[NEW] PIM Backup v2.8 [NEW]

[dotfred]

PIM Backup v2.8(Release date 20 Jan 2008)

- fix for keeping old files when value is 10 (schedule options)
- fix for subfolders having same name as folders under root (messages restore)
- fix for the delimiter selection when restoring contacts from csv file (contacts mapping fields)
- fix for "add only new messages" when restoring binary backup (messages restore)

more infos on www.dotfred.net (http://www.dotfred.net)

TODO:

MMS Backup/restore doesn't work!

- fix problem with mms "attachments" which are stored on disk but are not considered as attachments in the cemail.vol (wonderful!)
Arcsoft MMS software uses own-defined properties (blobs) in pmailMsgs table in cemail.vol but I cannot decipher them for the moment.

- conversion of text backups <-> binary backups

Version 2.7:

In 2.6, the backup/restore thread priority has been diminished so it took less resources during the task, and so other programs could continue to work properly. The problem is that a backup/restore task could take much more time to end. This has been changed by adding this feature as parameter, and so it can be changed manually by the user.

Version 2.6:

- fix bug in binary restore of contacts (birthday overwritten by anniversary)
- fix bug in binary/text restore of appointments (status, reminder not correct)
- fix bug in zip utility => unicode compliant
- fix bug in restore of tasks (wm2003se only) for (partially) undated tasks
- fix bug in restore of messages (only messages from an unknown account are discarded)
- fix bug in csv contacts import (csv coming from another application)
- fix bug in restore of speed dials (wm6 only)
- added restore custom files individual selection

Version 2.5:

- fix bug in binary backup of appointments containing recipients
- fix bug in binary/text custom files backup
- added rename old file option in custom file restore

Version 2.4:

- fix a crash bug during restore of a text backup for messages having no
subject
- fix a bug in scheduled backup
- add one instance only

Version 2.3:

- fix for notes in wm2k3
- add more error messages in case of backup/restore failure

Version 2.2:

- fix for messages backup problem that causes wm2k3 pda's to soft-reset
- fix for custom files not found in list in csx backup file

Version 2.1:

- fixed bug introduced in hex fields in text backup in v2.0
- add a custom backup functionality for specific files, folders or file types.
- changed some cosmetic things in the layouts
- fixed some minor bugs
- fixed bug in binary task binary backup

Version 2.0:

- added escape character in text, so the parsing of csv text works in all cases.

CAUTION, a bad parsing can still appear for backups made in earlier versions.

- added binary backups for fastness and reliability. (A tool will be provided in the future to allow to convert text backups to binary backups and vice-versa).

- schedule problem fixed.

- added UNC folders names for default folders (inbox, outbox, sent items, drafts, deleted items) in messages, so the restore could be done on a device having another language.

- fixed the problem of messages stored in folders at the same level as Inbox

- creation of temporary backup files can be either in memory or in the backup destination folder.

Version 1.9:

- fix bug in all day recurring appointments restore
- fix bug in non recurring tasks restore
- restore for "add only new..." option should go faster
- remove empty files from \Windows\Messaging

Version 1.8:

- fix problem of lost records (csv parser has been redesigned)

ADVICE: In WM6 if you have to restore call logs, do it separately especially if you have a lot of them, because cprog.exe (phone application) will take all the cpu to rebuild the links between contacts and calls, so this is not good for the rest of the restore.

Version 1.7:

- fix for crashing bug during restore of contacts or messages

Version 1.6:

- Yomi included for contacts (not tested, need confirmation on this)
- fix for call logs in WM6 (allynm)
- fix appointments load (leo ramik)
- fix problem for messages load (same as appts)
- fix csv parser bug (last one, I hope)
- fix problem with speeddials restore (WM6 only) (it is slow, but it works) (work around provided by dan1967 (thanks!))
- fix for appts restore (_vint)

Version 1.5:

- fix toolbar bug (wm2003se only)
- fix sms backup bug (wm2003se only) (carolos)
- fix schedule bug (ebliss)
- fix birthday bug in contacts (gambit999)
- fix csv parser bug (exel07)

Version 1.4:

- fix a bug found in backup/restore of messages in WM2003SE (choas)
- fix a bug concerning exclusions of folders in backup of messages (faria)

Version 1.3:

- fix a bug found in restore of call logs backup under WM6 (backup made on WM6 only) (faria)

Version 1.2:

- fix a bug found when handling unicode files with chinese character set (Sipher)

Version 1.1:

- fix a bug in CSV parser (borjok536)
- added option verbose in main menu (allynm) (the status list is less updated without verbose)
- added SystemIdleTimerReset to avoid that the pda is suspended during the backup/restore process

Description:

This tool has been made in order to replace the PPCBckpContacts application.
As its predecessor, PPCPimBackup allows to backup/restore the Personal information of the pocket pc user, but new functionalities have been added.

This tool allows to backup/restore:

- appointments
- call logs
- contacts
- messages (SMS, Mails, ...) NEW !!! :D
- speed dials
- tasks

Restore contacts:

It is possible now to restore a text file containing contacts backed up from other applications, like in Outlook Express, the only constraint is that the first line should contain the fields and the fields need a separator. (See screenshots). The tool allows to map default fields to fields found in the file. It is possible now to insert duplicates.

Backup messages:

The mail database is completely parsed to retrieve all the messages stored in every directory and subdirectory. It is possible to select which account and directories should be backed up. You can save attachments as wel if they exist on the pocket pc.

Restore messages:

Same as the backup, you can select which account and directories should be restored to the device. Caution, if an account doesn't exist on the pocket pc, this application will discard the messages that belong to that account.

Restore appointments:

There was a bug in PPCBckpContacts where appointments with the same name on different dates weren't restored. This should be fixed in this tool.

Schedule backup:

It is possible to schedule a backup, each day of the week and this at a specific hour. If the pocket pc is suspended, it will wake up and do the backup. You can eventually control the number of backups to keep and switch off the pocket pc after the scheduled backup is finished.
The schedule backup creates a notification that can be cleared via the Options Menu.

File types:

There is only one file type now, which is .pib (Personal Information Backup), in fact it is just a zip file (so you can open it with a zip application) which contain the different text files used in PPCBckpContacts, so you can still extract these files, edit them on a pc using Excel or Notepad and eventually restore them without putting them back in the .pib file.


This is the first release, it has been tested on WM4.2, WM5 and WM6.

Comments, bugs, suggestions are welcome.

Yours sincerly,

.Fred

Screenshots:

http://www.dotfred.net/ppcpimbackup.gif

Use notice:

The exe contained in the zip file, should be copied and launched on the pocket pc, and not on a pc.
If you have any comments, bugs report, suggestions, problems, then you could send them to this address dotfred@dotfred.net, I will carefully consider them.

[mestrini]

Restore appointments:

There was a bug in PPCBckpContacts where appointments with the same name on different dates weren't restored. This should be fixed in this tool.



I just hope this will finally allow me to move from one aku version to another :rolleyes: without installing M$ Outlook

Tx for your effort m8

PS:
Did you manage to reproduce the "different versions in same device" error?

[baniaczek]

Another great tool. Thanks. Even contact pictures were restored.
BTW. My pim.vol was reduced in size: 788kb => 508kb (restore into empty pim.vol). The reason is clean and fair.
Thanks again.

[mestrini]

I'm still having a problem with appointments and not sure if it's caused by your program or another one of M$ "gifts". The error is that appointments with never ending patterns don't appear after the actual day although the data in each appointment is correct :confused:

[baniaczek]

1. Consider backup/restore program settings.
2. Command line switch -AutoRestore dirName would be nice. This should restore everything from the latest backup from specified directory. Restoration process should be aborted if one/any/all databases are not empty - to avoid accidentally use. This command line switch could be used during autorun after hard reset. I think -AutoRestore should copy program itself somewhere into main memory to allow scheduled backups (if settings would be restored too) - storage card is not alway inserted into PPC.

:)

[oldsap]

It even works on my T-Mobile SDA WM5.0 Smartphone except for the options part( i cannot uncheck the boxes) :)

[greatbal]

It even works on my T-Mobile SDA WM5.0 Smartphone except for the options part( i cannot uncheck the boxes) :)

you can use SPHelper or any other similar app that simulates a cursor on your SP. I find those apps really useful hen trying to run PPC apps on SPs. ;)

[dotfred]

I'm still having a problem with appointments and not sure if it's caused by your program or another one of M$ "gifts". The error is that appointments with never ending patterns don't appear after the actual day although the data in each appointment is correct :confused:

I will take a look, honestly I didn't go into deep testing for appointments...

Cheers,

.Fred

[dotfred]

1. Consider backup/restore program settings.
2. Command line switch -AutoRestore dirName would be nice. This should restore everything from the latest backup from specified directory. Restoration process should be aborted if one/any/all databases are not empty - to avoid accidentally use. This command line switch could be used during autorun after hard reset. I think -AutoRestore should copy program itself somewhere into main memory to allow scheduled backups (if settings would be restored too) - storage card is not alway inserted into PPC.

:)

1. Can you be more specific on this topic
2. I suppose that this part is linked to point 1. I will think about this.

Cheers,

.Fred

[oldsap]

you can use SPHelper or any other similar app that simulates a cursor on your SP. I find those apps really useful hen trying to run PPC apps on SPs. ;)

Thanks for the tip oh GREAT ONE ;)

@FRED thanks for this freeware.

[CWKJ]

Does that mean that,

1. PIM Backup from AKU3.x can be use in WM6?

2. PIM Backup from AKU2.x can be use in AKU3.x?

3. PIM Backup from WM5 can be use in WM6?

4. PIM Backup from WM2003SE can be use in WM6?

5. PIM Backup from WM2003SE can be use in WM5?

6. Any missed combinations?

[tux_tux]

Thanks for PIM backup..

[gunigugu]

Looks like a neat lil piece of software.

I'm looking to ug from Wm5 to WM6, but I don't want to retain any old useless data that may conflict with the new O.S.

Is is possible to only back-up & restore just the MMS? or is it all messages and email?

Thanks

[pharaoh]

Can I use this to backup non-Treo SMS and restore to Treo 750v?

[allynm]

This is most excellent, I have a few suggestions / questions:

- when backing up LARGE groups of data, it seems more effort goes to updating the list box than actually reading the data. (i switched to another application and came back to find it was going 2x when not having to refresh the list). also, the list slows considerably when passing 1000 entries for any particular type of data.

- the device (tytn) is allowed to power down during the backup - user has to keep hitting the screen to keep it alive.

- how does restoring work? is everything overwritten? are duplicate entries avoided? what if the restore is from a .pib that has been modified (multiple backups merged)? can several .pib files be restored with the end result of all data being merged on the device (say each covered a range of dates - no overlap)? what if there is overlap - do you end up with duplicates?

- is there some way to take a pim.vol (on the pc) and convert it to a .pib?

i'm trying to figure out how to merge the incremental backups i've made with SPB during each of my ROM upgrades. i've used SpbBackupUnpack.exe to extract the SPB images on the pc, and there are some txt files within the /Databases/cemail.vol folder of the extracted backup, but these are not .csv files, and there appears to be no easy method to convert them over.

i do have the pim.vol from each backup, but i've had no luck attempting to overwrite the existing one with the old one (in an attempt to then make a .pib within the device).

[borjok536]

I'm using BlueAngel wm5 aku 3.5, here is the error message that promps when I try to restore my message backup, "Error csv bad record" "bad record found at line 17"...

[jcespi2005]

thanks for the tool, very usefull.

[dotfred]

Does that mean that,

1. PIM Backup from AKU3.x can be use in WM6?

2. PIM Backup from AKU2.x can be use in AKU3.x?

3. PIM Backup from WM5 can be use in WM6?

4. PIM Backup from WM2003SE can be use in WM6?

5. PIM Backup from WM2003SE can be use in WM5?

6. Any missed combinations?

It should work indeed. I don't have a WM2003SE device, only the emulator.
So I've tested only a part of these combinations.
Don't forget that in WM2003SE, the picture is not stored.

You are here guys to test those functionalities!;)

Cheers,

.Fred

[dotfred]

I'm using BlueAngel wm5 aku 3.5, here is the error message that promps when I try to restore my message backup, "Error csv bad record" "bad record found at line 17"...

Hi borjok536,

Don't worry about the version, it is nothing to do with your problem.

I developed a CSV parser, and it's surely not perfect. This error means, that at line 17, the parser found a mismatch and couldn't retrieve the record with all its fields.

Here is the layout of the messages csv file:

Msg Id;Sender Name;Sender Address;Sender AddressType;Prefix;Subject;Body;BodyType;Folder;Ac count;Msg Class;Content Length;Msg Size;Msg Flags;Msg Status;Modify Time;Delivery Time;Recipient Nbr;Recipients;Attachment Nbr;Attachments

If a field contains a [CR], a [LF], a [CRLF], a [;], a [,], a["], it will be stored between double quotes.

For instance:


"Hello James,
How are you?

Did you get my message?";""Fred" <+12345678>";

Here the parser will find 2 fields and will keep them like this:

Field 1:



Hello James,
How are you?

Did you get my message?


Field 2:



"Fred" <+12345678>



Cheers,

.Fred

[borjok536]

can this be fixed in the next version? thanks for creating this software for us.....

[oldsap]

i dont know if this is possible but could the T9's "My Words" be backed upped too?

[bdaher]

Thanx a lot Great Software

[dotfred]

can this be fixed in the next version? thanks for creating this software for us.....

I need to find out why one of your records is "bad formated"!
And without that I can't. So if you can provide me the lines in error, it would be easier!

Cheers,

.Fred

[dotfred]

Can I use this to backup non-Treo SMS and restore to Treo 750v?
If you can store the sms in a CSV file format as the one used in PIM backup, yes, otherwise no!

Cheers,

.Fred

[dotfred]

i dont know if this is possible but could the T9's "My Words" be backed upped too?
There is a thread somewhere on the forum, where a guy found the file that contains the T9 dico. This is nothing to do with pim.vol or cemail.vol. It is just a text file in a directory.

Cheers,

.Fred

[zaidam]

Thanks for GREAT software. Now I ready to flash my device to any upgrade ROm available.

[dotfred]

This is most excellent, I have a few suggestions / questions:

- when backing up LARGE groups of data, it seems more effort goes to updating the list box than actually reading the data. (i switched to another application and came back to find it was going 2x when not having to refresh the list). also, the list slows considerably when passing 1000 entries for any particular type of data.

- the device (tytn) is allowed to power down during the backup - user has to keep hitting the screen to keep it alive.

- how does restoring work? is everything overwritten? are duplicate entries avoided? what if the restore is from a .pib that has been modified (multiple backups merged)? can several .pib files be restored with the end result of all data being merged on the device (say each covered a range of dates - no overlap)? what if there is overlap - do you end up with duplicates?

