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need to extract Contacts from backup.stg file

Anyone know of PC software that can open a Backup.stg file, and let me extract the Contacts into a usable format?
I've tried STGViewer - but its doesn't seem to let me do anything with the extracted Contact files.
I've tried to download Mobile Vault from;
http://hometown.aol.com/anyware/wce/MobileVault/index.htm
but the download link isn't working.
Thanks in advance.
JD

Restore contacts
I've uploaded the demo version, which helped me out. See attached

other peoples exp with it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=10885&highlight=stg
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=11626&highlight=stg

Big thanks for that. Mobile Vault did the trick and all my Contacts are back!
JD

I must just say PERFECT
thx for solution I can sleep ;-)

unable to open
Hi
i tried all above instruction , but i unable to open it, i m attaching the file,plz u can try to open it and reply me. the file does not have any extension its like " CompactFlashBackUpPim ".
thnx for advice
kareem khan

it does not sound like it's an activesync
backup at all
maybe an xbackup or someother kind

Hi all
I tried as per ur instruction, but i unable to recover
Actual it is not a ActiveSync backup, i backup this bye using the backup utility of ROM version 4.00.11 ,that only COntact and Appointment backup , its not full backup. Also i dont have the cradle of my PDA.
Any budy know how to open that file of restore, plz advice.
thnking u

CompactFlashBackUpPim - is XBackup
CompactFlashBackUpPim is made by xbackup.
To restore use x-Backup from your Programs and only restore contacts and Calendar

excellent thnx
excellent thnx

MobileVault not work
I downloaded the mobilevault in this post, but say "not is a win32 application".
I can't to restore contacts from active sync
Any idea???
Thx

hi, same here.
Actually my problem is more of a conversion problem.
I need to convert from CompactFlash format to XXXX.bak format as I've change my phone from O2 to Ethen.
Anyone can help in this? Ethen is not a widely used phone in Singapore & I'm facing problem...

need help with contacts
hi all used mobile vault to extract backup.stg from a friends cd to get his contacts for my dopod 838 now that i have found and extracted the contact file
i cant read it or open it please help its driving me nuts as he has 4 years worth of work contacts for me help newbie

Help me please! I have backup in CompactFlash format and i haven't the xBackup program. How i can open this backup? I need the address book!!!!!

BIG thanks to u and the creator of this software.
even activesync was unable to restore some of my data which included the contacts.

Please someone help...I've backed up my contacts using my windows 2003 second edition pocket pc in a STG file format...I lost my device and bought a new one with a windows mobile 6 edition..I used "mobile vault" to read the STG file , but I can't find the "Contacts" file database...could any one help please find my contacts & extract them from that STG file...Thanks for reading

possibe alternative solution
Activesync restore was telling me that the database files were in use. The running programs application in my 02 xda doesn't really show all running programs. I installed magic button and when the active sync tells restore tells me to check the running programs, I just ran magic button and killed everything except for activesync. Click on retry and the databases where restored successfully.

(Q) Freeware SMS+MMS Export Tool for WM5?

Hi all!
I know this issue has been discussed more often than necessary, for sure. Unfortunately the only messages in this forum that i have found are too old, to help me right. :-(
I am looking for a freeware tool to export my sms and mms from the Pocket Outlook into a textfile.
I don't want to sync it, only export it.
The software should run under WM5!
Does anyone know any suitable tool?

Freeware nada, but Kai has a tool to export SMS into spreadsheet. No restore however. Dopod has a free tool to export AND restore SMS under WM5 (see attached).
http://www.pocketkai.net/asp/index.html?seitex=http://www.pocketkai.net/asp/details.aspx?263
Dopod SMS Backup (translated from Chinese, rename .zip to .cab, install from machine only)
PS: Willkommen im Forum!

