Hey there! How are you?
Does anybody know of any programs that can export all my received SMSs to a text file (.txt) or any other readable format? When I try to read a message from the backup I only get a bunch of symbols. To view them I have to restore the backup. And that's a process I don't want to do...
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Hi all,
I know this is a repeated and common problem, but I have to post this anyway.
this is the 3rd time that my Messaging in my wizard stops working for know clear reason, I can't read incoming sms, I can't send sms anymore.
I need to backup my sms file because it contains very important information, but cemail.vol can't be copied to another location...
What to do please???????????
Mohammad
use a backup program such as spb backup
and all the mails and sms are actually sotred under \windows\messaging as *.mpb files.
Those you can copy and rename as eml for mails or txt for sms.
the databases in cemail.vol is made up of pointers to these files
I found this quite by chance following a post of mine that never got any answer
Is it possible to backup only SMS's and not emails???
SPB Backup doesn't provide an option to backup specific Messaging Accounts
Are there files I can back up to save my messages? I want to reload my original software, or possibly upgrade to this Wizard_Love_2[1].26.10.2_WWE_Novii_CF2.rar file I've had collecting dust for a few months.
I have Resco file explorer so I can see the system folders. Where (if possible) do I find and backup the files containing the messages (text msgs, MMS, etc)?
Doesn't anybody have any info on this?
PIM Backup
Try looking for a program called PIM Backup...it's by some other forum member...i think it was dotFred or something of that sort...it'll be able to backup your messages.
here's a direct link to the guy's site:
http://www.dotfred.net/default.htm
Thanks! I'll try it
Hi,
After searching on the forum for any soft that would be able to do this, I'm posting this thread.
I'm looking for a tool that would allow me to export all my SMS in a text file (cvs or other) that can be easily modified, read, stored. Additionaly, I'd like to be able with that tool to import such a file.
reason is that I'd like to keep my SMS readable for ever, but also that I would be able to import on my Hermes the SMS from my SE K800i (for which I've got a tool to export in readable text format)
Thanks for your help
Jeyo Mobile Extender ought to do the trick.. you can download yr sms into outlook and export it to CSV format.. Cheerios
and can I do it the other way around ?
Reimport it from a CVS in outlook ?
yup. c'est possible!
Ca c'est cool
I'll try it
thanks again
karld said:
I'm looking for a tool that would allow me to export all my SMS in a text file (cvs or other) that can be easily modified, read, stored. Additionaly, I'd like to be able with that tool to import such a file.
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Another possibility (if you don't use Outlook, or don't want to use ActiveSync for this, or want it to happen automatically on the phone without needing to be docked) is PPC Pim Backup (also discussed here http://cleanimport.xda/index.php?threads/299705/).
If you want a csv text file output, be sure to turn off the "Binary backup (faster)" option. The resulting file will be called <filename>.pib which you can rename to <filename>.zip and open. Inside will be a file called msgs_<date>.csm, which is a readable/editable csv file.
HTH. HAND. Cheers.
Addendum: Oh, and if you create a file called msgs_<date>.csm and zip it up into a file called <name>.pib, then you can restore (import) the messages back in too. When restoring, there is an option to either delete existing messages before import, or to just add imported messages.
I indeed already tried that one (that I run on a daily basis), but the format of the CVS file is not really correct. Some messages a spread on multiple lines if they contains carriage returns for example.
And also the message is most of the time on multiple lines, which makes it difficult to re-organise it and/or to create a file for import
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Another possibility (if you don't use Outlook, or don't want to use ActiveSync for this, or want it to happen automatically on the phone without needing to be docked) is PPC Pim Backup (also discussed here http://cleanimport.xda/index.php?threads/299705/).
If you want a csv text file output, be sure to turn off the "Binary backup (faster)" option. The resulting file will be called <filename>.pib which you can rename to <filename>.zip and open. Inside will be a file called msgs_<date>.csm, which is a readable/editable csv file.
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Not for the letest version 2.8
What is the best way to archive your SMS's? Is there some way to get the internal database where the SMS's are stored as a text or xml file?
I believe Textract will extract them to a txt file that you can copy off the sd card. I personally use SMS Backup. It sends texts automatically to a label in your gmail. So I have an Android label in gmail with all my text threads. Both are free in the market.
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What is the best way to archive your SMS's? Is there some way to get the internal database where the SMS's are stored as a text or xml file?
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I believe the messages are stored here:
Code:
/data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db
Its been a long time since I dealt with it, but you can also check out this this link. I know in there somewhere someone addresses where the sms/mms database is stored in the android platform
mybackup / mybackuppro
"Move Cache for root users"
It can backup SMS to SD. although I have not used the feature.
Also a nice thing to try:
Sms Backup which backs it up in your google account.
http://www.cyrket.com/package/tv.studer.smssync
I made a critical error by not having a PIM backup for all my non-SIM contacts. What I did do was make a copy of the PIM file before hard resetting my device, and this file has 584 kB. I don't know in terms of PIM files whether 584 kB is a sizable or a small file, but I do know that my contact list was not small.
When I tried to install this PIM backup on to my Advantage 7501 it didn't seem to do much of anything. It appears that all I have on my contact list are contacts that I happened to write to SIM.
Does anyone have any ideas? Is there an application which can read what are apparently Outlook contacts which were stored in the PIM file? I do not own Outlook.
Many thanks,
bagua
Try opening the file with wordpad but create a copy of it fist, just in case....If you can create a csv file of it, I think most PIM software ought to import it.
Unsuccessful PIM transfer
I did make several copies of the file, but when I opened it up in WordPad, although I could see some numbers, along with lots of scrawl, it doesn't appear that all of my numbers are there!
Occasionally people do stupid things, and this was one of my occasions!
bagua