- is there some way to take a pim.vol (on the pc) and convert it to a .pib?

i'm trying to figure out how to merge the incremental backups i've made with SPB during each of my ROM upgrades. i've used SpbBackupUnpack.exe to extract the SPB images on the pc, and there are some txt files within the /Databases/cemail.vol folder of the extracted backup, but these are not .csv files, and there appears to be no easy method to convert them over.

i do have the pim.vol from each backup, but i've had no luck attempting to overwrite the existing one with the old one (in an attempt to then make a .pib within the device).

1) You're right, I will add an option, to only show some points in the backup/restore process and not every entry, like I do for messages.

2) what do you want me to do? Reset the idle time ? Be more specific, please

3) Well if you've already used PPCBckpContacts in the past or tried PPCPimBackup, you would have the answer.

4) nope, impossible. I tried that first, but it simply doesn't work. The pim.vol database contains several tables with foreign keys (ids in other tables). It will be a very huge work to make the job, and in case you don't know, M$ is the champion in changing the layout of the tables. For instance, the speed dials table structure is not the same in WM2003SE, WM2005 and WM2006. Nice isn't it!!! So forget about that.

Cheers,

.Fred

[dotfred]

Thanks for GREAT software. Now I ready to flash my device to any upgrade ROm available.

Be sure first, that you can restore your backup ! :eek:

Cheers,

.Fred

[borjok536]

here is the backup of my sms messages

[kinmont]

Aawesome it works Great!. Thanks for all you do.

[allynm]

> 2) what do you want me to do? Reset the idle time ? Be more specific, please

I'm not sure if there is a real fix for this actually. It just seems wrong that during the backup process itself that the device can go to sleep if the backup takes longer than the idle timeout. If the idle time was reset every few seconds (only while the backup was running), it would prevent this. I suspect that without such a fix, the device would also fall back asleep in the middle of a scheduled backup, which would prevent the backup from completing until the device was used again.

> 3) Well if you've already used PPCBckpContacts in the past or tried PPCPimBackup, you would have the answer.

I was running PimBackup - I was afraid of what would happen if I hit the 'next' button on the restore - I didnt realize there was an additional prompt, and didnt want to learn this the 'hard way' (by killing / duplicating my data :) ).

> It will be a very huge work to make the job, and in case you don't know, M$ is the champion in changing the layout of the tables. For instance, the speed dials table structure is not the same in WM2003SE, WM2005 and WM2006. Nice isn't it!!! So forget about that.

Heheh, wonderful M$!

Side note: is there some app or method that will let me replace the pim.vol with my own provided backup? (replace the file itself directly, not import / export contents)

Thanks for your assistance, and for providing this program
Al

[CWKJ]

It should work indeed. I don't have a WM2003SE device, only the emulator.
So I've tested only a part of these combinations.
Don't forget that in WM2003SE, the picture is not stored.

You are here guys to test those functionalities!;)

Cheers,

.Fred
Thanks for the tools. Great ! ! !

Does it also backup the Ringtone associate with the particular contact?

[bluecream4]

Hi .Fred,

Thanks a lot for Wonderful Apps !! ..:)

[dotfred]

Thanks for the tools. Great ! ! !

Does it also backup the Ringtone associate with the particular contact?
Yeap, it does!

Cheers,

.Fred

[sipher]

Hi Fred,
Thanks for the great tools, just tried it and had restored all the items except Contacts and Messages. Somehow it show an error during restoring process, here is the error messsage.
Error(ERROR_CSV_BAD_RECORD): Bad Record found at line 254. Nothing Done.

Anyway I could restore my contacts? Cause I did not sync with my outlook yet, and I have about 500 contacts.... so any help will be appreciate!!!

If you have time to check up this issue for me, I can send you the PIB file via email. many thanks~~

Regards

Sipher

[dotfred]

Hi Fred,
Thanks for the great tools, just tried it and had restored all the items except Contacts and Messages. Somehow it show an error during restoring process, here is the error messsage.
Error(ERROR_CSV_BAD_RECORD): Bad Record found at line 254. Nothing Done.

Anyway I could restore my contacts? Cause I did not sync with my outlook yet, and I have about 500 contacts.... so any help will be appreciate!!!

If you have time to check up this issue for me, I can send you the PIB file via email. many thanks~~

Regards

Sipher

Hi Sipher,

I'm working right now on this problem, you're the second one today having that problem.
I already solved the problem for the other one (borjok536), let's hoep it this the same for you. Send me your .pib to dotfred@dotfred.net

Cheers,

.Fred

[mestrini]

Side note: is there some app or method that will let me replace the pim.vol with my own provided backup? (replace the file itself directly, not import / export contents)
Al

yep, it's a known and discussed issue.
Use a file explorer like TotalCommander and rename your pim.vol to pim_.vol (or any other flavor) then copy your backup (already named pim.vol in another folder) to device root; accept question about overwriting old version (CE creates a new one if you take too long ;) )

Remember that you can't mix different Time Zones nor different AKU!!!

cheers

[dotfred]

New release version 1.1

see first post for download and infos

Cheers,

.Fred

[borjok536]

dotfred.....

[moisha]

Great job.

Thank you !

[tomal]

Dear DF,

Thank you for your great work! Well done.
I've just downloaded this tool and hope it will fix my appointments restore problem where everytime I was missing some of the appointments.

Regards/Ranju

[vivi]

Thankss .Fred.
Tried it and it's great,I could restore my speeddials from PPCBackupContact with PIM Backup.
I put all of your programs in my personal modified ROM for ASUS P525 I am using.
And this one made me have to creat a new ROM today.
God bless you.

vivi

[Keng230]

Fred!! What a wonderful you are!!!
Thanks for all your great works (^_^)

[bluecream4]

Hi Fred,

How sweet you are ! ! !
Now I can restore my Thai Unicode PIM .. (゜∀゜)人(゜∀゜)

Nette。_・☆

[dotfred]

Thankss .Fred.
Tried it and it's great,I could restore my speeddials from PPCBackupContact with PIM Backup.
I put all of your programs in my personal modified ROM for ASUS P525 I am using.
And this one made me have to creat a new ROM today.
God bless you.

vivi
Hey master vivi,
What's up man?

I'm glad you like it! But don't put it in your Rom yet, three versions in three days, already! :eek:

Cheers,

Fred

[c_shekhar]

Great software indeed... Thanks .fred

[vivi]

Hey master vivi,
What's up man?

I'm glad you like it! But don't put it in your Rom yet, three versions in three days, already! :eek:

Cheers,

Fred

I'm fine ,Thankss .Fred.
Haha I gonna build everyday ROM.

[dotfred]

Hi Fred,

How sweet you are ! ! !
Now I can restore my Thai Unicode PIM .. (゜∀゜)人(゜∀゜)

Nette。_・☆
I don't know, who's sweet here? :D;)

C u,

Fred.

[bdaher]

Nice Work
Thanx 4 Sharing

[faria]

allo dotfred
thanks very much for app ,as always your work in unmatched! you are the genius of pim!:D

im using it in a wm6 rom.... everything works fine ecept when restoring call logs....they get restored but once you go and check the call logs in the phone ,there is none there.... but since no one reported the same i assume it is something to do with my rom.just to let you know...
once again thanks.
regards
faria

[dotfred]

allo dotfred
thanks very much for app ,as always your work in unmatched! you are the genius of pim!:D

im using it in a wm6 rom.... everything works fine ecept when restoring call logs....they get restored but once you go and check the call logs in the phone ,there is none there.... but since no one reported the same i assume it is something to do with my rom.just to let you know...
once again thanks.
regards
faria
As mentioned on buzzdev.net, you're right I changed something because it doesn't work anymore in wm6. :mad:

I will investigate tonight!

Cheers,

.Fred

[Kelvino9]

Great work on a great progmram. Don't understand why no company could create something so useful and small program before. It had to be a smart guy from xda-developers to serve the needs of the pda community with such a important backup tool. Thanks again.

[inside24]

Thanks dotfred for good programe

[faria]

As mentioned on buzzdev.net, you're right I changed something because it doesn't work anymore in wm6. :mad:

I will investigate tonight!

Cheers,

.Fred
thanks for you response.:)
about suggestions ....
how about a option to backup and restore "favorites" INTERNET explorer that is,i know is not related to pim but since it makes part of active-sync options
this would come very handy for people in the road etc....:) just an idea.

thanks

[jcespi2005]

Hi..

Congratulations for the PIM Backup soft... great stuff :)

But in WM6 dosn't work, and freezes my Hermes...Starts to work correct, but more elements sends to backup file, more freezes, until is completily "tosted" Dosn't matter wath send to backup, mail or call log, every backup i get a "tosted" pocketpc :(

I see you are working to resolv the issue...good lock

I love this soft, hope you get working on WM6.

Regards.

[dotfred]

thanks for you response.:)
about suggestions ....
how about a option to backup and restore "favorites" INTERNET explorer that is,i know is not related to pim but since it makes part of active-sync options
this would come very handy for people in the road etc....:) just an idea.

thanks
Hi faria,

Thanks for comments and suggestions, but sorry, I will stick to the personal information backup/restore stuff, so pim.vol and cemail.vol
The rest is easy to get, not needed in this tool.

Cheers,

.Fred

[dotfred]

Hi..

Congratulations for the PIM Backup soft... great stuff :)

But in WM6 dosn't work, and freezes my Hermes...Starts to work correct, but more elements sends to backup file, more freezes, until is completily "tosted" Dosn't matter wath send to backup, mail or call log, every backup i get a "tosted" pocketpc :(

I see you are working to resolv the issue...good lock

I love this soft, hope you get working on WM6.

Regards.
Hi,

I use PPCPimBackup for a week now, with a scheduled backup every day on a wizard with Crossbow as OS, and it never froze, no problem so far.

It should be something else that engenders such behavior...

Cheers,

.Fred

[jcespi2005]

Hi,

I use PPCPimBackup for a week now, with a scheduled backup every day on a wizard with Crossbow as OS, and it never froze, no problem so far.

It should be something else that engenders such behavior...

Cheers,

.Fred

Ok, perhaps a bad soft conbination in my WM6 TyTN. I'm going to upgrade to the last LVSW ROM, so i test with no other soft after hard reset to see wath happen.

Thanks and good work :)

[zoki]

great app! any chance to backup notes?

[dotfred]

great app! any chance to backup notes?
Hi zoki,

As mentioned previously, I only backup what you can find in pim.vol and cemail.vol. The rest is left to the user. Notes are files stored on the "disk", so it is easy to copy them on your sd card.

Cheers,

.Fred

[faria]

hi dot;
thanks for the quick fix! did i mentioned that you rock? well...you do!

[dotfred]

hi dot;
thanks for the quick fix! did i mentioned that you rock? well...you do!

Thanks faria,

Well you rock too, each in his domain! ;)

Cheers,

.Fred

ps.: I didn't fix yet what you see on the screen concerning the number of messages to backup.

[Exel07]

I tried to restore my contacts, but program throws "Error (ERROR_CSV_BAD_RECORD) : Bad record found at line 92. Nothing done" error.
And one more question. Does it back up contact pictures too?
I tested it at Asus P525.
Btw very usefull program, thx!

[dotfred]

I tried to restore my contacts, but program throws "Error (ERROR_CSV_BAD_RECORD) : Bad record found at line 92. Nothing done" error.
And one more question. Does it back up contact pictures too?
I tested it at Asus P525.
Btw very usefull program, thx!
Hi Exel07,

Interesting, another Bad record. Ok, I still have to improve my parser, then! :mad:

Are you using the last version (1.3)? If yes, can you provide me the file, (if you want of course). My email is dotfred@dotfred.net

Cheers,

.Fred

ps.: Every field that you see on the Windows Mobile 2003 SE, 2005 and 2006 in default outlook contacts application is stored. So it includes picture, ringtone path, notes, notes ink,...

[Exel07]

I used version 1.2. Is in ver.1.3 present any fixes, related to this bug?
I cant try ver 1.3 right now, coz i've already lost all my contacts - i had deleted it manually before restore feature testing and forgot about it and then plug usb in and and this *** ActiveSync synchroized it and now i have no contacts in my outlook :) I have backup file from another util, but it doesnt contain pictures.
So if you think that version 1.3 will solve my problem i will try it when i will restore my contacts and if not i can send you my broken backup file.

[Exel07]

Just restored my contacts(without contact pictures) by another util and tried to back up/restore it with your program(ver 1.2) - it works fine. It seems that the trouble is in contact pictures...
One more observation: when i making backup of contacts without pictures i takes about several seconds, but when i did back up of contact with pictures it took about 30 mins...

[mestrini]

@dotfred

Did you have a chance to look at the appointments with never-ending repetitions (patterns) issue? It's a crucial issue for those that work by shifts:rolleyes:
tx

[carolos]

When backing up Text Messages from a BlueAngel (Imate PDA2k) running Windows Mobile 2003 SE (ver 1.40.00 WWE).

The backup procedure says "No message found, nothing done."

I think maybe it uses a non standard way of storing messages...

Would be nice to fix though :) If you can obtain a BA device.
(anyone know of something that can backup these text messages?)

Thanks for your great work, backups work great in WM5 and WM6

[carolos]

When backing up Text Messages from a BlueAngel (Imate PDA2k) running Windows Mobile 2003 SE (ver 1.40.00 WWE).

The backup procedure says "No message found, nothing done."

I think maybe it uses a non standard way of storing messages...

Would be nice to fix though :) If you can obtain a BA device.
(anyone know of something that can backup these text messages?)

Thanks for your great work, backups work great in WM5 and WM6
if it helps, the device has 2921 messages in inbox and 3022 in sent

running pdblist -d gives

oid0000b360: dbase F00000017 T00000000 3022 375084 ... 'fldr1001de4'
ORDERING: 0e060040:00000000 0c1a001f:00000002 0037001f:00000002 00090013:0000
0000
oid0000b35b: dbase F00000017 T00000000 0 356 ... 'fldr1001de3'
ORDERING: 0e060040:00000000 0c1a001f:00000002 0037001f:00000002 00090013:0000
0000
oid0000a83a: dbase F00000017 T00000000 2921 1132336 ... 'fldr1001de2'
ORDERING: 0e060040:00000000 0c1a001f:00000002 0037001f:00000002 00090013:0000
0000

[faria]

if it helps, the device has 2921 messages in inbox and 3022 in sent

running pdblist -d gives

oid0000b360: dbase F00000017 T00000000 3022 375084 ... 'fldr1001de4'
ORDERING: 0e060040:00000000 0c1a001f:00000002 0037001f:00000002 00090013:0000
0000
oid0000b35b: dbase F00000017 T00000000 0 356 ... 'fldr1001de3'
ORDERING: 0e060040:00000000 0c1a001f:00000002 0037001f:00000002 00090013:0000
0000
oid0000a83a: dbase F00000017 T00000000 2921 1132336 ... 'fldr1001de2'
ORDERING: 0e060040:00000000 0c1a001f:00000002 0037001f:00000002 00090013:0000
0000if you are in a hurry send me your email address ,i think i can help you.