Hey thanks a lot. That seems to be ok. Now I only need to build an import script for my database.
Danke auch für's "Willkommen"

You can use Jeyo software, they have 2 applications available:
- a standalone version
- an outlook plug-in
I tried to the outlook plug-in, but don't like it so much because the sms that I get can't be stored on a IMAP folder after it.
I should have a look at the standalone version when I have some free time.
For information, I have WM5 it works fine with it.

SMSbackup by Dopod
SMSbackup is a great tool. Only problem is that it looks like sms in folders created under root "text messages" (example : archive/perso, archive/admin, ...)
Apparently, only inbox and sent items are saved.
Anyone got a solution to backup all the folders?

Lucas0511 said:
Freeware nada, but Kai has a tool to export SMS into spreadsheet. No restore however. Dopod has a free tool to export AND restore SMS under WM5 (see attached).
http://www.pocketkai.net/asp/index.html?seitex=http://www.pocketkai.net/asp/details.aspx?263
Dopod SMS Backup (translated from Chinese, rename .zip to .cab, install from machine only)
PS: Willkommen im Forum!
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hi,
Yesterday I made a back-up of my SMS and tested the restore using DOPOD cab attached. It worked well. Though could not read anything on the pop-ups .
Today I updated my ROM on Imate Jamin operting on WM5. Now I am unable to restore the SMS Backup. Can anybody help please?
Thanks

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mdejean said:
SMSbackup is a great tool. Only problem is that it looks like sms in folders created under root "text messages" (example : archive/perso, archive/admin, ...)
Apparently, only inbox and sent items are saved.
Anyone got a solution to backup all the folders?
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I dont have that problem, i have Inbox and then under that i Have another sub folder but it backs up the sub-folder too!
Ya just did a test and went 4 deep before i gave up as a good job, backed up and restored back to
normal!!!
Check to make sure that in the option that you have all folders selected!

does anyone know how to get this to work with WM6??? it says it is not made for this.

hi all,
Am new to this and apologise for this silly question.
I just did a backup and the file is something like this 2007-1-24-22-21-9-0.sms.
So does it mean I will have to do a full restore to see all these backup sms on my dopod ?
Not sure how this works. Appreciate any advice
TIA!

funman said:
I dont have that problem, i have Inbox and then under that i Have another sub folder but it backs up the sub-folder too!
Ya just did a test and went 4 deep before i gave up as a good job, backed up and restored back to
normal!!!
Check to make sure that in the option that you have all folders selected!
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Where exactly is this option to select sub folders???
When I opn the program, there is only a MENU option associated with the LEFT softkey.
When I click on that... all I can see is
1) ABOUT
2) ACTION --- Backup, Restore and Delete
3) EXIT
When I click on Backup under the Actions menu, there are only 2 check boxes
1) STORAGE CARD
2) STORAGE (Not selectable for the Wizard)
That's... there are no other options. The soft keys at this point have OK and CANCEL respectively. Where do you see the option to backup sub-folders??

M question also!
leepriestenator said:
That's... there are no other options. The soft keys at this point have OK and CANCEL respectively. Where do you see the option to backup sub-folders??
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I have the same question!
I've used once... and I think it didn't got the sub-folder... and I didn't saw any option to select or to ask for the backup of the sub-folders.

BUMP... How do you backup Sub Folders with this?

I found it works well, I dont have sub folders. But it dosent do the MMS. Is there a product that will back up all of the messaging?

Just having problems with my MDA Vario and wondered about backing up my text messages however the .zip file which is avail to download appears to be corrupt! Anyone have another version of the file they could post?
Cheers
lostinthewood

Insinr8 said:
I found it works well, I dont have sub folders. But it dosent do the MMS. Is there a product that will back up all of the messaging?
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Why don't you lot try PIM Backup v1.5
It backs up sms, mms & more (contacts ect), the output files are xml
Heres a link to the thread (the download is on this page)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299705&highlight=pim+backup
If anyone tries it post your opinion on how well it backed up texts/mms with attachments/in sub folders. Thanks.

