yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Hi hsanghavi,

Don't need to scream, I heard you the first time and I made some investigations, and yes I found a bug, and I thought it solved the problem, obviously not.

The thing is I cannot reproduce the problem you encounter, I made several tests on my pda, to see if there was a degradation, but nothing found so far. So it must be related to something specific...but what...

Could you tell me what kind of backup you do, are you using the same you made in the past, have you made some tests to find out which backup item(s) cause(s) the problem?

Thanks,

Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] xusso:
First of all, let me say that I love your app.

I've encountered a glitch while using it on my Prophet with the latest WM6 ROM (4.0.0.0.5). After backing up all SMS and upgrading the ROM, I tried to restore my SMS. The restore process went ok, but when I selected SMS/MMS account there were no messages.

I started thinking where did it could go wrong, so I remembered that I had selected to store the attachments/messages on the Storage Card.

So I changed that setting and restored the backup and now it had restored with success the SMS.

Just wanted to let you know if someone had this kind of trouble.

Thanks again for your hard work.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] AlCapwn:
Looks like a cool app, I will def. try this. Thanks :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] MyNameIsCrash:
Thanks for your reply. Anyway i let the phone backup all the messages during the night. I took 2 hours and 8 minutes to complete. In a couple of days i'll do another backup, and i'll pay attention to the temp file in memory.

Cheers,

Luca
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jho51e:
Love this app! But I must be doing something wrong because I can't seem to back up my txt messages.. :-(

I am already using the latest version, 2.4, and just did a back up of my messages and it was fine for email messages but when i checked my sms/txt messages there were no messages saved :-( i have about 2 in the Inbox and around 5 in the Sent items folder but none of them seem to have been saved. :-(

I checked and double checked my message options and i ticked all the boxes for txt messages but to no avail. :-(

I have a Treo 750 running Windows Mobile v5.

Please help!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hsanghavi:
Sorry if I have hurt your feelings. I did not mean to.

I am doing the same backup which is by default built in with

default backup folder ON

create temp files in memory ON

compress backup ON

Binary Backup ON

This happens only during automatic backup not during the manual backup. Yes it does not happen everyday too. It is random the problem. Else all I have not been able to test or check. I feel it is something related to compress or binary backup.

I tried keeping this off for the next automatically but when it does the backup up these features turn on. Is there a way to turn them off permanently.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] daxliniere:
Hey Fred!

Nice update man; 2.4 is fantastic!

Good onya, mate!

Dax.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hendrixus:
I hope the reset problem on my WM2003SE device is solved in this version. Can't try it out yet.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] woohoonews:
Custom category in Tasks not restored

Hi Fred,

This is a great app! It helps me restore PIM data after upgrading the ROM of my device.

I found a bug in v2.4. I have some tasks that have custom categories. When I back up my tasks, those are written into the backup file. I know this because the number of items is correct and I looked inside the pib file to confirm. However, when I tried to restore, those items with custom categories were not restored. I tried manually creating the categories and then doing restore but it still did not do it.

/Swee
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] prafulbhatangar:
.NET CF

Hi,

I am trying to use window mobile 5.0 api, that start with microsoft for example telephony, outlook. etc.

I have VS2005 and i also installed window mobile 6 sdk refresh and window mobile 5.0 sdk for smartphone..

Plz help in this....

If any of u know how can i use these api in VS plz let me know..

Thanx in advance
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Vukile:
Genius.'Nuff said.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jayinatlanta:
No backups

I've used it for about two days and tried to restore today and no dice. I made about four backups into the Storage Card/backup folder, and each time it said "Backup completed successfully" after going through all the steps.

I made both Binary mode backups and normal backups.

NONE of them are to be found anywhere on the Storage Card.

Is this because there was not enough space for the backup? In that case, I'd prefer a message instead of telling me the backup worked.

Another thing is that I had a scheduled backup that was supposed to delete old files (but leave 2 existing files). Could this be the reason? I still can't understand why not one backup exists!!!

