Does anyone knows how to create a new folder in the sms feature like what we use to have in Windows Mobile 6? What I mean is we used to be able to create a folder aprt from the usual ones like inbox, sent, deleted and etc. But now with windows 6.5, I cant find a way how to do it.
jpngoh said:
Does anyone knows how to create a new folder in the sms feature like what we use to have in Windows Mobile 6? What I mean is we used to be able to create a folder aprt from the usual ones like inbox, sent, deleted and etc. But now with windows 6.5, I cant find a way how to do it.
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sim problem??
u cannot make it in win 6.5 version..
Actually in wm6.5 u can create folders but in Htc mini you cannot.
The reason bieng HTC has embedded HTC Messaging app wihich handles the sms and it does not support folders.
You can disable that and go back to the default wm sms client(tmail.exe)but then your phone will hang a lot
if one more folder is enough (only for important SMS backup), you can forward your recieved message, but dont send to anybody and save it as draft...little weird, but functional
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How is it done if possible?
Is it possible to backup only Datas and not applications...?
.. need help before doing a hard reset.. Thank you
Sprite Backup can do this. The professional version can back-up directly to a PC.
www.spritesoftware.com.
You do need the pre-release of version 2.3 - the current 2.14 will not work - or rather, if you restore a 2.1x backup, you kill the ability to receive SMS'es.
The pre-release has a few issues, but I have succesfully performed both backup and restore with this version.
Regards
Michael
well if you only want to copy sms from your xda you dont need any software... you can find all your sms from all folders in folder windows\messaging
they are .mpb files but they are merely text files chang their extensions and there you are...
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The pre-release has a few issues, but I have succesfully performed both backup and restore with this version.
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can you expound? what issues are these (so i know if they also concern me or not hehehe)
also is the pre release an eval version (expiring?) or does it accept a registered serial number?
cheers,
carlo
if i copy these files from windows messaging, then reset my device, install a new rom etc and then copy them back into this folder later, will it restore all sms as well as the sms folders???
thanks
woody
mephistodan said:
well if you only want to copy sms from your xda you dont need any software... you can find all your sms from all folders in folder windows\messaging
they are .mpb files but they are merely text files chang their extensions and there you are...
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Mephistodan ---> You are my hero!!! Thanks. Why o why hasn't anyone mentioned this anywhere in my search for a way to backup sms messages!!!
Not perfect, but all I really need is to save sent and recieved sms's ;-)
Thanks again!
I think the is the tip of tips... IMHO!
WM2003/xbackup can handle everything else for backup, as far as I am concerned.
F**K sprite and all other pay stuff for just the sms backup.
Personally, I think MS will (AND should) integrate sms and mms as folders in future outlook versions.
Regards and peace,
Gnuig[/url]
Maybe I was a bit quick to reply... I have some 0 byte files (looks like my inbox), yet I can't find the message of the sms's recieved?
The ones I have sent (and e-mail inbox) appear fine as i rewrite the mpb extensions to text...
so my question is...
where are the inbox files hiding? In the att files (attachments folder)? I don't think so, but mephistodan do you know where the recieved sms's are located, as these are really the ones I mostly would like to keep.
G.
Gnuig said:
Maybe I was a bit quick to reply... I have some 0 byte files (looks like my inbox), yet I can't find the message of the sms's recieved?
The ones I have sent (and e-mail inbox) appear fine as i rewrite the mpb extensions to text...
so my question is...
where are the inbox files hiding? In the att files (attachments folder)? I don't think so, but mephistodan do you know where the recieved sms's are located, as these are really the ones I mostly would like to keep.
G.
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Talking to myself...
Now using dbExplorer (nice prog. -> think I may buy this one) to find the data in the database. The SMS inbox is called something like fldrXXXXXXX and dbExplorer lets you export the db to a *.csv file easy to use in Excel.
Works for me... no more worries that sms data is lost. I guess with some fiddeling, you could easily replace these into the database as well.
L8R,
Gnuig
SMS / MMS / Email export program
Have you tried this program? http://xpocketpc.feűw.hu
Hi all,
I have a little issue with Jeyo Mobile 2.5.
I have old SMS from a WM5 ROM on my PC.
I have installed WM6, try to restore those SMS (So in jeyo extender: sms selection, then "copy to device") but all my SMS are dating from 2053 instead of 2007, so all new SMS are at the end of list.
Any ideas ?
Thx
perhaps a bug with Jeyo with wm6?
It works fine with me, using vista, wmdc 6.0 & 6.1, and various wm6 roms. The only problem is the message size of the restored sms, always 0kb.
always 0kb ? but you have text in your messages ? strange...
Mail from Jeyo support :
Hi Jerome,
It sounds like you might not be using the most recent build of the software. Try redownloading the Extender from jeyo.com and reinstalling -- if you need a new key just send us the Owner Name from your handset's Owner Information setting and we'll e-mail you one.
Sincerely,
Jeyo
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I will try tonight...
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always 0kb ? but you have text in your messages ? strange...
