Hi all,
i have a rooted sensation that has had the touch screen fail and needs to be sent off for warranty repair / replacement and dont want to lose all my sms messages.
I have access to recovery and have backed up via clockworkmod. Is it possible to extract sms messages from the cwm backup?
My current phone i would like to transfer them to is a rooted nexus 4.
nepentanova said:
Hi all,
i have a rooted sensation that has had the touch screen fail and needs to be sent off for warranty repair / replacement and dont want to lose all my sms messages.
I have access to recovery and have backed up via clockworkmod. Is it possible to extract sms messages from the cwm backup?
My current phone i would like to transfer them to is a rooted nexus 4.
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Try to back up with HTC Sync on your PC!
shashivydyula said:
Try to back up with HTC Sync on your PC!
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Couldn't work as i couldn't acees my phone to enable. Also, i had a ccynaogen rom, so not sureif it would work anyway.
In the end, ran clockworkmod, copied files to desktop, then used 'yaffs-mmssmsdb-calls-extractor', and imported the xml usin sms bakup on the phone so all good.
That was smart move.. May be helpful to many... It's solved... thread needs to be closed...
nepentanova said:
Hi all,
i have a rooted sensation that has had the touch screen fail and needs to be sent off for warranty repair / replacement and dont want to lose all my sms messages.
I have access to recovery and have backed up via clockworkmod. Is it possible to extract sms messages from the cwm backup?
My current phone i would like to transfer them to is a rooted nexus 4.
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Install Titanium Backup from google play, select sms and mms, make a backup. Keep 3 backup files, restore them later as you wish.
you can use nandroid backup and through it you can easily extract sms and even app data of whichever app you need
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I thought when I first flashed a custom ROM that it might useful to keep a backup of stock.
But right now this backup bogging down my sd card. Will it still work if I copy the folder with the backup in my computer and use it afterwards? Or should I delete it and use the method described in these threads to bring it back to stock if I need to?
As long as you do not change the name of the backup folder you should be ok copying it over and moving it back if you need it.
Recommend using a cable to copy it instead of wifi. Any slight change or corruption will change the md5 sum and the backup will fall to restore.
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Yes you won't have any problems, just store it on your PC.
In fact I leave all my backups just in case something goes wrong.
pzabet said:
I thought when I first flashed a custom ROM that it might useful to keep a backup of stock.
But right now this backup bogging down my sd card. Will it still work if I copy the folder with the backup in my computer and use it afterwards? Or should I delete it and use the method described in these threads to bring it back to stock if I need to?
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I agree with the others, you can keep the Backup on the PC.
However, I do not find the need of it even after Reverting back to Stock (with the methods in the threads). Since, on using the RUU , the phone is just like a factory fresh phone ! U need to set everything up again (& since u r Unrooted & S-ON , u can't Restore the stock Backup as well).
{Contacts / Calendar can be synced via Google Contacts / Calendar &
SMS's can be backed up / Restored via the Inbuilt Backup & Restore of many 3rd Party Messaging Apps (e.g. Go SMS Pro) }
Well, I'd like to thank you all for your answers, I will store the backup on my pc because my opinion is that I might need it(you never know)
where does google save this backup files can we access it i want to access my call logs i forgot to take a backup and flashed my phone
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imranaryan said:
where does google save this backup files can we access it i want to access my call logs i forgot to take a backup and flashed my phone
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http://www.google.ca/about/datacenters/
how can i access them
You access them through your device. I.e., when you install a new rom, do a recovery, or log from a new device, apps, settings, etc will sync automatically.
You can't access them directly as far as I'm aware.
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imranaryan said:
how can i access them
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As far as that issue..... if u made a nandroid backup before u flashed then it will be there. Or I just go to sprint.com and it has call logs there once ur bill posts.
For the future.... use Google voice. It backs up everything. Just install it and then set it up via desktop version to save it all.
Its saved me multiple times especially during my flash-aholic days.
Good luck
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Hi I recently flashed a rom and forgot to do a backup of my SMS and now the only place my SMS is, is the google voice app. So If anybody knows like how to transfer it to the mms app please tell me.
I am running hellybean 4-7-13 build
I have a Nexus s 4g and rooted,unlocked boot loader
Thank you all for any help you can provide.
pandaman21 said:
Hi I recently flashed a rom and forgot to do a backup of my SMS and now the only place my SMS is, is the google voice app. So If anybody knows like how to transfer it to the mms app please tell me.
I am running hellybean 4-7-13 build
I have a Nexus s 4g and rooted,unlocked boot loader
Thank you all for any help you can provide.
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If I'm understanding u correct, you want to transfer stuff from GV to your SMS app on your phone, right?
As far as I know... It can't be done.
SMS backup+ is another good backup which can restore your SMS & MMS back to your phone. It is also a Google system backup.
Maybe research to see if you can transfer GV to "SMS backup+"... then that can go to your phone...
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vidaljs said:
If I'm understanding u correct, you want to transfer stuff from GV to your SMS app on your phone, right?
As far as I know... It can't be done.
SMS backup+ is another good backup which can restore your SMS & MMS back to your phone. It is also a Google system backup.
Maybe research to see if you can transfer GV to "SMS backup+"... then that can go to your phone...
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Okay thanks for the info. I'll be researching about this for the rest of the day.