Jay
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Bergerac56:
I just tried this nice soft. I use schaps 3.30c ROM. And I have exactly the same problem. No backup seems to be stored on the storage card.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vibranze:
Hi Fred,

Is it possible to do an incremental backup instead of full backup, eg. if the destination backup file is exist then instead of overwriting it I can choose to do incremental backup. It would be good to see this feature on your PIM Backup.

Cheers,

Vibranze
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Menneisyys:
Posted a quick review to http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=1375107 - worth a read.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ctohang:
Is it possible convert the file format to .pst?

Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Hi Vibranze,

If I understand well, it means that for instance, if .pib exists, it will overwrite existing backed up items and add those not backed up, isn't it?

Cheers,

Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
If the .pst format is documented somewhere, why not, if not, i don't have time for reverse engineering, sorry!

Cheers,

Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Hi Jay,

I will investigate, maybe check first if temp files don't exist, but i'm pretty sure an error message should be shown.

I let you informed!

Cheers,

Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Hi Swee,

I will check! Can u tell me which OS u're using?

Thanks,

[EDIT]

I made the usual tests binary/text backups made on different os and restore on different os, the custom categories are always created as it should.

I cannot reproduce it, must be something else.

Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Hi Werner,

Very good article, thanks for it!

Just 2 remarks!

- I didn't know it was running on Smartphones, it wasn't meant to, because I didn't have time to implement it, i plan to do so later.

- Regarding the restore of messages, u says it works only for sms. Well this quite not true. It works for any kind of message (except media of mms) ONLY if the account already exists. So create first the account and then make the restore and it will work.

Thanks again & best regards,

Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] N5TEV:
Fred,

Thanks for pointing me here in your PM. This newer program is AWESOME!

Also, for anyone using Cyberon Voice Speed Dial, you're probably aware that you loose / corrupt your contact voice tags when you do a PIM Backup and restore. Good news: there is a version 1.2 update patch to Cyberon Voice Speed Dial at:

http://www.cyberon.com.tw/tsvsd.htm​

The update allows BACKUP and RESTORE of your voice tags. Worked for me.

Jeff
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vibranze:
Yes, you can say like that. Even it's being overwritten but it's actually only backup those items that not being backed up before, so it will save the backup time.

Cheers,

Vibranze
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Menneisyys:
No need to do it - it's already almost flawless (except for the "too long directory list" problem).

Thanks, I'll accordingly mod the next version of the article.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mobilep800:
Hi, Fred

thanks for the app. got one issue here not sure if you have clue.

it's on my 838pro , WM6. back up of contact is successful. but can't restore it.

I have 146 contact, it retore half way at 65 only and program just quit.

I am just wondering if you have a wayt to convert your .pib file to CSV in computer.

Thanks indeed
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
This is different, you want to reuse already made .pib, but backup should be done only for items not found in .pib. I can understand first option as I formulated it but what you're saying here is non sense.

I don't see the point, and this is too much work for nothing.

Cheers,

Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Hi mobilep800,

Was it a binary backup or a text backup? If text backup, then extract csc file from pib. If binary, sorry i don't have had time to make a conversion tool. But you can send me pbc for investigation here : dotfred@dotfred.net

Cheers,

Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] :
Hi, will it be possible to restore all settings in a future release afterlash/hardreset?

-MMS-Connection settings

-Data-Connection settings

-Home-URL in PIE

-Device Owner Name
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] DaLiV:
PAPPL : if will be released registry subtrees backup/restore - then function will be available, but your request is device/software dependent - not suitable for all.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mobilep800:
Hello Fred

it seems the issue relates to the photo attached with contact. I use untraedit to try to remove that line, but after that the app don't recognize it as the right format.

so you have integrity check on .pib file?

may I also know how to extract to .csc file? see from .pib format
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Hello mobilep800,

If you have pbc file, you cannot edit it, because indeed you will loose integrity.

For each record, there is a structured header containing the size of each field values and so the picture and the offset of next record, so you cannot remove a part of the record because you will make the file unreadable.