[dan1967]

dotfred,

All worked well for me with v1.3 except restoring speed dials.
They are restored alright, but when when one no. is pressed it says number not found and after acknowledge the dial is done OK.
Basically it's all about the error that needs to be acknowledged.

Cheers and congrats for the great utility.
Dan

[jcespi2005]

Ok, perhaps a bad soft conbination in my WM6 TyTN. I'm going to upgrade to the last LVSW ROM, so i test with no other soft after hard reset to see wath happen.

Thanks and good work :)


After upgrade to las LSVW ROM really works great :)

Thanks again.

[lpsi2000]

dotfred,
Excellent little app, but I have one issue when I restore my MMS, I am unable to see the pictures. I see the messages are there and showing the right amount of KB, however when open a message it is just showing me a blank white screen. When I did the restore, I selected to have the messages added to the existing DB.

I did the backup on WM6 LVSW latest and the restored it on the same OS after a hard reset. My device is a Hermes (JasJam).

Thanks for such a great app.

[choas]

hi dotfred

This is a very nice app, but backing up text messages is not working.
None of my messages are getting found in the backup process...

my device is a magician.


thx in advance for fixing it :-)

[Kelvino9]

Having 2 problems when restoring a backup. As dan1967 already mentioned earlier speed dials can be restored and used but not without getting an error message that the number is not found.
Secondly I noticed that all of the dates I had in my contacts (birthdates, anniversaries) are set to "30-12-1899" which is very annoying. Since I needed to hardreset my xda anyway I could reproduce this error everytime I did a hardreset so I had to use the data from my outlook.

Overall everything works fine and I don't want to miss this program anymore.

cheers

[dotfred]

dotfred,
Excellent little app, but I have one issue when I restore my MMS, I am unable to see the pictures. I see the messages are there and showing the right amount of KB, however when open a message it is just showing me a blank white screen. When I did the restore, I selected to have the messages added to the existing DB.

I did the backup on WM6 LVSW latest and the restored it on the same OS after a hard reset. My device is a Hermes (JasJam).

Thanks for such a great app.
It is a known problem, for mms, the "attachments" are saved on disk in files, but there are not considered as attachments in the cemail.vol database, so I don't know how to add them to the backup.
I'm investigating on this...

Cheers,

.Fred

[dotfred]

hi dotfred

This is a very nice app, but backing up text messages is not working.
None of my messages are getting found in the backup process...

my device is a magician.


thx in advance for fixing it :-)
This will be in version 1.4

Cheers,

.Fred

[carolos]

Windows Mobile 2003 SE works for backing up text messages!
but the dates seem to be lost when restoring on to a Windows Mobile 5 device and some messages appear out of order...
Not a big issue, but thought you should know

(The dates on the texts are the same time they were added to database from restore)

Thanks Again for your great work!

-Using version 1.4

[ebliss]

Hi,
I tried creating a schedule, but after clicking on the Validate button, no schedule is created. I am using asus p535.

[dotfred]

Windows Mobile 2003 SE works for backing up text messages!
but the dates seem to be lost when restoring on to a Windows Mobile 5 device and some messages appear out of order...
Not a big issue, but thought you should know

(The dates on the texts are the same time they were added to database from restore)

Thanks Again for your great work!

-Using version 1.4
Hi Carolos, I'm glad to hear it works as it should!

The problem with the dates is that when I make the backup, I store them using local time and not system time maybe there is an inconsistency when the restore is done, are you using the same time zone?

Can you provide more infos on this problem?

Thanks,

.Fred

[dotfred]

Hi,
I tried creating a schedule, but after clicking on the Validate button, no schedule is created. I am using asus p535.
What do you mean, can you elaborate a bit please?

Thanks,

.Fred

[ebliss]

I run the program,
Choose all the things I want to backup, then click on next,
On the next screen, I choose the folder, click on schedule
Choose every day, the time, then click validate
I get the message "backup schedule successfully updated!"
But, no schedule is created, and the backup doesn't happen on the chosen time.
When I go options -> the clear schedule is not enabled, which I guess it means no schedule created anyway.

[dotfred]

I run the program,
Choose all the things I want to backup, then click on next,
On the next screen, I choose the folder, click on schedule
Choose every day, the time, then click validate
I get the message "backup schedule successfully updated!"
But, no schedule is created, and the backup doesn't happen on the chosen time.
When I go options -> the clear schedule is not enabled, which I guess it means no schedule created anyway.
Have you TaskMgr v2.7 on your p535? If yes, try to create a scheduled backup, not to closed in the time so let's say in a few hours.
Open TaskMgr and select the notification tab, check if you see a notification with the path of PPCPimBackup. If not, there is a problem, if yes then it is something else.

BTW, when the scheduled backup runs, you won't see anything on the screen, it is done in the background. Check if you have a .pib in the backup directory you specified. The p535 has a fast processor and a lot of memory, maybe you didn't notice, the program was launched and did the backup!

Cheers,

.Fred

[Menneisyys]

Wowz! Dotfred, you rule - Task Manager, and, then, this one! Don't forget to register this stuff in the PPCMag Encyclopedia too; I may nominate it for the 2007 Awards.

[ebliss]

I have memmaid and I had checked the notifications. no PPCPimBackup. Also, there is no created pib file except for the one I create manually.

[dotfred]

I have memmaid and I had checked the notifications. no PPCPimBackup. Also, there is no created pib file except for the one I create manually.
Can you show me the parameters you have in the registry under:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FdcSoft\PPCPimBackup\Sc hedule]

and under [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\MUI] and [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\MUI]

Also, can you tell me which time zone you have?

Thanks,

.Fred

[Menneisyys]

(Also frontpaged the new release at PPCMag: http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&title=dotfred_releases_version_1_4_of_pim_back&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 )

[ebliss]

Can you show me the parameters you have in the registry under:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FdcSoft\PPCPimBackup\Sc hedule]

and under [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\MUI] and [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\MUI]

Also, can you tell me which time zone you have?

Thanks,

.Fred

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FdcSoft\PPCPimBackup\Sc hedule]
"BckpFolder"="\\MiniSD Card\\BackUp"
"BckpItems"=dword:0000003F
"BckpTime"=dword:00005460
"ShouldCompress"=dword:00000001
"StoreAttachments"=dword:00000000
"TurnOff"=dword:00000001
"DelBckp"=dword:00000001
"KpFiles"=dword:00000003
"SchedDays"=dword:0000007F

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\MUI]
"CurLang"=dword:00000409

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\MUI]
"SysLang"=dword:00000409
"Enable"=dword:00000001

Time zone is +8

[dotfred]

(Also frontpaged the new release at PPCMag: http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&title=dotfred_releases_version_1_4_of_pim_back&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 )
Woaw Werner,

What an article, I'm really honored! But hey, you're going to fast, it is still in full testing phase, have you noticed the number of incidents already reported.

And about the mms, it still doesn't work, I still haven't found how to get the "attachments" which are not considered as such in outlook! :mad:

I don't know when the nominations will start, but it is maybe a little bit too soon for Pim Backup...

Cheers,

.Fred

[Menneisyys]

Woaw Werner,

What an article, I'm really honored! But hey, you're going to fast, it is still in full testing phase, have you noticed the number of incidents already reported.

And about the mms, it still doesn't work, I still haven't found how to get the "attachments" which are not considered as such in outlook! :mad:

I don't know when the nominations will start, but it is maybe a little bit too soon for Pim Backup...

Cheers,

.Fred


Well, you have plenty of time to fix it :) (Nominations are closed in mid-July.)

[dotfred]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FdcSoft\PPCPimBackup\Sc hedule]
"BckpFolder"="\\MiniSD Card\\BackUp"
"BckpItems"=dword:0000003F
"BckpTime"=dword:00005460
"ShouldCompress"=dword:00000001
"StoreAttachments"=dword:00000000
"TurnOff"=dword:00000001
"DelBckp"=dword:00000001
"KpFiles"=dword:00000003
"SchedDays"=dword:0000007F

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\MUI]
"CurLang"=dword:00000409

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\MUI]
"SysLang"=dword:00000409
"Enable"=dword:00000001

Time zone is +8
Ok ebliss,

You found another bug!:(
The problem is related to the time zone. I changed the time zone on my pda and tried to create a scheduled backup, exactly at the same time at 06:00:00 every day and no notification created!
I will investigate...

Edited:
Well it is worse than that, it seems it is nothing to do with the time zone, because it doesn't work anymore after that!:confused:

I'm really confused now!?!?!

Cheers,

.Fred

[ebliss]

ok thanks! awaiting new version. ;)

[Exel07]

Hi, its me again.
I sent you my back up file that caused ERROR_CSV_BAD_RECORD error.
This error appears only if i making back up of contacts that contain photos.
Error occures in 1.3 version too.

And 1 more thing. Somebody already wrote here about error in birthday fields restoring. I got it too. After restoring all birthdays contain same date - 30.12.99

If you need any additional info just let me know which one.
Thx for support!

[carolos]

Hi Carolos, I'm glad to hear it works as it should!

The problem with the dates is that when I make the backup, I store them using local time and not system time maybe there is an inconsistency when the restore is done, are you using the same time zone?

Can you provide more infos on this problem?

Thanks,

.Fred

Both devices are set to the same time zone.
The text messages are from all over the world (Not sure if text message stores time zone? Don't think they do just providing as much info as I can)
All the messages have the same date on the device, todays date (time that the backup was done)... Probably because the date is missing.

Header
Msg Id;Sender Name;Sender Address;Sender AddressType;Prefix;Subject;Body;BodyType;Folder;Ac count;Msg Class;Content Length;Msg Size;Msg Flags;Msg Status;Modify Time;Delivery Time;Recipient Nbr;Recipients;Attachment Nbr;Attachments

These are a few full messages (replaced: message, contact name and contact number)

;;;;;;Message;2;\Drafts;SMS;;;;;;;;1;"786448;Contact Name ;+xx123456789;1;0;SMS";0;

;"Contact, Name";""Contact, Name" <+xx123456789>";;;Message;;0;\Inbox;SMS;;;;;;;;0;;0;

;Contact Name;""Contact Name" <+xx123456789>";;;Message;;0;\Inbox;SMS;;;;;;;;0;;0;

;Contact Name;""Contact Name" <+xx123456789>";;;Message;;0;\Inbox;SMS;;;;;;;;0;;0;

;;;;;;"Message";2;\Sent Items;SMS;;;;;;;;1;"786448;Contact Name;+xx123456789;1;0;SMS";0;

Just let me know if you need any more info...

[dotfred]

Both devices are set to the same time zone.
The text messages are from all over the world (Not sure if text message stores time zone? Don't think they do just providing as much info as I can)
All the messages have the same date on the device, todays date (time that the backup was done)... Probably because the date is missing.

Header
Msg Id;Sender Name;Sender Address;Sender AddressType;Prefix;Subject;Body;BodyType;Folder;Ac count;Msg Class;Content Length;Msg Size;Msg Flags;Msg Status;Modify Time;Delivery Time;Recipient Nbr;Recipients;Attachment Nbr;Attachments

These are a few full messages (replaced: message, contact name and contact number)

;;;;;;Message;2;\Drafts;SMS;;;;;;TTTTTT;TTTTTT;1;"786448;Contact Name ;+xx123456789;1;0;SMS";0;

;"Contact, Name";""Contact, Name" <+xx123456789>";;;Message;;0;\Inbox;SMS;;;;;;TTTTTT;TTTTTT;0;;0;

;Contact Name;""Contact Name" <+xx123456789>";;;Message;;0;\Inbox;SMS;;;;;;TTTTTT;TTTTTT;0;;0;

;Contact Name;""Contact Name" <+xx123456789>";;;Message;;0;\Inbox;SMS;;;;;;TTTTTT;TTTTTT;0;;0;

;;;;;;"Message";2;\Sent Items;SMS;;;;;;TTTTTT;TTTTTT;1;"786448;Contact Name;+xx123456789;1;0;SMS";0;
Hi Carolos, I don't see the time in those messages, which is very strange, not if it was in the drafts directory, but in the inbox, you should have the delivery and modif times. Where I put TTTTTT, is where you should have time values.
If you see the dates in outlook, then they should be backed up!?!?!

I don't understand, there is something strange! Do you still have the original cemail.vol?

[Exel07]

Btw, carolos maybe you are using SMSDRFix util? (it replaces phone numbers with names from contacts) It has some problems with sms sorting based on date, i think it corrupts the sms date sometimes.

dotfred, did you receive my backup file?

And sorry for my english, its not so easy for me :)

[carolos]

Hi Carolos, I don't see the time in those messages, which is very strange, not if it was in the drafts directory, but in the inbox, you should have the delivery and modif times. Where I put TTTTTT, is where you should have time values.
If you see the dates in outlook, then they should be backed up!?!?!

I don't understand, there is something strange! Do you still have the original cemail.vol?

On the Wm2003SE device itself I see all the Dates and Times...
Format it shows it to me on the device is
Sent: 12/10/05 10:01:15 PM

Is there supposed to be a cemail.vol in WM2003SE? (Checked in / its not there and i have never seen it before on my WM2003SE device)

[dotfred]

Btw, carolos maybe you are using SMSDRFix util? (it replaces phone numbers with names from contacts) It has some problems with sms sorting based on date, i think it corrupts the sms date sometimes.

dotfred, did you receive my backup file?

And sorry for my english, its not so easy for me :)
Hi Exel,

No big deal, I understand everything you said, so don't worry for the language. And yes, I received your backup, it is in the pipeline, so I have a lot of bugs to solve! :D

Cheers,

Fred

[carolos]

Btw, carolos maybe you are using SMSDRFix util? (it replaces phone numbers with names from contacts) It has some problems with sms sorting based on date, i think it corrupts the sms date sometimes.

Your English is alright to me :)

I have never herd of / used SMSDRFix... Doesn't sound like its something an I-Mate PDA2k (BlueAngel) would have installed standard (guessing... how do i check?)... Device is using second WWE Image release from I-Mate... And on the actual device the times are all correct...

[carolos]

Found another problem...

In the sent folder in the Windows Mobile 5 device:
It says [no sender] for all the messages
And the message body is blank...

Sometimes on random messages the message body is there...

EDIT:
I think it is because most of the sent messages have " " in the message body...

[dotfred]

Your English is alright to me :)

I have never herd of / used SMSDRFix... Doesn't sound like its something an I-Mate PDA2k (BlueAngel) would have installed standard (guessing... how do i check?)... Device is using second WWE Image release from I-Mate... And on the actual device the times are all correct...
It's ok, I found out why, it was the same problem as before when no messages were backed up. The implementation in wm2003se is slightly different from the one under wm2005 and wm2006, thank you M$!:mad:
Ok it can and will be fixed! pfffiuuuu!:o

[dotfred]

Found another problem...

In the sent folder in the Windows Mobile 5 device:
It says [no sender] for all the messages
And the message body is blank...

