I have a problem with my SMS folder.
It is showing that I have unread messages but the folder is empty.
I know I have recieved messages that I have not read.
Is there a way to read them/export/import them with something else before I hard reset to fix the problem?
Where are they stored and in what format?
Thanks.
Clean Mail
mindracing:
If you have restored a backup file using Sprite backup recently this would result in you seeing the read/unread SMS/Email messages without physical data... the only fix that they have come up with is a program to reset all data in your poutlook database, unfortunately erasing your data for good EVEN your email accounts that are present. Their file is attached and is to be ran on the PPC... KNOWING that it will RESET your Pocket Outlook to "factory" defaults, but in turn solve your problem. I think that there was a program to backup SMS messages, maybe you could look into it and see if it helps you before erasing them?
If you have not restored from a backup recently - I cannot help for I do not know.
- Cheers
Thanks,
Yes I have restored from a back-up.
Thanks for your help.
Hey
I have found I have the same problems myself (its why I dont use xBackup). However if your backup file was made with Sprite Backup then simply install the latest version on your device, then load it and open the backup file from the program (even if its self extracting). It will use the new restore functionality that fixes the problem. (After restoring the raw messages it 'patches' them.)
If your backup was made in a different program then your probably not going to be able to get the messages back easily or at all. The best option here is to simply manually copy them by hand if you can access them at all. I tried the ClearMail program once when I had a poor backup and it cleared everything but the bad texts!! Needed a hard reset. You can try using programs such as "SMS Cool!" and "Jeyo Mobile Companion" but I got connection error messages when I had a corrupted inbox.
Ash
Sprite backup...
tomlow1 said:
Hey
I have found I have the same problems myself (its why I dont use xBackup). However if your backup file was made with Sprite Backup then simply install the latest version on your device, then load it and open the backup file from the program (even if its self extracting). It will use the new restore functionality that fixes the problem. (After restoring the raw messages it 'patches' them.)
Ash
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I had the same problem restoring emails and SMS from sprite backup files myself until I upgraded to version 3.13. Seems like the problem has been resolved.
If you have your original backup files, the latest version should patch the mail database correctly and allow you to view the restored SMS.
Hope that helps.
FYI, WM2003SE is using this app Tmail.exe for the SMS. It is located in /Windows directory.
i had this when i used x back up and no matter what i did when i tried to text i would set it to use sms account but it would still try to use activesync account, so i restored an even older back up then restored the one that went funny and it worked fine. its done that twice and thats fixed it both times
Cleanmail fixed my problems.... but no I have no MMS database/inbox
anyone know how to rebuild it ?
thnx
mms after backup
I had this prob a while back when upgrading rom. I was unable to open mms App. Problem was when active sync runs it copied old files. if you delete the "mms ua" folder that is saved in my docs, uacontents. this gets rid of any messages you had b4 but you will be able to get into app.
hope this helps
solved it by restoring MMS folders from a backup..
Never loose your SMS again
You can save all your SMS/MMS onto your Storage Card. http://xpocketpc.fw.hu
really looking forward to an import feature
and please make that program work from Storage card !
it will also be more logical to run from storage card when you add "inport" feature ... than it can be used as backup/restore.
Bugfix Storage Card running.
I'm working on it.
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and please make that program work from Storage card !
it will also be more logical to run from storage card when you add "inport" feature ... than it can be used as backup/restore.
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I'm using Sprite Backup 3.1.4 and still I experience this kind of problem (error in messages specially in Activesync emails) every time I restore my backup.
Is there a way to fix this or is there a newer version of Sprite Backup?
I don’t know which backup tool is better. SunnySoft or Sprite backup?
Use spriteback to backup anything except messaging and use sunnysoft or dopod SMS backup to backup messaging.
Let us wait for the sprite team to release their version 4 of sprite backup
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Let us wait for the sprite team to release their version 4 of sprite backup
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no, you should go and report it , they promised a fix as early as november last year.... if more people ask, it will eventually be done...
releasing "new version" befare the current one is working is like saying " ok what I bought is not working as advetised, so now i give you more money to fix that bug and buy version 4, meybe now you will deliver ?"