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Yes, the messages are fully restored, just the size isn't.
And I'm also using extender 2.5.
What a crapy soft, like you, always 0kb, not a big deal.
BUT, while copying SMS to device, the soft send ALL my old sms to contact !! almost 50 sms...thx JEYO.
I have uninstall this soft and now use SMS Backup directly from device
Hi Guys,
This is my first post. I have recently purchased an Xperia X1 upgrading from an N73. I was searching for a way to transfer sms from the Nokia N73 to Windows Mobile but came up empty handed. I found a few threads on this forum which asked the question, but didn't end up helping me. I have found a way to do this, I will admit this may be a pain in the ass, but if you stick with it (and if its important enough) you will have your SMS messages transferred across to your WM device.
Tools you will need
Nokia PC Suite (whichever version you need for your mobile)
SMSImport for PPC (http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-smsimport-v1-0-1.html)
ABC Amber Nokia Converter
XML Notepad 2007
Steps
1. Firstly its best we extract the messages from your Nokia phone first. Open PC Suite and view ALL the messages you want to transfer. I just selected my inbox
and copied all messages.
2. Create a folder on your desktop and paste all the messages in the folder.
3. We will leave the messages alone at this stage and prepare the xml file template you use to import your messages. Copy SMSImport to your PPC device (doesnt matter which memory you choose) Run the app. Its best to run this with some sms messages in your inbox so you can see how its exported. Export a copy of your messages to a file. If your doing this on a fresh install below is the xml structure.
<SMSExport><store name="SMS"><folder name="Deleted Items"/><folder name="Drafts"/><folder name="Inbox">
<message date="DATE" sender="SENDER MOBILE NUMBER" recipient="">MESSAGE CONTENT</message>
</folder><folder name="Outbox"/><folder name="Sent Items"/></store></SMSExport>
You may notice that there are additional folder names. You can export messages from other folders on your phone and import them under the headers in a similar format as per below
<SMSExport><store name="SMS">
<folder name="Deleted Items"/>
<message date="DATE" sender="SENDER MOBILE NUMBER" recipient="">MESSAGE CONTENT</message>
</folder><folder name="Drafts"/>
<message date="DATE" sender="SENDER MOBILE NUMBER" recipient="">MESSAGE CONTENT</message>
</folder><folder name="Inbox">
<message date="DATE" sender="SENDER MOBILE NUMBER" recipient="">MESSAGE CONTENT</message>
</folder><folder name="Outbox"/>
<message date="DATE" sender="SENDER MOBILE NUMBER" recipient="">MESSAGE CONTENT</message>
</folder><folder name="Sent Items"/>
<message date="DATE" sender="SENDER MOBILE NUMBER" recipient="">MESSAGE CONTENT</message>
</store></SMSExport>
Simply put, there is a message in each folder above, it will restore this message in each folder on your PPC device. Got it? Good =)
4. We will return to your copied messages now. Open ABC Amber Nokia Converter and open all the messages in the folder you created earlier.
This will list all messages and show you the details of each message.
5. Now depending on how you view your SMS messages on your PPC, there is Conversation view or the normal sms itemised view. If you decide to use the Conversation view, to show the messages in the correct order from which they were recieved, you will need to sort by date, oldest messages at the top. If you use the normal sms itemised view, you dont need to worry about sorting (as far as I know).
6. Select all messages and export to a excel spreadsheet (xls). Why are we exporting to Excel? Because the next stage will make preparing the output
for the xml doc so much faster and easer.
7. Open the excel sheet and you will see all your messages listed with the individual details separated by column. YOu will need to edit this output to resemble the following order
DATE/TIME, MOBILENUMBER, MESSAGE
8. Next we need to insert the xml tags to make life easy. You will need to create the following tags.
<message date="
" sender="
" recipient="">
</message>
9. Now for each line you will need to insert additional columns for each of the above tags. The end result should be like this
COLUMN A = <message date="
COLUMN B = DATE/TIME
COLUMN C = " sender="
COLUMN D = MOBILENUMBER
COLUMN E = " recipient="">
COLUMN F = MESSAGE
COLUMN G = </message>
Ensure that this format is consistent for all messages.
10. Once you have completed this, Select all text and copy it to notepad. When the data has been pasted there will be a lot of tab spacing. These will need to be removed. The best way is to copy a block of these spaces (a tab space) and use find and replace to remove the spacing. HINT Find box will have your tab space, Replace will have nothing. Click Replace all and this will remove all the tab spaces.
11. Once this has been done you will need to then sort out your messages into the folders that you want them to be imported into. Use the example above as your guide.
12. Once you have done the sorting of your messages, you will need to add the following to the top of the document
<SMSExport><store name="SMS">
And the following to the end
</store></SMSExport>
Save as a .xml file.
