Hi,
i gave a Xperia S, yesterday i've instaled cm9.1, but i forgot to backup my phone book to sd.card, intead i have made a pc companion full backup, i've tried to restore it but it wont work, a message appears to restart my phone and try again. i did that 3 times but no results.
Is there a method to extract my phonebook from a pc companion backup file?
thanks
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sorry, my mistake.
Flash stock firmware.
Restore backup from pc companion.
Backup contacts in the stock contacts app onto internal storage.
Now flash cm9.1
Restore contacts from internal storage. Done!
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Hi, I'm now using the MiniCM rom. Everything works fine and its a really really awesome ROM.
MiniCM thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964223
But I'm facing ONE deadly problem, There's no "Backup and Restore" app in it.. I've tried searching the net for the .apk but most of them, after installing, shows a "LOCKED" as I'm not running the official ROM..
Someone please give me a link to the cracked one that will work for my MiniCM ROM? I know there's one, I used it before , but deleted it after i changed back to stock ROM. Now I changed back to MiniCM and I really really need the app..
Please help thanks for your time
First of all you were posting on the wrong section. This should be posted in General Section. Second posting of warez here are not allowed, with regards to your query you can search for titanium backup, to backup/restore your application, but if you want to backup your system use xrecovery for that! Hope it this helps.
Alright, but all my contacts were backed up using Backup and Restore, i need the same app again to restore my contacts.. Titanium backup couldn't do that.
deedii said:
First of all you were posting on the wrong section. This should be posted in General Section. Second posting of warez here are not allowed, with regards to your query you can search for titanium backup, to backup/restore your application, but if you want to backup your system use xrecovery for that! Hope it this helps.
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Alright, but all my contacts were backed up using Backup and Restore, i need the same app again to restore my contacts.. Titanium backup couldn't do that.
sotongzxc said:
Alright, but all my contacts were backed up using Backup and Restore, i need the same app again to restore my contacts.. Titanium backup couldn't do that.
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you should have backup your contacts using titanium backup or just sync it with google..its easier that way
Yup just sync it with google or you can export it to SD. In froyobread the fix for Restore and Backup is by just editing build.prop, coz dx uses Sh!t instead of Sony, and that causes the problem in Restore & Backup, i dont know with MiniCM
anmiman said:
you should have backup your contacts using titanium backup or just sync it with google..its easier that way
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At that point of time I didn't knew I could do that :X
deedii said:
Yup just sync it with google or you can export it to SD. In froyobread the fix for Restore and Backup is by just editing build.prop, coz dx uses Sh!t instead of Sony, and that causes the problem in Restore & Backup, i dont know with MiniCM
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I have very little knowledge about this kinda stuff man. I don't even know what's build.prop :/
you can always reflash to stock 2.1 rom, restore your contacts using Backup and Restore, then sync it with google account before flashing any custom ROM.
ps: and you posted this in the wrong section, and you should do a search first since I think I've seen someone posted backup and restore apk somewhere.
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I have very little knowledge about this kinda stuff man. I don't even know what's build.prop :/
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Hey im not a MAN. lol...
deedii said:
Hey im not a MAN. lol...
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Woopsy :X Sorry
frahmadani said:
you can always reflash to stock 2.1 rom, restore your contacts using Backup and Restore, then sync it with google account before flashing any custom ROM.
ps: and you posted this in the wrong section, and you should do a search first since I think I've seen someone posted backup and restore apk somewhere.
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So what do you all suggest I do now?
Google myphoneexplorer.
OR you can do manually using this steps (dont need internet access to save your contacts)
1. goto "Contacts"
2. press menu button -> Import/Export
3. select "Export to SD card"
it will saved as 001.vcf (you can save to your PC if u want)
to restore, using same steps 1-2 and for steps 3 select Import from SD card
Use Backup everything, it backs up everything except the contacts, you have to do this manually.