AlCapone said:
double_ofour said:
Let us wait for the sprite team to release their version 4 of sprite backup
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no, you should go and report it , they promised a fix as early as november last year.... if more people ask, it will eventually be done...
releasing "new version" befare the current one is working is like saying " ok what I bought is not working as advetised, so now i give you more money to fix that bug and buy version 4, meybe now you will deliver ?"
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Um.. well you have a point.. you can blame sprite if they released a new version and they wanted us to pay again for upgrade then i think its against the law.. ill try to contact sprite.. btw, does the problem on messaging is writen on their website telling that "warning: this current version of sprite is still sh!t in restoring messaging"??
no they do not warn people
and : Sprite backup does NEVER restore MMS contents correctly on blue-angels. (they know and confirmed it)
AND:
if you try to restore only SMS or any other single DB, then the new, blang MMS DB will be corrupted and useless.
They know that too.
LOL.
No they don't have any warning in their website. the only thing you can see in their web site are:
Features
Benefits
BUY NOW
And no trial although they have this "Instead of offering a trial version, we provide a 30 day Money-back Guarantee. This is because we do not expect users to evaluate the application by removing all their data and then restoring it."
I will try to help!...
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Hi,
Does anyone happen to know where the Messaging application keeps it's message stores?
I want to back up my device and restore the text msgs after upgrading to PK 3.0 dual.
Thanks,
R.
robinbowes said:
Hi,
Does anyone happen to know where the Messaging application keeps it's message stores?
I want to back up my device and restore the text msgs after upgrading to PK 3.0 dual.
Thanks,
R.
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there are some software for backup and restore your files and also contact and massege
go to use there...
no need to find where files are stored
Arya said:
there are some software for backup and restore your files and also contact and massege
go to use there...
no need to find where files are stored
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Hi,
I've already used SpriteBackup to backup my device, but I can't find any way of restoring just the messages. Any ideas?
R.
robinbowes said:
Hi,
I've already used SpriteBackup to backup my device, but I can't find any way of restoring just the messages. Any ideas?
R.
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I have 2 programs to store massage only
i find them and tell you there;-)
One of them is PIM Backup and it is a good programe
it is freeware and in here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299705
another programe that i have, can store messege in text format file, but i can't remember the name of it sorry
Ok, thanks.
I'll give PIM Backup a go.
However, I've already done a backup using SpriteBackup and upgraded to a new ROM. So, ideally, I'd like to be able to extract the messages from the backup file.
Of course, if that's not possible, I'll have to flash back to the previous ROM, restore the backup, extract the msgs using PIM backup, flash back to the current ROM, and copy the msgs back. Phew!
R.
use sprite explorer (free download from sprite backup software )if you used sprite to backup and restore pim.vol??? maybe, can't really remember the name of the file...Did you try google? i know pim.vol includes contacts, etc not real sure about text msg's never really had a need to keep sms
eagle 1 said:
use sprite explorer (free download from sprite backup software )if you used sprite to backup and restore pim.vol??? maybe, can't really remember the name of the file...Did you try google? i know pim.vol includes contacts, etc not real sure about text msg's never really had a need to keep sms
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Aha, that's the sort of information I was looking for - I've had a look through the backup using Sprite Explorer but I had no idea what the name of the file containing the msgs might be.
I'll take another look.
In the meantime, if anyone knows the name and location of the file(s) containing the msgs (text and MMS) it would help me greatly if you could let me know!
Thanks,
R.
robinbowes said:
Aha, that's the sort of information I was looking for - I've had a look through the backup using Sprite Explorer but I had no idea what the name of the file containing the msgs might be.
I'll take another look.
In the meantime, if anyone knows the name and location of the file(s) containing the msgs (text and MMS) it would help me greatly if you could let me know!
Thanks,
R.
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Are you sure Sprite Backup ,backup the message?
if no, your messege died...
with another programe you can save them as text and other format, and then you can restore it and better you can read this on pc...!!