Sometimes on random messages the message body is there...
Give all infos, please, like that I don't understand!

cheers,

.Fred

[dotfred]

dotfred,

All worked well for me with v1.3 except restoring speed dials.
They are restored alright, but when when one no. is pressed it says number not found and after acknowledge the dial is done OK.
Basically it's all about the error that needs to be acknowledged.

Cheers and congrats for the great utility.
Dan
Hi Dan, can you tell me, in which situation, this error occured. Because I thought I solved that problem. Can you tell me which backup you made, which restore on which system, anything that could reproduce it?

Thanks,

Fred.

[carolos]

In the sent folder in the Windows Mobile 5 device after importing from wm2003se:

The messages look blank, i.e. they have no content, no sender

When looking at a list of messages:
It says [no sender] for all the messages

Sometimes on random messages the message body is there but no sender...

If I dump a few messages from my devices database will that help?

[dotfred]

In the sent folder in the Windows Mobile 5 device after importing from wm2003se:

The messages look blank, i.e. they have no content, no sender

When looking at a list of messages:
It says [no sender] for all the messages

Sometimes on random messages the message body is there but no sender...

If I dump a few messages from my devices database will that help?
I think it is because a lot of message properties are missing, this is the same problem as the dates missing in the messages. It will be fixed in 1.5 !

Cheers,

.Fred

[carolos]

On the WM2003SE
dump of a few message using
pdblist.exe -d fldr1001de2 > messages.txt

Replaced: Message Body, Contact Name, Contact Number

Inbox
//When not in my contacts-->
0000a83f ( 452 15 8)
8011 T13 L0001 F0000 UI4 3
0009 T13 L0000 F0000 UI4 0
0e17 T13 L0000 F0000 UI4 0
0e06 T40 L0001 F0000 FT 2005-12-10 13:27:36.000
0c1f T1f L0000 F0000 STR [0016e000](12) '+xx123456789'
0c1a T1f L02b8 F0000 STR [0016e01c](12) '+xx123456789'
003d T1f L2004 F0000 STR [0016e038]( 0) ''
0037 T1f L0000 F0000 STR [0016e03c](74) 'Message Body'
0e08 T13 L01c5 F0000 UI4 148
0e07 T13 L3900 F0000 UI4 1
3008 T40 L00f0 F0000 FT 2004-09-01 19:16:25.000
8001 T13 L010c F0000 UI4 43071
8005 T13 L0128 F0000 UI4 49281
001a T13 L012c F0000 UI4 49233
3d09 T13 L0036 F0000 UI4 49235

//When in my contacts-->
0000a857 ( 916 15 386)
8011 T13 L0001 F0000 UI4 14
0009 T13 L0000 F0000 UI4 0
0e17 T13 L0394 F0000 UI4 0
0e06 T40 L2004 F0000 FT 2005-12-12 21:37:18.000
0c1f T1f L0000 F0000 STR [0016ea40](36) '"Lastname, Firstname" <+xx123456789>'
0c1a T1f L01c5 F0000 STR [0016ea8c](19) 'Lastname, Firstname'
003d T1f Le480 F0000 STR [0016eab4]( 0) ''
0037 T1f L00f0 F0000 STR [0016eab8](86) 'Message Body'
0e08 T13 L0138 F0000 UI4 172
0e07 T13 L0160 F0000 UI4 1
3008 T40 L0164 F0000 FT 2005-12-13 03:22:00.000
8001 T13 L00ea F0000 UI4 43095
8005 T13 L01c5 F0000 UI4 49826
001a T13 L3800 F0000 UI4 49233
3d09 T13 La855 F0000 UI4 49235

pdblist.exe -d fldr1001de4 > sent.txt

//Only contains date information and the actual messages seem to be stored in the \Windows\Messaging\0+hex(251727333)+something.mbp file
09012881 ( 216 13 4)
8005 T13 L0001 F0000 UI4 251727333
8011 T13 L0000 F0000 UI4 4903
001a T13 L00d8 F0000 UI4 49233
3d09 T13 L2004 F0000 UI4 49235
003d T1f L1323 F0000 STR [0016dad8]( 0) ''
0037 T1f Lc051 F0000 STR [0016dadc]( 0) ''
0009 T13 Lc053 F0000 UI4 0
0e08 T13 L00d0 F0000 UI4 130
0e17 T13 L00d4 F0000 UI4 268697600
0e06 T40 L0000 F0000 FT 2007-04-02 11:26:01.000
0e07 T13 L0070 F0000 UI4 33
3008 T40 L01c7 F0000 FT 2007-04-02 11:26:02.000
8001 T13 L0780 F0000 UI4 151070849

[dotfred]

On the WM2003SE
dump of a few message using
pdblist.exe -d fldr1001de2 > messages.txt

Replaced: Message Body, Contact Name, Contact Number

Inbox
//When not in my contacts-->
0000a83f ( 452 15 8)
8011 T13 L0001 F0000 UI4 3
0009 T13 L0000 F0000 UI4 0
0e17 T13 L0000 F0000 UI4 0
0e06 T40 L0001 F0000 FT 2005-12-10 13:27:36.000
0c1f T1f L0000 F0000 STR [0016e000](12) '+xx123456789'
0c1a T1f L02b8 F0000 STR [0016e01c](12) '+xx123456789'
003d T1f L2004 F0000 STR [0016e038]( 0) ''
0037 T1f L0000 F0000 STR [0016e03c](74) 'Message Body'
0e08 T13 L01c5 F0000 UI4 148
0e07 T13 L3900 F0000 UI4 1
3008 T40 L00f0 F0000 FT 2004-09-01 19:16:25.000
8001 T13 L010c F0000 UI4 43071
8005 T13 L0128 F0000 UI4 49281
001a T13 L012c F0000 UI4 49233
3d09 T13 L0036 F0000 UI4 49235

//When in my contacts-->
0000a857 ( 916 15 386)
8011 T13 L0001 F0000 UI4 14
0009 T13 L0000 F0000 UI4 0
0e17 T13 L0394 F0000 UI4 0
0e06 T40 L2004 F0000 FT 2005-12-12 21:37:18.000
0c1f T1f L0000 F0000 STR [0016ea40](36) '"Lastname, Firstname" <+xx123456789>'
0c1a T1f L01c5 F0000 STR [0016ea8c](19) 'Lastname, Firstname'
003d T1f Le480 F0000 STR [0016eab4]( 0) ''
0037 T1f L00f0 F0000 STR [0016eab8](86) 'Message Body'
0e08 T13 L0138 F0000 UI4 172
0e07 T13 L0160 F0000 UI4 1
3008 T40 L0164 F0000 FT 2005-12-13 03:22:00.000
8001 T13 L00ea F0000 UI4 43095
8005 T13 L01c5 F0000 UI4 49826
001a T13 L3800 F0000 UI4 49233
3d09 T13 La855 F0000 UI4 49235

pdblist.exe -d fldr1001de4 > sent.txt

//Only contains date information and the actual messages seem to be stored in the \Windows\Messaging\0+hex(251727333)+ .mbp folder
09012881 ( 216 13 4)
8005 T13 L0001 F0000 UI4 251727333
8011 T13 L0000 F0000 UI4 4903
001a T13 L00d8 F0000 UI4 49233
3d09 T13 L2004 F0000 UI4 49235
003d T1f L1323 F0000 STR [0016dad8]( 0) ''
0037 T1f Lc051 F0000 STR [0016dadc]( 0) ''
0009 T13 Lc053 F0000 UI4 0
0e08 T13 L00d0 F0000 UI4 130
0e17 T13 L00d4 F0000 UI4 268697600
0e06 T40 L0000 F0000 FT 2007-04-02 11:26:01.000
0e07 T13 L0070 F0000 UI4 33
3008 T40 L01c7 F0000 FT 2007-04-02 11:26:02.000
8001 T13 L0780 F0000 UI4 151070849
Don't worry, it is fixed now, I'm already working on other bugs! ;)

[carolos]

Don't worry, it is fixed now, I'm already working on other bugs! ;)

Cool thanks :)

[dan1967]

dotfred,

It occurred in all possible situations and only done backup/restore speedials.
One time did only contacts and worked well.
So, tried after a re-flash, tried during one week after that re-flash and yesterday tested immediately after flashing Black 2.0 + sync with PC (to get contacts back in this way).
Used all the time speedial backup(s) from the same ROM (black 1.2) only yesterday tried to restore backup from Black Ed 1.2 to Black 2.0

Tried now with v1.5 same error (see encl).

cheers
Dan

[ebliss]

Hi,
the schedule is working now. Thanks!

btw, on the first run, it failed to create the schedule. It's only after I exit the program and run again, that the schedule is created.

[Kelvino9]

Version 1.5:

- fix birthday bug in contacts (gambit999)


Thank you dotfred for fixing this problem, will try out again as soon as possible.

[totalcmdext]

I have done a backup with Contacts Backup and then try to restore it with PPCPimBackup.

I selected the semicolon ; as seperate char. and wasn't possible to restore dat correct even if the proccess complete ok!

Someone to help!!!?

[carolos]

After backing up on wm2003se device and restoring on wm5 using version 1.5:

Good News: The dates are working perfectly!
Good News: I can see the contact name in the sent folder!
Bad News: :( When I open a message in the sent folder, its empty, no message text.

Inbox works perfectly though :)

An inbox message looks like this in the csm file (This is a backup generated by WM2003SE):
"0x00,0x00";+xx123456789;+xx123456789;; ;"Message";;0;\Inbox;SMS;IPM.SMStext;0;334;1;0;"2004,09,01,23,28,03";"2005,12,10,16,43,16";0;;0;

Sent one looks like this:
"0x00,0x00";;;;;;Message ;2;\Sent Items;SMS;IPM.SMStext;0;12;33;268697600;"2007,04,02,23,45,25";"2007,04,02,23,45,24";1;"786447;Firstname Lastname;+xx123456789;1;0;SMS";0;

[dotfred]

I have done a backup with Contacts Backup and then try to restore it with PPCPimBackup.

I selected the semicolon ; as seperate char. and wasn't possible to restore dat correct even if the proccess complete ok!

Someone to help!!!?
If the fields are different, you have to map the fields to what you have in the backup. Then do the restore.
Can you show a screenshot of the mapping fields window?

Cheers,

.Fred

[carolos]

After backing up on wm2003se device and restoring on wm5 using version 1.5:

Good News: The dates are working perfectly!
Good News: I can see the contact name in the sent folder!
Bad News: :( When I open a message in the sent folder, its empty, no message text.

Inbox works perfectly though :)

An inbox message looks like this in the csm file (This is a backup generated by WM2003SE):
"0x00,0x00";+xx123456789;+xx123456789;; ;"Message";;0;\Inbox;SMS;IPM.SMStext;0;334;1;0;"2004,09,01,23,28,03";"2005,12,10,16,43,16";0;;0;

Sent one looks like this:
"0x00,0x00";;;;;;Message ;2;\Sent Items;SMS;IPM.SMStext;0;12;33;268697600;"2007,04,02,23,45,25";"2007,04,02,23,45,24";1;"786447;Firstname Lastname;+xx123456789;1;0;SMS";0;
Screen shot

[fireball2k]

Great Tool, thanks DotFred!

Any interest in localized versions? I could do for German language :)

[dotfred]

Great Tool, thanks DotFred!

Any interest in localized versions? I could do for German language :)
maybe in the future when it will be running properly with no more bugs...

[fireball2k]

Ok - feel free to contact me (even your TaskManager would be great localized to german ;) )

[Exel07]

Just tried new version (1.5). It works excellent now!
But making back up/restoring still takes about 30 mins each, but its not a big problem for me.
Thx for bug fixing!
p.s. If you will ever think about russian localization, just let me know ;)

[dotfred]

Just tried new version (1.5). It works excellent now!
But making back up/restoring still takes about 30 mins each, but its not a big problem for me.
Thx for bug fixing!
p.s. If you will ever think about russian localization, just let me know ;)
This is something I noticed, and it is surely due to the pictures. I will see if there is a way to improve that.

Cheers,

.Fred

[c_shekhar]

Thanks for the quick update. dotfred.
The time related problems are still not over...The backup taken at 20:58 are shown to have been taken at 15:28. I think you are storing the time stamp of GMT instead of local time. To elaborate my point further....
I am located at GMT+5:30 (20:58) and the time stamp recorded is GMT (15:28)
here are the screenShots...

[tomal]

Hi DF,

The icons (i.e. info icon) of the application is very tiny on VGA devices.
Hope it will be fixed in future.

Thanx for the wonderful work. Keep up... :)

Cheers.

[fibsi]

thanks for help!

fibsi

[dominick_7]

Hi I was wondering if there was a way to get this to work with the Threaded SMS App? If so, how would that work? Also I'm not used to Excell, and was wondering how you get it to maybe convert to Word, or something that isn't as weird and awkward? Everything is squished together, and I can't seem to get to the whole email or what not. Thank you. Great app btw!



Dominick

[dotfred]

thanks for help!

fibsi
From which application?

Cheers,

.Fred

[dotfred]

Hi I was wondering if there was a way to get this to work with the Threaded SMS App? If so, how would that work? Also I'm not used to Excell, and was wondering how you get it to maybe convert to Word, or something that isn't as weird and awkward? Everything is squished together, and I can't seem to get to the whole email or what not. Thank you. Great app btw!



Dominick
Everything is retrieved from cemail.vol and pim.vol used by tmail.exe and poutlook.exe, if you are using something else then the answer is no.

Even if you are not used to Excel, it is very easy to create an excel sheet then convert it to a word document.

1) Just extract the .csm file from the .pib then change the extension to .csv

2) Launch Excel, then open the .csv file, you will see a wizard dialog and follow the steps to get the excel sheet as you want.

Cheers,

.Fred

[dotfred]

Hi DF,

The icons (i.e. info icon) of the application is very tiny on VGA devices.
Hope it will be fixed in future.

Thanx for the wonderful work. Keep up... :)

Cheers.
I will take a look to this...

Cheers,

.Fred

[dotfred]

Thanks for the quick update. dotfred.
The time related problems are still not over...The backup taken at 20:58 are shown to have been taken at 15:28. I think you are storing the time stamp of GMT instead of local time. To elaborate my point further....
I am located at GMT+5:30 (20:58) and the time stamp recorded is GMT (15:28)
here are the screenShots...
You're right, the date of the files is GMT, I will modify it!

Cheers,

.Fred

[AlainL]

Thanks a lot for this great apps.
I transfered all contacts from my S100 to my spv m3100 (Hermes) with blackv2.0 without problems.
The appointments seems ok too, but now, on the new device, all entries have an empty note attached (no notes on the old one).
I'm ready to help you, if you need.
Greetings
(version used on both device was 1.5)

[fibsi]

From which application?

Cheers,

.Fred

for example:

Cyberon Voice Speed Dial Version 1.1

the voice command can't be backuped, or?

is the a way to backup the connections? after each testing of a rom, i must make a new networksetting. also the settings for mms!

bye
fibsi

ps: THIS PROGRAMM IS ONE OF THE BEST EVER!!!!!!!!!!!

