yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] CWKJ:
Interesting Finding not bug

Before backup, I have a copy of PIM.VOL copied onto another location.

I made a backup on Contacts, Speedial, Appointment & Messages.

I made a restore of only contacts, using the delete before restore option, I have interesting finding.

The PIM.VOL becomes smaller. As I have hundreds of contact, and after checking some, seems that I have not lost anything.

I did not restore Speedial, Appointments & Messages and of course checking through them, nothing seems lost too.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wanda201:
Export instead of backup

Hi .Fred,

Great tool!! I'm not sure if i am missing something here, but can I also "export" my SMS txt messages (or MMS) instead of just backup and restore to the same or any other MDA? I'd like to save my txt messages, but the backup file is coded. Is there a way to export the messages in clear text?:confused:

Best

Wanda201
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] limpwaster:
thanks

great tool fred, thanks! tried it on my HP rx1950 with WM5.0 and works perfectly

one question; for tasks and a few of the others, you don't list what each field is in the backup file as you do at the top of contacts / messages. Any chance of adding this, or telling us what each field is? thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vint_:
would be great to add backup/restore for notes (both on main memory & storages)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] pvamsi:
hey

hi yar thank you for u r soft ware

it saved my brain good keep it up..!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hendrixus:
Ok. Now back to reality again:D

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=4879215&postcount=1307

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=582421
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cool_00789:
for samsung c 5212 dual sim phone

hey i have a samsung c 5212 dual sim phone....

i tried to install this software on it but it wont...how can i do it ?? can u pls tell
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hendrixus:
Cant you read?

Goto a Samsung forum You're phone isn 't running Windows Mobile!

http://www.samsung.com/nl/consumer/...x.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&tab=spec&fullspec=F
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] OllerLoewe:
Does PIM-Backup also works with WM-Phones without Touchscreen (Like HTC Snap, Samsung i200 etc.)?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] whistler4ever:
yes it does!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 666Duvel666:
help... can't do any backup...

Hi guys! Perhaps the answer for my issue its here in the forum but i can't find it...

I'm trying to pimbackup my sms's call logs and contacs. But every time I try, it runs the program but gives me 3 errors at the status windows...

error #1 -> "the call logs file "\Application Data\Volatile\clogs_20100318.pbl" couldn't be added to the backup file, an internal error (2) occured."

error #2 -> its the same as the fist one but this time its contact file that couldn't be added... same internal error (2).

error #3 -> its also the same but this time its messages file... and the same internal error...

And then it simply don't create the backup file...

Can any one help?

Thx guys and keep your awsome work!! We thank u for that!

PS: Sorry if the english its not correct but i'm from Portugal! :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
On the backup options dialog, just untick the checkbox "create backup files in memory". And it will work.

The volatile directory is the temp directory on the device itself, it is faster to write temporary files there than on the storage card. If you uncheck this option, the backup files will be written where the pib file will be saved; generally somewhere on the storage card. When the pib file is built, these temporary files are deleted.

I hope it helps...

Cheers,

Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] onesolo:
Hi dotfred, any news about a new version of PIMBackup?!?! Looking forward to it...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
No, I'm working on my TaskMgr, then I will make an update of PimBackup ...maybe.

Cheers,

Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tigro11:
I hope an update comes out of this magnificent backup program.

Regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 666Duvel666:
thx for your time but still not working...

I think I'm doing everything right...

I start the pimbackup, choose the items I want to backup and click "next".

Uncheck "Create temp files in memory" (I think that's the same u say because there are no checkbox called "create backup files in memory") and "next"...

And still gives me those 3 errors... :(

Anyway, thx for the tips... ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] u5er:
Cannot access emails after restore

Hi, I've been trying to get help with this issue I hope someone here can help.

I did a binary backup using PIM backup 2.8, backed up SMS MMS and email, then restored it on a different phone. I looked at the SMS MMS and emails and they were all there (or so I thought) Gave my original phone to a friend. Then later during the day I tried to open an email and it opened but was blank. I looked at all my emails they were all there but whenever I tried opening them they were blank. My friend had already deleted a lot of the emails fromt the phone I gave him so I'm stuck with only the backup that I have. I did a restore from the new phone to text but the body of the emails was not on the csv file.

my question:

anyway I can get my emails back it's critical and I'm willing to pay to have them restored.

What I have on hand

Original phone with now deleted emails

PIM binary backup

new phone with the restored backup and email headers but no email body

Plz any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] u5er:
bump.........
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ToddeSwe:
which t9 files to backup?

Hi

Made a search on t9 with no result, so here goes:

which files to add in custom to backup my swedish t9 dictionary?

thanks for making this super time saving app
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] u5er:
no response?... plz...bump .......
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ToddeSwe:
This does not sound good at all, me to is waiting for an answer...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 666Duvel666:
I'm also waiting for another answer because last help didn't work... I still can't do any backup... :(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hendrixus:
Don't expect too much from freeware developers. This is FREEWARE. You didn't paid anything for the app.So you can have any expectations like answers from the developers or regular updates.