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Are you sure Sprite Backup ,backup the message?
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No, I'm not. I guess the only way to find out is to restore a backup and see if the msgs are there.
If not, I shall rant at the makers of SpriteBackup and re-think my backup strategy!!
Fortunately, I'm not all that bothered about the msgs - I can manage without them.
Thanks for your continued interest in my petty problems!
R.
robinbowes said:
No, I'm not. I guess the only way to find out is to restore a backup and see if the msgs are there.
If not, I shall rant at the makers of SpriteBackup and re-think my backup strategy!!
Fortunately, I'm not all that bothered about the msgs - I can manage without them.
Thanks for your continued interest in my petty problems!
R.
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Yes, IF not, it is ... i can't read anythere to Spritebackup, backup messege
I hope you can restore your messege;-)
Hey guys...
I've got a new annoing problem with my HD2... (official Firmware)
I just updated my phone with the new 3.14 Firmware and restore my Data with spb-Backup... everything seems to work fine, BUT my HD2 won't save the sms history in the contacts now.
If I get a new sms I see it normally in the messaging tab, but if I want to answer in the message window of the contact it won't show ANY sms - not even my own sended ones.
The inbox menu in traditional mode works normally and shows any received sms.
Hope you understand me, my english is not the best.
Any ideas?
No ideas? I don't want to hardreset my phone again...
maybe backup of SMSes with PIM Backup, then deleting all messages and restore back could help?
I have the same problem on my hd2. If I switch to "traditional mode" The history is showing, but not in "conversation mode" (Don't know if that's what its called in English)
It happened after I updated the rom to the latest official HTC ROM. (3.14)
It's really annoying
happened to have the same problem today, tested PIM Backup, helped with mine:
1. install PIM Backup
2. backup only Messages
3 restore Messages:
- "Text Messages" checked, below that "Conversations" box unchecked (not sure if it's necessary), "Inbox" and "Sent Items" checked
- Message restore options: Delete all existing messages from the Database
4. soft reset
p107r0 said:
happened to have the same problem today, tested PIM Backup, helped with mine:
1. install PIM Backup
2. backup only Messages
3 restore Messages:
- "Text Messages" checked, below that "Conversations" box unchecked (not sure if it's necessary), "Inbox" and "Sent Items" checked
- Message restore options: Delete all existing messages from the Database
4. soft reset
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Tried PIM Backup, but it didn't help.. still the same
m00neyed said:
Tried PIM Backup, but it didn't help.. still the same
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try repeating the above procedure with one addition - delete contents of Windows\Messaging folder after step 2,
I'm not sure if and how it affects stored email messages so it could be a good idea to make full backup first if you keep any important emails
p107r0 said:
try repeating the above procedure with one addition - delete contents of Windows\Messaging folder after step 2,
I'm not sure if and how it affects stored email messages so it could be a good idea to make full backup first if you keep any important emails
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Tried it, but it didn't work..
It's still the same
I had the same problem. The problem is when you restore your messages using PIM Backup, 3.14 does not sense the messages at all. I personally think the new 3.14 loads sms's to another folder than before thus we can't see it under threaded but when you look at traditional it shows all the pervious messages meaning it might be in a sub-directory in the folder. Just an idea.
To my knowledge there is no way of getting it to show in all your messages. I would recommend just to delete all your messages and start from scratch or load another rom, maybe 2.07 or something.
I can speak only for myself, but for me PIM Backup + deleting files in Windows\Messaging folder works - tested it few times just to be sure.
On my device restoring the messages with PIM backup brings back files in this folder, and then SMS threads reapear.
It looks like if the SMS thread information was stored in all the files inside Windows\Messaging - I wonder if anyone could confirm this?
My messages folder is empty, and I also tried to delete all messages including the folder to see if the new messages would line up in conversation mode without restoring any messages, but it didn't help.
I'll try a hard reset once I've made a backup of everything except my messages. If that doesn't work I might consider downgrading the ROM.
