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Backing up contacts on pc?

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.

HTC Sync Update for HTC Aria 07.09.2010

HTC Sync™ lets you synchronize Outlook and Windows Address Book (Outlook Express), contacts and calendar events on your PC with your phone. It also lets you install third-party Android applications on the phone, and the Mobile Network sharing function as well.
HTC Sync 3.0.5372
http://www.4shared.com/file/v5zvg8G8/HTCSync305372exe.html

I like the 3rd party app addition. Now let's see if it actually works.
Sent from my HTC Liberty using XDA App

HTC Sync Update for HTC Aria™ (AT&T) (3.0.5372) | 07.09.2010
HTC Sync™ lets you synchronize Outlook and Windows Address Book (Outlook Express), contacts and calendar events on your PC with your phone. It also lets you install third-party Android applications on the phone, and the Mobile Network sharing function as well.
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Hmm... Mobile Network sharing function...

I wonder if maybe this will allow me to root my ARIA? the 2.0.38 or however they show the version numbers had not been seeing my phone no matter what I tried.

_Opiate_ said:
I like the 3rd party app addition. Now let's see if it actually works.
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I used it today. Nice and easy. Forget about all of the other methods, this is the winner.

gtg465x said:
Hmm... Mobile Network sharing function...
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I didn't see anything about that in the software. Where is it?

I can not find the software for htc synch for my aria and not much info on the phone even on htc's website.

they change the info on it. has anyone download it sense they change the info to see if they took out this stuff. " It also lets you install third-party Android applications on the phone, and the Mobile Network sharing function as well."

smis said:
I can not find the software for htc synch for my aria and not much info on the phone even on htc's website.
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http://www.htc.com/us/support/aria-att/downloads/

Anyone want to download this and reupp it somewhere where we dont need an aria serial? Thanks

AstainHellbring said:
Anyone want to download this and reupp it somewhere where we dont need an aria serial? Thanks
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I was thinking the same thing as i refuse to register my device just to download sync software, it was not like this when i downloaded HTC_Sync_2.0.38 a few weeks ago, and i can download HTC_Sync_2.0.40 without registering a serial easily and use it with no issues, matter a fact i was using HTC_Sync_2.0.40 to sync my outlook and calender even before HTC_Sync_2.0.38 was released so why make us register the device?

Here ya go - http://gruberphotos.com/download/

used it to get swype on stock non rooted aria, little slow but worked just fine.

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Here ya go -
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Thank you

Cheers.........

Ok, after using this new version i must say that its a step backwards. I like the new GUI and all the eye candy and the ability to install .APK files but it lacks the basic functionality that the HTC_Sync_2.0.38 had.
For instance the old version told you at a glance the number of contacts in outlook and events on the outlook calender, where it is at during the contact syncing and calender syncing. It also gave you more advanced options on syncing.
On this new version Outlook must be set as you default mail client for it to connect with it which is completely bogus. On first connect the device synced on it own using the latest modified data which created duplicated in outlook and my phone, deleted the duplicates from my phone and tried to sync again and it completely wiped the data from outlook, i used the nandroid to restore the contacts to the phone and tried to sync again to get everything back where it was.
A bit angry with the music syncing. The files sync to /Music/ then the full file directory. so if you music is stored in c/:users/username/my documents/music you media wll be synced in the same structure /Music/c/users/username/my documents/music which is more complex than it needs to be. A simple music folder with music/Artist/album is sufficient. Then it took 1 hour to sync 3.8GB of music, that same 3.8 GB takes less than 15 if i remove the card from the device and put in in the card reader.
Long story shorty, im reverting back to HTC_Sync_2.0.40. Sometimes less is more.
Funny that now the new sync is no longer availble on HTC site and the link was changed back to HTC_Sync_2.0.38
http://www.htc.com/us/support/aria-att/downloads/

Hmmm...
You probably want to get on the ball with finding this software as it really has been pulled from the site. Some people have upped the new version for download, so do a search, grab it while its hot and sit on it if you want to sideload with the software (without rooting).
Edit: You can grab it from this thread if you don't have it already
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=722432&page=2

So the 3rd party app works.. but what about the network sharing thing?

eortizr said:
So the 3rd party app works.. but what about the network sharing thing?
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Network sharing does not work.
Only App side loading.

Mhyst said:
You can grab it from this thread if you don't have it already
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I downloaded this one, the one from HTC's site (before it was removed) and even tried the old version (.38) and NONE of them recognize my phone when I plug it in and tell the phone to use HTC Sync. The phone tries to find it running on my PC but can't. Any ideas? I'm running Win7 64.