Mister B said:
If anyone tries it post your opinion on how well it backed up texts/mms with attachments/in sub folders. Thanks.
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I tried it, SMS backup/restore was perfect... however my MMS seemed to lose their attachments (yes, I did tick the save attachments checkbox!)

freakygeek said:
I tried it, SMS backup/restore was perfect... however my MMS seemed to lose their attachments (yes, I did tick the save attachments checkbox!)
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Stop wasting time to discuss further, the best is already mentioned by "MISTER B" above.

Lucas0511 said:
Freeware nada, but Kai has a tool to export SMS into spreadsheet. No restore however. Dopod has a free tool to export AND restore SMS under WM5 (see attached).
http://www.pocketkai.net/asp/index.html?seitex=http://www.pocketkai.net/asp/details.aspx?263
Dopod SMS Backup (translated from Chinese, rename .zip to .cab, install from machine only)
PS: Willkommen im Forum!
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Hey folksthnx for attaching the Dopod SMS Backup.
Could someone check it out though. Think the zip might be damaged.
Take cäre - Holla

Hey Lucas,
Thanks for sharing the great software.
really appreciate if someone could guide me through.
Here are the steps i took to install the SMSBackupEN101.zip but it was unsuccessful.
1) Download and convert SMSBackupEN101.zip to SMSBackupEN101.cab on my PC.
2) Connect Phone to PC through active sync 4.5.
3) Move SMSBackupEN101.cab to Storage card by the following path:
My Computer >> Mobile Device >> My Windows Mobile based Device >> Storage Card
4) Use FILE MANAGER in my phone to open SMSBackupEN101.cab
I got this error message>> "Installation of SMSBackupEN101.cab was Unsuccessful The installation is not intended for this device"
I'm using Dopod Smartphone 577w. Running on Window Mobiles 5.0. does anyone know what went wrong?
=)
Best Regards,
Guorong

Convert PIM Backup binary file to text without using windows mobile device

Hello,
First I thank Fred (PIM Backup creator) cause his very helpfull tool and his realy fast response about this problem (he gave me the solution).
So I paste the solution here if anyone need it
Question:
Is there any way to convert the pbc (binary backup) to any format that outlook recognize?
I ask because my mobile has broken and I have the backup in binary and i want to extract it to another mobile (not windows-mobile)
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Answer:
There is no converter tool so far, sorry. The only way is the use of a windows mobile device, by doing a restore then doing a text backup.
As you don't have a wm device, your only solution is the wm emulator. To get the wm emulator, you need to have Microsoft Visual Studio.
So download Microsoft Visual Studio Express Edition which is free then download the windows mobile OS image and use the emulator to do the job like a real device.
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There is a way, you can use Windows mobile Emulator, i was able to
1) run PIMbackup
2) restore BIN backup
3) backup again as non binary
4) then PIB can be changed to zip, and csv files from zip can be upload to gmail contacts.

PIM backup
What version of PIM beckup did you used ??
Becouse on version 2.8.0. After aunpack inside is *.CSC file

Backup phone data

Hi, I am a newbie in this area.
I need to backup phone data to my pc running Windows XP. I am interested in viewing the MMS files.
Can I backup and store phone data as a .dat file? Can I convert the file into a readable format to viewed on pc?
IF so, can someone suggest software I can use or options I may have?
Also, how can MMS files be identified? Is there a specific name or extenstion?
Thanks
Eure

peachestrevillian said:
Hi, I am a newbie in this area.
I need to backup phone data to my pc running Windows XP. I am interested in viewing the MMS files.
Can I backup and store phone data as a .dat file? Can I convert the file into a readable format to viewed on pc?
IF so, can someone suggest software I can use or options I may have?
Also, how can MMS files be identified? Is there a specific name or extenstion?
Thanks
Eure
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Your best bet will be to goto the this forum and re-ask your question.

