Hi
I have a huge problem, after copying my "userbackup.xml" in the Tasker folder, and data/restore it, I have a "couldn't read backup data".
I put it in the right folder because with an other backup from an internet guy, it work.
Any solutions ? My backups is attacheds to this post.
Thanks !
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ok i deleted my PIM backup file on accident. i did however recover these files using a data recovery software that i found. here are the files [names] that I recovered:
appts_20071027.pba
contacts_20071027.pbc
custom_20070903.pbx (i assume this one is old and i dont care about it)
custom_20071027.pbx
msgs_20071027.pbm
PIMBackup_20071027.pib
speeddials_20071027.pbd
tasks_20071027.pbt
i could NOT recover
clogs_20071027.pbt
so my dilemma lies in that when i try to run PIMBackup file or contacts backup file i get this message after "Analysing file structure...":
"invalid contacts backup file type, Nothing done." or if i try and select the PIMBackup file it just gives an error and wont even let me attempt the backup. the error is entitled "PIM restore error" and contains "The format of the file "\My Documents\recovered\PIMBackup_20071027.pib" is invalid."
is the main backup file invalid because i am unable to extract the clogs file? can i delete that entry or section of the file? why cant i just restore my contacts only? this is driving me insane i REALLY need my contacts this is VERY important. please anyone i will be indebted to you for life if you can help me i am desperate here...
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oh and fyi i can provide teh files if needed theres nothing copywrighted or proprietary, if you think you could help i would be more than willing to present them. thanks in advance for any help.
Check out this PIMbackup thread you might get solution to your problem or someone might give you better suggestion :-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299705
Cheers
Hi
I made the silly mistake of not backing up my contacts before updating ROM ( i know... very stupid)
I copied the entire device to computer prior to updating but for some reason, it didnt copy the windows folder from the PDA.
I'm guessing the contacts would have been stored somewhere in the windows folder. I was running WM6.
Have i lost the contacts...? or are they stored in a different location which would have been backed up ?
Thanks
what exactly did you copy?
the following directories and files
Application data
ConnMgr (empty)
Documents and Settings (empty)
Music
My Documents
Program Files
Pim.vol
WMPinfo
Thanks
as far as i know, if i am not wrong, the pim.vol is the one that contain your pim data especially contacts,.
but, you cant just changed it, or replace it, if i am not wrong you need to use mortscript to do that with force deleting the original one and replacing with the new one,.
i will try to look into it, just keep all your data that you have backed up,.
Thank you !
I really appreciate it.
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this topic has not yet been resolved. I simply said thank you to -G- for saying he will look into it.
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yup... pim.vol can't just be copied inside the root to be read.. it is somehow attached to your system.
BUT, if i'm not mistaken, you can use PIM Backup to load the info from the file.
try it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299705
btw.. i think SPB Backup can read pim.vol as well.
heyy
nope didnt work. i tried both PIM Backup and SPB Backup but neither of them accept the pim.vol as a valid file to restore from.
Actually, you should be able to just do a copy and paste of this file wherever you got it from. Try to use File Explorer (might not work). The option that works best for me with System locked files is via ActiveSync. If it doesn't work, try soft resetting and replace the file right away before the system gets a chance to access the file. Give it a shot, it might just solve your problem.
Alternatively, read this. It pretty much says the same thing that has been said so far...
http://frommypocket.pocketprimer.com/2007/09/29/backing-up-and-deleting-pim-data-wm50-only.aspx
Good luck to you
strange. i'll get back to you on this..
Im confused.
so will it work to just replace the pim file like egzthunder1 suggested ? Or is that going to mess up contacts completely ?
Go there.. use the emulator.. and get your contacts back.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=309351
also, please DO try to just put the pim.vol file in your root dir of your device to see if it's movable.. so other people could use that info.
hi,
i dont know why, but sbp backup just creates self-extracting *.exe backups. if i turn off the option it still creates *.exe. any ideas?
The spb installer can install an unpacking program on your pc. If you installed from a cab you wont have that option.
DocMAX said:
hi,
i dont know why, but sbp backup just creates self-extracting *.exe backups. if i turn off the option it still creates *.exe. any ideas?
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what exactly do you want to do?
Thats what its supposed to do.
the problem is i get this error in my log and this always prevents spb backup to reboot. i dont WANT the creation of an EXE-file. but i cant make spb backup to do something other than EXE.
I attached the log.
this isn't an error
if your device contains too much info to backup it'll create a different file (not an exe file) for you to restore from
i don't understand what the problem is
nir36 said:
it'll create a different file (not an exe file) for you to restore from
i don't understand what the problem is
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but it *doesn't* create a different file (still exe).
the problem is when there is a warning in the log, sbp backup does not reboot atomaticly. so its an attended installation... i need an unattended!
ok, first of all, breathe
j/k... anyways... what data did you choose to backup?
Well, from what I can see is it will always create a self restorer exe file in whatever folder you point the backups. As far as resetting after backup, did you make sure the "reset after backup is checked under the scheduled backup menus?? If you still have a problem maybe you should remove spb backup, delete the folder in your programs folder and re-install. Also I would suggest going here:
http://www.spbclub.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=34
My phone recently died and I have to factory reset it. I managed to use TWRP to recover some of my data first which included the Squid files.
According to their website rooted users can backup the database file and the required pages but it doesn't mention restoring them. I've tried copying the files back to the Squid data folder but they don't show up. I've also tried editing a papyrus.bak file (it's a zip) and adding my database/pages but when trying to restore them using the app it says restore failed.
Any ideas how I can do this?
I've got slightly further now. I managed to get Squid to load the database file after copying the backed up files to the data file. When I load Squid it shows the correct number of notes but they're all blank.
Yay! I fixed it. Apart from one file but I'm happy with that. The database I was trying to restore was looking for one extra page which didn't copy across when I was wiping my phone. Loaded up SQLiteBrowser, removed the entry from there, inserted everything into the papyrus.bak file and it restored them. Yay
hello i have a problem i save my note from squid becfause i reinstalled my rom but when i want to restore papyrus.bak it say wait for restoring datyabase... but it don't restore i waited all the night and it stay in that message.... is there another way to restore my data thanks for the help...
its very not good becfause i writed my journal of what i do in the journay and so i lost 1 month of journal..... i'm sad.... but i have the cfomplete papyrus.bak file it make 66,7 mb when i open it in a text software there is lot of text but i don't know what it say xd
Did you make a manual backup of the papyrus.bak file? And that's not working when you try to restore it with Squid?
The papyrus.bak file is a zip file with a database and other files so you need to rename it to .zip if you want to open it.
Thank you very much i restored all with winrar i repaired the papyrus. Zip and with the .pages and root explorer i renamed the blank squid notes with the pages from the papyrus. Zip and i restored all my Diary its too cool and without you i never can do it thank you and have a good day!
I needed to Factory Reset my android phone, so before I do that, I took a local backup of WhatsApp chats that is the msgstore.db.crypt12 files. I copied the whole "Databases" folder to my laptop. Then I did a Factory Reset on my phone. After that, I copied the latest msgstore file (after renaming it "msgstore.db.crypt12") to WhatsApp>Databases. After that, I reinstalled WhatsApp. But it only detects the old backup from Google Drive and not this local backup file when I tap OK on RESTORE screen. What am I doing wrong? (I had no idea about the key before today, so is this all now pointless if I don't have the key? I read somewhere that the WhatsApp servers also have the key. Is is true? Also, my phone is not rooted and I don't wanna root it.)