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@Yoeppie

I must have missed that tip somehow & I've been coming here ages!!

Thanks for that
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Posted: 2003-08-09 23:50:30
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Yoeppie you're a star - wonderful tip.
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Posted: 2003-08-10 01:19:56
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how about sms?
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Posted: 2003-08-10 01:42:34
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@mannequin
do you mean smsing all your contacts. if so it maybe a whole lot of smses and you might have to send it to another p800 as a lesser mobile would lose some of the individual contact info.

BAZ
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Posted: 2003-08-10 01:49:30
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@psikey
@Jah

Ur welcome i did post this trick before in some other thread but i cant remember where

@mannequin

If ur asking would the same trick olso work on sms yes this trick should work on nearly everything in ur p800 the only prob with sms is the that some files might be locked so the only way 2 get that job done is with p800 pc filemanger make sure ur flightmode is on

make a backup before doing this.

Start the program p800 pc filemanager

again start making a new backup, but When u see the P800 saying "backup in Progress" cancel the backup. dont start the phone
leave it in cradle.

this will allow u 2 access the p800 from pc filemanager and control the p800 and be able 2 copy what ever u want.

ur sms files are stored in the c:\system\mail\ on ur p800
so from the backup in \system\mail\ u could then put them back

make sure u have a good backup before doing this


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Posted: 2003-08-10 02:19:44
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i got everythin in Mail stuffed back in.
but i couldnt open the messages.
whenever i try to open a message, i get a "unexpected end of file"
except of course when opening those messages from the SIM.
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Posted: 2003-08-10 05:39:49
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U sure u have done everything as i have written sounds like ur files where stil in locked mode
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Posted: 2003-08-10 11:35:23
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yup.
at first i couldnt even copy the files.. then i though that would have been the "locked mode"... i did the processes enumerated. then successfully i have pulled the "mail" files out.

then next, i had trouble replacing the "index" file of "mail" after a master reset. then i thought it's on "lock mode" again.. so i did again the processes stated. then i was successful in putting all the old "mail" files and folders.. even the new index replaced with the old one.

i opened the messages app, i could see all my messages previewed there, listed the way it was before. but when i try to open a message, i get that error message.."unexpected blah-blah"

i just restored my P800 using the in-the-box software.
uninstalled all apps.
deleted folders manually, cautiously taking note what not to delete (depends on the icons and extensions)...
then reinstalled the necessary apps. looks very fresh to me now.
it's a looong process though.
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Posted: 2003-08-10 12:23:16
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@baz
i didnt mean it that way! but ur method is interesting!

@yoeppie
thanks alot for the tips! i just wish SE would make a pc suite with selective backup/restore so u can backup/restore just contacts or messages for example...or mayb a 3rd party could make such an application
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Posted: 2003-08-10 22:26:52
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Quote:
On 2003-08-08 11:48:38, __spc__ wrote:
If you don't ahve Outlook 200x, is there anything I can use to back up my P800's contacts?

Steven. :?



The easiest and best way to back up your contacts on the P800 is to go to your contacts folder on the P800, make sure the All folder is selected, then click Contacts --> Send this folder. An e-mail with an attached contacts backup file will then be created for you to send to yourself as a backup.

Backing up this way will not only save the contacts, but any pictures or notes you have attached to those contacts as well. I don't believe syncronizing with the Windows Address Book or Outlook preserves this other data.
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Posted: 2004-03-18 19:43:58
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