hm.. you can save the pictures/videos/audios/texts from your mms and copy them over to your PC.
Just open the MMS, click on Contents and select what you want to save now you can copy it to your pc and archive them

peachestrevillian said:
Hi, I am a newbie in this area.
I need to backup phone data to my pc running Windows XP. I am interested in viewing the MMS files.
Can I backup and store phone data as a .dat file? Can I convert the file into a readable format to viewed on pc?
IF so, can someone suggest software I can use or options I may have?
Also, how can MMS files be identified? Is there a specific name or extenstion?
Thanks
Eure
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You can try WM5torage v1.8 get it from http://freewareppc.com/communication/wm5torage.shtml
it truns your pda into a USB Drive that can help you thats what I use

is it possible to restore WHATSAPP from a HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro HiSuite backup for S10+?

Hi all!
We recently bought a new Smartphone for my GF - S10+. Accidently we forgot to save WhatsApp in the Settings so usually it would just sync after logging in on new phone.. the old phone is sold and we realized WhatsApp is gone. Fortunatly we did a FULL BACKUP with HiSuite on my pc before… I have already tried to look into that backup for WhatsApp but all I see is the APK and a huge TAR-file that I cannot open with 7-zip or anything.
My Question to the Pros here: is it somehow possible to restore all those damn Chats with *just* the HiSuite local backup or open that stupid TAR-file with all those files for the app??
Thank you all in Advance!
KR Niko

Does the utility HiSuite have a restore feature?
If yes, restore from your full backup, and then try to extract the db files for your WhatsApp Messenger.

the problem is, that you need a HUAWEI phone to "connect" and "browse" that backup..
HiSuite extracted the whatsapp files and packed it with TAR - but I can't open those with usual programs that handle TAR.
Any ideas??

if there would be a way of faking an existing huawei phone connection to my pc it would be awesome. this would help me to browse the full backup and extract the files I need.

komakippe said:
the problem is, that you need a HUAWEI phone to "connect" and "browse" that backup..
HiSuite extracted the whatsapp files and packed it with TAR - but I can't open those with usual programs that handle TAR.
Any ideas??
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As I know, 7-Zip is free software with open source and you can use 7-Zip on a Windows PC to unpack your .tar file.
Good luck to you.

James_Watson said:
As I know, 7-Zip is free software with open source and you can use 7-Zip on a Windows PC to unpack your .tar file.
Good luck to you.
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Not possible with common unpacking programs. I am asking if anyone knows what file format HiSuite is hiding behind TAR. They are clearly NOT USUAL TSR FILES. You can’t unpack them with common un-tar-programs... I have tried 7z winzip winrar and also Cygwin64 „tar“-command in commandline.
Is there really not a single one here who has deeper knowledge about HUAWEI HiSuite and their backup technologie or what format they hiding behind those TARs??

komakippe said:
Not possible with common unpacking programs. I am asking if anyone knows what file format HiSuite is hiding behind TAR. They are clearly NOT USUAL TSR FILES. You can’t unpack them with common un-tar-programs... I have tried 7z winzip winrar and also Cygwin64 „tar“-command in commandline.
Is there really not a single one here who has deeper knowledge about HUAWEI HiSuite and their backup technologie or what format they hiding behind those TARs??
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Why not to contact Huawei via hotline, email or service center for your question about backup by HiSuite?
https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/hisuite/

whatsapp chat
komakippe said:
Hi all!
We recently bought a new Smartphone for my GF - S10+. Accidently we forgot to save WhatsApp in the Settings so usually it would just sync after logging in on new phone.. the old phone is sold and we realized WhatsApp is gone. Fortunatly we did a FULL BACKUP with HiSuite on my pc before… I have already tried to look into that backup for WhatsApp but all I see is the APK and a huge TAR-file that I cannot open with 7-zip or anything.
My Question to the Pros here: is it somehow possible to restore all those damn Chats with *just* the HiSuite local backup or open that stupid TAR-file with all those files for the app??
Thank you all in Advance!
KR Niko
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It is less possibility to restore the chats...