[rivaldo]

datoknakal, on Aug 11 2006, 05:01 PM, said:

is it apply to contacts??

thx

hi datoknakal,

it applies to all PIM (Contacts, Appointments, Tasks etc)

[tks]

Rivaldo,

Very nice of you to answer the question. I am normally very patient. But in this case, your very first post actually said:

rivaldo, on Mar 16 2006, 04:37 PM, said:

.... get back your Contacts/Appointments via Activesync, this is one way you can restore your contacts and Appointments back without any problem ...

[kaon]

O2mini_noob, on Apr 21 2006, 01:26 AM, said:

No it doesn't apply to emails or SMSes.
For backing up of SMSes, you can use Jeyo Mobile Extender

or go for the complete backup solution in Sprite Backup or SPB Backup

Where in the device's filesystem do the SMS's and emails reside? (for 838pro, if tt makes a difference)

EDIT:
I see there is: \Windows\Messaging
It contains a whole lot of *.mpb files. But they seem to be all zero byte size...
What's up?
Oh and can someone recommend a good plain text editor for WM5? (i.e. similar to those notepad replacements for Win32)

Do the above programs back-up the SMS's so that they can be easily reviewed on the PC?

This post has been edited by kaon: 16 October 2006 - 06:15 PM

[Mark Chia]

Jeyo Mobile Companion looks into your boxes and show you all the messages. Ifyou want to save them on your pc you need to export them out as text file.

kaon, on Oct 16 2006, 06:04 PM, said:

Where in the device's filesystem do the SMS's and emails reside?  (for 838pro, if tt makes a difference)

EDIT:
I see there is: \Windows\Messaging
It contains a whole lot of *.mpb files. But they seem to be all zero byte size...
What's up?
Oh and can someone recommend a good plain text editor for WM5? (i.e. similar to those notepad replacements for Win32)

Do the above programs back-up the SMS's so that they can be easily reviewed on the PC?

[s_denni]

rivaldo, on Mar 16 2006, 04:37 PM, said:

hi guys,

this only works on WM5.0 devices...

imagine if you are in a scenario that you want to hard reset your device and could not get access to any backup/restore software or any PC that can get back your Contacts/Appointments via Activesync, this is one way you can restore your contacts and Appointments back without any problem ...this is what you can do...
these are the steps to manually backup your PIM to your SD Card...

1. Open up your FILE EXPLORER
2. Go to root directory of your device
3. Then copy PIM.VOL...if you can't see it, just tap Menu then Show All Files
4. Then paste the PIM.VOL to your SD card
5. this PIM.VOL will be your backup file in case anything happens ...

I was wondering how can you copy PIM.VOL and paste it to SD card? :confused:
When I tried to copy the file and paste it to SD card (or anywhere else), I got this message window:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Failed
Cannot move file "pim.vol".
The process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file.
Press "Yes" to continue.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I was using File Explorer or even Resco File Explorer.
Anyone please let me know the way I could copy PIM.VOL and paste it to SD card.
Thanks

This post has been edited by s_denni: 19 October 2006 - 10:49 PM

[kaon]

s_denni, on Oct 19 2006, 10:46 PM, said:

I was wondering how can you copy PIM.VOL and paste it to SD card? :confused:
When I tried to copy the file and paste it to SD card (or anywhere else), I got this message window:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Failed
Cannot move file "pim.vol".
The process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file.
Press "Yes" to continue.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I was using File Explorer or even Resco File Explorer.
Anyone please let me know the way I could copy PIM.VOL and paste it to SD card.
Thanks

Hi,
I got that the first time I tried too.
It doesn't give tt msg if u do it after a fresh reboot (quick poke using stylus).

Just wanna say that this pim.vol backup seemed to work for contacts and calendar, but it did not work for "notes".
I am a bit pissed off.

Next time I'll do the same as my dad with his Nokia 9500... he stores misc notes as contacts.

And SMSs.... what's up with the .mpb files in \Windows\Messaging ?
Why do they appear as zero size empty files?
help!

EDIT:
oh, and the reason why I did hard reset?
because when I described my intermittant phone problems (intermittantly cannot call out or receive calls even though in cell range, and good signal bars displayed) to Dopodasia, the tech told me to factory reset and if it still happens then send in.

This post has been edited by kaon: 20 October 2006 - 12:56 AM

[panzer]

s_denni, on Oct 19 2006, 10:46 PM, said:

I was wondering how can you copy PIM.VOL and paste it to SD card? :confused:
When I tried to copy the file and paste it to SD card (or anywhere else), I got this message window:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Failed
Cannot move file "pim.vol".
The process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file.
Press "Yes" to continue.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I was using File Explorer or even Resco File Explorer.
Anyone please let me know the way I could copy PIM.VOL and paste it to SD card.
Thanks

make sure you use Copy and not Cut

[panzer]

kaon, on Oct 20 2006, 12:52 AM, said:

Hi,
I got that the first time I tried too.
It doesn't give tt msg if u do it after a fresh reboot (quick poke using stylus).

Just wanna say that this pim.vol backup seemed to work for contacts and calendar, but it did not work for "notes".
I am a bit pissed off.

Next time I'll do the same as my dad with his Nokia 9500... he stores misc notes as contacts.

And SMSs.... what's up with the .mpb files in \Windows\Messaging ?
Why do they appear as zero size empty files?
help!

EDIT:
oh, and the reason why I did hard reset?
because when I described my intermittant phone problems (intermittantly cannot call out or receive calls even though in cell range, and good signal bars displayed) to Dopodasia, the tech told me to factory reset and if it still happens then send in.

i think you can save your Notes directly to the sd card

[s_denni]

kaon, on Oct 20 2006, 12:52 AM, said:

Hi,
I got that the first time I tried too.
It doesn't give tt msg if u do it after a fresh reboot (quick poke using stylus).

It's still no good.
After fresh soft reset, I quickly open File Explorer and tried to copy PIM.VOL BUT I got those windows message again :confused:
Would you tell the procedure step by step, 'cause maybe I miss something in there.
I'm using E-TEN M600 and hp iPAQ rw6828 (both WM 5.0 devices).
Thanks

panzer, on Oct 20 2006, 02:11 AM, said:

make sure you use Copy and not Cut

Yes, of course I COPIED PIM.VOL, NOT CUTTED it.
Thanks

[westsg]

i can only see pim, there's no PIM.VOL. sorry... does root dir means the dir in 'my device' tap?