I wanted to flash a new ROM and wanted to backup my SMS and contacts. I used an app on the market (Super Backup : SMS & Contacts) and backed up. I don't know where the saved backup is now because its not in the folder where it usually saves in. Is it hidden? Deleted?
Thanks.
If it's not in the directory the application usually saves into, then it is probable that it was deleting during flashing for whatever reason. Try using Recuva by Piriform or another data retrieval tool to recovery them.
I've never heard of Recuva but I'll have a look at it now. Thanks!
Hi,
for sms backup you can test the free app from market "sms backup and restore". After backup your sms you can find the data on sdcard in folder SMSBackupRestore.
For backup Contacts the easiest way is to have a gmail account
Yeah it should of saved into that folder but it doesn't seem to be in that folder.
if there is really such backup process, that would be really great. i'll try it.
Next time save contacts to sim card then transfer contacts to phone from sim card.
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Does anyone know of a way you can back SMS to your computer?
I also would like to know......
Please tell us!
Yorch has a sms backup proggie on his website.
go sms has a back up feature...
Go sms lets you backup to your SD. Good app and free.
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backup to you gmail,from the gmail export to pc.
what i do is use mybackup and create a backup of my sms and use myphoneexplorer to copy it from my sd card to my pc so i always have a backup of my phone
why do you want to back up your sms's anyways?
SMS backup - in market. Backs up to GMail.
PIM Organizer latest version is free. I had to hard-reset my TD2, so I thought: lets make a backup of my messages (sms and mail).
After some lines running over my screen, I found in the progfiles/pimorganizer/smsbackup files. Must be safe, I thought.
So, I did the hard reset and installed everything after that. However, starting PIM Organizer and pressing Messages/Restore didn't restore a single sms or mail...
Anyone some ideas? Do I have to move some folders so P.O. can find it perhaps?
Hello,
I use PIM Organizer all the time and it works great. I store my backup file on my SD card, so when I flash my phone with a new rom or do a hard-reset I can restore all my contacts etc with PIM Organizer.
You've probably stored your backup file on your phones harddrive (progfiles/pimorganizer) and so it has been deleted with the hard-reset.
Store the backup file on your SD for future use, as for now...I'm afraid that you've lost all your contacts etc.
Cheers!
How do i save like for example my contacts and stuff... i alwaise like testing new roms and kernels and i alwasie have to add all my contacts again. can someone do a step by step on how to do that?? it would be a lot of help
Titanium backup will save your contacts wifi hot spots bluetooth pairings and all application data and other useful things. There is a free and a pro version. The free only allows one backup of everything. Just open the app and click on the backup restore tab and long press the items and select backup or you can press menu and do a batch backup. You dont really need to back system elements unless they are things you modified.
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You can also export your contacts to your SD card, then reimport through the contacts app. I have all of mine backed up with google now, so whenever I reflash it automatically sync's from there (instead of having to use my contacts backup/titanium to restore)
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You can also export your contacts to your SD card, then reimport through the contacts app. I have all of mine backed up with google now, so whenever I reflash it automatically sync's from there (instead of having to use my contacts backup/titanium to restore)
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So this is actually what I was going to start a thread on. What directory are contacts stored under? My phones already rooted.
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So this is actually what I was going to start a thread on. What directory are contacts stored under? My phones already rooted.
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Just go to your contacts, hit menu, and then chose export. No need to root to do this. It's a pretty basic function of the phone.
Lol I was looking through plenty of folders.
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I have looked around and found a few solutions, but all are really old dead threads. Is there anything new out that helps keep your storage (int/ext) backed up? Or do you have to copy and past each drive every time. I had two cards recently crap on me and had to send them to the factory for warranty. Luckily I did save the data, but it is not a simple task.
Thanks guys,
Muddy
I use mybackuppro. It works great and backs up all ur apps and the data on those apps. Or ur contacts and everything else
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rerware.android.MyBackupPro&hl=en
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i use titanium backup for apps
backup restore sms for sms
backup restore call logs for call logs
all available in the play store
Thank you for the replies.
guys for those htc one x user , do you guys know how to backup all contacts phone and sms , via online ? i mean no need to backup to computer and have to sync again with the new phone through cable ?
and is there any free apps can do that ?
cause i'm planning to backup all my htc one x contact to my new phone which is samsung google nexus , but i don't know how is the easy way to do that , please need your guide guys , thank you.
Not sure if it's included with the free version but you can backup apps and sms/mms via titanium backup. I use it all the time going from phone to phone/rom to rom
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Try using Super backup and drop box, both free. Backup your SMS and contacts with Super Backup, then move the backup file, which will be located on your SD card, into your drop box. Then you can restore the backup from any device with those 2 apps.
"my backup pro" will also do the job, have backed up all my data and moved it to a new device numerous times!
Wrong section should be in q & a
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Just backup your contacts to Gmail, if you haven't already. Its really the way Android is meant to be used. If your contacts are saved to Gmail, they just sync automagically to your new phone (or when you flash a ROM) when you first power the phone on, and login to your Google account.
Various ways to backup SMS. The app SMS Backup+ works nicely to backup your texts to Gmail.