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?
ClydeB1 said:
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.
Mastoid said:
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
cooney said:
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.
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hi, i wish to sync my contact list to my computer without using outlook, im looking for a software look like palm desktop... any 1 have idea???
ahsin said:
hi, i wish to sync my contact list to my computer without using outlook, im looking for a software look like palm desktop... any 1 have idea???
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Because or requirements at my job, we don't use Outlook. We use SyncML to sync contacts and calendar events with our internal server. Really nice being able to sync without hooking ot a computer and anyplace you have GPRS / WiFi access.
Here's a post where I put some info and links about it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1159992&postcount=4
i need an exactly same like palm desktop to sync my contact and calender when sync with usb cable
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any 1 have third party software that can sync contact to desktop to view and edit??
i have try uninstall outlook 2003 and activesync 4.5 many time, and the result remain the same
I have had the ActiveSync problem since 10/2006 and have not found a resolution yet. I have posted on this forum, tried all suggestions and tried everything except a Hard Reset. I still cannot get my Desktop or Laptop to recognize my MDA via ActiveSync even though my Desktop and Laptop recognize my MDA. I have asked for 3rd party software to update my Outlook address book and calendar and have not found anything. I have even asked if there is software to update/change the MDA PIM.VOL file via a desktop or laptop. Still no luck. I have researched this out and checked all possible sites. NO LUCK. I still have not given up. I continue to look daily for a solution other than a Hard Reset.
So, you are not alone. There are many of us out there. ActiveSync is a very poor application. Maybe someday we will find something to use instead of AS. The only think that is missing in the AS is the last 'S'.
Hey friends,
I dont know if this reply is useful for you. I am so new to this forum. I am using a Motorola Mpx220, but gonna get my Cingular 8125 within a couple of days. Anyways, when I was syncing my Mpx, I had the same problem. The solution I found out was(after a long research), while the phone is still connected to the computer, go to Start -> Accessories -> Modem link. In that "USB" connection, make it active and then deactivate. As soon as you do this your active sync will detect the phone and it will sync smoothly.
I have no idea why is it happening like this nor I dont know if it works with MDA coz my Mpx220 is running on WM 2003 SE. I can only check WM 5 after I get my 8125. If this reply help you guys in anyways, please let me know.
Thanks mates.....
Jish
So there is no third party "phone manager" like for example Oxygen Phone Manager for Symbian phones ?
Contacts backup without outlook
Try " Jeyo Mobile Companion" . Google for it. It can save the contacts + call log as well as SMS on your comp. You can restore/ update the it any time It doesnt sync though. Just use it for back up purposes. Very hand. You still need to connect that phone to the comp. and AS to recognize your device.
Trust this helps
I assume that I can backup my PIM.VOL file on my 2Gb Storage Card. I have not had to reinstall the PIM.VOL file so I don't know if it really will work. However, I still would like to find an application that will allow me to update/change my Contacts and Calendar without using ActiveSync. Bottom line, why can't we find something that can do this without using AS since we are having problems on using AS? I have used Palms since day 1 and other things without as much problems as AS.
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I assume that I can backup my PIM.VOL file on my 2Gb Storage Card. I have not had to reinstall the PIM.VOL file so I don't know if it really will work. However, I still would like to find an application that will allow me to update/change my Contacts and Calendar without using ActiveSync. Bottom line, why can't we find something that can do this without using AS since we are having problems on using AS? I have used Palms since day 1 and other things without as much problems as AS.
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asctony,
AFAIK, you still need AS to connect the PPC to any PC ( I cud be wrong). What you can do is to set AS not to sync your contacts and others and use another 3p software to update / modify contatcts. The prog - Jeyo mobile companion does just that + back up your SMS too. Which is very crucial, in many cases as they cannot be backed up through the regular way.
Hi Guys!
I've got a secondary XDA Executive that I keep as a fall-back if the main one breaks down. Here is my question.