I'm using FRX06 + WisTilt2's kernel + Highlandsun's RIL. It works well for two days long with edge network and mms receiving. But last night i call someone and it just reboot itself(a hot reboot with still calling sound on ...). After that mms things often went wrong and message client become easy to crash. And this afternoon it crash with all the sms disappear.
So i want to have a clean android againg. Just want to know what's the best practice of that? Reformat sd card and start with a new data.img plus Titanum Backup? Or can i just have something like back to factory settting? Or have a way to clean all cache or sth else?
Thanks~!
Have you tried rebooting back to winmo and then run android again? If not I would start there rather than taking the drastic measure of rebuilding the whole build. If rebooting and letting it settle in doesn't do anything, I would try moving the data.img and let the system build a new one and see how that works, rather than just jumping in to reformat and rebuild. Start small and see if it works.
Tried reboot from wm, no lucky.
I will try to rebuild a img.
Any difference between a new data.img and a fresh system build? I thought both will lose my data..
xi.lin said:
Tried reboot from wm, no lucky.
I will try to rebuild a img.
Any difference between a new data.img and a fresh system build? I thought both will lose my data..
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Same thing really. All the userdata stuff is in the data.img, so if you rename it or delete it, you're basically starting over - minus any other 'updates' you might have done - IE, RIL, kernel, etc you mention in the first post.
Got it.
I just worry about caches.
So i will start a mew data.img and restore from titanium backup.
I use the following:
Titanium Backup
SMS Backup and Restore
Call Logs Backup and Restore
Sometimes if you adb into the phone you can often find out what's causing things to flake out - often it's a corrupt sqlite3 database. Unfortunately I have yet to successfully repair one of these. (There's generic instructions out there for repairing sqlite3 databases - they never seem to generate a usable repaired database for Android dbs.)
You can delete the offending database and it will be recreated, however you'll lose whatever was in it.
The Contacts database (which includes call logs in the same file...) seems especially prone to corruption (probably due to the call logs).
So is it means that if i backup my sms and call logs, restore them after a new data.img, i will still have corrupt database?
Try to backup all the folder from your sd. If sth goes wrong then you are able to restore everything. Make a frequent backup every week or so.
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
Edit : it is not a normal backup, but works great
Nice advice. Thanks for that.
I downloaded Titanium Backup, but it doesn't seem to backup every application and setting. Am I doing it wrong?
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I downloaded Titanium Backup, but it doesn't seem to backup every application and setting. Am I doing it wrong?
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Batch.....?
How do u backup with it?
xi.lin said:
How do u backup with it?
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You have to press menu, then you'll get a pop-up-menu with a filed called "batch" like arrrghhh said. Press that button and see what possibilities you get. You can choose to save all apps with data or just new apps. FSearch for "All Apps + User Data" or so and start batch. Wait till it's finished and there you go!
Thanks for your tutorial~ I used to click each app i want to backup.. a lot of works..
xi.lin said:
Thanks for your tutorial~ I used to click each app i want to backup.. a lot of works..
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Yea, I'd imagine so. Batch features are kinda necessary - if you pay for it, the reinstating of the apps is much easier - you'll see what I mean if you have the free version, restoring apps is a little annoying, even with the batch features. But hey, for a free app it does do a great job.
xi.lin said:
So is it means that if i backup my sms and call logs, restore them after a new data.img, i will still have corrupt database?
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The backup app I mentioned above takes the data and saves it into an XML file, it doesn't just copy the DB files.
So:
I have my SMS and call log backups run daily (they're quick)
I run Titanium Backup every few days or after a big round of Market updates
If something crashes and a DB file gets corrupted, I delete the DB file. It usually gets recreated
If it was my contacts DB, the "Call Logs Backup and Restore" app on the market works perfectly for restoring these.
I am not sure if Ti Backup will restore call logs and SMS - I've seen claims it doesn't. I know the apps mentioned above do.
Yeah Ti Backup backs up everything, if you want. I've used it to transfer my call logs and SMSs to a new card, etc.
