reading this file is a hard work.
I don't find any tool to restore the user area, not even Wizard Service Tool has this feature.
Can anyone help me?
Thanks
Danilo Pimentel
i want to upgrade it too.tell me if you faced other problems pls
Wizard Service Tool UA file
I too have tried to access the User Area file with no luck. I saw a thread to try winimage but I just get a blank image. Can anyone help?
Try opening the fls file with a desktop program called PSPad. It handles a lot of odd formats, including hexadecimal formats, and will be the easiest way to extract your contact info.
There is no known tool to extract and insert this data for you. I'm afraid you're being taught a tough but valuable lesson: always back up your PIM Data with a PIM Data Tool (such as DotFred's PIMBackup) before doing anything to memory.

[Q] Backup WinMob to Android?

Hello people
I have a .pib file from PIMBackup and i will this file open in Android Backup app. I fand SpriteMigrate but this app is not work on me HTC HD2 (I cant select file )
Is a alternative app? (SpriteMigrate)
Sprite Migrate works find on HD2 i use it.
You need to read the instructions on how to use sprite migrate, it requires you install the sprite migrate cab and create a backup on your HD2 then install sprite migrate on your pc and take the file created on the HD2 and convert using the PC software, then copy this file to your HD2 sd card, in Android goto android market and install sprite migrate, then look up the file you have put on your SD card.
Simples
thx makidoja for insttuction
i probe this, and then send you result
anyway to export my smses to android?
Sprite Backup is don't work :-/ i can't find a key on web
A new Solution, but don't work yet - I need help !
Hey guys out there,
maybe i have a solution for this horrible problem.
The solution is: Sprite Mobile
You need following cabs, which are all for free
Sprite Backup Mobile für Windows Mobile -> download
Attention - it's a 10-Day-Trail Version and after this Period you can only restore files you've backed up before.
For Android you need this app:
Sprite Migrate BETA 2 Infoseite + Downloadlink + QR-Code or search for "Sprite Migrate BETA 2" in the market
Now the problem is:
1. Do the Backup in WM.
2. At Android you install the other app.
PROBLEM:
Sprite Migrate doesn't find any File nor on the Device nor on Storage Card. But I saved this Backup-File via ActivSync to the Storage Card.
I've tried to upload the file and download it via Browser in Android - failed.
Android converted the file from *.pbf to *.txt data.
Bluetooth doesn't connected to my PC. Maybe this is only a problem by me.
I use Android MCCM HD V2.0 from here ... maybe someone else can try this method with another version of android, which is released here and can report ?
come on guys, maybe that's a little step to a solution working very fine and helps a lot of people here.
thx for helping
k0ll0
i'm sure you can sync it up to gmail as well and then synch whilst in android... or am i going mad?
yes you're right ... but with gmail you CAN'T sync your sms, call log ... only contacts, calendar and tasks IMO
but maybe i found my fault ... i'm testing something
are you interested ?
but there is this...
http://www.1800pocketpc.com/2010/04/14/smssyncup-0-6-upload-your-sms-to-gmail-on-windows-mobile.html
i think this one here is much better
http://www.spritesoftware.com/Products/Migrate/Migrate-Your-Data-Now/How-To-Transfer
Only problem is: The beta expired somewhere juli 2010 ...
AND: No new version since januari 2010 ...
K0ll0 said:
i think this one here is much better
http://www.spritesoftware.com/Products/Migrate/Migrate-Your-Data-Now/How-To-Transfer
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Phoenix007 said:
Only problem is: The beta expired somewhere juli 2010 ...
AND: No new version since januari 2010 ...
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I found solution.
Just change date in your device to year <2010, then the app will work.
but I have a problem, the app runs, but with no result, it hangs there
how can I export my SMS?
jakert said:
I found solution.
Just change date in your device to year <2010, then the app will work.
but I have a problem, the app runs, but with no result, it hangs there
how can I export my SMS?
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I found this http://android.riteshsahu.com/tips/importexportmove-sms-messages-from-windows-mobile-to-android but not tried any of the ways mentioned

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