Messages, Contacts stored as files - Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General

Hi. I am using TyTn II. Wanted to know if I can access the files that store messages (sms) and contacts. Which ones would they be and how do I access them. Thanks.

rajatbhalla13 said:
Hi. I am using TyTn II. Wanted to know if I can access the files that store messages (sms) and contacts. Which ones would they be and how do I access them. Thanks.
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don't know about messages but your contacts are store in a file called pim.vol its in the root directory of your device

rajatbhalla13 said:
Hi. I am using TyTn II. Wanted to know if I can access the files that store messages (sms) and contacts. Which ones would they be and how do I access them. Thanks.
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If your need to access them is for a backup purpose then try PIMBackup. It's a good program that does just that.

Thanks thesire and sherpa. I actually wanted to store some messages in TyTn II that I retrieved from my old phone. Was wondering how could that be done. If I could create some new files for these messages and store them???

If your old phone is similar i.e. windows mobile os the you can run pimbackup which will save all your contacts and sms messages to a single file which you should be able to copy to your tytn 2 and restore all your contacts and messages back to your new phone using pimbackup again. if your old phone isnt a ppc then all i can sugest is that u forward the text messages you wish to keep to your new phone via sms. if you want to try pimbackup u can get it from here:
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-pim-backup-v2-8.html
hope this helps.

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HTC S710 'Vox' to TyTn II (Kaiser) - Migration, How do I get my data/sms/etc across

Hi all,
I need some help please. I received my TyTn II yesterday and now I need to shift all my data (contacts, tasks, sms, etc.) across to the TyTn II before selling my S710.
I know I can use Outlook syncing to get the contacts and tasks across, but can someone please confirm exactly what process I should use as I've previously had syncs wipe the data on my PC when connecting a fresh phone to try and get data onto it. I have already been using the S710 to sync with Outlook 2007 on this PC (ActiveSync 4.5).
Also, can someone please tell me how to get my texts (sms) onto the TyTn II from the S710? - I've got Sprite Backup 6 on the S710, but I don't know whether the "upgrade" backup file option will work between a WM6 Smartphone and a WM6 Professional device. I've actually tried to restore just the "personal databases" from an S710 backup onto my TyTn II but the SMS's don't show up, only call lists and contacts.
Any help and/or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
- Odie
Get PIMBackup. It's somewhere on the Forum here, and can backup your TXT messages fine!
Heck, I actually used it last week to copy 2600 SMS messages from my Nokia N80 (outputted to .csv) into my Kaiser...
It works great!
I don't actually think that DotFred's PPCPIMbackup - to give it its' real name - will work on a SmartPhone....as the name suggests, it's for "PPC" or Pocket PC devices.
You could ask the man himself - post in the thread in the Development & Hacking forum HERE, or visit his website DotFred.net.
Mark.
Thanks for the suggestions.
I think it might work if I can get my Vox SMS output as CSV, I think I've seen a program that does this. Then I can use PPCPIMbackup to import them into the Kaiser.
contacts, mail, agenda can be synch with outlook
for sms you can save them to SIM
Thanks for all of your replies.
As I had hoped, the contacts and tasks synced successfully from my laptop's Outlook 2007 (after getting the latest stuff synced from my S710)
Notes seem to have messed up in that my multi-line notes have been split into multiple single-line notes. I'm not too fussed about this as I didn't have that many notes anyway, but it's a little disappointing.
Now as for the SMS, I managed to get it done pretty painlessly using a fantastic program called Jeyo Mobile Companion (it runs on the PC rather than the device itself). It supports both WM Smartphone and WM Professional, and exports the SMS database as an XML file, which I then managed to import onto my Kaiser. Everything went smoothly, all items seem to be present and in the correct folders too. Fantastic!
- Odie
Hi to all
I have a problem related to import sms into TYTN II. I have all my old sms that I received on my Samsung D500 in a csv file, but I cant import into TYTN II because Jeyo doesn't read csv and also PIM backup restore only pib file..
Is there any solution??
Thanks
Redah said:
Get PIMBackup. It's somewhere on the Forum here, and can backup your TXT messages fine!
Heck, I actually used it last week to copy 2600 SMS messages from my Nokia N80 (outputted to .csv) into my Kaiser...
It works great!
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A bit out of topic: What is the format of the csv file?
I'm trying to import my sms's from my K800
alt236 said:
A bit out of topic: What is the format of the csv file?
I'm trying to import my sms's from my K800
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CSV stand for Comma separated value and means that the value [in contact are Name, Surname, Number, etc...] are separated by the comma "," or other punctuation... Wikipedia This format can be open with Excel and convert to xls format...
Do you have your sms in csv format?? How can you import in the TYTN??
Thanks
Bye
I know waht csv is
I was asking for the csv format (the column order, wether or not text should be double quote enclosed) that PIMBackup is using for importing the sms.
I got them into a csv file using Float's Mobile Agent it should work for almost all Sony Ericsson mobiles.
alt236 said:
I know waht csv is
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Sorry, misunderstood...
alt236 said:
I was asking for the csv format (the column order, wether or not text should be double quote enclosed) that PIMBackup is using for importing the sms.
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I made a backup with "Binary backup" disable and PIMBackup made a .pib file that I opened with 7zip and I found a .csm file. I opened it with Notepad and I found this code for the csv:
Code:
Msg Id;Sender Name;Sender Address;Sender AddressType;Prefix;Subject;Body;BodyType;Folder;Account;Msg Class;Content Length;Msg Size;Msg Flags;Msg Status;Modify Time;Delivery Time;Recipient Nbr;Recipients;Attachment Nbr;Attachments
Now i will try to edit this csm with my csv info and try to restore... I hope thet it works...