[dotfred]

for example:

Cyberon Voice Speed Dial Version 1.1

the voice command can't be backuped, or?

is the a way to backup the connections? after each testing of a rom, i must make a new networksetting. also the settings for mms!

bye
fibsi

ps: THIS PROGRAMM IS ONE OF THE BEST EVER!!!!!!!!!!!
This is what you need:

And for the rest, no, sorry, I'm not interested in that. First it is too much work, and I cannot guarantee that a registry backup from one device, will work on another, too dangerous, so no.:o

Cheers,

.Fred

[CWKJ]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1206553#post1206553

[dotfred]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1206553#post1206553

No I didn't see

Thanks, for the tip

Cheers,

.Fred

[allynm]

During a restore (1.5), i hit cancel during the contacts restore (at the 'retrieving contacts mapped... part). retrieving contacts was cancelled, and the cancel button changed to adn exit button, but the restore did not stop - it moved on to restoring appointments. there appeared to be no correct way to cancel at this point, and the exit button did nothing.

Hope this info helps.
Al

[Jay_9090]

Very Good Program !!

It's very Indispensable if you want test all new roms and save your PIM !!!

Thanks A Lot !

[festermania]

very great applications. only a little problems after restore I have loose the mms images. all mms have only text without images.

[CWKJ]

Before backup, I have a copy of PIM.VOL copied onto another location.

I made a backup on Contacts, Speedial, Appointment & Messages.

I made a restore of only contacts, using the delete before restore option, I have interesting finding.

The PIM.VOL becomes smaller. As I have hundreds of contact, and after checking some, seems that I have not lost anything.

I did not restore Speedial, Appointments & Messages and of course checking through them, nothing seems lost too.

[wanda201]

Hi .Fred,
Great tool!! I'm not sure if i am missing something here, but can I also "export" my SMS txt messages (or MMS) instead of just backup and restore to the same or any other MDA? I'd like to save my txt messages, but the backup file is coded. Is there a way to export the messages in clear text?:confused:

Best
Wanda201

[limpwaster]

great tool fred, thanks! tried it on my HP rx1950 with WM5.0 and works perfectly

one question; for tasks and a few of the others, you don't list what each field is in the backup file as you do at the top of contacts / messages. Any chance of adding this, or telling us what each field is? thanks

[vint_]

would be great to add backup/restore for notes (both on main memory & storages)

[dan1967]

dotfred

I have solved my speeddial restore issue using this:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms890552.aspx

I made a cab with everything I need and runs perfectly!
Hope it helps for others too.

dan

[TheSmoker]

Hello,

Please correct the zip file as it is corrupted. I've tried with 7zip, Total Commander and Windows Explorer and all reported the archive corrupt.

Thanks in advance.

[allynm]

When restoring call history under WM6, the history associated with each person becomes disassociated with the contact for that same person.

- Prior calls (before the time of restoration), appear under call history with the contact name, yet selecting these calls does not pull up the contact - it only pulls up the history common to that name (not the contact).
- Future calls sent / received are filed under the contact call history.

End result - there is a 'split' that begins at the point where the backup was restored. Future calls are filed in a different group than the previous calls. User has to look in 2 places to see the complete call history. Once a past and future call exists, there will be 2 grouped entries under call history when looking up that person - one for the prior calls and one for the future calls. Attempting to 'add contact' from a prior call as to try and relink both groups of calls does not work.

Each time call history is backed up / restored, all calls that were within the contact are shifted / added to the same name under call history, meaning that the split begins again the next time a call to/from that person is made.

I believe the cause is the way WM6 handles call history, as it integrates it with the contacts database. The links are broken when backing up / restoring the call history - I suspect that since PIMBackup is restoring some of the contact-specific fields, WM6 thinks the contact is already linked, and therefore takes no further action.

I've managed to manually work around this by backing up everything, deleting all contacts, backing up call history (now missing contact names), restoring contacts, then finally restoring the call history backup (made without names). Call history will then re-associate the numbers with their contacts, refiling them all under the contacts' call history (if you are quick, you can actually watch the history list change from numbers to names).

Possible solution - a check box for restoring call history options, where if checked, the extra name/other data is specifically ommitted from the restore. As an alternative, this could be an automatic feature for WM6.

Hope this info helps improve PIMBackup.
Al Malventano, ETC, USN

[Zgembo]

@dotfred:

First, thank you for your great software! Keep up the good work.

There is one small bug with contact backup /restore. It only seems to appear on Japanese ROMS, where some contact fields (last name, first name & company) info have "Yomi" field (way of reading of Chinese characters). This info is important for sorting the names in contact list and should be preserved as well...

Good luck!

Z

[greyhavens]

dotfred, help. i would really like to download pimbackup however, the link is dead. pls pls hope you can upload it again. thanks in advance.
or hope you can email it at greyhavens2004@yahoo.com.

thanks in advance. really appreciate it. :)

[dotfred]

When restoring call history under WM6, the history associated with each person becomes disassociated with the contact for that same person.

- Prior calls (before the time of restoration), appear under call history with the contact name, yet selecting these calls does not pull up the contact - it only pulls up the history common to that name (not the contact).
- Future calls sent / received are filed under the contact call history.

End result - there is a 'split' that begins at the point where the backup was restored. Future calls are filed in a different group than the previous calls. User has to look in 2 places to see the complete call history. Once a past and future call exists, there will be 2 grouped entries under call history when looking up that person - one for the prior calls and one for the future calls. Attempting to 'add contact' from a prior call as to try and relink both groups of calls does not work.

Each time call history is backed up / restored, all calls that were within the contact are shifted / added to the same name under call history, meaning that the split begins again the next time a call to/from that person is made.

I believe the cause is the way WM6 handles call history, as it integrates it with the contacts database. The links are broken when backing up / restoring the call history - I suspect that since PIMBackup is restoring some of the contact-specific fields, WM6 thinks the contact is already linked, and therefore takes no further action.

I've managed to manually work around this by backing up everything, deleting all contacts, backing up call history (now missing contact names), restoring contacts, then finally restoring the call history backup (made without names). Call history will then re-associate the numbers with their contacts, refiling them all under the contacts' call history (if you are quick, you can actually watch the history list change from numbers to names).

Possible solution - a check box for restoring call history options, where if checked, the extra name/other data is specifically ommitted from the restore. As an alternative, this could be an automatic feature for WM6.

Hope this info helps improve PIMBackup.
Al Malventano, ETC, USN
Hi Al,

Thanks for your findings, (bugs reports , explanation, tips...) I will see what should be changed in WM6, in order to avoid that problem.

Best regards,

Fred

[dotfred]

@dotfred:

First, thank you for your great software! Keep up the good work.

There is one small bug with contact backup /restore. It only seems to appear on Japanese ROMS, where some contact fields (last name, first name & company) info have "Yomi" field (way of reading of Chinese characters). This info is important for sorting the names in contact list and should be preserved as well...

Good luck!

Z
Hi Z,

You're right, I'm deeply sorry for this. I forgot that part. I will add it to next release.

Cheers,

Fred

[dotfred]

When restoring call history under WM6, the history associated with each person becomes disassociated with the contact for that same person.

- Prior calls (before the time of restoration), appear under call history with the contact name, yet selecting these calls does not pull up the contact - it only pulls up the history common to that name (not the contact).
- Future calls sent / received are filed under the contact call history.

End result - there is a 'split' that begins at the point where the backup was restored. Future calls are filed in a different group than the previous calls. User has to look in 2 places to see the complete call history. Once a past and future call exists, there will be 2 grouped entries under call history when looking up that person - one for the prior calls and one for the future calls. Attempting to 'add contact' from a prior call as to try and relink both groups of calls does not work.

Each time call history is backed up / restored, all calls that were within the contact are shifted / added to the same name under call history, meaning that the split begins again the next time a call to/from that person is made.

I believe the cause is the way WM6 handles call history, as it integrates it with the contacts database. The links are broken when backing up / restoring the call history - I suspect that since PIMBackup is restoring some of the contact-specific fields, WM6 thinks the contact is already linked, and therefore takes no further action.

I've managed to manually work around this by backing up everything, deleting all contacts, backing up call history (now missing contact names), restoring contacts, then finally restoring the call history backup (made without names). Call history will then re-associate the numbers with their contacts, refiling them all under the contacts' call history (if you are quick, you can actually watch the history list change from numbers to names).

Possible solution - a check box for restoring call history options, where if checked, the extra name/other data is specifically ommitted from the restore. As an alternative, this could be an automatic feature for WM6.

Hope this info helps improve PIMBackup.
Al Malventano, ETC, USN
Hi Al,

Once again, thanks for the discovery of the bug and work around.
I checked in the DB what was left after the deletion of the contact, and I successfully managed to reproduce what you've done. So the call logs will be fixed in next release.

Cheers,

Fred

btw.: if you could find a solution for the speed dials, it would be great!:D

[dotfred]

dotfred

I have solved my speeddial restore issue using this:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms890552.aspx

I made a cab with everything I need and runs perfectly!
Hope it helps for others too.

dan
Hi dan,

Can you provide a sample, so I can check, maybe this could be a solution if I cannot find any other.

Thanks,

Fred

[lpsi2000]

Hi Al,

Thanks for your findings, (bugs reports , explanation, tips...) I will see what should be changed in WM6, in order to avoid that problem.

Best regards,

Fred

I guess I never ran into this issue because I normally sync my contacts via activesync then restore only the history. But I suppose, I could have just restore the contacts first then go back and restore the history.

[dan1967]

Hi dan,

Can you provide a sample, so I can check, maybe this could be a solution if I cannot find any other.

Thanks,

Fred

sure Fred,
here it is;
just add the other needed, get into a cab (or simply keep as xml) and basta! Key is the entry no. in speed dial list.
Hope is useful!

dan

[allynm]

Hi Al,

Once again, thanks for the discovery of the bug and work around.
I checked in the DB what was left after the deletion of the contact, and I successfully managed to reproduce what you've done. So the call logs will be fixed in next release.

Cheers,

Fred

btw.: if you could find a solution for the speed dials, it would be great!:D

I'm glad to be able to contribute! Do you have an ETA on the next version? I stand ready to try it out. :)
Al

[dotfred]

I'm glad to be able to contribute! Do you have an ETA on the next version? I stand ready to try it out. :)
Al
I hope before the end of the week, but I want to fix a lot, so I'm not sure if it will be available so soon.:(

- fix in CSV parser
- fix for appointments
- Yomi included for contacts
- fix for call logs in WM6

Cheers,

Fred

[capzicco]

Tha backup don't 'backup' my contacts! All other like appointmente, task sms mms yes but It stop at my first contact.
I'm usin p3600 italian rom (original) Any help ? I like to update to the new rom but I beware to lost my 330 contacts.

[dotfred]

Tha backup don't 'backup' my contacts! All other like appointmente, task sms mms yes but It stop at my first contact.
I'm usin p3600 italian rom (original) Any help ? I like to update to the new rom but I beware to lost my 330 contacts.
Hi capzicco,
This is the first time I hear such a thing?!?! I could imagine a restore doesn't work, but a backup, that's strange.
Which rom do you have, are you using another pim manager, do you have anything special in the first contact? Which version of Pim backup are you using? Can you backup your contacts with PPCBckpContacts (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1033173)?

Cheers,

Fred

[capzicco]

I'm using the 1.5 and even ppcbackup halt on my first contact.... it stop (like your prog) on my first contact. any hint ?
I'm using spb mobileshell, pockebreeze 5.2 and agenda fusion

[marnnoi]

Thank you very much, this backup program has saved me tons of space. As I have about 8000 messages in my inbox (taking a large space from my memory) which slow down my pocket pc a lot!! I am quite a slow learner, so I am just wondering if there is any way that I could move these text messages to my laptop?

best regards,

[capzicco]

All resolved. I just leave the proggy to work it took 1 hour to backup all my contacts. Is the time ok ?
Let me know

[allynm]

I hope before the end of the week, but I want to fix a lot, so I'm not sure if it will be available so soon.:(

- fix in CSV parser
- fix for appointments
- Yomi included for contacts
- fix for call logs in WM6

Cheers,

Fred

Fred,
Noticed some more potential issues:

#1 - I've got a set of Tasks that absolutely refuses to restore. I get nothing but the following:

Preparing restore...
Starting tasks restore...
Retrieving file records... (this takes a few seconds)
Valid tasks CSV header format.
Retrieving file records...
0 record found in file.
No tasks found. Nothing done
Restore ended successfully in 00:00:03.052

There are no tasks on the device. I've tried the following:
- Deleted all other files from the zip (other than tasks), and attempted restoring. (this is where I discovered the additional issue below).
- Tried to restore a much older backup (also tried using PIM Backup 1.1)

Neither of the above worked. I've opened the CST file and the contents appear valid. I'm willing to send the CST file, but I'd rather not post it openly to the forum if possible.

#2 - The file dates present in the zip file are offset by one month (i.e. when renamed to .zip and opened with winrar, the files within the backup are dated for may, though they do properly appear within PIM Backup's restore dialog).

HTH
Al

[netbars]

Hi Fred
Thank you for the really great tool!

Only a few comments/feature requests

1/ An option to find .txt files in restore file lookup. In current version i have to rename .txt or .csv file to .scs (contact), .csl and so on.

2/ Ability to save mapping scheme. Or an option to automatically map names like FirstName, First_Name and First Name.

3/ /strange bug/ Imported contacts from a txt file are named Unknown in Contacts.... But if you tap on them they display correct name inside.

[marnnoi]

well, i tried using the program to backup my sms,
it tooks me 7 hours to finish the whole thing,
there are 8600 messages in my inbox, is the time okay? or its too slow?

ps. anyways, thanks again for such a nice program!!:cool:

[dotfred]

Thank you very much, this backup program has saved me tons of space. As I have about 8000 messages in my inbox (taking a large space from my memory) which slow down my pocket pc a lot!! I am quite a slow learner, so I am just wondering if there is any way that I could move these text messages to my laptop?

best regards,
The file created by PIM backup with extension .pib is just a zip file. Inside you will find the different backup items you made. Each .cs file inside the .pib is a comma separated value file type so text file in UNICODE so every language is supported. Just take whatever you want to save on your laptop this way.

Cheers,

Fred

[dotfred]

sure Fred,
here it is;
just add the other needed, get into a cab (or simply keep as xml) and basta! Key is the entry no. in speed dial list.
Hope is useful!

dan
Thanks dan,

I solved the problem using your solution and it seems to work, but the restore part is a little bit slow, because I update each speed dial one at the time.

Cheers,

Fred

[dotfred]

All resolved. I just leave the proggy to work it took 1 hour to backup all my contacts. Is the time ok ?
Let me know
No, it is too long, but I don't have so many contacts....

Normally backup is faster than restore, but it surely depends on several factors:

- the contents for each contact (picture takes time)
- the free memory available when doing backup (if too few, the system will swap, which slows down the backup process)
- the speed of the access to the sd card (write/flush)

Bear in mind that it is a text based backup, so it is much much slower than a binary backup.