Here´s the link:
http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/tools/backup-everything_ooxb.html
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So what do you all suggest I do now?
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if you can't find a working Backup and Restore apk, then I'd say you should reflash to stock eclair (or restore an eclair xrecovery backup if you made one), and restore your contacts.
then, you can rebackup your contacts again using any of our suggestions (google sync, export to sd card, backupeverything, or myphoneexplorer).
take a look at this --- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14995135#post14995135
here is the link, maybe it can help a bit
Hi
I'm a new member , I really found that you're brilliant developpers
My quest is : if I wanted to install a MOD or a theme , or even tried to change the whole ROM , and something went wrong with me , what can I do to fix it ?
NOTE : I've fully backuped my phone via Titanium Backup
Thanks a lot
PCC and SEUS are primary for fixes!
Sent from my xperia "z10i"
You need to firstly root your rom with flashtool
http://uploaded.to/file/g3uingdb
This will install xrecovery and busy box on your phone
Then back up your rom via xrecovery this will be a full nandroid backup of your generic rom which you can save on your micro SD card or PC then go ahead and install roms
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You need to firstly root your rom with flashtool
http://uploaded.to/file/g3uingdb
This will install xrecovery and busy box on your phone
Then back up your rom via xrecovery this will be a full nandroid backup of your generic rom which you can save on your micro SD card or PC then go ahead and install roms
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Recovery does not save stuff onto your pc, it saves the backups onto your sd card
(for xRecovery the backup is stored at sdcard/xRecovery/backups, similar for CWM recovery)
Every time you decide to flash a new rom/theme always remember to do a full nandroid backup through recovery. titanium backup can only back apps and not the full system.
thanks all
My afraidness is that my xRecovery says that I can't backup because there's some lost files !!
Why that **** ???
Thanks a lot again
Yes I know but you can copy it to your PC which will be a backup
Thanks everybody , everything is awsome , everything went well , I could finally have a full system backup
Hi all, I was on an unrooted 2.3.3 standard rom, I then rooted, made a full backup and an apps backup using titanium. I then flashed to Ressurection Remix 1.8.1 and noticed that my contacts did not come back. I thought with a full backup and apps backup that the contacts would be backed up, but I am not sure If I have now lost them or what I can do to get them recovered, can anyone help ?
If I recovered my full backup, would that have my contacts in it ?
If you had signed in using Google account, sign in again and you're contacts will be available.... Unless you set the option specific to phone only
Sent from my GT-I9100
One its wrong forum rules say Q&A for questions .
TB backs up your apps only .
Nandroid backup is full image of rom .
Kies backup of contacts or Google synced or restore from Sim card .
jje
atifsh said:
If you had signed in using Google account, sign in again and you're contacts will be available.... Unless you set the option specific to phone only
Sent from my GT-I9100
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Yeah I don't use google for contacts.
JJEgan said:
One its wrong forum rules say Q&A for questions .
TB backs up your apps only .
Nandroid backup is full image of rom .
Kies backup of contacts or Google synced or restore from Sim card .
jje
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It's bordering on a question and a request for assistance. I'm sure a moderator will move it if its in the wrong place.
TB makes a backup of apps, but I have noticed (after the event) that it will also backup contacts if you manually select it to. Why this isnt turned on by default is baffling.
The Nandroid backup is not a backup then, its a rom backup. That was my mistake for thinking it was a backup of the phone.
I dont use Kies, or google or store contacts on sim. I take it I have lost my contacts completely now then and no way of getting them back ?
Would a data recovery program be able to read the phones internal memory as a drive ? You would think there is something it could recover ?
The file recovery program RECUVA free ware is worth a try or you could open a Nandroid backup .
Nandroid is an image of the phone rom in full including contacts .
jje
JJEgan said:
The file recovery program RECUVA free ware is worth a try or you could open a Nandroid backup .
Nandroid is an image of the phone rom in full including contacts .
jje
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thanks thats encouraging and good to know, I'll have a play around with it tonight when I get in from work.
