Hi All,
This might be some old stuff which might have been answered. But please let me know how to restore PIM file after doing hard reset of HTC Touch. I have copied that file before hard reset and I have only that file to restore.
I heard that, this file contains all contact details,reminders, to-do list. Is it true?
Regards,
Chirio90
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Good afternoon,
Migrated from IPAQ to XDA ii just on a month ago.
I have duplicate entries in menu (which I can't move or delete) and File Explorer has gone off into cyberspace?? Happened on the first day I had the unit and a hard reset restored it. Am reluctant to do a hard reset again as many progs are on system as well as data. Any clues or suggestions??
Thanks in advance.
Do a backup of your device. You might want to check out Sprite Backup as it will allow selective backup and restore.
It's something you should be doing anyway in case you get a random or unwanted hard reset. Just do a restore and you're all set.
this happened to me too.
i suggest exploring the device with active sync and look for file explorer in windows folder, then just make a shortcut to it and cut and paste that shortcut to the windows/start menu/programs and it should be accesible again. hope this helps.
People, I'd recommend using this duplicate file finder to deal with unnecessary files on your hard drive. It has many functions, user-friendly interface, safety options and 100% efficiency.
I read somebody suggested to replace the 'cprog.exe' with other file (which rename to cprog.exe). I managed to replace the original program of cprog.exe. Now my question is how to recover the original 'cprog.exe' back. I tried to copy cprog.exe from other phone but found the application(cprog.exe) actually cannot copy,rename or move. Now my phone cannot answer incomming call. Could somebody help me :wink:
Thanks in advance
A simple hard reset should do it
Cheers,
raul
Hi Rain,
Thanks to you it save my day of my dopod 577W
I just go to the START->ACESSORIES->CLEAR STORAGE
and voila! everything was cleared and comebact to original...
Thanks a lot to you because giving me the key words HARD RESET
Sorry I didn't see your post before. I would have saved you the hassle of HR.
cprog.exe is a ROM file so you can't copy it out.
But you can overwrite it whith another file that will be stored in regular storage memory. That is what you did, so the original file was never deleted, just hidden by a file whith the same name.
In the future, if you have similar problem, just rename the file, then soft reset. The original file will reappeare and you will be able to delete the replacement.
I AM USE IMATE JAMIN TEL ME ANY SOFTWARE FOR BACKUP MY PHONE BOOK IN MEMORY CARD WHEN I HARD RESET PHONE AND I RESTORE PHONE BOOK FROM BACKUP PLZ HELP ME ON THIS...............
You will start confusing others with your "M-Card". The safest way to do so is to use Outlook to sync your contacts. Else, do you backup using SPB backup and do a restore after hardreset, but that will defeat the purpose of hardreset.. whatever your reason is.
I asked the same question some time ago for the same reason, levenum gave me the solution.
"In the built in file explorer select "show all files" option. Then in the root of the device you will see a file named 'pim.vol'. Just copy that to your SD."
Mine for some reason said it could not copy as the file was in use, however it let me rename it, once renamed I copied it.
To recover simply replace the new 'pim.vol' with the saved one. Rename the new 'pim.vol', dump your saved 'pim.vol' and then soft reset, contacts will not show until reset. Then delete the 'pim.vol' you changed.
I want to hard reset my Exec, to clean up things and run my SBA Backup to restore my settings...\
Question> Will I loose my Qtek Rom?
Question> What should I backup to the SD before the reset?
How do I find the PIM.VOL file to copy my contacts///?
THANKS ALOT FOR HELP
1. No, ROM is not effected
2. Download SPB Backup and backup PIM and email
3. PIM.VOL is located on the root folder, it can be copied to SD using the built in file explorer. It contains your contact, calendar, tasks etc.
Did restore with SPB Backup... Everything is back! \ KUDOS SPB!!!!!
Hi.
I've got an i-mate JASJAM and stupidly managed to delete all of my contacts while upgrading to WM6. Having realised I could one day be this foolish I backed my contacts up about a year ago by copying the "pim.vol" file which I'd read somewhere is this phone's contact list.
Unfortunately I can't seem to copy this file from my computer back onto my phone as it won't let me replace my current pim.vol file as it say's there is a sharing violation. I've tried renaming the files etc, so my old contact list might be recognised but it doesn't seem to work.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Matt
Australia.
mattward74 said:
Hi.
I've got an i-mate JASJAM and stupidly managed to delete all of my contacts while upgrading to WM6. Having realised I could one day be this foolish I backed my contacts up about a year ago by copying the "pim.vol" file which I'd read somewhere is this phone's contact list.
Unfortunately I can't seem to copy this file from my computer back onto my phone as it won't let me replace my current pim.vol file as it say's there is a sharing violation. I've tried renaming the files etc, so my old contact list might be recognised but it doesn't seem to work.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Matt
Australia.
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try to delete poutlook.lnk from the windows\startup folder
softreset
connect pda to your pc
rename pim.vol to pim2.vol
restore your pim.vol
immediately perform a soft reset
egoist6 said:
try to delete poutlook.lnk from the windows\startup folder
softreset
connect pda to your pc
rename pim.vol to pim2.vol
restore your pim.vol
immediately perform a soft reset
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This worked! Thanks!
Thanks alot m8!! you saved my life, this is usefull help!
Regards,
Newbie, but learning
I'm sorry interrupt, but I had and still have a problem with pim.vol. I accidentally deleted those contacts from happiness, I saved the pim to card, and now when I want to put back the original pim.vol every time the WM is creating a new empty pim.vol. I tried the version that gave success to Axelman8 but I would like to ask if you could help me with some suggestions.
P.S.: I have a HTC Tytan II with WM 6.1
I'm sorry for the language I use the Google translate, hope You understand me.
Regards