13. As xml is picky on which characters are accepted, you will need to vet the xml file for bogus characters which SMSImport will reject, Open your xml file in XML Notepad 2007. It will flag the location of unsupported characters with an error message, giving the line number and character number. The status bar in Notepad will help you with the locations if you have a large amount of messages. Typical characters that arent supported will be @ & and other non English standard lettering. If there are no errors, the xml file will load and display a tree output which you can expand the folders and see your messages.
14. Now for the final step. Copy the xml file to your PPC device and start SMSImport. Point to your xml file and tap it. If things are right, You will see the app processing and adding all the messages into your SMS folders!!!
Thats it!!!.
Now I should mention on a side note that the mobile numbers do not display the + sign on the mobile number like +61000000000 for example, so linking it to your contacts will not work. If you want to be anal about how the SMS display (you want to see the Contacts name instead of the number) you will need to do the following
1. Using Notepad, and the find and replace option, search the first 3 numbers eg 614, replace it with +614 (Im using Australian country codes and the 4 is the second number for mobile numbers in Aus) This will make the numbers a recognisable format for your mobile.
2. So your messages display with the contacts name you will need to replace the following string
<message date="DATE" sender="SENDER MOBILE NUMBER" recipient="">MESSAGE CONTENT</message>
With the following
<message date="DATE" sender="""CONTACT NAME" <SENDER MOBILE NUMBER>" recipient="">MESSAGE CONTENT</message>
This will be a time consuming process if you arent to savvy with your mates mobile numbers, but it makes it worth it in the end. Once you have made the changes save the xml file and follow steps 13 and 14 to check the import file and import into your PPC.
This process took me a few hours to figure out and im happy with the results. I agree its not the simplest way of doing this, but so far the only documented way I have found that works.
I hope this helps
I just wanted to thank you for your HowTo! I had to to this from an old SE-Phone (W960i) but the steps have been mainly the same. Although I needed up to 3 hours to handle 300+ SMS I'm now happy to have them all on my X1
Also I will indeed never read them all again, but it feels just good for me to have them not lost
THX a LOT!
thx for this idea, I transfered my sms from nokia 3110c to my htc wizard with your help :")
I made updated version of the transfer guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4385729#post4385729
Also made a little parser for simple user-friendly xml creating.
Check it out :")
Hi dude, i need a similar kind of help, I am sending my Xperia X1 for repairs, I wanted to backup my sms onto my PC, do you any way I could acheive this?
Your help will be much appreciated.
Thnaks
PIM backup? Jeyo SMS backup? I think the best would be full backup with SPB backup utility
Do u know how to transfer sms from X1 to PC ?
How to transfer sms from X1 to a PC ?
Hi dude, i need a similar kind of help, I am sending my Xperia X1 for repairs, I wanted to backup my sms onto my PC, do you any way I could acheive this?
Your help will be much appreciated.
Thnaks
Help!!
Ran this procedure on a HD2 and completed all steps successfully. However, I don't see any messages when I go to the message panel on the home screen. what could be the possible issue?
thanks in advance.
Try http://www.bloove.com
MOBILedit!
Hello,
I would like to point out a software for mobile phones management called MOBILedit.
MOBILedit is a PC software, which is among other things able to browse, edit, copy, backup and migrate data within connected mobile phones. Mobile phones may be connected by cable, BlueTooth or even IrDA.
Especially the possibility to migrate contacts, messages and other content may come handy in this case.
It is not free, but it is totally worth it.
I hope you will give it a try - there is a lite version available to see how it works.
Thanks!
its a very awsome mobile phone............i like its specification............
yeah that takes ages, but deleting messages is always like loosing part of your life so thanks a lot
Guys, can I check how do I create sms folder? I have tried many ways but unable to find an option to create any folders.
Do advise me if you know, thanks.
Seems like nobody know how to create the SMS folder?
Would like to know this, too
Me too. The whole messaging app seems basic, bug-ridden and unsatisfactory. SMS is an old and dated feature, right? Not something any manufacturer should be getting wrong in 2009.
The same from me!
To create sms folder is a future that i like very much the Win mobiles!
Any body haw the solution for LEO??
Thanx!
Hello,
I am also interested to have the possibility to create new sms folders in order to archivate it.
It was possibleon the Xperia X1 but I did not find anything on my HD2.
Thanx
you can't in the sense messaging. only if you use wm messaging instead.
Hello. I bought samsung omnia lite 1 week ago. when i got new sms i tap the screen to open the message, but it takes a while... when the message appears, the same... it take a while to go to the threaded sms view... my OS is windows mobile 6.5... Thank You
i have one of these too. it has alot of the standard windows mobile stuff replaced with samsung stuff. most of it works ok, but the samsung sms app is terrible. the only thing can do is delete your texts frequently rally or disable threading. none of these are really solutions and when i get some free time i might look into making it use default windows mobile SMS app im not really a developer, so i dont think il be able to do it unless its just registry settings and replacing files.
"HKLM\Software\Samsung\JINBOX\ThreadedView Disabled" DWORD value set to "1".
if i remember right will disable threading. the key might not exist, if so create it. been a while since i had it disabled and favour deleting sms frequently.