Windows phone 7 backup + backups SMS

1. How to backup whole WP7 device ?
2. How to backup SMS ?

As far as i know you can backup some data using Microsoft MyPhone or the Zune software. Based on my last information (late 2010) a backup of your sms (text message; is sms used in english?) is NOT possible. Microsoft is limiting the software access thus a third party tool can not add this feature.
IMHO: This is basically a bad joke. How can they not offer a full backup solution and at least an data transfer toolkit für windows mobile 6.x users?!

andy_0 said:
As far as i know you can backup some data using Microsoft MyPhone or the Zune software. Based on my last information (late 2010) a backup of your sms (text message; is sms used in english?) is NOT possible. Microsoft is limiting the software access thus a third party tool can not add this feature.
IMHO: This is basically a bad joke. How can they not offer a full backup solution and at least an data transfer toolkit für windows mobile 6.x users?!
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there is a backup system, its not myphone though, that is for WM6.x devices, the team have been working on a WP7 version however.
anyhow, calander and contacts can be synced with live services or by your email account, your music and photos/documents are all synced with zune, the only thing that isnt is your text messages.
i agree a one stop shop would be great, like myphone, and im sure it will be here soon, i heard that development had stopped on myphone so that they can work on a new version for WP, we shall have to see.

Isnt there a similiar but limited version of MyPhone for windows phone 7? Its directly integrated within the ms live-device feature (e.g. you can locate your phone with this service)?
A real solution would be great anyway. One may dream about a text message integration within hotmail itself (sending (via mobile phone which is synced with activesync push), listing received messages directly within the inbox ...).
Arent you disappointed that such a basic feature (backing up your data, transfer data vom another wp 7 and wm 6) arent implemented within the OS relase or at least a few months (to be correct: about 6 months) later ?

Vote here for SMS Backup: http://wpdev.uservoice.com/forums/110705-app-platform/suggestions/1901813-sms-backup?ref=title

I voted for it..
still no backup software for sms?

no sms backup for windows 7 phone
Dear Microsoft I have to tell you that I can't use you windows 7 phone as much as I love it, because there is no tool to backup my SMS records. see I manage over 100 clients networks and it infrastructure and need to keep all SMS for legal records and liability purposes. it is ridiculous that there is no way to back SMS up and for that reason I have been telling all my clients not to buy the windows 7 phone. You Microsoft has reduced the phone to a kids toy and have been forced ME move to android I have had a windows phone for over 5 years and gone throw ruff times with you but now I have to cut my losses and move to either the I phone where I will have to buy a third party backup or move to the android. I would like to thank you for your hard work on the windows 7 phone and the oversight for its possible failure. Most if not all professionals will not be able to use this windows 7 phone.

raves1 said:
Dear Microsoft I have to tell you that I can't use you windows 7 phone as much as I love it, because there is no tool to backup my SMS records. see I manage over 100 clients networks and it infrastructure and need to keep all SMS for legal records and liability purposes. it is ridiculous that there is no way to back SMS up and for that reason I have been telling all my clients not to buy the windows 7 phone. You Microsoft has reduced the phone to a kids toy and have been forced ME move to android I have had a windows phone for over 5 years and gone throw ruff times with you but now I have to cut my losses and move to either the I phone where I will have to buy a third party backup or move to the android. I would like to thank you for your hard work on the windows 7 phone and the oversight for its possible failure. Most if not all professionals will not be able to use this windows 7 phone.
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Troll lol.

see here it worked for me http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346276

adihere said:
see here it worked for me http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346276
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Didn't work for my using my Nokia Lumia 710

for apps settings and data you can use backup in WPDM (Windows Phone Device Manager).. you cant backup complete app but after you install fresh app simple restore backup file....

dxdy said:
for apps settings and data you can use backup in WPDM (Windows Phone Device Manager).. you cant backup complete app but after you install fresh app simple restore backup file....
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Yeah I have that. I'm looking more for an SMS backup solution.

SMSbackup app work fine...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1448197

[Q] How to transfers contacts and SMS' from WM6.5 to WP7?

