Hi, im about to update my ROM for the first time. I would like to back up all my contacts, and their Facebook info, to my computer, is this possible and how?
OK, that's easy Just install the Mobility Center in Windows open Outlook or Windows Mail (if you got Win7 you have to download LiveMail) and sync your phone, that's it.
Alternativ you can use the MyPhone app in the Marketplace. It could Backup nearly everything on your phone! Cool tool!
Cheers
Schakal
To be honest I don't like having software doing that for me.. Isn't there just some file i can copy from the phone to the pc? That would be much easier
Stoferr said:
To be honest I don't like having software doing that for me.. Isn't there just some file i can copy from the phone to the pc? That would be much easier
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PIMBackup will backup contacts and other info, I am not sure about facebook and it will backup and restore from the storage card. Just do a search here to find it.
No, the file format are different from pc to phone, so you have to use Microsoft MyPhone or Windows Mobile Device Center, as we all do.
Stoferr said:
To be honest I don't like having software doing that for me.. Isn't there just some file i can copy from the phone to the pc? That would be much easier
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ActiveSync/Mobile Device Center work brilliantly. It was the reliability of AciveSynce over Sony Ericsson's PC Suite that prompted me to switch to WinMo phones several years back.
The other alternative would be to use a dedicated backup program such as SPB Backup which can backup everything on your phone.
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Hi guys, i use some other app to backup my calendar to sunbird because we all know how SH*T activesync is. here's the problem though: i have an application i need to install that needs to install thru activesync. so to prevent me loosing everything on my phone again, can someone suggest a free backup or contact export program. i dont mind typing all the contacts in again by hand, but i swear, if i loose all my contacts again because of ActiveSh*t relationship with phone.. im gonna kill someone at MS...
http://freewareppc.com/database/pimbackup.shtml
I use this one
Hans
Just copy "pim.vol"
seravitae said:
Hi guys, i use some other app to backup my calendar to sunbird because we all know how SH*T activesync is. here's the problem though: i have an application i need to install that needs to install thru activesync. so to prevent me loosing everything on my phone again, can someone suggest a free backup or contact export program. i dont mind typing all the contacts in again by hand, but i swear, if i loose all my contacts again because of ActiveSh*t relationship with phone.. im gonna kill someone at MS...
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If you browse to "My Device" you will find a file called "pim.vol" thats where all wm devices stores contact and calendar data!
Just copy the file and put it in the same directory on any other wm device, and restart the device, thats it, now you should have all your contacts and calendar information on the other device! FOR FREE!
No need to install any programs for doing that!
Good luck!
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http://freewareppc.com/database/pimbackup.shtml
I use this one
Hans
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I use it also ... Great Tool
I have all my contacts on my phone and i want to move them to the computer. Im afraid if i connect the phone to the computer it will synchronize with the empty outlook and delete all my contacts from the phone. How do i move the contacts? I cant do it via Bluetooth.
cooney said:
I have all my contacts on my phone and i want to move them to the computer. Im afraid if i connect the phone to the computer it will synchronize with the empty outlook and delete all my contacts from the phone. How do i move the contacts? I cant do it via Bluetooth.
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hi Cooney,
you can try using iMobileTool Windows Mobile Backup Suite.
It allows you to backup both contacts and SMS from windows mobile to computer - Backup contacts and SMS into Text file format(.txt file).
I would backup your contacts in a .txt file via your HD and then transfer that file over to your PC, when you connect your phone via USB, make sure you select the Disk Drive radio button to avoid having ActiveSync immediately synchronise with Outlook. Then access your Removable Disk from My Computer and transfer the file over to your PC from there.
Hope this works.
Best Regards.
cooney said:
I have all my contacts on my phone and i want to move them to the computer. Im afraid if i connect the phone to the computer it will synchronize with the empty outlook and delete all my contacts from the phone. How do i move the contacts? I cant do it via Bluetooth.
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When you first establish an Activesync connection to your pc, it asks if you want to merge phone and pc, replace phone details with pc or pc details with phone. Choose either the first or last option (first is better for future sync's)
The iMobileTool Windows Mobile Backup Suite sounds like a good idea but it costs too much. I discovered that i could change the settings before it synced my contacts, so now i have it connected to the computer but still no way of moving my contacts from the phone to the computer. Are there no free ways of doing this?
