Q: Backup/restore of email post ROM upgrade

[adam_j_bradley]

I was wondering if there's any way to restore email post a ROM upgrade, especially MMS/SMS messages.

I'm trying to backup all my MMS images prior to an upgrade and was hoping there was an easy way to backup/restore them.

I'm currently using Sprite Backup but I doubt I could restore the message database (pim.db ?) from backup to a newly installed ROM.

Any tips appreciated!

Thanks in advance.
Adam

[Junner2003]

On my 8525 I had no problems to backup my PIM data (contacts, calender, emails, sms, mms) via SPB BACKUP on WM5 and restore then after upgrading to WM6. Just make sure that you make either a backup of PIM data only or select RESTORE PIM DATA ONLY in case you made a full backup! If you try to restore the whole WM5 backup on a WM6 it will most likely fail because system files will get overwritten and some WM6 REGISTRY entries will get replaced with older WM5 ones.

Here is the best solution if you want to try:
On your WM5 device make a full backup with SPB BACKUP, then flash your device with WM6. Run the SPB BACKUP file you've created before and select PIM ONLY for restore.

If it fails you always can flash back to WM5 and reload the whole backup! But I am 100% sure it will work! I made it several times from WM5 8525 ENGLISH ROM to a WM6 O2 GERMANY ROM (which proofed to me that language does not matter in that case! :D )

[dan1967]

just a little search
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299705
search more you'll find more.

[adam_j_bradley]

Fabulous - thankyou!
Adam

[adam_j_bradley]

Except that MMS backups aren't supported