Cheers,

Fred

[dotfred]

Fred,
Noticed some more potential issues:

#1 - I've got a set of Tasks that absolutely refuses to restore. I get nothing but the following:

Preparing restore...
Starting tasks restore...
Retrieving file records... (this takes a few seconds)
Valid tasks CSV header format.
Retrieving file records...
0 record found in file.
No tasks found. Nothing done
Restore ended successfully in 00:00:03.052

There are no tasks on the device. I've tried the following:
- Deleted all other files from the zip (other than tasks), and attempted restoring. (this is where I discovered the additional issue below).
- Tried to restore a much older backup (also tried using PIM Backup 1.1)

Neither of the above worked. I've opened the CST file and the contents appear valid. I'm willing to send the CST file, but I'd rather not post it openly to the forum if possible.

#2 - The file dates present in the zip file are offset by one month (i.e. when renamed to .zip and opened with winrar, the files within the backup are dated for may, though they do properly appear within PIM Backup's restore dialog).

HTH
Al
Hi Al,

I made only simple tests for tasks and it worked so far, so I don't know, I have to check...
Well, try with new version 1.6, tell me, because I made some modifications.
If the problems still appear, you can send me the cst file to dotfred@dotfred.net

Cheers,

Fred

[dotfred]

Hi Fred
Thank you for the really great tool!

Only a few comments/feature requests

1/ An option to find .txt files in restore file lookup. In current version i have to rename .txt or .csv file to .scs (contact), .csl and so on.

2/ Ability to save mapping scheme. Or an option to automatically map names like FirstName, First_Name and First Name.

3/ /strange bug/ Imported contacts from a txt file are named Unknown in Contacts.... But if you tap on them they display correct name inside.

1) Can you elaborate on this, because I don't understand exactly what you request

2) this could be feasible, but at a very low priority, I don't know if anyone else is interested in such functionality.

3) Can you send a sample file, so I can check where the problem resides, also on which system does this bug appear?

Thanks,

Fred

[dotfred]

well, i tried using the program to backup my sms,
it tooks me 7 hours to finish the whole thing,
there are 8600 messages in my inbox, is the time okay? or its too slow?

ps. anyways, thanks again for such a nice program!!:cool:

This is possible, a message is at least 1k, you have to take the message out of the db, add some information about the message (its not only the body, but the subject, times, recipients, status,...) , then write it to the file. Let's say it takes at the most 1 second to achieve this and you already have more than 2 hours to do that. Of course it is not linear, so let's double the time and I'm sure that most of your sms are more than 1k. So....

Regards,

Fred

[appleJuice]

I transferred the program via activesync over to an IMate SP3 (WM2003SE)
ran the file
confirmed the permission to run
and nothing...

It appears in the task manager but no window is ever displayed (except the words PIM Backup in the blue part at the very top of the screen). Also the program is obviously running because I have to press Hang Up (minimise) in order for the keys to function again.

I've tried adding it to the startup folder and restarting but still nothing.

Please advise, I really need this program!

[dotfred]

I transferred the program via activesync over to an IMate SP3 (WM2003SE)
ran the file
confirmed the permission to run
and nothing...

It appears in the task manager but no window is ever displayed (except the words PIM Backup in the blue part at the very top of the screen). Also the program is obviously running because I have to press Hang Up (minimise) in order for the keys to function again.

I've tried adding it to the startup folder and restarting but still nothing.

Please advise, I really need this program!
Try this version, it has not been UPXed, maybe it will work.

I do not have a WM2003SE pda, so I can't test, all tests are made with the emulator unfortunately.:o

Cheers,

Fred

[appleJuice]

Try this version, it has not been UPXed, maybe it will work.

I do not have a WM2003SE pda, so I can't test, all tests are made with the emulator unfortunately.:o

Cheers,

Fred

Nope :( still no workie

Thanks for trying though.

Could someone else give it a go and see, I doubt it's my phone as it's got nothing else installed on it.

[dan1967]

Thanks dan,

I solved the problem using your solution and it seems to work, but the restore part is a little bit slow, because I update each speed dial one at the time.

Cheers,

Fred

happy it helped in the end!

dan

[allynm]

PIM Backup v1.6 (Release date 23/04/2007)

Version 1.6:

- fix for call logs in WM6 (allynm)


OK, so I tried backing up / restoring call logs with 1.6. When restoring, it deleted 300, and restored only 170. I'm not sure if it actually lost any, or if the extra 130 was a result of the extra data previously saved/restored by <1.6 PIM Backup versions...?

More importantly, I have some hard crashing issues on the same restore (i.e. PIM Backup just disappears mid-restore). It happens on the following:
- Contacts - File contains 431, only makes it to 419 (419 deleted on next restore attempt).
- Messages - File contains 179, only makes it to 165 (165 deleted on next restore attempt).

I'm about to upgrade to the new LVSW, i'll try the above again under that and report back.

Also, 1.6 appears to have fixed the failure to backup / restore tasks issue that I reported earlier. I successfully tested it with the same batch of tasks that <1.6 failed on.

HTH
Al

[allynm]

I'm about to upgrade to the new LVSW, i'll try the above again under that and report back.


Attempted to restore messages under new LVSW - same result. I've restored my contacts via activesync, but need to figure out the crashing issue to be able to restore messages.

Fred, let me have an email or some other private way to send you this backup for diagnosis / troubleshooting / debugging.

Al

[daxliniere]

The link to version 1.7 (wm2005) on page 1 is actually version 1.6.0.0, even though the zipfile says "PPCPimBackupV1.7_wm2005.zip"

OR... you forgot to update the version info in the file properties and the about page?

Either way, thanks for working on such a great program! (I have it scheduled for weekly use!)

All the best,
Dax.

[dotfred]

The link to version 1.7 (wm2005) on page 1 is actually version 1.6.0.0, even though the zipfile says "PPCPimBackupV1.7_wm2005.zip"

OR... you forgot to update the version info in the file properties and the about page?

Either way, thanks for working on such a great program! (I have it scheduled for weekly use!)

All the best,
Dax.
You're right, I forgot to update the version, I will fix it asap!

Thanks for noticing it and comments!

EDIT: Ok it's done, version updated.

Cheers,

Fred

[joe1402]

Hi dotfred, thx for your easy-to-use-tool. But I have a really big problem.

I made different backups over the last week with v1.5. Today I try to restore this backup after a hardreset but some things i've been missing.

The restore with v1.5 crashes at the beginning with all backupfiles except this one i made manually. With this file I get contacts and call logs but nothing more.

The restore with v1.7 don't crash at the beginning but i've been missing messages, tasks and 6 of my appointments. (71 -> 65 deleting) I think the crash happens by restoring the appointments.

All of these things are not so important because i can use AS with Outlook but I NEED my (SMS-)messages back! :(

Any ideas?

[allynm]

The restore with v1.7 don't crash at the beginning but i've been missing messages, tasks and 6 of my appointments. (71 -> 65 deleting) I think the crash happens by restoring the appointments.


Fred,
What was previously causing a hard crash in 1.6 is still causing issues in 1.7. Where 1.6 would just crash hard, 1.7 simply calls it quits and says the restore is complete (when it really isnt). I still get the same 165 restored out of 179 in the file. Differences in 1.7 were that the progress bar got really slow near the end, and never made completely across (it makes it to the same point where 1.6 would crash). This means that at present, contacts and message backups are still not being fully restored.

HTH
Al

[jcute]

Thanks for update !!! ^_^

[appleJuice]

Can everybody run this program or is it just me who's having problems?

WM2003 SE on an IMate SP3, appears in task manager but GUI never appears...

Fred took out UPX but no sucess, I just want to know if this is an isolated problem?

[pougal]

In my WM5 device,i have about 350 sms.when i use pim backup to it on storage card,it use about 2 minutes ,but when i restore it take 70 minutes .what's the matter?

[bluecream4]

Hi Fred http://parts.blog.livedoor.jp/img/emoji/ic_cute.gif,


WowW 。_・.。Version 1.8 .. Many Update from you, I love it.

Do you take a break ? Kidding http://homepage2.nifty.com/~moe~/cat8ico1p.gifhttp://homepage2.nifty.com/~moe~/cat8ico1b.gif .. I see you 're working All all time .. ((*・ェ・*)ノ~☆*



Take Care,
Nette。_・☆

[dominick_7]

Everything is retrieved from cemail.vol and pim.vol used by tmail.exe and poutlook.exe, if you are using something else then the answer is no.

Even if you are not used to Excel, it is very easy to create an excel sheet then convert it to a word document.

1) Just extract the .csm file from the .pib then change the extension to .csv

2) Launch Excel, then open the .csv file, you will see a wizard dialog and follow the steps to get the excel sheet as you want.

Cheers,

.Fred

Thanks Fred. If I open it in Excel, is it INSIDE of Excel that I convert it? Or do I just change the extension to .doc or something? Do you know of any PIM backups for the SMS Threaded App from XDAdevelopers?

[dominick_7]

Everything is retrieved from cemail.vol and pim.vol used by tmail.exe and poutlook.exe, if you are using something else then the answer is no.

Even if you are not used to Excel, it is very easy to create an excel sheet then convert it to a word document.

1) Just extract the .csm file from the .pib then change the extension to .csv

2) Launch Excel, then open the .csv file, you will see a wizard dialog and follow the steps to get the excel sheet as you want.

Cheers,

.Fred

Also wondering if the later versions after 1.5 are changed just because of WM6 (which I don't use, as I use WM5 unless someone can hack it for the Samsung i730) or because it's improved in some sense? Thank you.

Dominick

[dotfred]

Hi Fred ,


WowW 。_・.。Version 1.8 .. Many Update from you, I love it.

Do you take a break ? Kidding .. I see you 're working All all time .. ((*・ェ・*)ノ~☆*



Take Care,
Nette。_・☆
Hi Nette,
Well, I don't like unfinished business, and I had a lot of trouble lately with PIM Backup.:mad: This tool is just a nightmare. I will be glad when it will work correctly for everybody! Eheheh let's dream!:o

Anyway, thanks for support! http://www.dotfred.net/smilies/flowers.gif

Big http://www.dotfred.net/smilies/kissu.gif

Fred

[dotfred]

Thanks Fred. If I open it in Excel, is it INSIDE of Excel that I convert it? Or do I just change the extension to .doc or something? Do you know of any PIM backups for the SMS Threaded App from XDAdevelopers?
Hi dominick,

If you follow exactly what is mentioned in the post, it will work

1) Open .pib with Winzip and extract .csm file
2) rename .csm to .csv
3) Launch Excel, click on file open and select your just renamed .csv file
4) A wizard will show up and just follow the instructions

Hope it's clear! ;)

Cheers,

Fred

[dotfred]

Also wondering if the later versions after 1.5 are changed just because of WM6 (which I don't use, as I use WM5 unless someone can hack it for the Samsung i730) or because it's improved in some sense? Thank you.

Dominick

Well I had to improve the restore because in versions previous to 1.5, all the records of each csv file were retrieved at once.
Well the problem in such scenario is that if you have thousands of records, you can end with not enough memory to do the job, so the ppc will swap to gain memory in order to do the restore, but then it will really slow down the device which is not good.
Now, the csv file is read twice, first just to find out how many records are stored, then again to retrieve each record one at the time. It's a little bit faster but not much.
The biggest issue is storing data in the database.

For contacts:

- picture and notes/notes ink restore is very slow (wm5 ->)

For appointments:

- notes/notes ink restore is very slow

For call logs:

- slow under wm6 only. The phone application recreates the links between calls and contacts

For tasks:

- same as appointments

For speed dials:

- slow under wm6 only. Had to use another solution to create them by using xml config strings.

For messages:

- always slow, takes more place in memory, body, attachments, recipients, cemapi api is not ideal but it's the only solution.


Cheers,

Fred.

[jcute]

Thanks for update ^_^

[allynm]

PIM Backup v1.8 (Release date 26/04/2007)

Version 1.8:

- fix problem of lost records (csv parser has been redesigned)

ADVICE: In WM6 if you have to restore call logs, do it separately especially if you have a lot of them, because cprog.exe (phone application) will take all the cpu to rebuild the links between contacts and calls, so this is not good for the rest of the restore.


Side note / possible workaround:
Putting the call logs restore last in the restoration order should take care of this.
Note: It has to occur after the contacts restore (since cprog will need the contacts to properly re-associate the numbers).

[allynm]

[/U] - fix problem of lost records (csv parser has been redesigned)


I tried re-restoring the previous messages (that would not completely restore because of the prior bug). Good news is that 165 of 165 were restored. Bad news is that _all_ of them were restored (i.e. most were duped).

Note to other users - if doing what I was attempting, do a FULL backup with 1.8 prior to trying to restore any previous backups for purposes of merging data.

[c_shekhar]

Side note / possible workaround:
Putting the call logs restore last in the restoration order should take care of this.
Note: It has to occur after the contacts restore (since cprog will need the contacts to properly re-associate the numbers).

No no the call log can work independent of contact data..

[allynm]

No no the call log can work independent of contact data..

Sure it can, but under WM6, will restored contacts automatically be recognized and updated? I believe this only works properly if it is the calls that are deleted and re-created.

[jib44]

It works!! Even on my WM2003 Himalaya. Bravo

[dotfred]

Side note / possible workaround:
Putting the call logs restore last in the restoration order should take care of this.
Note: It has to occur after the contacts restore (since cprog will need the contacts to properly re-associate the numbers).
Hi Al,

Thanks for the tip, it's in fact a good idea, I already did it for the contacts, it is always the first thing restored, now I have to do the same for call logs.
Well, it's a small feature, and only for wm6, so it can wait next release.

Cheers,

Fred

[daxliniere]

Yes, Bravo DotFred!

[Sam Trevi]

Hi there, I tried your fantastic tool just now and saw that the backup file is written in some kind of csv format or something.
Is there a way to edit this file to add some old sms that I have copied in an txt file?
Thanks anyways

[daxliniere]

yeah! That would be fantastic!

I can export my SMSs from my old phone (motorola A1000) and I would LOVE to import them to my Hermes!

What say ye, Fredeth the Wise?

[dotfred]

Hi there, I tried your fantastic tool just now and saw that the backup file is written in some kind of csv format or something.
Is there a way to edit this file to add some old sms that I have copied in an txt file?
Thanks anyways
I think it shouldn't be a problem, you just have to respect the layout and the number of fields.

