Hi,
I made a backup of my phone contacts using Kies. I saved the contacts.spb file to my PC but I am unable to load them back to my phone. I have tried these steps but no luck:
Method 1
1. connected the phone to PC
2. Opened Samsung Kies
3. Opened the contacts.spb file from PC
4. "Transfer to Device" option in Kies is disabled.
Method 2(without using Kies)
1. connected my phone to PC
2. browse the contacts.spb file in my PC
3. saved it in the main folder of my phone.
I didn't find anything by searching, maybe because I'm the only one who doesn't know how to reload the contacts back to my phone
Appreciate any help!
same here.. I dont have customl Rom , I lost my contacts while flashing , Can anyone tell me any way of restoring contacts as i have got contacts backup via kies.
beda_boy said:
Hi,
I made a backup of my phone contacts using Kies. I saved the contacts.spb file to my PC but I am unable to load them back to my phone. I have tried these steps but no luck:
Method 1
1. connected the phone to PC
2. Opened Samsung Kies
Correct is reverse order .
3. Opened the contacts.spb file from PC
4. "Transfer to Device" option in Kies is disabled.
does Kies see your phone ??
You can try copy file to external sd card and see if it can be found via contacts import .
jje
jje
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ive got the same problem and looking at having to go back to stock just to get that .spb file and starting all over again,
Kies will see the phone but say
'cannont start service on device. please disconect then reconect the device.'
and with usb debugging turned on
'reconect the device in samsung (pc studio ) mode. current mode not suported by Kies.'
and if you put the contacts.spb on the memory card and try import into contacts you get
'scanning sd card failed (reason no vcard files found on sd card)'
any other options before i have to start flashing again?
You need to restore the contacts in KIES. You can't just transfer the spb file.
Personally I prefer to backup in VCF. Just go to the contacts app, then hit menu, import/export and export to the SD card. It gives you the VCF file which you can then import back through the contacts app. Much safer since VCF is an common standard format. You can even import the SGSII's VCF file into an iPhone4 and it works fine.
thx sleepy thats just what ive done
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i tried several times with wmdc and i found 0 contacts in my pc !!! is there an easier way to backup my contacts on a pc ( i'm using w7 x 64)?
i want to copy the contacts from the sim card because i have them allready in my phone memory.
10x in advance
Pimbackup.
Or, obviously, using MS Outlook
1. i tried outlook but i can't save the vcf file on my pc. maybe i'm doing it wrong
2. 10x for pimbackup i'll try it later today
Today, i've connected my S2 to my PC via the original Samsung USB cable. Phone's memories (int and ext) are seen, accessible. I can take files from the phone, but when i try to add a file (.apk file) to the phone, the transfer window just hungs and does nothing...I've tried Mass storage, MTP, Kies, but nothing. (Kies is crashing my whole system). Tried debugging on/off...still nothing. Cannot try through wifi, since my pc is connected via cable to the internet, and my phone is connected to a hacked neighbours network
I've searched the forum and didn't find any similar case
EDIT: I can only transfer photo files.
gloup81 said:
Today, i've connected my S2 to my PC via the original Samsung USB cable. Phone's memories (int and ext) are seen, accessible. I can take files from the phone, but when i try to add a file (.apk file) to the phone, the transfer window just hungs and does nothing...I've tried Mass storage, MTP, Kies, but nothing. (Kies is crashing my whole system). Tried debugging on/off...still nothing. Cannot try through wifi, since my pc is connected via cable to the internet, and my phone is connected to a hacked neighbours network
I've searched the forum and didn't find any similar case
EDIT: I can only transfer photo files.
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Exit kies, open task manager and kill all kies processes. Your apk file transfer should be fine now
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
Jokesy said:
Exit kies, open task manager and kill all kies processes. Your apk file transfer should be fine now
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
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Still the same :/
gloup81 said:
Still the same :/
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then rename the extension if you're apk files and then transfer. In your phone, rename the extension back to apk.
It works fine here but i don't know why it's not working for you.
Ps: use mass storage mode
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
Same here.
After I updated from GingerBread to Jelly Bean, I can't transfer apk files from PC to phone using bluetooth.
Trying a file transfer in debugging mode, some apk files go through and some don't.
I get a 'Skip this file?' popup (maybe gloup81 gets a popup that hides behind other windows, so the system doesn't really hang there).
If I remove the special characters (like "-"," _", or ".") from the name, or sometimes shorten it, the apk goes through.
It looks like a filename parsing problem on Jelly Bean (since these file names had no problem on GingerBread).
Goto Wireless And Networks - and USB Connection.
Try this
Peace
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Hi,
I have S2 and for months i backup and sync my phone via kies to my outlook. One day I update the kies software on my computer, and since then kies on my computer doesn’t work properly.
Regardless if the phone connect to the computer or not, it doesn’t show any icons in the program window and the menu options are block except the help option, see the photo.
I tried to remove and reinstall software, even remove it from the registry, waited for new upgrades, downgrade to previous version that work well on my computer, tried to upgrade java and reinstall Silverlight but nothing fix it.
I have windows 7 64bit and Kies_2.3.3.12085_7_5 version.
What else should I do??
Thanks in advance
techpda said:
Hi,
I have S2 and for months i backup and sync my phone via kies to my outlook. One day I update the kies software on my computer, and since then kies on my computer doesn’t work properly.
Regardless if the phone connect to the computer or not, it doesn’t show any icons in the program window and the menu options are block except the help option, see the photo.
I tried to remove and reinstall software, even remove it from the registry, waited for new upgrades, downgrade to previous version that work well on my computer, tried to upgrade java and reinstall Silverlight but nothing fix it.
