Hello, is it possible for me to keep contacts and other data after I have installed the Cyanogen rom on. Cheers!
yes use titanium back up from the market to back up apps & sys data
your music will stay on your sd card so that is ok
If you have your Contacts synced with your Google Account, it will automatically be restored when you perform a Google Sync after installing Cyanogenmod. Else, you can use many apps on the market which can export to VCF or export to the SIM card.
For apps, as suggested, use Titanium Backup (Warning - Only perform "Backup User Apps and Data" in Ti Backup. Don't do a "Backup System Apps" and Restore in Cyanogenmod - It will create issues)
For SMS'es, use SMS Backup from market.
Other stuff on the SDCard, as stated above, will not be affected. (Pics, Vids, Music etc)
If you dont want to sync your contacts with google, you can use myphoneexplorer to sync your contacts with outlook, it worked out very well for me.
cheers
I use mybackup pro which syncs contacts, SMS and apps etc. I have used this with a few different roms and it worked well
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Has anyone else had problems lately synching their contacts? I wiped my phone the other day to load JFv1.41 and I backed up my contacts using MyBackup (from the Market.)
When I re-synched with google I got my contacts back but I noticed that none of them had images. I restored using MyBackup (it said it would overwrite any existing data.)
That was 3 days ago. After it synched the first time I had duplicate contacts on my phone so I removed the dupes. When I went to sync again it said syncing was having problems and I should try again. That was on the 25th and it hasn't synced since. I remember it saying there were too may deletions made (77 I think.)
Just now, I logged into gmail on the web and I had 8 contacts! (I have 107 on my phone.)
Not sure where to go next with this. Should I re-back up my contacts, re-associate my phone with my google account (with an empty contact list) restore the backup and re-sync?
sorry no issue here, mine sync up fine after the new JFv1.41
It was definitely due to the MyBackup program. Apparently they say to not use google sync and restore from their program (so what's the point?)
I removed all contacts on the phone, all contacts in gmail.com then restored from their backup. My contacts wound up in gmail but I still get the error in data synchronization!
I'll have to make some changes and try to force it again.
So, basically, dont use MyBackup to backup your contacts.
Also found this thread elsewhere:
http://androidcommunity.com/forums/...eriencing-problems-with-red-exclamation-7825/
I'll probably have to wipe the phone and re-sign up with google to really fix it. Uhg.
nolageek said:
It was definitely due to the MyBackup program. Apparently they say to not use google sync and restore from their program (so what's the point?)
I removed all contacts on the phone, all contacts in gmail.com then restored from their backup. My contacts wound up in gmail but I still get the error in data synchronization!
I'll have to make some changes and try to force it again.
So, basically, dont use MyBackup to backup your contacts.
Also found this thread elsewhere:
http://androidcommunity.com/forums/...eriencing-problems-with-red-exclamation-7825/
I'll probably have to wipe the phone and re-sign up with google to really fix it. Uhg.
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correction dont restore your contacts, backing up is fine, especially if you want to switch gmail accounts
One should only use MyBackup to backup contacts if one isn't using a Google account. Otherwise, just use the built-in contact sync.
If you made the mistake, as I once did, of trying to use both then you just need to clear the contacts out of your G1 by dumping the data (http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f12/delete-limit-exceeded-10275/) -- not deleting them, as those deletes may then sync to your Gmail and delete the contacts there. Then you can just re-sync.
If they've gotten cleared out of Gmail then you're hosed.
Hi there,
Does Android offer something like Microsoft MyPhone where you can backup and manage contacts and calendar events? I've seen several independent software companies making something like this but I'm not crazy about leaving my contacts on some unknown server. I'd be more comfortable with Google or Android or even if I could continue using MyPhone. Maybe there's something like PIMBackup that will hold everything ina compressed file on my SD card?
Any help would be great guys. Thanks!
Based on your sync preferences you can manage your contacts and calendar being backed up.
You can backup your contacts onto your sd card (press menu ad select import/export and choose export to SD card) and for the calendar you can use your gmail calendar so that you can view it both on phone and computer via internet, just make sure your sync settings are set to sync the calendar
I want to update my phone with a newer rom.