Switching back to Symbian: How to backup SMS?

Ok, so I'm switching back to Symbian and my Nokia E61i. I would love to keep the TyTN II, but the device was just not the right choice for me.
All my contacts, e-mails, calendar/todo's etc. are stored on my Exchange server, so that's a no-brainer - however, I would llike to copy my SMS inbox over to my Symbian device. I've been doing some searching but I cannot seem to find a solution for this.
So basically what I'm looking for is an app that will let me copy the whole SMS inbox and move it over so that I can import it on my E61i.
Thanks!
Make backup to your Outlook using trial version of Jeyo Mobile Extender - http://www.jeyo.com/companion.asp.
I don`t know how to transfer SMS directly to Symbian phone...
Thanks RStein, that worked. So now I have the complete inbox in Outlook, but I suppose I need to export them as .vmg or something like that in order to transfer them to my Symbian device... Any ideas? Thanks!
I think You have now Symbian specific question - try some Symbian forum for probably better answers to Your question.
You can always copy SMS to your SIM using Kaiser.
How many SMS will the Kaiser allow me to mover over to the SIM?
It depends on SIM capacity - my SIM has only 10 slots for SMS messages...

messaging disappeared?! help!

hey everyone!
someone please help! suddenly all my messages disappeared from the default wm6 Messaging app!! :S WHY? All my text messages (except the ones on the SIM-card) and my whole E-mail account disappeared too! How can I get them get back? Or where can I check it manually if they are still somewhere on my storage?
Please HELP! Thanks!
heelp!
hey guys!
help! any ideas? i went into Windows/Messaging and there are files in it.. so how can i make the messaging app see my text messages again? (inbox, sent, drafts)
i don't care about my pop3 account, i have those mails on my server..
BUT! i also realized that even the outlook account (that i never use) disappeared!
WHY?
help!
The messages get stored on a file called pim.vol or cemail.vol usually found on the root folder of your Device Memory.
WM6 has the bug of disapperaing messages when these database get corrupted.
Try using PIM backup and see if you could backup the SMS if still found in database. You may even try zedsoft.net' SMS Organizer (freeware)
If you can see the messages thru the above applications, take a backup and try restoring.
Regards,
Carty..
a'ight
thanks for your help!
however, i dunno what's going on.. i checked pimbackup but i only see the same. so where the [censored] did my messages go?? lost (?) my text messages and my outlook account disappeared!! wtf?
sos please someone help me
my sweet messages.. buu..
yay yay yay yay yay yay
HELP! :$
nobody?