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pandaman21 said:
Hi I recently flashed a rom and forgot to do a backup of my SMS and now the only place my SMS is, is the google voice app. So If anybody knows like how to transfer it to the mms app please tell me.
I am running hellybean 4-7-13 build
I have a Nexus s 4g and rooted,unlocked boot loader
Thank you all for any help you can provide.
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Did you make a nandroid backup in CWM/TWRP before flashing the new rom? If you did, I would recommend the following:
1) make a new nandroid backup of your current rom
2) restore the previous nandroid (the one from before you flashed the newest rom) this nandroid should restore everything, including your sms/mms
3) make a backup of your sms/mms with titanium or whatever app you like to use
4) restore the newest nandroid (the one you made in step 1)
5) restore your sms/mms with titanium or what-have-you
An even easier way would be to use App Extractor or a similar app to pull the sms files from your old nandroid backup, but I thought I'd include the full process just in case App Extractor isn't a viable option for you.
Hi all.
I tend to switch Roms here and there, or load a new version and have to wipe and format.
I was wondering what the best way to restore is.
I am debating between;
Using titanium backup to restore only apps plus data - is this best to load the ROM and restore after installing the titanium app?
Or make a zip file and install from recovery? Also if from recovery, should I let the ROM load first then load zip second time around?
Alternately, I can use my backup pro and restore all. But again, is it a zip file to restore in recovery ? And if yes, when is best to do it? After ROM install or let ROM load first? I noticed recovery pro also has the options of sms, call logs and other settings which is nice.
Please let me know your thoughts and if any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance
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captiv123 said:
Hi all.
I tend to switch Roms here and there, or load a new version and have to wipe and format.
I was wondering what the best way to restore is.
I am debating between;
Using titanium backup to restore only apps plus data - is this best to load the ROM and restore after installing the titanium app?
Or make a zip file and install from recovery? Also if from recovery, should I let the ROM load first then load zip second time around?
Alternately, I can use my backup pro and restore all. But again, is it a zip file to restore in recovery ? And if yes, when is best to do it? After ROM install or let ROM load first? I noticed recovery pro also has the options of sms, call logs and other settings which is nice.
Please let me know your thoughts and if any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance
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Titanium for when you are rooted and Helium for when you are not rooted. Helium also backups sms calls if i`am right. I use CallTrack to store the phonelogs and display them in Google Calendar.
Hi and thanks. I am rooted.
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I have used titanium for years, has never failed me. It also backs up and restores sms and mms. I have also used rom toolbox pro and my backup pro in the past.
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I backed them up using Sony Ericsson PC Suite, and they're all (random chars/numbers).txt files along with Queue.cah and folder.dat
Are there any apps which will allow me to restore these? The Android phone is running 4.2.2 Jellybean
Thanks in advance
LooieENG said:
I backed them up using Sony Ericsson PC Suite, and they're all (random chars/numbers).txt files along with Queue.cah and folder.dat
Are there any apps which will allow me to restore these? The Android phone is running 4.2.2 Jellybean
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I don't think you would be able to do this.
All you can do now is restore that backup to that Ericsson phone again and transfer the texts to your current phone via Bluetooth using some app which can send messages as .txt files.
LooieENG said:
I backed them up using Sony Ericsson PC Suite, and they're all (random chars/numbers).txt files along with Queue.cah and folder.dat
Are there any apps which will allow me to restore these? The Android phone is running 4.2.2 Jellybean
Thanks in advance
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check with your carrier. i hear that some of them keep a text log of the last thirty days.
sorry there is no app or trick to recover deleted messages.
i encourage you to install sms backup, it backs up your text messages and stores them for you. so the same problem wont happen. cheers mate
You can try install an app names SMS Backup & restore
first copy thoose backuped files to ext storage
open it and choose restore > Restore sms
it will open a directory and then you can choose which files to restore
press thanks button if it helped
It helps me a lit
GokulNC said:
I don't think you would be able to do this.
All you can do now is restore that backup to that Ericsson phone again and transfer the texts to your current phone via Bluetooth using some app which can send messages as .txt files.
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Phurkus said:
check with your carrier. i hear that some of them keep a text log of the last thirty days.
sorry there is no app or trick to recover deleted messages.
i encourage you to install sms backup, it backs up your text messages and stores them for you. so the same problem wont happen. cheers mate
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ax3n5a said:
You can try install an app names SMS Backup & restore
first copy thoose backuped files to ext storage
open it and choose restore > Restore sms
it will open a directory and then you can choose which files to restore
press thanks button if it helped
It helps me a lit
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Phurkus said:
check with your carrier. i hear that some of them keep a text log of the last thirty days.
sorry there is no app or trick to recover deleted messages.
i encourage you to install sms backup, it backs up your text messages and stores them for you. so the same problem wont happen. cheers mate
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ax3n5a said:
You can try install an app names SMS Backup & restore
first copy thoose backuped files to ext storage
open it and choose restore > Restore sms
it will open a directory and then you can choose which files to restore
press thanks button if it helped
It helps me a lit
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Thanks guys. I still have the texts. It's for my dad since I bought him an Android phone, but he would like to keep his old texts and his phone doesn't run a modern OS which allows you to backup texts normally (just crappy Sony Ericsson software)
I didn't think about trying with Bluetooth though, I will see if it's an option
Thanks.