But I need to make a backup of it first.
What is the best way of backing the phone up?
Also, I have CoPilot installed, do I have to deactivate this before updating the ROM. Then reinstall and reactivate after the ROM update.
Thanks
You can take backup for you contacts, calender, Task and SMSs before you upgrade.
For Contact, Calender, Task: Outlook is best.
Create a Outlook profile and sync your mobile so that the new profile will have all your Contacts, Calender, Task etc.
For SMS: Use "My Phone" application on your mobile and Sync online to Microsoft My Phone for SMS.
(of course you can use My Phone to sync every thing online, But I prefer only SMS for myself)
Thanks.
I have just got a new hd2 through my insurance and synched with google to get my contacts back. However I also need to synch with my work exchange to get my appointments. Rather than have 2 synchs - I just used google to save my contacts - I removed the google synch. however this means my contacts dissapear.
Is there any way to keep my contacts on the handset without maintaining the sych?
Cheers
G
oops if a mod can change the title to have "synching issues with contacts" that would be delightful.
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oops if a mod can change the title to have "synching issues with contacts" that would be delightful.
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click 'edit post', then 'go advanced', then you can edit the title.
first, i am assuming you are using windows mobile.
second, what i understand is that you want to sync only with your work place server and you somehow need to have your contacts as well.
one option could be to merge your contacts with your work place server.
also, try this...sync with google to get your contacts downloaded back to your device. then use "pimbackup" to back up your contacts to a file on your sd card. then remove the google synch. now, set up your work place synch. finally, restore the pimbackup of contacts you made earlier.
i'm not sure how your work place server would behave now that your device will suddenly have all of these contacts restored from your backup. the partnership MIGHT cause your contacts to merge into your work place server automatically, which could be a good thing because then you would have everything on one server to sync with.
cheers I will try pimbackup.
I want to keep my personal / works stuff (contacts) separate, however I want my appointments on my work calender. I refuse to use my minutes for work lol.
so I only synch contacts on google and calender on exchange.
@ASCIIker
synch google, pim backup, remove synch, pimrestore worked.
Cheers
that pimbackup is a GEM of an app!
highly recommended for those that want to stick with windows mobile. i used to have it automatically back up (to my sd card) all my contacts, call logs, and sms messages every 3 days. i had set the process to take place at midnight every 3 days and the whole operation (300 call logs, 300+ contacts, and 7000+ sms messages) would take a meager 1.5 minutes on the HD2!!! restoring was just as fast, except for sms messages (because sms message restore triggers "re-threading" of conversation threads).
on android, setting up the device with a google account handles contacts. an app called "sms backup and restore" handles sms backups (have it set to 3 days here as well). but have found NO app on android that neatly backs up and restores call logs, let alone all THREE items (call logs, contacts, and sms messages)!
cheers from pakistan!
I'm upgrading from a Nexus One to the Nexus 4. Can I restore the Contacts Storage (and other SMS, calendar, etc.) in my Titanium backup from Gingerbread (CM7) to JellyBean (PA 2.99) on the Nexus 4? Or are these data files going to be incompatible?
Exporting contacts to a .vcf file did not go well (upon import information was mixed up, photo data went in the the address blank, it was a mess).
[Edit: I already tried syncing to my Gmail account, which made a mess and didn't work well for the reasons indicated in my next post below. This isn't a solution for me. That's why I'd like to try using Titanium.]
Just sync them to your gmail account. When you sign in to your nexus 4 the info will be restored.
Edit: Use SMS backup and restore for SMS.
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Just sync them to your gmail account. When you sign in to your nexus 4 the info will be restored.
Edit: Use SMS backup and restore for SMS.
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I didn't originally associate my contacts on the Nexus One with my gmail account and there's no option in contacts to do so after the fact. I tried using an app called ContactSync to sync to my gmail account after the fact, but this also made a mess with the contact information (perhaps it was also just using the .vcf format? I don't know).
Well, I willy nilly went ahead and did it with Titanium and it worked fine, addresses, contact images, and all.
[Edit: Oh, but first I selected the "Migrate system data" option in the restoration settings on Titanium.]