RECUVA wouldnt see the phone memory. Nandroid backup let me look at the backup that was made, I saw the contacts.apk but even after I saved it to a location (I did this several times) I went to the location and it didnt show. I even tried to install but it says there was a contacts list there and wouldnt let me overwrite.
I did a full recovery and now all my contacts are back. I will make several backups of these hehe. I don;t want that to happen again.
Thanks for the help.
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Hi all, I was on an unrooted 2.3.3 standard rom, I then rooted, made a full backup and an apps backup using titanium. I then flashed to Ressurection Remix 1.8.1 and noticed that my contacts did not come back. I thought with a full backup and apps backup that the contacts would be backed up, but I am not sure If I have now lost them or what I can do to get them recovered, can anyone help ?
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You can use Titanium Backup to restore your contacts. You have to backup everything first (user applications and system data), flash your new ROM, reinstall TB.
At this point, you can restore your contacts: just open TB and search the backup list for something like "[Contacts....]......" with green title. Restore it (data only), reboot and you should see your contacts.
All the "[something]" items in green are settings and data. Contacts, wireless networks, bookmarks, and so on.
I use this procedure for every new ROM.
Only problems found: restoring SMS/MMS from GB to ICS doesn't work (for me, at least).
Good Luck
You can recover lost contacts from Samsung Galaxy after rooting. To do this, connect your Galaxy phone to your laptop and use a Samsung Contact Recovery program to be able to view the deleted files in the task window. After this, click on the ones that you want to recover.
i used 2.3.6 stock fw til some hours ago and i did a backup with CWM recovery and now flashed CM9(which is ICS)
can someone explain how to restore my contacts? im not even interested in my old apps anymore. i just need the contact list
i tried restoring the full backup with CWM which resulted in a bootloop( no wonder, GB backup on ICS...)
please help
I will try to help.
It depends on where you asked to save your contacts.
If you save in your Google account then the contacts will synchronized automatic after you login to your Google acount.
If you save in your Sim card or storage then you should import them by selecting import/export >> import from SIM card / storage.
if you still not succes you need to restore to GB and save them in google, and you never will lost them
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i used 2.3.6 stock fw til some hours ago and i did a backup with CWM recovery and now flashed CM9(which is ICS)
can someone explain how to restore my contacts? im not even interested in my old apps anymore. i just need the contact list
i tried restoring the full backup with CWM which resulted in a bootloop( no wonder, GB backup on ICS...)
please help
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This is not a help/questions forum, its a development forum. These types of topics go into the General or Q&A sections.
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I emailed this to the GO Backup developer, but got no reply for weeks. pls help i need help in my case urgently. thankyou very much pls read and try to give suggestions even though you cant help thx.
"Dear Sir/Mdm,
My name is Devin Jadewood.
I am emailing the developer of GO Backup for help regarding the restoration of a backup I created using your excellent software GO Backup.
GO Backup is very useful in backing up and restoring my data.
However, i changed recently from Sony Xperia X10 phone to Sony Xperia U phone.
So, I wanted to restore my backup of Sony Xperia X10 phone to Sony Xperia U phone.
Then, unfortunately, i accidentally deleted the GO Backup folder from the Sony Xperia 10 phone microSD card thinking that there was no backup.
But, I had pressed 'extract text messages from backup' option last time.
So, I noticed that there is still a "messages_gobackup_2012-07-17_12-49-57" xml file in the root folder of the microSD card.
Please tell me how do I restore it to my new Sony Xperia U phone.
Thankyou for your kind attention.
I would appreciate it if you help me.
Devin Jadewood."
also i tried using other backup apps to restore the xml file but the xml file was not compatible.
computer softwares to decode the xml files also dont work as i have no xls stylesheet for this file.
i tried xls stylesheet of other sms backup apps and they are not compatible.
pls help. thankyou very much
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