Here are the fields:

Msg Id;Sender Name;Sender Address;Sender AddressType;Prefix;Subject;Body;BodyType;Folder;Ac count;Msg Class;Content Length;Msg Size;Msg Flags;Msg Status;Modify Time;Delivery Time;Recipient Nbr;Recipients;Attachment Nbr;Attachments

MsgId: "0x00,0x00"

Sender Name:VAL

Sender Address: "VAL" <XXXXXXXXX>

Sender Address Type: can be null

Prefix: can be null

Subject: Happy birthday

Body: can be null

BodyType: 0 = text, 1 = binary (always text for sms, except for vcard, it is binary)

Folder: \Inbox

Account: SMS

Msg Class: IPM.SMStext

Content Length: 0

Msg Size: XXX

Msg Flags: 1 I don't know by heart the values

Msg Status: 0 I don't know by heart the values

Modify Time: YYYY,MM,DD,HH,mm,SS

Delivery Time: YYYY,MM,DD,HH,mm,SS

Recipient Nbr: 0

Recipients: can be null

Attachment Nbr: 0

Attachments: can be null

All together:

"0x00,0x00";VAL;""VAL" <XXXXXXXXX>";;;"Happy birthday";;0;\Inbox;SMS;IPM.SMStext;0;28;1;0;"2007,03,14,14,55,01";"2006,12,10,11,37,29";0;;0;

Caution, this is a sample for SMS only, for mails, some fields are necessary like recipients

[Sam Trevi]

I've tried to copy & paste your example in a plain text file, renamed with the correct extension and PPC Pim Backup says it's not a valid file, i've also tried to edit simply one letter of a previous .pib file and when I try to restore from it the application says "CSV file error" - Error 2

Where am I wrong?

[gunigugu]

Hi quick question...

Was backing up all the stuff on my phone getting ready for a nice big re-flash to wm6... Anyway was testing the back-up of MMS (haven't flashed yet) and well, no attachments :p

I did make a back-up pim.vol however, with this is there anyway I can restore the MMS, so I can at least save some of attachments on the sd card before I flash my phone??

Thanks for any help and the this utility looks like it's coming along quite well, although really wish it had support for mms attachments...

[dotfred]

I've tried to copy & paste your example in a plain text file, renamed with the correct extension and PPC Pim Backup says it's not a valid file, i've also tried to edit simply one letter of a previous .pib file and when I try to restore from it the application says "CSV file error" - Error 2

Where am I wrong?
It works,

I did the same and no problem:

[dotfred]

Hi quick question...

Was backing up all the stuff on my phone getting ready for a nice big re-flash to wm6... Anyway was testing the back-up of MMS (haven't flashed yet) and well, no attachments :p

I did make a back-up pim.vol however, with this is there anyway I can restore the MMS, so I can at least save some of attachments on the sd card before I flash my phone??

Thanks for any help and the this utility looks like it's coming along quite well, although really wish it had support for mms attachments...
All I know, is if you're using Arcsoft MMS, the files are stored in my documents, and have extension .dat

For the rest, I couldn't find the relation between the mms and the files

So copy all .dat files and it should work, I hope.

[Sam Trevi]

Simply perfect! I had to change some names because of the italian localization of my pocket PC but now all works well!
Thanks!

[gunigugu]

All I know, is if you're using Arcsoft MMS, the files are stored in my documents, and have extension .dat

For the rest, I couldn't find the relation between the mms and the files

So copy all .dat files and it should work, I hope.

Thanks... but umm.. as per my original post, I've already back-ed up and restored using this program... and now none of my mms's have any of their attachments.. they all appear in their correct folder but opening them up opens a blank mms....

Is there anyway I can revert to how they were originally? I did make a back-up of pim.vol?

[xavier_soares]

Congratulations, I use frequently this program and I love this... Excellent! VERY THANKS

[dotfred]

Thanks... but umm.. as per my original post, I've already back-ed up and restored using this program... and now none of my mms's have any of their attachments.. they all appear in their correct folder but opening them up opens a blank mms....

Is there anyway I can revert to how they were originally? I did make a back-up of pim.vol?
As I already mentioned, the mms is correct, but the "attachments" of mms files are not stored in pim.vol but in .dat files stored in the \My Documents directory. Because I don't know how to retrieve that information from the mms message, I do not know where these files are or which files I need to store.
I hope it will be possible in future release.

ps.: if you saved the files stored in \My Documents, and restored them there then you should be able to see the contents of your mms.

Cheers,

Fred

[jcespi2005]

As I already mentioned, the mms is correct, but the "attachments" of mms files are not stored in pim.vol but in .dat files stored in the \My Documents directory. Because I don't know how to retrieve that information from the mms message, I do not know where these files are or which files I need to store.
I hope it will be possible in future release.

ps.: if you saved the files stored in \My Documents, and restored them there then you should be able to see the contents of your mms.

Cheers,

Fred

Then, if i'm not wrong, your great program can add .dat file from \My Documents to the backup in the last possition, and the restore would be possible from the same....

Thanks for this great soft :)

Regards.

[daxliniere]

Yeah, just save ALL .dat files found in that location. It doesn't matter if you get a few extras, at least all your MMSs will be saved.

Thanks Fred!

[dotfred]

Then, if i'm not wrong, your great program can add .dat file from \My Documents to the backup in the last possition, and the restore would be possible from the same....

Thanks for this great soft :)

Regards.
Yes, the problem is that .dat files are used by ArcSoft MMS, but I don't know for other mms softs. They could be stored in \My Documents, but possibly on the Storage Card. So I don't know, it needs some investigation.

Cheers,

Fred

[jcespi2005]

Yes, the problem is that .dat files are used by ArcSoft MMS, but I don't know for other mms softs. They could be stored in \My Documents, but possibly on the Storage Card. So I don't know, it needs some investigation.

Cheers,

Fred

Yes, you are right. More than one soft make difficult doing backup.

But for starting stage, like ArcSoft is one of the most used MMS soft, will be great to do backup of .DAT for this soft.

Wath do you think about?

Thanks for your time :)

Regards.

[gunigugu]

As I already mentioned, the mms is correct, but the "attachments" of mms files are not stored in pim.vol but in .dat files stored in the \My Documents directory. Because I don't know how to retrieve that information from the mms message, I do not know where these files are or which files I need to store.
I hope it will be possible in future release.

ps.: if you saved the files stored in \My Documents, and restored them there then you should be able to see the contents of your mms.

Cheers,

Fred

Thanks fred for the replies.

Quick follow up though. Does your back up/restore function mess with these files in anyway? Because I did just that, back-up and restore on the same device at the same time, however my mms now appear blank. I never once backed up *.dat in mydocuments. Are my MMS now gone for good?

It's ok, because it was a reckless act on my behalf and I will be disappointed, but I do want to just flash my phone already too, so if they're gone, I will move on, but if there is a way to restore them, that would be great.

So have they been affected now by your program?

[veer0318]

Hi!

Got a problem. After making a nice backup on my old WM2003 Qtek 2020, which all went just fine, I can't import it on my new wm2005 HTC 9100. It can read the archive all right. It even says something like "1400 messages found in file". But none of them are imported (they aren't in the directory and it says "0 imported in file").

I think the problem is because I made a backup on an English version of WN and tried to import it on a Dutch version. I tried everything I could think of: reproducing the directory structure of the SMS inbox; manually editing the backup file replacing the English names with the Dutch ones - but without effect!

Can anyone help me pleeease? :)

[dotfred]

Hi!

Got a problem. After making a nice backup on my old WM2003 Qtek 2020, which all went just fine, I can't import it on my new wm2005 HTC 9100. It can read the archive all right. It even says something like "1400 messages found in file". But none of them are imported (they aren't in the directory and it says "0 imported in file").

I think the problem is because I made a backup on an English version of WN and tried to import it on a Dutch version. I tried everything I could think of: reproducing the directory structure of the SMS inbox; manually editing the backup file replacing the English names with the Dutch ones - but without effect!

Can anyone help me pleeease? :)
Well, normally it should work without any problem. Anyway, send you an sms, then use Pim Backup to create a backup, then check the differences with your old backup file, and try to figure out/correct what went wrong.
If you don't succeed, well you could still send me your backup file, or a substract, even by modifying data, it doesn't matter at this address dotfred@dotfred.net

Cheers,

Fred

[drooch]

i just backed up my phone on black 2.5 and upgraded to black 3.0
when i installed the PIM backup and restored the file ive lost all my messages since 14/01/2007, thats over 600 messages.

What happened? all the backups completed succesfully

im not happy at all...

drooch

[dotfred]

i just backed up my phone on black 2.5 and upgraded to black 3.0
when i installed the PIM backup and restored the file ive lost all my messages since 14/01/2007, thats over 600 messages.

What happened? all the backups completed succesfully

im not happy at all...

drooch
Hi drooch,

Can you give more infos on this, because it's a little bit vague.
What kind of messages were not restored, which version of the tool, how many messages detected in the backup?

Thanks,

Fred

[drooch]

i am talking about text messages, i had around the 800 mark but only 160ish were restored and the backup didnt copy anything newer (in terms of Text messages) than 14/01/07 . i was using the version that came bundled with Black 2.5 to backup and i was using version 1.8 to restore.

ive been able to use Jeyo SMS backup to restore a previous backup, just means i lose 100 messages and not 700 messages!

the phone im using is a Dopod 838pro with Black 3

drooch

[dotfred]

i am talking about text messages, i had around the 800 mark but only 160ish were restored and the backup didnt copy anything newer (in terms of Text messages) than 14/01/07 . i was using the version that came bundled with Black 2.5 to backup and i was using version 1.8 to restore.

ive been able to use Jeyo SMS backup to restore a previous backup, just means i lose 100 messages and not 700 messages!

the phone im using is a Dopod 838pro with Black 3

drooch
Hi drooch,

Is it possible to have the backup in order to investigate, I made a lot of tests with version 1.8, with messages in russian, in chinese, restores that didn't go well in the past and they were restored without any problem.
You can send the backup here dotfred@dotfred.net, but only if you want me to get them back.

Cheers,

Fred

[Tibbles]

Hi, I'm having the following issue with your program. I'm already very happy that it was able to copy all of my calling history, but with sms and mms messages it's having a bit more trouble.

I made a backup on my old HTC Magician (2003) of all of my messages using PIM Backup 1.8 (2003 version).
I copied the backup files and PIM Backup 1.8 to my new HTC Artemis (WM5).
Now when I run restore it simply says this (relevant excepts):

Analyzing file structure (takes a minute)
# records found
Connection to Outlook. (why it tries to connect to outlook is a big question for me)
Insterting messages in the database (takes a little less than 3 minutes)
0 messages inserted in the database (NOO! Should be over 3000!)
0 message not inserted cos exists in the database
Disconnecting from Outlook
Restore ended successfully (well, not really)

Any idea how I can solve this? I'd REALLY REALLY like me smsses to be on my new phone as well :-) I'd be ever grateful.

[dotfred]

Hi, I'm having the following issue with your program. I'm already very happy that it was able to copy all of my calling history, but with sms and mms messages it's having a bit more trouble.

I made a backup on my old HTC Magician (2003) of all of my messages using PIM Backup 1.8 (2003 version).
I copied the backup files and PIM Backup 1.8 to my new HTC Artemis (WM5).
Now when I run restore it simply says this (relevant excepts):

Analyzing file structure (takes a minute)
# records found
Connection to Outlook. (why it tries to connect to outlook is a big question for me)
Insterting messages in the database (takes a little less than 3 minutes)
0 messages inserted in the database (NOO! Should be over 3000!)
0 message not inserted cos exists in the database
Disconnecting from Outlook
Restore ended successfully (well, not really)

Any idea how I can solve this? I'd REALLY REALLY like me smsses to be on my new phone as well :-) I'd be ever grateful.
Hi Tibbles,

Well, it is indeed strange. Ok, you can try something! First of all just create a backup of an sms from your Artemis. Extract both .csm files from .pib (with winzip) Check the difference you have between sms from wm2003 and wm2005, because there is maybe something different.

I will complete my answer later today or tomorrow, because I have a meeting now and I have to leave

Cheers,

Fred

[Tibbles]

The columns on my Artemis and Magician are identical, there is however a BIG difference in foldernames (my Magician having an English Rom and the Artemis a Dutch one). I guess I'm going to have to replace all the folder names in my back-up file and then re-pack it to a pib file and run the restore again. Could you tell me what zip/rar/tar.gz technique you've used from .csm to .pib? That would probably solve this problem. Thanks in advance! You've been a big help!
Niko

[dotfred]

The columns on my Artemis and Magician are identical, there is however a BIG difference in foldernames (my Magician having an English Rom and the Artemis a Dutch one). I guess I'm going to have to replace all the folder names in my back-up file and then re-pack it to a pib file and run the restore again. Could you tell me what zip/rar/tar.gz technique you've used from .csm to .pib? That would probably solve this problem. Thanks in advance! You've been a big help!
Niko
Hi Niko,

I'm glad it is not the application but a problem of language. I hope you will be able to modify the contents of .csm and be able to restore your backup.
For the restore, you don't have to recreate a .pib file. You can let your .csm file, it is recognized by PIM Backup, and is selectable when you browse for files when restoring. You can even select directly the .csm file, because this extension is associated to Pim Backup application. Anyway, if you still want to recreate the .pib file, just use any zip application (NOT tar/rar/gz) and rename the file as .pib.

Best regards,

Fred

[Garcia]

Hi I have a problem with your application, I've used 1.5 and upgraded to 1.8 and things is getting worse.

Both versions seems to work OK, but all reoccuring all day appointments will after restoring end a day before they start.
If an appointment is on the 10th of May every year and is all day then after restoring it will start on the 10th of May but end on the 9th of May, and therefore looking at it and clicking OK will result in windows saying cannot save, so you have to edit first by changing to happen once and then change end day and then change every 10th May.

In version 1.8 you also introduced alarm for all appointments after a restore, at least that didn't happen in version 1.5 which I used before.

Appart from these issues I think it's a real great application.

With regard to some of the comments in this thread then I also experienced that with Black 3.0 it diden't restore all items, but then back to Black 2.5 and things were back to normal again.

[Tibbles]

Well.. I replaced all the folder names and now it's been 'inserting messages in the database' for about fifteen minutes. Since just now the progress bar added one block I'm just going to sit it out. If this works I'm going to be extatic!

[Tibbles]

It completely froze after three and a half hours, had to soft-reset... gah. It put back 439 items at least.

Jeyo Mobile Extender did all of the work in about 30 minutes :-S (though I had to mark all 3000 items to 'read' manually again... great)

Conclusion: PimBackup is great for calling records! :-D

[MrFreeze]

nice tool - thx - on P3600 german

[apd]

dotfred

This is a great piece of software - use it all the time to back up my SMSs. I wonder if I can stretch its use a bit!?


I need to move some SMSs from a Symbian 60 phone to my Uni and Ameo. I can export the messages from the S60 to a CSV which has fields with the time, date, phone number and message. I can't find any other way of importing these to WM5 so I wondered if I could somehow import them into a .pib file and then use Restore on PIM backup to 'restore' them to WM5?

[dotfred]

dotfred

This is a great piece of software - use it all the time to back up my SMSs. I wonder if I can stretch its use a bit!?


I need to move some SMSs from a Symbian 60 phone to my Uni and Ameo. I can export the messages from the S60 to a CSV which has fields with the time, date, phone number and message. I can't find any other way of importing these to WM5 so I wondered if I could somehow import them into a .pib file and then use Restore on PIM backup to 'restore' them to WM5?