Cheers,

Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mobilep800:
Hi Fred

Thanks, I saw new versio come out:-)

later
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hendrixus:
Somethingelse. Why don't I see the Contact Manager on your website when I click on the item name "Contactmanager" left.

I keep on seeing PimBackup. The Taskmanager link work, but the Contactmanager link doesn't.

I did noticed that I can use Pimbackup on my QTEK 8310 too.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] crino:
hi hendrixus,

don't worry dotFred is working on site, wuill be online soon ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hsanghavi:
Looks like a better version now with the updates. Lets try the automatic backup and then will revert to you if there is a bug like the V2.4 or earlier version where some programs and task would vanish.

Lets hope not.

Thanks for the update.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kree:
can support for the palm messaging app be added?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jamesus:
All you need to do is copy and paste "PalmMsg001" or whatever that file is in your windows directory and then paste it back in everytime you hard reset.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Miggo:
great program, searched for such a pearl for a long time! thank you very much!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mviana:
Call Logs

Fred,

I was just wondering about this new version. Is there a way to set the maximum number of call logs that it backs up higher than 300? I'm am on the phone A LOT and sometimes believe it or not I can have 300 calls logged in 2 days or less.

Just wondering...no biggie is it can't, great piece of software.

Thanks

Marc
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dvdboy:
Calender Appointments with Reminders Not Set

For some reason when I restore a backup all of my appointments get populated but by default are set with a 15 min reminder even though they were saved with none. Is there anyway around this? Thanks for your help and great utility!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Hi dvdboy,

It will be fixed in next release.

Cheers,

Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Hi Marc,

I suppose there is a way, but i don't know it. It is the same for mails and I don't know either how to increase that number...

Sorry, I can't help

Cheers,

Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kree:
I know, but it would be nice to have something to automate that process.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mviana:
I can't help!?!?!

Fred are kidding me?!?!? You totally helped me out a whole sh!t load with creating this program. I'm extremely happy with all of the features that it can do. If it can't do this one minor thing, I'm sure I will live. :D

Thanks again for making this program and taking the time to respond to me.

Marc
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] AdamHeath:
Viewing Backup Data on PC.

Guys,

Having completed my backup which created a PIB file, I bought that onto my PC, unzipped it as instructed, and was left with a PBM file.

However, everywhere else in this thread you refer to CSM or CSV files, what is this PBM file? How do I import it into Excel to be read?

Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jyavenard:
Speed Dial restore does not work properly anymore.

It only restores speed dial 1 (voicemail one). That's it.

Edit: It only restore speed dial 1 if the backup was made in binary mode. If the backup wasn't made using binary, it will restore the right number of speed dial restoring the phone number would appear as (null)

Jean-Yves
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] GsJosh:
Hi, I was trying your program and bumped into a simple question. I like using it and it works fine on my I-mate SP5 with WM5. It backups all the things I need and I have not tested the restore yet but I suppose that's going to work anyway.

I managed to get the .pib file en extracted that like you said in the startpost. I'm getting all sorts of files which all have other extensions. I think you made them up because everything is called .pbx where x stands for m (messages) c (contacts) and so on.

I tried to open my .pbm file which should contain all my messages in text (or XML), I did see some logical things like the messages that I sent and to which contact they where sent but it's all messed up in notepad or excel. Is there any way to view my sms messages in a more neat way?

By messed up I mean characters like: îÐ" 4 E¨Æ €ÿÈ$E¨Æ <ÿ"

Besides, there are no dates/times backed up with the messages and sent/recieved messages are put all together? I just want to view my smsmessages (Sent and inbox) on a more normal way so I can reread them on my PC and also have a backup for my next WM5 phone. Although that last thing (backup for next phone) is not the problem here.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hfam95:
ok so how does this program get installed? I run it on my pc and it says not a valid win32 program.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] daxliniere:
@hfam95: It's a PPC application, not windows. You create a folder on your PPC (usually \Program Files\PIMBackup\ ) and you copy it to that folder, then run it - simple! It's also a good idea to create a shortcut for it.

