Hello Xda,
I've recently flashed a custom 4.4.2 Kitkat rom and was trying to restore my SMS (to Messaging app not Hangouts).
The restore is completed successfuly without any errors, but when i open the messaging app I can't find any of the restored SMSs.
the file is message.sms .. and was taken from Android 4.2.2 using wondershare MobileGo.
Any idea how to solve this one ?
Thanks all.
No Replies at all ?! ... no one is familiar with .sms/xml file formats for SMS backup ?!
xda-Newbie said:
No Replies at all ?! ... no one is familiar with .sms/xml file formats for SMS backup ?!
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Had no problem restoring to OMNI with TiBu - I restored SMS, MMS, and call logs. The only restore I had issue with was with WiFi (needed advanced setting to get onto my works wifi and those special setting wouldnot restored on 4.4.x)
T
xda-Newbie said:
No Replies at all ?! ... no one is familiar with .sms/xml file formats for SMS backup ?!
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Do you still have the backup of the other ROM? If so, restore it, install Titanium Backup, backup SMS, and then restore on new ROM.
Is there any way to convert .sms file to .xml file ?
xda-Newbie said:
Is there any way to convert .sms file to .xml file ?
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What did you use to create the file in the first place? Check there to see if there is an option. Also, have you opened the file with a text editor? I'm willing to bet that it is already formatted in XML with a custom extension.
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xda-Newbie said:
Is there any way to convert .sms file to .xml file ?
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Did you even read my advice?
xda-Newbie said:
No Replies at all ?! ... no one is familiar with .sms/xml file formats for SMS backup ?!
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Try Backuptrans SMS + MMS Transfer. It can restore messages to android 4.4 device. If you have messages in .xml file, contact the support team and they will convert the file for you.
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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...!!
Arya said:
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;-)
Before I updated to 2.1 I saved all my sms messages to the sd card using the option in messaging. In 2.1 there doesn't seem to be any way of restoring them
Uh oh. I never used the built in backup.
It's a little too late for you, but for others, before upgrading, download "SMS Backup & Restore (by Ritesh Sahu)" on the Market (free) and backup.
It creates an XML (text) file that is easily read/edited/restored.
It saves onto your SD card at /sdcard/SMSBackupRestore/yyymmddhhmmss.xml
Upgrade to 2.1, then reinstall SMS Backup & Restore and restore that XML file.
a.r.k. said:
Before I updated to 2.1 I saved all my sms messages to the sd card using the option in messaging. In 2.1 there doesn't seem to be any way of restoring them
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Same here so what should we do now? Any manual method to restore?
same problem but with contacts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ysun86 said:
Same here so what should we do now? Any manual method to restore?
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same problem here, i was thinking that there might be a way to port mms from 1.6 to 2.1 and recover my sms that way. eather that or if any one knows of an app that does it for u with the file u already have saved.
plz help
Hello,
I was using WildChild custom rom for my WildfireS and created a SMS backup before flashing and moving to m1ndh4x8 ROM. In this ROM there is no backup/restore function though.
-How do I restore my messages? Can I upgrade the stock message app? Or is there any B&R app that can read the backup file? so far I tried many but non of them worked.
Thanks for your help.
maestro_mihagi said:
Hello,
I was using WildChild custom rom for my WildfireS and created a SMS backup before flashing and moving to m1ndh4x8 ROM. In this ROM there is no backup/restore function though.
-How do I restore my messages? Can I upgrade the stock message app? Or is there any B&R app that can read the backup file? so far I tried many but non of them worked.
Thanks for your help.
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Whats the file format of the backup u did is it a *.csv or a *.xml?
the file saved by the stock app doesn't have any extension. I tried to import it in excel but I can see only strange characters. I also tried to rename as *.xml and start the restore with SMS Backup and Restore but it says "Failed:Null".
Thanks for your interest.
maestro_mihagi said:
the file saved by the stock app doesn't have any extension. I tried to import it in excel but I can see only strange characters. I also tried to rename as *.xml and start the restore with SMS Backup and Restore but it says "Failed:Null".
Thanks for your interest.