Activesync is free. Did you not read my post?
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Activesync is free. Did you not read my post?
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To cooney's credit, I didn't see you mention it was free either...lol
cooney said:
The iMobileTool Windows Mobile Backup Suite sounds like a good idea but it costs too much. I discovered that i could change the settings before it synced my contacts, so now i have it connected to the computer but still no way of moving my contacts from the phone to the computer. Are there no free ways of doing this?
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Yes. That's the annoying thing, iMobileTool Windows Mobile Backup Suite as you will have to eventually have to pay for the software. However, if it makes any difference, you can download it from the link provided above, and use it's Free-Trial offer - allowing you to only backup the first 20 contacts/SMS.
EDIT: you might want to try Turbo Contacts Backup. It's free but it's requirements state it is only compatible with Windows Mobile Pocket PC 5 , 6 , 6.1... try it out and hopefully it will work with 6.5.
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Regards.
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Activesync is free. Did you not read my post?
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Sorry, i did miss your post...
But when I connect my phone it starts the Windows Mobile Device Center because I have Windows 7 and I cant find the settings for what you describe there... Maybe im stupid...
cooney said:
Sorry, i did miss your post...
But when I connect my phone it starts the Windows Mobile Device Center because I have Windows 7 and I cant find the settings for what you describe there... Maybe im stupid...
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Hi again Cooney,
First off, you are not stupid. Things are only easy when you know how.
Try this:
In WMDC on your PC, go to Options -> Settings and choose the setting to merge items on the desktop.
Hope this helps you out dude,
Best Regards.
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Hi again Cooney,
First off, you are not stupid. Things are only easy when you know how.
Try this:
In WMDC on your PC, go to Options -> Settings and choose the setting to merge items on the desktop.
Hope this helps you out dude,
Best Regards.
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Cant find it... this is the settings that I see: http://stashbox.org/761677/WMDC.JPG
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Cant find it... this is the settings that I see: http://stashbox.org/761677/WMDC.JPG
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Okay, my fault. I am using you as a guide as I don't use Windows 7 or WMDC
What you will need to do is delete your WMDC partnership (both on PDA and PC) and next time you try to sync your device to the PC with the USB cable, you should be given an option to merge your items or opt to replace all items.
Regards.
Hi just a quick question.. im trying to find out the easiest way to bak up my contacts.. i have windows 7 but i dont have outlook... which it says it needs to back up... surely theres another way?
thanks
Try SKTools or SPB backup !
Microsoft MyPhone?
Yes, you need Outlook to backup contacts using ActiveSync. As mentioned Myphone works as does GoogleSync and 3rd party backup products.
Regards.
thanks.. will have a look at myphone
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+1 for MyPhone, works great for me.
problem with MyPhone si that if in 1 year you switch to symbian or android or whateve else, you cannot export in any well known and widely supported format...
any other option in case i wanna move to android and export my contacts from the leo and import them into a new phone?
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problem with MyPhone si that if in 1 year you switch to symbian or android or whateve else, you cannot export in any well known and widely supported format...
any other option in case i wanna move to android and export my contacts from the leo and import them into a new phone?
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I believe that the GoogleSync option I mentioned earlier where you configure ActivSync on your phone to go to m.google.com as your Exchange server to back up your Contacts will work for you. Or you could Google (or Bing) a SIM backup tool.
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I believe that the GoogleSync option I mentioned earlier where you configure ActivSync on your phone to go to m.google.com as your Exchange server to back up your Contacts will work for you. Or you could Google (or Bing) a SIM backup tool.
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If you want an Android friendly version then definitely go down the Google route.
very funny noone yet has pointed you to the very best pim data backup software out there, pimbackup
Have it create a backyup binary file in the my documents folder, or better in a subfolder, and a simple activesync file sync will take care of it.
It's just for backup tho, if you need to have your own data copied to your pc in a usable format, sure the other alternatives are maybe better.
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problem with MyPhone si that if in 1 year you switch to symbian or android or whateve else, you cannot export in any well known and widely supported format...
any other option in case i wanna move to android and export my contacts from the leo and import them into a new phone?
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i recently downloaded "vCard Expert" from the windows phone marketplace. it uses standard vcf format so is compatible across platforms.
Just use myphone for now. It's so easy to use and does its job very well. When you will choose a different platform, you can always resync your old phone with myphone and then make an appropriate backup of your contacts, which can be transferred to that particular platform.