I have windows 7 64bit and Kies_2.3.3.12085_7_5 version.
What else should I do??
Thanks in advance
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Does your phone get detected by Windows (not Kies), i.e. can you access files on the phone using the Windows explorer?
fxrb said:
Does your phone get detected by Windows (not Kies), i.e. can you access files on the phone using the Windows explorer?
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yes i can import and export files from my computer to the phone via the explorer.
techpda said:
yes i can import and export files from my computer to the phone via the explorer.
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anybody??
techpda said:
yes i can import and export files from my computer to the phone via the explorer.
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are you using any custom rom??? When I first rooted my SG2 and started using custom rom..I can't use kies anymore...try AirDroid
HTML:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sand.airdroid&hl=en
it works for me...hope it helps
Try changing cable or USB Ports.. Since i bought i9100 my kies never recognized my device... But who cares when odin's here...
If problem not solving then maybe rom problem...
Gkto settings - - About and post screenshot
Peace
Hit Thanks & It will Disappear
Sent from S II Running Fully Modified Official ICS 4.0.4
Next Device: Upcoming Nexus
techpda said:
yes i can import and export files from my computer to the phone via the explorer.
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Therefore USB cable, port and driver are most likely working fine. Did you try from another PC, i.e. an entirely different installation of Kies on another machine?
fxrb said:
Therefore USB cable, port and driver are most likely working fine. Did you try from another PC, i.e. an entirely different installation of Kies on another machine?
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You are right; I don’t think it related to the phone because even after new Kies installation from scratch without connecting the phone, I get at the startup window the same problem (no icons on the home window and disable options).
On another PC its work well but I need it to work well with my workstation PC at work to sync meeting & etc.
What can I change in my computer that might affect it? After all it did work well in past.
Is that so complicated issue? maybe you can refer me to another place that can handle this.
techpda said:
Is that so complicated issue? maybe you can refer me to another place that can handle this.
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I do not know how complicated the issue is. If I knew the solution I would have posted it, believe me. I tried in vain to reproduce the error you are facing.
I also do not know any better place then XDA to seek for help, but you could try to talk Samsung directly. Sorry but I'm out of ideas
Try this (KIES SGS2 connection working)
I had a big problem with getting my SGS 2 connecting to KIES. I've got repeatedly "Cannot start service ont the device" or "device not detected".
Then I tried several combinations, like:
a. connecting the phone with the SIM and SD card,
b. connecting with SIM w/o SD
c. w/o SIM and with SD
d. w/o SIM and w/o SD
Apparently KIES started to recognize my phone when SIM card was not present (as in c and d). Then I tried to connect the phone with the SIM and SD card in but the SIM was not initilized (i.e. I wasn't entering PIN). KIES recognized the phone and then I was enetring the PIN.
Everuthing worked.
I hope this helps
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I searched on the web and found some similar problems but not an answer to what is happening to my phone.
My GS3 is running CheckROM v5.5 android 4.1.1 and I cannot connect it succesfully to any computer via USB.
Inicially, after I got CheckROM, it was working, but I don't know what I did that made it stop working.
I've tried to connect it to a PC and a Mac, tried with Kies and without it. On the mac also tried with and without the Android File Transfer.
I tried with USB Debugger on and off, too.
I am almost certain the problem is in the phone, because when I plug it there is no message about choosing MTP or Camera mode, or anything like that, it's just like I am charging it on the wall.
Also, I am able to sync it to Kies with Wi-fi connection on my PC.
What I really want is to be able to transfer music and larger files to the phone via USB.
My phone does not have an external SD card, just internal memory. Is there something I'm missing that can fix this?
Sorry about any english mistakes ;}
What I really want is to be able to transfer music and larger files to the phone via USB.
Cut and Paste via Windows Explorer .
jje
JJEgan said:
What I really want is to be able to transfer music and larger files to the phone via USB.
Cut and Paste via Windows Explorer .
jje
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The phone won't be detected by the computer. It does not appear on windows explorer.
Then you have no drivers install drivers see sticky on page one of General .
jje
I have this weird problem, I can't move files from my PC to S3 but it can do everything else.
What works:
1. I can see my phone in windows explorer including all the files.
2. I can copy files inside the phone. (using the phone)
3. I can copy folders from S3 to PC.
What doesn't:
1. When connected to USB i can see the files in windows explorer in the phone, i can right click and copy them or drag but it does not paste on the destination folder.
2. When I try to copy files on the computer from the SD card to the same folder using windows explorer a pop up window comes out saying "Cannot copy (title of file being copied): The device has either stopped responding or has been disconnected". But it is not disconnected nor did it stop because i can still browse the SD Card and the phone in windows explorer. When I copy the same file and folder inside the phone it works.
3.If i use Odin to try and flash another image it sees the phone but just sits without transfering even when phone is in download mode
What I already tried
1. Checking and un-checking USB debugging.
2. Turning the phone off an on again.
3. Using another laptop. So I guess the problem is in the phone.
4. Using another USB cable.
5. Factory reset
6. fix permissions in rom manager
Phone Info:
Phone: Samsumg Galaxy S3 GTI9300
Android Version: 4.1.2
Kernel Version: 3.031- 368423 [email protected] #1
Any help appreciated!
Hey
Is the s3 drivers properly installed on your laptop??
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I had a similar experience... here's what I did:
Uninstall kies.
Reboot pc
Reinstall kies
Enable usb debugging on your galaxy
Insert usb
Browse and copy.
Recommendation: use the same usb port every time you connect your device to the pc. At least on my system, it tries installing new Samsung modem drivers with every usc port I plug my phone into. And that's just silly.
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