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Hmmm
My stock sms does not contain resotring and backuping messages so i dont know if u want to be on the safe side the next time use super backup from the market
its backing up all ur sms contacs and the call log each one in a single file so u can easily restore
thanks, I restore the message in a very long way
1- i did a backup with CWM of the actual rom
2- I flashed the phone with the previous rom
3- I restored the sms backup with the stock messages app.
4- I made anotehr backup with SMSBackupandrestore
5- I restored the new ROM with the CWM backup
6- installed SMSB&R and imported my texts! Yeah..
Next time i will use directly third part software to do backup.
maestro_mihagi said:
thanks, I restore the message in a very long way
1- i did a backup with CWM of the actual rom
2- I flashed the phone with the previous rom
3- I restored the sms backup with the stock messages app.
4- I made anotehr backup with SMSBackupandrestore
5- I restored the new ROM with the CWM backup
6- installed SMSB&R and imported my texts! Yeah..
Next time i will use directly third part software to do backup.
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hahahah thats exactly what i had to do a few weeks ago but in my case i just lost one numer and had to do the whole procedure xD
Hi,
Just wondering if there is a solution for me here. I did a CWM backup before soft-bricking phone and now all is up and running again. I still have the clockworkmod folder on sdcard but no boot.img etc. I notice Titanium Backup is the paid version which offers the options mentioned here. Is there any chance of locating and recovering my sms from this cwm backup folder? TIA
I have a similar problem.
I have used stock message app for backup and tried to restore my messages after a factory reset of my HTC Sensation (stock rom). Backup file is 3MB big and I guess that is the "reason" why it keeps reporting that it is "Unable to restore messages".
The backup file is located on SD in the apropriate folder.
I tried with some old 768KB file and succeded. Sent 1 sms and did the new backup to be sure that folder is asociated with the app - everything is ok. Even though I have restored that 1 sms in order to test the restore function and the path to backup files. Everything works just fine.
Conclusion: The backup file I need is too big.
How to solve this issue?
Perhaps I could shrink it somehow or use another app to read the file? Any idea?
edit: I forgot to tell. Those messages are veeery important to me (business, love, contacts, etc...) so I'll try anything I can to restore them.
I guess I always ask some too dificult or stupid questions or am not being loved arround here
Sensation won't restore
pezzilla said:
I have a similar problem.
I have used stock message app for backup and tried to restore my messages after a factory reset of my HTC Sensation (stock rom). Backup file is 3MB big and I guess that is the "reason" why it keeps reporting that it is "Unable to restore messages".
The backup file is located on SD in the apropriate folder.
I tried with some old 768KB file and succeded. Sent 1 sms and did the new backup to be sure that folder is asociated with the app - everything is ok. Even though I have restored that 1 sms in order to test the restore function and the path to backup files. Everything works just fine.
Conclusion: The backup file I need is too big.
How to solve this issue?
Perhaps I could shrink it somehow or use another app to read the file? Any idea?
edit: I forgot to tell. Those messages are veeery important to me (business, love, contacts, etc...) so I'll try anything I can to restore them.
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Hi Pezilla
Did you resolve this issue? I did a factory reset of my HTC Sensation and have the exact same problem. File size is 2.3Mb. No problem restoring smaller files. I can't think how to reduce the size of the file because I don't know how to read it!!
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anbo1x said:
Hi Pezilla
Did you resolve this issue? I did a factory reset of my HTC Sensation and have the exact same problem. File size is 2.3Mb. No problem restoring smaller files. I can't think how to reduce the size of the file because I don't know how to read it!!
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Hi, I have a similar problem. I have an SMS backup file from my HTC Wildfire S. This backup file was created on the SD Card by my unrooted and unmodified phone. I then rooted the phone, and now run WildChild on it. I cannot restore my old SMS from the original backup file.
As mentioned above, I have a file with no extension.
How can I restore my SMS messages? What apps do I need and where will I get them. (Total Noob!!).
Thanks
jamsy said:
Hi, I have a similar problem. I have an SMS backup file from my HTC Wildfire S. This backup file was created on the SD Card by my unrooted and unmodified phone. I then rooted the phone, and now run WildChild on it. I cannot restore my old SMS from the original backup file.
As mentioned above, I have a file with no extension.
How can I restore my SMS messages? What apps do I need and where will I get them. (Total Noob!!).
Thanks
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I searched that issue very much, so sorry but no other application reads that stock sms backup You have to flash stock rom first, after that you can restore your sms.