Asking (demanding) too much can result in disabending a project.

Use the SEARCH option.

http://xdaforums.com/search.php?searchid=35233344

THanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ToddeSwe:
No no! Don't get Me wrong here!

I don't demand anything, i just was interested to hear if the developer had anything to say about this, if he did know somerthing about this...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] anubis.genix:
i'd love to see an updated version of our beloved backup app :)

thanks a lot for your efforts in developing such a great peace of software! please keep it up...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] WaltA:
Does automatic backups stop after one year?

I just noticed that PIM Backup has stopped making backups. Yea, after installing it, I monitored it for a few weeks to confirm it was making them, then I simply forgot about it and let it do its thing.

The last backup it made, was just about exactly 1 year after I installed PIM Backup.

Was this just a coincidence? Or do automatic backups stop by design after 1 year?

I reconfigured the schedule again, and it seems to be back making my regular nightly backups.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ephestione:
weird, only times I stopped having pimbackup doing its schedule is when I triggered a backup manually, and maybe touched something somewhere. But then as you said, I had to manually setup a new schedule again, and it would be fresh as new.

Yet your precise one year expiry, if it's exactly 365days, may be too big of a coincidence not to be a real "feature" :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Lerka:
unable to open PIM file on new phone

i bought SE xperia x2 and tried to transfer everything from my Samsung i780. but i can't open the file on SE after backing up samsung. when i open the PIM and choose restore, it doesn't show the file on the list. Now, could it be b/c samsung was running windows 6, and SE is windows 6.5? because i tried backing up SE and was able to restore it on both phones :confused:

thanks a bunch!

p.s. awesome app!!! if only i could get it work on my new phone :(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ahfrederick:
Great app! Been using it for the last few years. Just wanted to drop by and thank you for making such a wonderful app! :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] -haze-:
OK, for the people asking about how to convert a PBC file, I found the answer. You need to run a new backup from your old phone and uncheck the binary option. It says its quicker when you use binary, but we're not worried about that right now.

Once you create the new backup, copy it to your PC. Then rename the backup from .pib to .zip and unzip it to a new folder. You should then have a contacts.cs file. Rename this file to .csv and you can open it with Excel if you wish. What I did was I imported it to my Gmail Contacts on my PC and then I synced my Gmail contacts on my new iPhone.

Directions are here if you have an iPhone:

http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=138740&topic=14252
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vladdark:
Cannot restore my contacts

Hi. I'm having trouble restoring my contacts. I have a pib file and when I browse it to restore my contacts, everything goes fine. The problem is when I open my contacts (windows mobile - Contacts) there is nothing there. Any suggestions? Thank you.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] JayJayW18:
Got "internal error (2)" and cannot backup.

how can I solve this?

Pls help me. Needed to install new ROM

Thanx in advance.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] yusszn:
guys...i have change the firmware. After restoration, everything seems extracted except sms..thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hendrixus:
Change threaded SMS to normal.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] yusszn:
mind to share how to do it?

editing the registry?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ScratchyPDX:
Settings/System/Text Messaging
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Atomizer83:
Hey,

Can anyone tell me how to restore SMS messages without restoring emails?

I use exchange mail so I don't want to restore emails. I can't seem to figure out what the different icons mean, and I can't simply remove the checkmark in outlook messages. (Turns into a blue icon, a circle with and without a dot etc.)

Thanks in advance.

Martin
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hon888:
Disappearing SMS

Hello,

I have a problem with disappearing SMS. I restored them by PIM Backup v2.8 and for a while I can se my restored icons. But after every soft reset my SMS disappear and I don't know how to solve this problem :( .I am using rom blackSTONEhenge HyPer - Manila 2.5 (Manila 2.5.2011/2012 / CE OS 5.2.28232).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] suneedh:
how can i read the BACKUP File on the PC?

suneedhsol@rediffmail.com
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Bodisson:
Post #1:

File types:

There is only one file type now, which is .pib (Personal Information Backup), in fact it is just a zip file (so you can open it with a zip application) which contain the different text files used in PPCBckpContacts, so you can still extract these files, edit them on a pc using Excel or Notepad and eventually restore them without putting them back in the .pib file.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hendrixus:
Like has been written many times before!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eng3:
Does anyone know where it stores temp files in memory?

I ran a backup but forgot to have it backup to my SD card so I killed the app and did it again. Ever since then I'm completely out of storage space in memory and can't figure out what to delete to clear it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] PDAras:
First of all this is a must have!

After trying it the first time, all went great.