Newbie tip: Download GSFinder+

It's a better version of file explorer, which will also allow you to easily make shortcuts. (Then just move the shortcuts to your \windows\start menu\ folder)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Silverexp:
Arcsoft 4.0.31.22

Just notice I was not able to restore SMS/MMS Messages from Arcsoft 4.0.31.21 to Arcsoft 4.0.31.

22

using PIMBackup 2.5 . The other PIM data did restored fine. This was using Schap's latest Hermes 3.57a ROM release.

Cingular 8525

SuperCID/SIM

ROM ver.: changes too much (but usually resets nightly to CUSTEL Final RC 1)

Radio ver.: 1.48.00.00
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jho51e:
Hi there!

Sorry but where can I find the PalmMsg001 file in my treo750?

I am still having problems backing up my SMS.. the app runs fine with my emails but does not seem to find my SMS hence nothing to back up..

Is it possible my sms are being saved in a different folder from the one that the app looks at? I dont remember changing any settings for my text messages to be saved somewhere else.

Please help! I would dearly love to save my sms as I am a heavy texter..

:-(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jamesus:
\Windows\PalmMsg001

NOTE - I'm not sure if that is the exact name of the file, but if it isn't it, then it is really close to the name on your system.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Tibbles:
Hey, I'm trying to do the same thing as last time (see page 22) but I can't seem to be able to open the new *.pbm file correctly and save it correctly (must be a v2.5 thing). What program should I use? Notepad is simply not good enough.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eddddd:
thanks + follow-up

just to thank for this software and follow next annoucements

:-)

--

Emmanuel
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] daxliniere:
@jho51e: You should get a program called GSFinder+ (1.04)

It's a better version of File Explorer and contains a useful search function.

All the best,

Dax.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
There are two types of backup, in order to backup your messages in a csv like file, you have to uncheck the "binary backup" checkbox on the backup options dialog box.

Cheers,

Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Tibbles:
Ah, Fred. Then I guess I can't really read and save the pdm-file. I do then, however have a HUGE request for the new version of PIMBackup: the option to choose to which texting-account my textmessages are restored to. That should solve all "restores to nothingness" in language and WM5 to WM6 transfers. Right now it seems to be standard to the account the messages came from, but in the kind of transfers I want to do (technically not backups, I know...) these names change (and I can't do nothing about it).

Don't know if you think it's possible to make the folder names dynamic? Also think "M M S \ % M D F 1" and "M M S \ % M D F 5" at the beginning of the pbm files have something to do with it.

Thx for the great tool,

Niko
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Tibbles:
Oh darn. It already worked. Must've made a mistake with the settings, or it was in combining MMS and SMS (which is done by WM6). Sorry Fred. I'm exstatic now! YAY! Thank you!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nouvococo:
Hi everyone and thank you for this program. It made me discover the forum...:)

I am using this program for i week and i find it perfect. I just have an answer about the "csv like files".... Is there a way to make it a real csv file that could be imported in outlook??

My problem is that i can't use active sync at work and i would like to manually sync using csv files. Do you know any way of modifing the csv like file in real csv?

Thank you in advance,

Julian
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hsanghavi:
Seems Like Most Problems With Auto Backup Are Solved.

Thanks For This Better Version Friend.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tyrone:
Thanks for the great Backup Software. My XDA mini crashed the second Time. I have lost all my Contacts and Appointments and Messages.

Then i have search for a Tool where backup my data. And I found it.

Best Regards

Danjel
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Hi Julian,

The import in outlook works great for contacts! For appointments and tasks, if I change the layout of the files now, it will not be possible to restore backups made with older versions...

Cheers,

Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nouvococo:
Thank you very much for your answer.

I understand perfectly that it is not possible to change the layout now but could you help me to understand the actual layout? Ii could do an excel macro quite simply. I just need how to convert an :

Anniversaire;"0xff,0xff";"";"0xfe,0xff,0x00,0x00";"0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00";"";"0xa 0,0x05,0x00,0x00";"0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0xe0,0x18,0xe3,0x40";"0xff,0xff";"" ;"0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00";"0x0f,0x00,0x00,0x00";"0x04,0x00,0x00,0x00";"0xff,0x ff";"";"0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00";"0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0xc0,0x18,0xe3,0x40";"0x0 0,0x00,0x00,0x00";"0x1c,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0xa0,0x05,0x00 ,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x 00,0x00,0x00,0x01,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0xff,0xff,0x00,0x00,0x ff,0xff,0xff,0xff,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0xdc,0xfd,0x2c,0x41, 0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0xc0,0x18,0xe3,0x40,0x02,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x0 0,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x0 0,0x00,0x00";

in a

Titre,"Prénom","Deuxième prénom","Nom","Suffixe","Société ","Service ","Titre","Rue (bureau)","Rue (bureau) 2","Rue (bureau) 3","Ville (bureau)","Dép/Région (bureau)","Code postal (bureau)","Pays (bureau)","Rue (domicile)","Rue (domicile) 2","Rue (domicile) 3","Ville (domicile)","Dép/Région (domicile)","Code postal (domicile)","Pays (domicile)","Rue (autre)","Rue (autre) 2","Rue (autre) 3","Ville (autre)","Dép/Région (autre)","Code postal (autre)","Pays (autre)","Téléphone de l'assistant(e)","Télécopie (bureau)","Téléphone (bureau)","Téléphone 2 (bureau)","Rappel","Téléphone (voiture)","Téléphone société","Télécopie (domicile)","Téléphone (domicile)","Téléphone 2 (domicile)","RNIS","Tél. mobile","Télécopie (autre)","Téléphone (autre)","Récepteur de radiomessagerie","Téléphone principal","Radio téléphone","Téléphone TDD/TTY","Télex","Adresse de messagerie","Type de messagerie","Nom complet de l'adresse de messagerie","Adresse de messagerie 2","Type de messagerie 2","Nom complet de l'adresse de messagerie 2","Adresse de messagerie 3","Type de messagerie 3","Nom complet de l'adresse de messagerie 3","Anniversaire","Anniversaire de mariage ou fête","Autre boîte postale","B.P. professionnelle","Boîte postale du domicile","Bureau","Catégories","Code gouvernement","Compte","Conjoint(e)","Critère de diffusion","Disponibilité Internet","Emplacement","Enfants","Informations facturation","Initiales","Kilométrage","Langue","Mots clés","Nom de l'assistant(e)","Notes","Numéro d'identification de l'organisation","Page Web","Passe-temps","Priorité","Privé","Profession","Recommandé par","Responsable","Serveur d'annuaire","Sexe","Utilisateur 1","Utilisateur 2","Utilisateur 3","Utilisateur 4"

Sorry it is in french.

Thank you in advance,
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] retrogunner:
Thank you ... and QVGA Landscape request

Thank you so much for a great app. My co-worker needs this much more than I, as his personal machine is Ubuntu, while I have Ubuntu, MacOSX and WinXP.

FYI ... this application appears to work quite fine on my Sprint Motorola MOTO Q SP using WM5. However it is a Landscape QVGA screen without rotation or touchscreen capabilities.

Is it possible to reduce the height of the tall buttons such as "Options", "Schedule", "Next >>", etc ?

As it stands now, we have to navigate through a very "slim" checkbox view as the buttons are 2 to 3 times as tall as they need be.

Thanks in advance, Retro.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] daxliniere:
Hi Fred,

What if you change the format and put a line into the 'genuine' CSV files that says "Version2.6"

Therefore PIMBackup would be able to tell the difference between versions and could treat the backups accordingly.

What do you say?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jesterz:
This tool is so great it should have been made sticky AGES ago :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jyavenard:
I still have the problem when restoring speed dial on my Hermes.

If I do:

Hard reset,

manually set speed dial.

Backup

Restore

it's all fine.

If I do a backup again and restore, all phone number in speed-dials will show up as "(null)".

Which means I can never perform a backup after a restore without messing up my speed dials for the next restore

Jean-Yves