I've copied everything from the MAIN XDA to the secondary one (using SPB Backup) and they function identically. The only problem is that if I try and connect the SECONDARY device to my PC to sync it with Outlook it thinks it's the MAIN device (maybe that's no surprise) and it really screws up the sync process. I just wondered where the settings are held for the 'partnership' for ActiveSync on the PDA???
I tried changing the device name but it still thinks it's the MAIN device.
I guess what I'm trying to do is get the SECONDARYdevice to NOT have any partnership at all so I can set it up as a second partnership on my PC
Any thoughts?
Thanks
S
In ActiveSync:
Menu->Options click on the computer which you have the partnership with and then click "Delete".
That should delete the partnership that your phone has stored on it and the next time you connect it to your computer it will prompt you to create a new partnership.
ActiveSync
Thanks for the quick reply!
Doh! It's always the simple solutions that get me! ))
Brilliant!
PS Do you happen to know where that info is stored (that gets deleted) is it a single file or an entry in the registry?
Ta
S
No idea sorry, just had to do it myself recently and only figured it out after trying for about 2 hours...
I have a brand new Vista PC with Outlook, but no contacts. I also have HTC HD with a bunch of contacts on it. I am trying to synchronize those two in such a way that HTC contacts are imported onto PC. It seems it only works one way - PC to HTC. At least Vista is telling me contacts are successfully synched, but I see nothing in outlook. What am I doing wrong?
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Hmmm....I came acrosss this option somewhere...have a look in ActiveSync (when your device is connected, otherwise everything will be greyed out), tools->options. See if you can't find 'synchronise' instead of 'overwrite' (or something similar) in a drop down box somewhere.
Or try rightclicking on 'contacts' in the lower part of the ActiveSync panel.
Activsync doesn't work with Vista. Download Windows Mobile Device Center from here....http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/help/synchronize/device-center.mspx
Anfloyd said:
Activsync doesn't work with Vista. Download Windows Mobile Device Center from here....http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/help/synchronize/device-center.mspx
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That is what I am using.
Have you tried clicking on 'more' in mobile device center and going to 'manage a partnership'?
do you have outlook installed??
i had to install it to pass the contacts from nokia to blackstone
pc sync works on vista. it actualy comes with it so no instalation is required
michael_r said:
I have a brand new Vista PC with Outlook, but no contacts. I also have HTC HD with a bunch of contacts on it. I am trying to synchronize those two in such a way that HTC contacts are imported onto PC. It seems it only works one way - PC to HTC. At least Vista is telling me contacts are successfully synched, but I see nothing in outlook. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks
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There is an optional setting for this. When syncing either you replace on the desktop, or on the device. I think you have to change from PC>>DEVICE to DEVICE>>PC.
How to change that option??
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.
I am looking for some software that will let you connect your phone to the PC and edit, add, delete contacts without having to import/export contacts first.
So the moment you change it on the computer you will see it changed in the phone.
Nokia PC Suite does this very well. Anybody know if HTC or a third party has that kind of software available.
Thanks.
michelle1505 said:
I am looking for some software that will let you connect your phone to the PC and edit, add, delete contacts without having to import/export contacts first.
So the moment you change it on the computer you will see it changed in the phone.
Nokia PC Suite does this very well. Anybody know if HTC or a third party has that kind of software available.
Thanks.
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Microsoft Outlook... thats pretty much what anyone who syncs windows mobile phones use.
Look it up, very easy to use
I ended up installing Outlook just to be able to import my contacts but with PC Suite you can just hook op your phone to your computer and change contacts, write textmessages just basically use the computer to do things on the telephone in real time, without having to sync.
michelle1505 said:
I am looking for some software that will let you connect your phone to the PC and edit, add, delete contacts without having to import/export contacts first.
So the moment you change it on the computer you will see it changed in the phone.
Nokia PC Suite does this very well. Anybody know if HTC or a third party has that kind of software available.
Thanks.
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try this http://www.soti.net/PCPro/Default.aspx