Thanks to confirm that~
Also i notice you are having a fixed build of xdandroid frx06. I read the release notes and find many fix i like. Just wonder whether your build have WisTilt2's fix kernel or not? Since the official frx06 do not include WisTilt2's kernel yet..
xi.lin said:
Thanks to confirm that~
Also i notice you are having a fixed build of xdandroid frx06. I read the release notes and find many fix i like. Just wonder whether your build have WisTilt2's fix kernel or not? Since the official frx06 do not include WisTilt2's kernel yet..
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The official releases never have testing stuff rolled with them. WisTilt2's changes will make it to the autobuild kernels, in one form or another. AFAIK highlandsun's only released a rootfs and a system image.
Right, use whatever kernel, I've only touched rootfs and system.
Can any of the Viber users or soft dev guru help on this little problem.
I love Viber and I love my SGS2, now after few months of owning and learning, I want to start playing around specifically changing my Rom and what not.
Now my problem is i have 13,000+ exchange messages with my GF on viber and I really wanna keep it, as i understand that when I change my Rom I have to do a data wipe and all. I know there's a backup/restore function but is there a guarantee that i can restore Viber with all the messages still there?
Can someone provide a walk around? I have tried google for solution and used the search here but there was nothing except the android team saying its something that they "might" incorporate in the future - that's backing up of the messages.
I hope other users are on the same ship with me here. thanks in advance...
It is posible via Titanium backup, but you need get root on your SGS2 first.
On a rooted phone copy the /data/data/com.viber.voip/databases/viber_messages file to sd-card or whatever.
After new install, put the file back, make sure it has the right permissions and do a compleate restart of Viber.
Done and done.
(Its very lazy of Viber to not include a backup-functionality of messages, as this is SQLite databases that could very easily be dumped out to disc and imported)
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On a rooted phone copy the /data/data/com.viber.voip/databases/viber_messages file to sd-card or whatever.
After new install, put the file back, make sure it has the right permissions and do a compleate restart of Viber.
Done and done.
(Its very lazy of Viber to not include a backup-functionality of messages, as this is SQLite databases that could very easily be dumped out to disc and imported)
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good trick, agree that viber is lazy
viber message storage
I could not find /data/data/com.viber.voip/databases/viber_messages in my LG CM7.2 Android.
I need help, Please can anyone confirm me again please where viber is stored messages locally?
Olangu said:
On a rooted phone copy the /data/data/com.viber.voip/databases/viber_messages file to sd-card or whatever.
After new install, put the file back, make sure it has the right permissions and do a compleate restart of Viber.
Done and done.
(Its very lazy of Viber to not include a backup-functionality of messages, as this is SQLite databases that could very easily be dumped out to disc and imported)
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I have the same problem with backup and restore old Viber messages. I managed to backup (or rather email messages history) from my old HTC Desire but could not restore them on my new Samsung S3). What's the use of backup without restore function?
Oh! I can't find /data/data/com.viber.voip/databases/viber_messages on SD card too. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Copying the database doesn't work for me. Here's what happens:
When I make a fresh installation of viber and replace the empty (fresh) /data/data/com.viber.voip/databases/viber_messages database file with my backup (old) one, viber crashes every time I launch it. I was careful to set permissions to rw- rw- --- as the fresh file has them.
What can I do - maybe export the records in the backup db file and reimport them into the fresh one?
If the previous question has no easy answer, at least can someone tell me what's happening so I can try to figure out an alternative approach?
Hello,
I've successfully backuped and restored Viber on my S III but I've got an issue with contact names: it randomly picks another contact name instead of the real one.
Anybody had the same issue? How did you solve it?
thanks!
tizio84 said:
Hello,
I've successfully backuped and restored Viber on my S III but I've got an issue with contact names: it randomly picks another contact name instead of the real one.
Anybody had the same issue? How did you solve it?
thanks!
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I have the exact same problem. Once upon a time, I had an older version of the software saved on TiBu which I was able to restore and the messages stayed to the right person. Unfortunately, I don't have that version or backup anymore. I just downloaded another older version of the software from a thread here on XDA and I'm about to install it and see if it fixes the messages list problem...