OS making the move to WP7.
Whats the easiest way to transfer my contacts to WP7?
I've sync'ed my email contacts but the phone contacts not sure about.
Also i have a number of sms' saved that i'd like access to can these be transfered?

thebranded said:
OS making the move to WP7.
Whats the easiest way to transfer my contacts to WP7?
I've sync'ed my email contacts but the phone contacts not sure about.
Also i have a number of sms' saved that i'd like access to can these be transfered?
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If it were me i would sync all my contacts in to outlook, setup a live or gmail account and import them all from outlook, either by using the outlook connector or by exporting them all to a CVS or something, live and gmail provide a way of importing these files , when you setup WP7 you just sync the live/gmail account and bobs your uncle
as for SMS, i think your out of luck im afraid, if you want to back them up and still have access to them i would suggest using Microsoft My Phone, that will allow you to transfer all your SMSs to an online backup utility, you can then just connect to it on your phone to look at them, but there is no way of transfering them to your phone....at the moment anyway

you'd think Ms would make it easy for users to upgrade from wm6.5 to 7!
thanks for the procedure i'll try that way.
i currently use Myphone, sux its not wp7 compatible

thebranded said:
you'd think Ms would make it easy for users to upgrade from wm6.5 to 7!
thanks for the procedure i'll try that way.
i currently use Myphone, sux its not wp7 compatible
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i cant find it now but on one of the many MS blogs out there i read that the My Phone team are making a new version with WP7 in mind, dont know if its true, and i cant find the link, i stumbled on it a while back by mistake, but anyhow, it stands to reason that they will have something like that at some point, perhaps they are waiting for Mango which already has several large changes over NoDo, who knows! just need to wait and see

yeah there were a few rumurs a while back
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13973440&postcount=6
but nothing recently. only things im missing is the call recording feature and MyPhone, but at the moment i'm having to get live without each.
I hope Mango has Myphone, it was one of the best services (if not THE best service) that MS had for WM.

Transferring contacts

How to transfer contacts from another phone....
Been messing with my wife's Sensation, then installed MIUI ROM on my HD2.
Got messed up with SIMs.... Now my wive's Sensation has all my contacts.....SUX....LOL Can't get it back on my HD2......
Any help appreciated!!
Tester.

If your wife's phone is a WinMo phone, search for .dot Fred's PIMBackup. That will do the trick for you.

Thanks.
Unfortunately Sensation is an Android phone. Is there any program on the market to transfer contacts from Android Phone?
Thank you.
Tester

Tester30 said:
Thanks.
Unfortunately Sensation is an Android phone. Is there any program on the market to transfer contacts from Android Phone?
Thank you.
Tester
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I've used Spb products for years and never had a problem with them. But I've never used this one, I don't have any android devices. You might want to check it out. I don't know if it let's you reverse the process and go from Android to WM, but it's worth looking into.
Spb Android Migration

Thanks, bro for trying to help!!
The thing I probably omit to mention that both Sensation and HD2 are Android based phones.
I'll give a shot with SPB program!!
Really appreciate your help!!

You're welcome. I would think that since they're both Android it would make things simpler than trying to go back from Android to Windows. There's gotta be a utility to move things between Android devices. It looks like .dot Fred isn't doing Android stuff, but there are a lot of bright people like him. Good luck!

I would sync the HD2 with an google account using ActiveSync. And do the same with the Android phone.

Tester30 said:
How to transfer contacts from another phone....
Been messing with my wife's Sensation, then installed MIUI ROM on my HD2.
Got messed up with SIMs.... Now my wive's Sensation has all my contacts.....SUX....LOL Can't get it back on my HD2......
Any help appreciated!!
Tester.
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I am using Funambol it's free and easy it suports all devises make a try
http://my.funambol.com/c/portal/layout?p_l_id=default for login
and Funambol in market
Also i found this one from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893948
Importing WM Contacts into Android
You need PIM Backup, a computer with internet access and a Gmail account.
1. Open PIM Backup on your Windows Mobile device. Select the Backup action and unselect everything but contacts, then hit Next.
2. At the "Select backup filename and folder" screen, unselect the "compress backup" and "binary backup" options, then hit Next.
3. Transfer the BACKUP.PIB file that you just made from your phone to your computer. Change the extension from .PIB to .RAR, then extract the file.
4. The extracted file should be BACKUP.CSC. Simply change the extension to .CSV and import the file to your gmail account. All your contacts can now be imported to your phone through gmail - just follow the instructions given in the phone's contact menu.
or activesync with google http://www.google.com/support/mobile...&answer=138636

since they're both android based, here are three offline ways:
1- you can use "my phone explorer" which can back up/restore/transfer contacts in a flash.
2- you can use titanium backup on your wife's phone to make a backup of contacts, transfer the contact backup file to the HD2 and restore it there, a hot reset and you're good to go.
3- if you're using a sense based ROM on the HD2, most of them come with "transfer data" app, you can link both devices through bluetooth and get all your contacts transferred to your HD2.
I've tried all of the above solutions with pretty much 100% success.