Hi Andrew,

I think it is possible to do so, but you will have to adapt the csv file to have the same layout of the csm file.
Each field is more or less explained here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1237914
I hope it will work.

Cheers,

Fred

ps.: don't forget to add a carriage return after the last record, otherwise you will end with a CSV_BAD_RECORD error.

[apd]

You're a star, thanks.

[dny238]

Hi zoki,

As mentioned previously, I only backup what you can find in pim.vol and cemail.vol. The rest is left to the user. Notes are files stored on the "disk", so it is easy to copy them on your sd card.

Cheers,

.Fred
What's the trick to backing these files up. When I try to copy them they are in use.

[CWKJ]

@DotFred

One minor feedback. After backup, in the directory \Windows\Messgaging\ & \Windows\Messgaging\Attachment\ , there is many zero byte files created which I now delete it myself. They took up a little memory.

[dotfred]

@DotFred

One minor feedback. After backup, in the directory \Windows\Messgaging\ & \Windows\Messgaging\Attachment\ , there is many zero byte files created which I now delete it myself. They took up a little memory.
Thanks for the info, I've just noticed myself, I don't know where they are coming from, anyway I will add a cleaning functionality after backup is done.

Cheers,

Fred

[appleJuice]

To: dotfred

I think I figured out why PIM Backup won't work on some WM2003 devices.

I don't think it can open the mail database, i tried smsOrganizer and it also doesn't work with "CeOpenDatabase failed".

Do you have any idea why this might be?

[dotfred]

To: dotfred

I think I figured out why PIM Backup won't work on some WM2003 devices.

I don't think it can open the mail database, i tried smsOrganizer and it also doesn't work with "CeOpenDatabase failed".

Do you have any idea why this might be?
Maybe there is a limitation in the number of database "connections", just a guess, I don't know...

EDB is an updated and enhanced version of CEDB. EDB replaces CEDB in Windows Mobile 5.0 and includes support for:

Transactions
Access by multiple users
Multiple sort orders, key properties, and databases
Enhanced performance, especially on user store devices with larger databasesSo I assume that this could be the problem, too many applications accessing the DB and so another call to CeOpenDatabase fails.

It could also be some security policies installed by a provider.

Cheers,

Fred

[natzakaria]

Restore tasks dont work - shows as corrupted data.

[CWKJ]

Thanks for the info, I've just noticed myself, I don't know where they are coming from, anyway I will add a cleaning functionality after backup is done.

Cheers,

Fred
Err... Please take care do not delete the valid emails/files there. Just delete those with zero bytes.

[YoLoLo]

Some guys around me have bought new phones... But PDAphones !

I've been using PDAs for 5 years now, and i'm considered as a guru :rolleyes: (in the kingdom of blinds people, one-eyed are considered as kings !!!)

So, i've prepared a "bunddle" of vital-small-effiscent programs kit...

With T-man, Gsfinder, BatteryStatus, TodayAgenda, PhoneProfile (V1, M Panzica)... and of course PIMbackup ! :D

It wasn't unusefull, because a colleague of mine have got a problem with his PDA's digitalizer... He will have a new PDA soon... but without PIMbackup, he would have lost all his contacts (sync don't work with his laptop...)

So, i would like to THANK you again for this great piece of soft ! :D

Here is a little advertissement, on PocketPCfreeware
http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/fr/index.php?soft=1806

Keep up the good work !:cool:

[bod]

I can't restore my messages form a backup, but the rest of data(contacts, calls) works. I use wm6 smart1 v2 on the qtek s200. Is possible to recover the messages from a backup?

[dotfred]

Some guys around me have bought new phones... But PDAphones !

I've been using PDAs for 5 years now, and i'm considered as a guru (in the kingdom of blinds people, one-eyed are considered as kings !!!)

So, i've prepared a "bunddle" of vital-small-effiscent programs kit...

With T-man, Gsfinder, BatteryStatus, TodayAgenda, PhoneProfile (V1, M Panzica)... and of course PIMbackup ! :D

It wasn't unusefull, because a colleague of mine have got a problem with his PDA's digitalizer... He will have a new PDA soon... but without PIMbackup, he would have lost all his contacts (sync don't work with his laptop...)

So, i would like to THANK you again for this great piece of soft ! :D

Here is a little advertissement, on PocketPCfreeware
http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/fr/index.php?soft=1806

Keep up the good work !:cool:
Salut Yololo,

Merci beaucoup, je fais de mon mieux, mais comme tu peux le remarquer, tout le monde ne semble pas aussi content!:o

A+,

Fred

[dotfred]

I can't restore my messages form a backup, but the rest of data(contacts, calls) works. I use wm6 smart1 v2 on the qtek s200. Is possible to recover the messages from a backup?
Hi bod,

Are you sure the type of messages you're trying to restore exist, because if the account doesn't exist, it won't work. BTW, the mms backup/restore still doesn't work completely, the objects contained in the mms are lost, still working on it, but not easy. Also, bear in my mind that Inbox, Outbox, Sent Items,... are the main directories of any account, if you try to restore messages from a backup made in another language, it won't work, you have to rename these directories first in the backup file.

Cheers,

Fred

[dotfred]

Err... Please take care do not delete the valid emails/files there. Just delete those with zero bytes.
Yep, I know, this is the test I intended to use in order to delete them. BTW, it seems it is only under WM6, I don't have those files appearing under WM5.

Cheers,

Fred

[bod]

Hi bod,

Are you sure the type of messages you're trying to restore exist, because if the account doesn't exist, it won't work. BTW, the mms backup/restore still doesn't work completely, the objects contained in the mms are lost, still working on it, but not easy. Also, bear in my mind that Inbox, Outbox, Sent Items,... are the main directories of any account, if you try to restore messages from a backup made in another language, it won't work, you have to rename these directories first in the backup file.

Cheers,

Fred

Hi, i'm will restore only the sms messages. What are you thinking when you said "if the account doesn't exist"??
The messeges isn't in a another language...

[CWKJ]

Yep, I know, this is the test I intended to use in order to delete them. BTW, it seems it is only under WM6, I don't have those files appearing under WM5.

Cheers,

Fred
I am using Universal Helmi Aku 3.5 v1.3. Not really WM6 yet.

I can make the test if you include in the next version or the next beta.

Anyway, I delete them manually. :D

[thevirus]

dotfred:

first of all, a very big thank you for this simple but yet very precious program.

however, i have been struggling with the transfer for a month trying to sort it out. but to no avail. as such, i need advice from you.

pda source: hp ipaq h6365 on wm2003se
pda target: o2 atom life on wm2005 (soon to be on wm2006)

i've downloaded both versions of pim backup v1.8 for wm2003se n wm2005.

actions taken in this order:
- backup call logs on ipaq with using pim backup v1.8 (wm2003se). file named bu_h6365_call. file in storage card. 2997 entries recorded.
- backup sms on ipaq with using pim backup v1.8 (wm2003se). file named bu_h6365_sms. file in storage card. 3184 entries recorded.
- hard reset atom life.
- popped storage card in atom life.
- synchronised contacts in atom life via activesync 4.5.
- set option under clear call history to “never”.
- restored bu_h6365_call using pim backup v1.8 (wm2005).
- restored bu_h6365_sms using pim backup v1.8 (wm2005).

weird symptoms:
- restoration of call logs yield only 2345 entries. why?
- restoration of sms yield on 1500+ entries. why?
- after restoration of call logs, i viewed the phone history (entries are there) and made 1 call. after the call, all the restored logs disappeared, showing only that 1 call. why?
- after restoration of sms, there were 84 sms in inbox and 1312 sms in sent folder. sms in sent folder were only headers (ie, contact, date and time). there were no message bodies. why?

was there something I did or did not do? i’m in dire straits. somehow, it seems like i’m going to lose all my history. help please.

[dotfred]

dotfred:

first of all, a very big thank you for this simple but yet very precious program.

however, i have been struggling with the transfer for a month trying to sort it out. but to no avail. as such, i need advice from you.

pda source: hp ipaq h6365 on wm2003se
pda target: o2 atom life on wm2005 (soon to be on wm2006)

i've downloaded both versions of pim backup v1.8 for wm2003se n wm2005.

actions taken in this order:
- backup call logs on ipaq with using pim backup v1.8 (wm2003se). file named bu_h6365_call. file in storage card. 2997 entries recorded.
- backup sms on ipaq with using pim backup v1.8 (wm2003se). file named bu_h6365_sms. file in storage card. 3184 entries recorded.
- hard reset atom life.
- popped storage card in atom life.
- synchronised contacts in atom life via activesync 4.5.
- set option under clear call history to “never”.
- restored bu_h6365_call using pim backup v1.8 (wm2005).
- restored bu_h6365_sms using pim backup v1.8 (wm2005).

weird symptoms:
- restoration of call logs yield only 2345 entries. why?
- restoration of sms yield on 1500+ entries. why?
- after restoration of call logs, i viewed the phone history (entries are there) and made 1 call. after the call, all the restored logs disappeared, showing only that 1 call. why?
- after restoration of sms, there were 84 sms in inbox and 1312 sms in sent folder. sms in sent folder were only headers (ie, contact, date and time). there were no message bodies. why?

was there something I did or did not do? i’m in dire straits. somehow, it seems like i’m going to lose all my history. help please.


Hi thevirus,

Can you tell me if you saw anything special in the restore log.
What kind of restore did you do?

Could you show me the screenshot of the messages that should have been restored. So this is the window with a tree where you can select which messages you want to restore. Show me the tree with nodes expanded.

Thanks,

Fred

[liay]

PIM Backup v1.8 (Release date 26/04/2007)

TODO:

- fix problem with mms "attachments" which are stored on disk but are not considered as attachments in the cemail.vol (wonderful!)

if someone has an idea....:o



hi fred,
I found the new Spb Backup 1.6 can restore the MMS perfectly, even I modi the default 'UAContentsPath' and put the attachments *.DAT files in storage card.
hope u take a look at it and find the final solution

[dotfred]

hi fred,
I found the new Spb Backup 1.6 can restore the MMS perfectly, even I modi the default 'UAContentsPath' and put the attachments *.DAT files in storage card.
hope u take a look at it and find the final solution
Hi liay,

I don't know exactly how Spb Backup works, but what I know is that none of the messages are stored in plain text, I think it just stores the cemail.vol as it is. That's why you cannot restore a backup on another device or on another OS. I analyzed how mms are stored in cemail.vol, and what I noticed is that Arcsoft MMS uses own-defined properties and not the default ones for storing mms contents. What I still don't know is how I can use the information stored in these own-defined properties, because simply adding them as they were doesn't work.
My point is, even if I find a solution for mms, it will only work for Arcsoft MMS, and not other MMS softs.

Cheers,

Fred.

[lukacs.attila]

Hello,

I've tried to set up a scheduled backup. Settings are the following: every day @ midnight. Got the confirmation popup, so it should be ok - but nothing happens (with ASUS P535). Any ideas?

[limpwaster]

Hi Fred, great program and great support for it is well. It works perfectly with my HP ipaq rx1950

I would like to make a simple PC program to view all the info backed up from my device. Could you tell me the format / structure of the backed up files so I can import them successfully? I know things like messages and contacts as the format is listed at the top, but call logs, speed dials, etc dont list the format at the top. Im sure I could work out some of it by trial and error, but it would be nice if you could tell me :)

By the way, by format I mean things like time and date of call, duration, caller id, and call type.

Thanks Fred, keep up the good work! :D

[thevirus]

Hi thevirus,

Can you tell me if you saw anything special in the restore log.
What kind of restore did you do?

Could you show me the screenshot of the messages that should have been restored. So this is the window with a tree where you can select which messages you want to restore. Show me the tree with nodes expanded.

Thanks,

Fred

i did not see anything special in the log. just your usual suspects. here are the extract:

for call logs:
- preparing restore...
- starting call logs restore...
- retrieving file records...
- valid call logs header format.
- retrieving file records...
- 2997 records found in file.
- connecting to the call logs database...
- connected to the database.
- inserting call logs...
- 1. call '#0' inserted.
- "
- "
- 2997. call '#2996' inserted.
- 2046 call logs successfully stored in database.
- disconnecting from the call logs database...
- disconnected.
- restore ended successfully in 00:06:48.968

for sms:
- preparing restore...
- starting messages restore...
- analysing file structure...
- 1824 records found in file.
- connecting to outlook...
- connected to outlook.
- inserting messages in the da...
- 1415 messages inserted in the database.
- disconnecting from outlook...
- disconnected from outlook.
- restore ended successfully in 00:07:02.660

sorry, i dunno how to screenshot, but this is the expanded tree:
+-v Text Messages
l----l-v Inbox(1504)
l----l-v Sent Items(221)
l----l-v Deleted Items(34)
l-v IPM.SMStext
l-v Text Messages
l-v <---this is blank.

what do you mean by what kind of restore did i do? restore using pim backup v1.8. restored call and sms files separately.

thanks you sir.

[dotfred]

i did not see anything special in the log. just your usual suspects. here are the extract:

for call logs:
- preparing restore...
- starting call logs restore...
- retrieving file records...
- valid call logs header format.
- retrieving file records...
- 2997 records found in file.
- connecting to the call logs database...
- connected to the database.
- inserting call logs...
- 1. call '#0' inserted.
- "
- "
- 2997. call '#2996' inserted.
- 2046 call logs successfully stored in database.
- disconnecting from the call logs database...
- disconnected.
- restore ended successfully in 00:06:48.968

for sms:
- preparing restore...
- starting messages restore...
- analysing file structure...
- 1824 records found in file.
- connecting to outlook...
- connected to outlook.
- inserting messages in the da...
- 1415 messages inserted in the database.
- disconnecting from outlook...
- disconnected from outlook.
- restore ended successfully in 00:07:02.660

sorry, i dunno how to screenshot, but this is the expanded tree:
v Text Messages
v Inbox(1504)
v Sent Items(221)
v Deleted Items(34)
v IPM.SMStext
v Text Messages
v <---this is blank.

what do you mean by what kind of restore did i do? restore using pim backup v1.8. restored call and sms files separately.

thanks you sir.
Strange, for the call logs, because it seems to insert them.
Anyway, for the sms, there is something wrong, it seems the parser does not its job as it should, because there is a misalignment (IPM.SMSText shouldn't be there, it is a type of message, not a directory. There is something in the file that is misinterpreted (badly parsed) by the application. Sorry about that, could you provide the backup, in order to see where the problem resides, except if you're data are sensitive!

Cheers,

Fred.

[Szappy]

Dear dotFred

As natzakaria said in post #233:
"Restore tasks dont work - shows as corrupted data."

OK, it wasn't an informative post, but unfortunately I can confirm this. I don't know whether the actual backup is corrupted, or only the restore process, but all my restored tasks are :
- long overdue (they all get a ridiculous start and due time: 1899.12.30)
- have no description/name
- are low priority
- uncompleted

I hope you can help me, and that I have not lost them :(