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xbackup file extractor available

Hi all!
I've developed a generic backup file explorer program that also supports the xbackup file format.
Don't you know if I need/where to ask for permission from HTC do keep the xbackup support in the application before putting my app online?

I think it's better you put it here is ok.

alecyu said:
I think it's better you put it here is ok.
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http://www.winmobiletech.com/sekalaiset/xbackup Extract.exe
Put it somewhere and execute it. It’ll restore your files in a subdir named RestoredFileSystem
Please note that this is really an alpha version – no error handling, no database/registry restoration etc. Also, ignore the access violation error at the end.

Thank you
Thank you heaps - it saved my ... file!!!
thanks!!!!
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WM5 copy/move files

I am trying to copy or move a file from \windows which is a .dll file. I am getting an error when trying to do this programatically in C# with .NET. Does anyone know how to access the files in \Windows directory without access restrictions?
Thanks,
heimlich

if they are in the rom one cant just delete or in some cases access them runtime only at pre flashing rom image time

Could you be a bit more detailed? I want to get access to a .dll to see what their function calls are. How can I get the dll onto my desktop to view it?
Thanks,
heimlich

try copying them to your sd card using total commander

I tried that. I get an error telling me it is unable to copy files. Looks similar to error I get when I tried with native file explorer and .net File.Copy();
Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
heimlich

If it is in ROM, you can't copy it right out as a file, the best you can do is to LoadLibraryEx it with LOAD_LIBRARY_AS_DATAFILE, then if you can locate it in memory, you can dump it out to a file on disk.

How do I know if something is in ROM? I know it is in \windows and that is about it and in file explorer I can see the file as .dll.
thanks,
heimlich

One way is to use GSFinder. It marks ROM files with a different icon. Most of the files that are in the \Windows folder are in ROM.

How to copy file with 'ROM' attribute? (or how to change that file attribute?)

Hello,
I am trying to copy a file (from my smartphone to SD card), which have a 'ROM' attribute set and... it is impossible - acces denied is showed (even in Resco Explorer, Total Commander). I can't even change that attribute.
Please help me to find any solution
Best greetings,
RA

You should be able to extract files from the ROM file on your PC thanks to the tools provided in one of the sticky about ROMs modifications.

Unfortunatelly...
Cricri said:
You should be able to extract files from the ROM file on your PC thanks to the tools provided in one of the sticky about ROMs modifications.
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I have extracted an 'nb' file from my ROM file, but WinImage can't open it ("not FAT16, FAT32 file"). It is WM6 image file, what tools to open this 'nb' file?
Best greetings,
RA

I, too, am trying to find a way to copy some ROM attributed files.
Ultimately, I am trying to move/copy some apps from one smartphone (WM5) to another (WM6). Is there a way to copy them to a zip file and move the files that way or maybe even using a backup copy (i.e. using Sprite Backup?) and restoring to a different phone?
Any help or direction would be appreciated. If there is another thread out there, please be sure to point me to it since searching brings up a lot of different threads.

u need to extract the rom.

Funny, but you make it sound so easy... ;-) I've been searching to figure out how to do that and found some instructions I'm hoping I can follow for the one phone, but not sure it it will apply to the old phone (WM5). If I do manage to dump the ROM, where does it go and does it extract the files in cab format for easy upload?
Update: I found a file extractor at http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/ppc-6700-xv6700/56057-6700-rom-dump.html which may have originally come from Buzz... (thanks Buzz!)? so now I have all the files and modules off the old phone, but am running into some issues installing. I can transfer the files indirectly, and can find the specific application file, but when trying to run the app, it tells me that it's still missing files to enable the program. Any ideas on how to determine which files they might be or how to install the files via Activesync?

Lost File Explorer

Howd'y U/D to Scapps 4.31 then did custom restore to obtain some file directories back and now I've lost the file explore feature totally cant access files dunno how to other than F/E any help is there a registry mod I can do to get it back it's not in settings I cant assign a button to it it's GONE

Install total commander. do a search on the forum for the cab file, better free file explorer. I like Resco 2007 best , but its a commercial product.
Cheers...

Hi
I've copied the link from my phone, just unzip it and copy it to you device into \windows\startmenu\programs
Hope it works.

THanks PPL done and won to easy

[Q]Backup file .LBF corrupt

Hi!
On LG G2 I created a backup file from setting - backup and restore - create backup. Then I copied a .lbf file to my computer and factory reset my phone.
After reset I copied backup file from computer to phone and run restore. Everything went well, except contacts/sms. error is "FAILED".
Question: How do I get my contacts from .lbf file? If I extract this file with 7zip i get a file contacts2.db but I can't open it. Tried with notepad, MS access.
Any suggestion would be great.

Probably I'm not the only one with this problem, so this is the solution:
Insall DB browser for sqllite, import contacts2.db and execute this command:
select display_name,n.normalized_number from view_contacts as c, view_phone_lookup as n where c.name_raw_contact_id=n.raw_contact_id
This will show you all names with proper phone numbers. Now you can copy-paste to excel/notepad :good: