Re: How to copy Phone Book to ENV3 with BitPim (RESOLVED)
Jay Stannard <[email protected]> Thu, 3 Mar 2011 15:27:29 -0500
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I want to copy text messages, can you tell me how to do text messages? On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Movarias <[email protected]> wrote: > > As I am sure we users of the Env3 have found that Bitpim will copy your > address book from your phone to the computer but not back. I recently had > to replace mine under warranty and have a new and old Env3. I took and > chance and did the following and it worked perfectly AND I could also add > additional contacts after the process: > > 1. On your c: drive or desktop create a temp folder name whatever you want. > 2. Attach your phone > 3. Open BitPim > 4. Ok through recognition of your phone > 5. Select Data on your phone > 6. On the menu tree on the left select FILE SYSTEM > 7. Click the "+" sign next to the folder and "/" mark in the middle window > pane (this will take some time be patient) > 8. In the files system tree look for a folder called "pim" (no quotes) > 9. Click once on it. > 10. To the right you will see files. > 11. Right click on each the files that start with "pb" (no quotes) > individually (no multiselect)and click save > 12. Save each of these files to your folder location > 13. Lastly find record_id.dat, right click and save to same location > 14. Unplug your old phone and plug in your new phone > 15. Repeat steps 2-8 > 16. Find the same files that you have in your folder in the new phones file > system. > 17. Right click on the files in Bitpim and select "Overwrite" > 18. A files select dialog will open, navigate to your folder and find the > same named file and select it and click open. > 19. Give the file time to be copied to the new phone and repeat steps 16-18 > for all files in your folder > 20. Once that is completed turn off your phone and turn it back on. > > VOILA! You now have your contacts. The group data file is copied as well > so > you should have your groups. I don't use them so I am not completely sure. > > This process is provided "as is" and I am not personally responsible for > the > individual outcomes. DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. This worked for me and my > Env3 phones and I would not suggest testing on cross platform (i.e. Voyager > phonebook to a Env3 phonebook etc.) Only Env3 to Env3. Hope this helps as > I was beating my head against the wall and really did't want to go back to > Verizon just to have my contacts moved over since the replacement was > mailed > to my house. > > Thanks, > Byron > -- > View this message in context: > http://old.nabble.com/How-to-copy-Phone-Book-to-ENV3-with-BitPim-%28RESOLVED%29-tp30884577p30884577.html > Sent from the Bitpim - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Free Software Download: Index, Search & Analyze Logs and other IT data in > Real-Time with Splunk. Collect, index and harness all the fast moving IT > data > generated by your applications, servers and devices whether physical, > virtual > or in the cloud. Deliver compliance at lower cost and gain new business > insights. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > BitPim-user mailing list [email protected] > Unsubscribe or change options at > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitpim-user > > There are several hundred people on this list. Please be > courteous, on topic and follow the instructions before posting > http://www.bitpim.org/help/support.htm > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free Software Download: Index, Search & Analyze Logs and other IT data in Real-Time with Splunk. Collect, index and harness all the fast moving IT data generated by your applications, servers and devices whether physical, virtual or in the cloud. Deliver compliance at lower cost and gain new business insights. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-dev2dev _______________________________________________ BitPim-user mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe or change options at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitpim-user There are several hundred people on this list. Please be courteous, on topic and follow the instructions before posting http://www.bitpim.org/help/support.htm