Update: That version wouldn't open on my phone, it just FCed (could be because I'm running the vzw jellybean leak). Off to search for another version...
aungsan said:
I could not find /data/data/com.viber.voip/databases/viber_messages in my LG CM7.2 Android.
I need help, Please can anyone confirm me again please where viber is stored messages locally?
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Only Root Explorer can see that folder, worth the $3.75 i paid :good:
Restore from viber message.zip
Hello, i got a different problem on restoring my messages, i tried rooting my android and i got the back up and restore from the TI back up and it worked good, but my prob is, is there a way that i can restore the viber message .zip which is sent to me from email, back to my viber, cause i thought when i backed it up, i can also restore it, and i didnt know that time that viber doesnt have a restore function, so i deleted all my messages and i those messages are very important, can someone help me please? Thank you in advance!!
elitebetan said:
Hello, i got a different problem on restoring my messages, i tried rooting my android and i got the back up and restore from the TI back up and it worked good, but my prob is, is there a way that i can restore the viber message .zip which is sent to me from email, back to my viber, cause i thought when i backed it up, i can also restore it, and i didnt know that time that viber doesnt have a restore function, so i deleted all my messages and i those messages are very important, can someone help me please? Thank you in advance!!
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The file on the phone is an SQL Lite database.
Probably you could copy it to your PC, import the data, copy it back and have the database repaired.
I just restored the whole "com.viber.voip/databases" folder, and it works perfectly. all messages etc are there.
Hello I also have a problem with backuping my Viber messages.
Today I've done a software update. I'm using Samsung I9105P (SGS II+ with NFC). The update was from 4.1.2 to 4.2.2. I did a normal copy of data\data\com.voip.viber\ and full app+data backup with Titanium Backup.
So this is what happens:
Everytime I restore data with Titanium the app starts normally and then I'm always asked to type in my phone number and the activation code. Before doing that all messages do exist. I know that because I am able to close these dialog windows with "back button" and look on the messages but I'm unable to normally use viber (I mean send and recieve msgs). After applying the activation code the message tab appears without any message. It happens like this everytime.
I also tried to just paste the "databases" folder or just the "viber_messages" file but both of these actions end with appcrash and then i need to reinstall it or just back up data with titanium (and then it's all the same as I wrote above - I mean activation code etc.).
I have several thousands of messages and I don't really want to lose them. Especially looking on the fact, that I've restored up my viber messages for a few times when I've been using Samsung Galaxy S (i9000) and also transferred them on this phone.
Any ideas for a solution? I'd be grateful. :fingers-crossed:
Same problem here! I can see the messages at first (after restoring APK + data from titanium or mybackuppro), but Viber wipes them when it asks me to reactivate. This whole thing is a mess. Anyone know a possible solution? I also have lots of messages that are important and I would like to restore.
I have exactly the same problem with the one the two last users are dealing with.
As soon as i got updated to Android 4.3 and restored Viber and its data with Titanium Backup, the first time i run Viber i can see my messages for 1 or 2 secs and then activation screen appears. After finishing app's activation i can't see my messages anymore..
Swyped from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4
ajoh99 said:
Same problem here! I can see the messages at first (after restoring APK + data from titanium or mybackuppro), but Viber wipes them when it asks me to reactivate. This whole thing is a mess. Anyone know a possible solution? I also have lots of messages that are important and I would like to restore.
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tsiftsism said:
I have exactly the same problem with the one the two last users are dealing with.
As soon as i got updated to Android 4.3 and restored Viber and its data with Titanium Backup, the first time i run Viber i can see my messages for 1 or 2 secs and then activation screen appears. After finishing app's activation i can't see my messages anymore..
Swyped from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4
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If you have a titanium backup, unzip the backup file and extract the viber_messages file and replace the one in /data/data/com.viber.voip/databases/viber_messages by root browser. It worked for me.
seawind107 said:
If you have a titanium backup, unzip the backup file and extract the viber_messages file and replace the one in /data/data/com.viber.voip/databases/viber_messages by root browser. It worked for me.