Need to save contacts without using outlook

Hell everyone,
I tried using search to find a solution for this but I havn't been able to. I am currantly about to install a custom ROM. I have downloaded Hardspl and isntalled it on the phone. But after watching the who to install a custom ROM i found out that all my contacts and sms will be deleted. I tried to save through sync but i don't have outlook on my computer and therefore cant save them that way. I was wondering how do I save my contacts and sms without using outlook. I have installed NS Contacts Backup v1.2 but I can't find the file assosiated with contacts and sms'. IS there another way I can back up my contacts and sms before installing the custom ROM??
Thanks
I think that you will find what you search here
I second PIMBU
MS MyPhone online backup.
http://sn1-p2.myphone.microsoft.com/mkweb/Start.po
or spb backup...http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/pocketpc-software/backup/
hmm.. I have similar problem....I need to transfer contacts from my old P910i(yes, Symbian device) to my X1.
Anyone knows how?
I cant even copy contacts to SIM card since it can be copied only one-by-one, and I have really A LOT of contacts, so it would take a great deal of time.
Any suggestion ??
Khaloodz said:
Hell everyone,
I tried using search to find a solution for this but I havn't been able to. I am currantly about to install a custom ROM. I have downloaded Hardspl and isntalled it on the phone. But after watching the who to install a custom ROM i found out that all my contacts and sms will be deleted. I tried to save through sync but i don't have outlook on my computer and therefore cant save them that way. I was wondering how do I save my contacts and sms without using outlook. I have installed NS Contacts Backup v1.2 but I can't find the file assosiated with contacts and sms'. IS there another way I can back up my contacts and sms before installing the custom ROM??
Thanks
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1. MyPhone through the internet
2. Best solution: use free PIMBackup by FdcSoft.
Great free app making backup of data to your storage card, restorable any time.
Backups contacts, sms, mail, calendar, tasks etc.......
doministry said:
1. MyPhone through the internet
2. Best solution: use free PIMBackup by FdcSoft.
Great free app making backup of data to your storage card, restorable any time.
Backups contacts, sms, mail, calendar, tasks etc.......
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both of these are the best solutions out there in my opinion
icbicb said:
hmm.. I have similar problem....I need to transfer contacts from my old P910i(yes, Symbian device) to my X1.
Anyone knows how?
I cant even copy contacts to SIM card since it can be copied only one-by-one, and I have really A LOT of contacts, so it would take a great deal of time.
Any suggestion ??
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Symbian phones should allow for select all > copy from Phone to SIM.
I should know, I shifted from a 5700XM (S60) to Xperia (excluding the retarded stopgap LG Arena in the middle.)
rickysio said:
Symbian phones should allow for select all > copy from Phone to SIM.
I should know, I shifted from a 5700XM (S60) to Xperia (excluding the retarded stopgap LG Arena in the middle.)
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Oh please. How can you store 1000 contacts to SIM?
With multiple data like email, many numbers, address?
The only way from P910 to X1 is Outlook,
that's what I did from P1 to X1.
You can sync contacts, calendar, notes, tasks.
Beware: better sort all the contacts the way they're present in Outlook/WM phones or you'll loose some data,
like multiple MOBILE numbers: WM accepts just one mobile, on UIQ you could add as many as you want....
doministry said:
like multiple MOBILE numbers: WM accepts just one mobile, on UIQ you could add as many as you want....
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Oh the simple joys if UIQ .... It still hurts whenever i turn on my X1. Why SE... why?!?!?!
doministry said:
Oh please. How can you store 1000 contacts to SIM?
With multiple data like email, many numbers, address?
The only way from P910 to X1 is Outlook,
that's what I did from P1 to X1.
You can sync contacts, calendar, notes, tasks.
Beware: better sort all the contacts the way they're present in Outlook/WM phones or you'll loose some data,
like multiple MOBILE numbers: WM accepts just one mobile, on UIQ you could add as many as you want....
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How was I to know you had so many contacts? I have 122 each with address, email, mobile, house number, and everything transferred fine.
If you want to save yourself trouble, get an Nokia E75.

Microsoft Myphone

Hi all
I have just bought a used MDA Vario 3(HTC tytn2?). This is by way of an upgrade from my Vario 2. I would like to keep my text messages and thought I would try Myphone. It will work with WM6 and says it may work with some WM5 devices. Unfortunately I can't get it to work on the Vario 2 so I can't backup messages before moving to the new phone. Does anyone have any suggestions of how to salvage my text messages? Anyway to get Myphone to work on the Vario 2?
Thanks
Q
myphone is convenient...but "pimbackup" is a MUST HAVE that has never failed for most of us and it doesn't require an internet connection either.
just BACKUP your contacts and text messages with pimbackup, save the backup file to your storage card (or pull the backup file off your device with activesync on to your desktop/laptop) and then transfer the file to your new device. run pimbackup on your new device and RESTORE the file...and you're done!
search the forum for more tutorials on using pimbackup, especially if you want to correctly restore to a device that supports threaded messaging.
Brilliant! Thanks very much that is just what i was looking for. All backed up and transferred to new phone.
Thanks again
Quentin

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