How to transfer contacts from another phone....
Been messing with my wife's Sensation, then installed MIUI ROM on my HD2.
Got messed up with SIMs.... Now my wive's Sensation has all my contacts.....SUX....LOL Can't get it back on my HD2......
Any help appreciated!!
Tester.
If your wife's phone is a WinMo phone, search for .dot Fred's PIMBackup. That will do the trick for you.
Thanks.
Unfortunately Sensation is an Android phone. Is there any program on the market to transfer contacts from Android Phone?
Thank you.
Tester
Tester30 said:
Thanks.
Unfortunately Sensation is an Android phone. Is there any program on the market to transfer contacts from Android Phone?
Thank you.
Tester
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I've used Spb products for years and never had a problem with them. But I've never used this one, I don't have any android devices. You might want to check it out. I don't know if it let's you reverse the process and go from Android to WM, but it's worth looking into.
Spb Android Migration
Thanks, bro for trying to help!!
The thing I probably omit to mention that both Sensation and HD2 are Android based phones.
I'll give a shot with SPB program!!
Really appreciate your help!!
You're welcome. I would think that since they're both Android it would make things simpler than trying to go back from Android to Windows. There's gotta be a utility to move things between Android devices. It looks like .dot Fred isn't doing Android stuff, but there are a lot of bright people like him. Good luck!
I would sync the HD2 with an google account using ActiveSync. And do the same with the Android phone.
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How to transfer contacts from another phone....
Been messing with my wife's Sensation, then installed MIUI ROM on my HD2.
Got messed up with SIMs.... Now my wive's Sensation has all my contacts.....SUX....LOL Can't get it back on my HD2......
Any help appreciated!!
Tester.
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I am using Funambol it's free and easy it suports all devises make a try
http://my.funambol.com/c/portal/layout?p_l_id=default for login
and Funambol in market
Also i found this one from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893948
Importing WM Contacts into Android
You need PIM Backup, a computer with internet access and a Gmail account.
1. Open PIM Backup on your Windows Mobile device. Select the Backup action and unselect everything but contacts, then hit Next.
2. At the "Select backup filename and folder" screen, unselect the "compress backup" and "binary backup" options, then hit Next.
3. Transfer the BACKUP.PIB file that you just made from your phone to your computer. Change the extension from .PIB to .RAR, then extract the file.
4. The extracted file should be BACKUP.CSC. Simply change the extension to .CSV and import the file to your gmail account. All your contacts can now be imported to your phone through gmail - just follow the instructions given in the phone's contact menu.
or activesync with google http://www.google.com/support/mobile...&answer=138636
since they're both android based, here are three offline ways:
1- you can use "my phone explorer" which can back up/restore/transfer contacts in a flash.
2- you can use titanium backup on your wife's phone to make a backup of contacts, transfer the contact backup file to the HD2 and restore it there, a hot reset and you're good to go.
3- if you're using a sense based ROM on the HD2, most of them come with "transfer data" app, you can link both devices through bluetooth and get all your contacts transferred to your HD2.
I've tried all of the above solutions with pretty much 100% success.
Hello everyone.
I would like to install Android on an HTC HD2, the only problem I'm facing is how can I backup contacts and SMS Messages on windows phone, and then restore them back when Android is installed?!
All I could find online is how to back them up, restore them IF I keep Windows Phone installed
I appreciate any kind of help
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Hello everyone.
I would like to install Android on an HTC HD2, the only problem I'm facing is how can I backup contacts and SMS Messages on windows phone, and then restore them back when Android is installed?!
All I could find online is how to back them up, restore them IF I keep Windows Phone installed
I appreciate any kind of help
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I would suggest using an Exchange Server. Google it cause i dont know much about it.
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I would suggest using an Exchange Server. Google it cause i dont know much about it.
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using Exchange Server will it make me lost current contacts and messages?!
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using Exchange Server will it make me lost current contacts and messages?!
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No no, Exchange server, is microsoft's "google sync" i never used a windows phone, but i know in windows mobile i was able to backup my contacts to an xml file then used an online converter to convert it to vcd to be restored in android. And in windows mobile i used smschat to backup my inbox. Look in the windows phone store for any type of backup software and get back to me with them and i'll see what sort of conversions i can do.