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Yeah that's the way to do it, but it didn't work for me and the other 2 guys who wrote below my post.
Syfeeq said:
I also tried to just paste the "databases" folder or just the "viber_messages" file but both of these actions end with appcrash and then i need to reinstall it or just back up data with titanium (and then it's all the same as I wrote above - I mean activation code etc.).
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Have the exact problem with TB and activation process, messages are gone after activation, but i have the solution that worked for me:
In TB folder find com.viber.voip-(some numbers).tar archive
open \data\data\com.viber.voip\.\databases
find both "viber_messages" AND "viber_messages_journal" files
copy them to \data\data\com.viber.voip\databases on the phone
change permission for viber_messages to RW RW --
change permission for viber_messages_journal to RWX RW --
restart phone and that's it, you will have all your messages
zoozth said:
Only Root Explorer can see that folder, worth the $3.75 i paid :good:
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You can do this with ES file explorer, just go to settings/display settings/ and tick "show hidden files", great program and it's free :good:
Got my messages back, but the photos/doodles are not displayed in the chat-thread. empty images. when you click on them to view them bigger, they are displayed.
any idea how to get the thumbs in chat back?
Try to reboot phone, or delete cache in settings/applications/viber. For me everything is ok.
Hey guys!
I have done this a million times earlier but now facing a rather annoying problem while restoring Viber's data with Titanium Backup Pro. I had made a backup, but then something went wrong and I had to format the my OB. Now, when I am trying to restore the data on a fresh install of Viber (using .apk file) using Titanium Backup, it restores the data well but then it within a half a second, sends me back to the 'Enter your mobile number' page. The backup that I am trying the restore from was made on the same ROM and the same version of Viber. I have been able to do the same thing so many times earlier but now. I cannot really verify the number as it has expired already but that's my contact number for Viber with everyone around contacting me with that number on Viber/Whatsapp. Please help! I have tried deleting data/data/com.viber.voip and then reboot. Tried deleting viber folder in the sd-card. I have tried copying the com.viber.voip directory from an update.zip created earlier to the data/data directory but to no avail. I have 2-3 backups of viber data but none seem to be working. I really need your help. While whatsapp is working with that number but for calling purposes, I require Viber to be working on that number.
Thank you - awesome people!
slyfth said:
Hey guys!
I have done this a million times earlier but now facing a rather annoying problem while restoring Viber's data with Titanium Backup Pro. I had made a backup, but then something went wrong and I had to format the my OB. Now, when I am trying to restore the data on a fresh install of Viber (using .apk file) using Titanium Backup, it restores the data well but then it within a half a second, sends me back to the 'Enter your mobile number' page. The backup that I am trying the restore from was made on the same ROM and the same version of Viber. I have been able to do the same thing so many times earlier but now. I cannot really verify the number as it has expired already but that's my contact number for Viber with everyone around contacting me with that number on Viber/Whatsapp. Please help! I have tried deleting data/data/com.viber.voip and then reboot. Tried deleting viber folder in the sd-card. I have tried copying the com.viber.voip directory from an update.zip created earlier to the data/data directory but to no avail. I have 2-3 backups of viber data but none seem to be working. I really need your help. While whatsapp is working with that number but for calling purposes, I require Viber to be working on that number.
Thank you - awesome people!
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Same problem. Were you able to restore them now?
danipan said:
Same problem. Were you able to restore them now?
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No, I wasn't able to restore the backup. However, I blame it on the corrupted backup data as there's no other reason I can think of. Maybe that is what happened with your backup file too!
Condolences! :angel:
slyfth said:
No, I wasn't able to restore the backup. However, I blame it on the corrupted backup data as there's no other reason I can think of. Maybe that is what happened with your backup file too!
Condolences! :angel:
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I'm sorry to hear that. But I was able to restore mine. It is definitely not corrupted. I can't remember the exact steps but unzip the viber backup in titanium and copy viber messages and viber messages journal and paste it to data/data/com.viber.voip
If you were unable to follow my steps, then maybe you could search it here in xda. Good luck!