The only problem i had was when I synced the data with outlook. My outlook had the same data as the phone back up, but now it doubled the data in outlook and on the phone as though its different....

Any advice on how to make sure it does not happen again? Im guessing when you back, it asks for a separator sign, maybe a specific sign should be chosen?

Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] karimin:
Great App that all roms use it. i hope some day i do any useful program that will be like your program popularity.

Thank you man

i do delete all my staff from outlook frist then restore it with PIM to my PCC then sync to outlook. and i work great
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nokiadashi:
PIM Backup v2.8 bug

PIM Backup v2.8 is great tool.

but need to report a bug,the HTC Pro2 will slow down and almost freeze after you restore the backup.

I used PIM Backup v2.8 in several roms,everytime there is such near freeze problem after complete a restoration of backup.

It's so "freezing up" that you are even unable to reach soft rest button.

As a result you have to remove back cover to perform a soft reset.

I initially suspected maybe someone inbedded virus in PIM Backup v2.8,but after I tried several download sources,I begin to realize it's not virus,it's something inside the core of PIM Backup v2.8 which the maker needs to correct in next version.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hendrixus:
Pim backup doesn't support WM6.5

A BIG BS!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] xborfi:
I hope to see V2.8 with

- conversion of text backups <-> binary backups

soon!

thank you!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] NBASUNS:
Thanks ill try it
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Bodisson:
Sure it's slow... if you have many SMSs in threaded mode. Even if in non threaded mode it takes a lot of time to sort out messages.

So it's nothing about PIM Backup (that's why it has not changed for so long time), it's about your data. Or maybe bad ROM flash...

So why is it working on my device? WM 6.5.x... :D

Oh, yeah, it worked on 6.5 too...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hendrixus:
Do NOT demand updates!

@Bodisson

you're lucky
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] xborfi:
if you take a look at their website you can see that in -To Do section for their new release . I am eagerly waiting for that update as lots of my backups are huge and can not restore any more using the current version which i did the backups with.;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] onesolo:
Also works fine with my device with 6.5 and 6.5.X roms...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hendrixus:
Demanding is somethingelse then "wishing for" It is freeware. So take it as it comes.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] darkmessiah:
Pls help..

I've backed up my contacts with pim Backup and sold my Diamond 2 today. but now im plannin to get a htc legend or iphone.. havent decided yet. but how will i retrieve my contacts..
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hendrixus:
You better had waited selling it and used first like I did too (only Android) convert it and then sell it

http://www.spritesoftware.com/Products/Migrate/Migrate-Your-Data-Now/How-To-Transfer

However. the backup is text, csv.........

Forget the Iphone it won't work.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] johniemi:
Invalid contacts backup file type

Help! I made a backup before my phone went to service (they changed the motherboard and flashed the ROM) but now it won't restore my backup.

This is the general error what I get when I'm trying to restore only appointments, contacts and tasks. See the arrows.

18:35:40 Preparing restore...

Starting contacts restore...

Analysing file structure...

---> Invalid contacts backup file type, Nothing done. <---

And this structure repeats in contacts, appoinments and tasks... "Invalid [...] backup file type...".

What can I do? Can I open up the items manually? At least I could maybe manually "import" the most important numbers I need :(

Phone is HTC HD2.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hendrixus:
Start using google ;)

http://forum.ppcwarez.org/viewtopic.php?p=283393#283393
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] johniemi:
Doesn't work. My older backup from December 2009 fortunately worked but of course, as the backup is almost 6 months old, there's lot's of items missing compared to the "invalid" backup from April 2010 (that I still can't restore due the aforementioned "Invalid contacts backup file type, Nothing done."-error).

Any ideas? I have used PIMBackup many times and this is the first time I get the error and I always get it with the newer backup. Like I said, older backups work fine so there MUST be something corrupt in the backup file itself. I actually only need like 5-10 phone numbers from the newest and "corrupt" backup and to check the calendar entries so please if someone knows how to manually open it to at least a semi-readable format, please let me know!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bendixro:
Hello,

Is there any way to import Text sms (that i saved in .xml) with Pim Backup?

Thank you
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ummagumma:
I am having problems restoring a fairly large (4000+) calendar backup on Touch Pro2, the device just freezes. Never had a problem with Axim. Any ideas ?

ADDED: Nevermind. Solved by attaching it to the power supply first. Think it was due to processor speed dropping when off power ? Either that or I just got lucky this time around.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] odyon:
Yep, same problem here. I didn't figure out a way yet to get this working neither. Although with several taps on the checkboxes, you can change it to blue arrows, or round circles, but it doesn't do anything: still exports all emails, sms-es, etc.

More people with the same experience, or tips how to fix this?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] anheuer:
Can anyone help me quick?

I have a htc diamond 2

and i made a backup with pimbackup from this page (2005 version)

then i installed a different rom on the phone.

preinstalled with pmbackup.

and now when i open pimbackup and select restore.

it doesnt recognize the backup file!!!

Anyone know why this is and what to do?

thnx

*edit..

Seems the extension changed,

It needs to be .pib

but now its .pib.847398.meth

or something like that.

changing the extension didnt seem to work.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ephestione:
are you sure the file didn't get corrupted somewhere along the way?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] anheuer:
Hmm.. maybe encryption?

Is there a way to save the file or to unpack it or what ever?

Really need it..
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] fasterthanyours:
I review the first post, but I don't understand what's going on.

I got the program to run, I performed a backup, and then used WinRAR to extract it.

After that I want to pull up my text messages. What in the world do I use to view the msgs_20100613.pbm. I pull it up in notepad and it's all jumbled and stuff.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ethermind:
I want to add this app in my rom customizing sequence.

Can i use something about:

EXEC: \SD\pimbackup.exe -restore -auto \SD\PIMBackup.pib

?

: )
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _cv:
I it possible to make a PIMBackup on Windows Mobile and play from this Backup-file diretly on PC into Outlook?

The main intrest are the appointments.

THX

_cv
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Stijntje:
conversion of cs* files

Hello,

Some of the cs files eg the .csl call logs is not readable at all while the messages .csm is.

I read the files are in unicode/hexadecimal.

I tried conversions with several tools (eg editpad etc) but did not succeed. who can help (procedure to convert to readable version/tools to convert).

Thank you very much!

stijn
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] secondechomatt:
I have a PIM backup file, I extracted all the individual files with 7zip and now I'm left with a "contacts .pbc" file.

How do I convert it to run in excel? I tried renaming it into a .csv, but its all a garbled mess when I open it. I want a clean excel file to import into gmail for contact backup to sync with my android phone.

I've searched every post in here. Can't seem to find the answer. Anyone?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hendrixus:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=4777750&highlight=csv#post4777750
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] drums173:
Workaround for problem with check boxes

I had the same problems above but finally found a workaround that works for me! Its a bit tricky at first, but easy to get used to it, and its easier if you use a stylus. Basically I click on the checkbox BUT without lifting the stylus swipe away from the checkbox and lift the stylus away from the checkbox.

The trick seems to be in lifting the stylus away from the checkbox :).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cjmdaniels:
Does this one have the ability to backup registry values?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ravenlord:
Any future update of PIMBackup to make it more finger friendly?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cyberdyne:
More fingerfriendly would be great!

It would be also very usefull if this program could be started with parameters. I would like to be able to make an unattended restore after hardreset or after flashing a new version of my ROM. To create the backup-file for auto-restore, I would also like to start this program with the option "backup", the destinationfolder and the filename predefined via parameters. The user should only choose what he wants to be restored after hardreset.

Is it possible to add the feature (startparameters) or could someone help me to solve this problem with mortscript? Thank you!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ethermind:
Something about? http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=6802422&postcount=1444

:)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] chgrbt:
Good overview. I've been working with my .csm files too for restore into WinMo 6.1. Did you ever figure out the values for the Msg Flags and Msg Status fields?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] IhabSoliman:
pib to xml

Hi, is it possible to convert pib to xml
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] one_e00:
battery drain

have anyone suffer battery drain using this application. i think it is great application, but i suffered with battery drain. I'm using htc hd.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] neil_swann80:
+1 for this. Would love to see command line functionality, so Import/Export can be better automated after re-flash.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] radhoo:
Very nice/quality app, thanks for the time you put into this, it helped me too.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] chgrbt:
"Bendixro"

I have taken backups of sms messages in .xml format, and converted them into the .csm format required by PimBackup. If you know how to build macros in Excel, you could probably use a macro to automate the conversion; otherwise, you could do it manually.

Another option is to look at Jeyo Mobile Companion which runs from your PC and does backups and restores of sms messages via an Activesync connection. Jeyo creates backups in .xml, so you could take your existing .xml format backup, and restructure it to the same layout as what Jeyo uses.

Personally, I find it easier to work with the .csm format and layout that PimBackup uses, because I'm not as familiar with .xml. I'm "old school"...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] pp56825:
PIM restore on android

i have problem,

i have binary backup of my contacts but i lost my WM phone :( now i need to restore this backup on my new android phone.

or maybe there is way to convert binary to csv?

ok, finaly i found solution

i have install WM6.0 emulator and restor PIB file there, then export to not binary.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] trickysaer:
Retrive contacts from a backup

A few weeks ago my HTC Touch Diamond gave up on me, the display broke. I got a new phone this tuesday and know i wonder if its possible to somehow retrive the contacts from a backup file i have stored on my computer? The new found aint a wm phone.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] xsight3:
did the trick for me! thanks!