So, I'm a new owner of an HTC Evo 4g LTE.
I'm currently running the CM9 ROM. Previous, was running Stock With Goodies (v.1.52 I believe?).
When I switched between the two, I guess GoBackup (the app I was using to backup all my stuff) didn't save my messages from the secure box. So, I had a friend send me the backup of our texts, and it's in the .hbk file format.
How can I restore texts from a .hbk file?
I haven't found any threads of the sort, so my apologies if this is a duplicate!
dominiquealexi said:
So, I'm a new owner of an HTC Evo 4g LTE.
I'm currently running the CM9 ROM. Previous, was running Stock With Goodies (v.1.52 I believe?).
When I switched between the two, I guess GoBackup (the app I was using to backup all my stuff) didn't save my messages from the secure box. So, I had a friend send me the backup of our texts, and it's in the .hbk file format.
How can I restore texts from a .hbk file?
I haven't found any threads of the sort, so my apologies if this is a duplicate!
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Try downloading a SMS backup app from the play store. Once you have downloaded it, go to the app and go to the location of the .hbk file and try and restore it. I hope I have answered your question.
Also, if you use Titanium for app backup it now supports backing up call logs and SMS/MMS across any ROM
.hbk is the file format for the sense stock sms app when you use it to backup sms.
I am also having a problem with it though, as when I try to restore my sms, it says internal storage unavailable..and no app I've tried supports hbk
No Idea what to do, but I suppose lesson learned, never trust stock.
Having the same issue , no app I have tried can read a .hbk file.
Has anyone had any luck with this. I have installed CM10 HTC one x jellybean and backed up the .HBK file from my previous ROM.
I really need to restore these SMS messages. Any ideas on how I can restore this?
Any help is appreciated guys!
Thanks
Cm9 lmao cm10 is in stable mode haha
cm10ed 3VO
the .hbk file needs to be in a folder called sms_backup on the sdcard.
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bonhug
bonhug said:
the .hbk file needs to be in a folder called sms_backup on the sdcard.
Regards
bonhug
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Worked like a champ! Thanks to bonhug.
bonhug said:
the .hbk file needs to be in a folder called sms_backup on the sdcard.
Regards
bonhug
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I already have a .hbk file inside sms_backup but neither htc sms backup nor sms backup & restore app could not restore it.
Any other solutions?
I recently change to galaxy s4 from s2
so in s2 i used to use go SMS, but when i switched to s4, i realised that Go sms pro is not able to read .DAT sms files, hence im not able to restore my previous sms at all.
I still have the file in my email, hoping that i will be able to get some help from here to restore it as its very important.
I hope that some kind soul can help me as there are really important messages in there!
its not neccessary for me to use sms go again, just need to be able to restore the dat sms file
or anyone know any software to convert the file to xml file so that go sms pro will be able to open it!
any help is appreciated.
Thank you!
weiling1992 said:
I recently change to galaxy s4 from s2
so in s2 i used to use go SMS, but when i switched to s4, i realised that Go sms pro is not able to read .DAT sms files, hence im not able to restore my previous sms at all.
I still have the file in my email, hoping that i will be able to get some help from here to restore it as its very important.
I hope that some kind soul can help me as there are really important messages in there!
its not neccessary for me to use sms go again, just need to be able to restore the dat sms file
or anyone know any software to convert the file to xml file so that go sms pro will be able to open it!
any help is appreciated.
Thank you!
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SMS Backup & Restore worked fine for me from my S3 to S4
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore
Hooterman said:
SMS Backup & Restore worked fine for me from my S3 to S4
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore
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Odd, sms backup and restore gave me an error and wouldn't restore. I switched to sms backup+ and that worked fine. It also does auto backups and stores the backups in gmail rather than on the device.
Either app is an option however.
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mikebuck69 said:
Odd, sms backup and restore gave me an error and wouldn't restore. I switched to sms backup+ and that worked fine. It also does auto backups and stores the backups in gmail rather than on the device.
Either app is an option however.
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thenx
can someone please load the stock messaging apk
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p-slim said:
can someone please load the stock messaging apk
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Can you just open a zip of whatever 4.2.2 rom you like the messaging app in, rip the .apk from the archive, and then drop it in your /system/app folder, and reboot?