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problem about spirke backup,can anyone help!!!

hihi dear all:
i have a question about backup , i saw the ex-posts some expert use spirke backup for restore , but when i try it b4, after restore ,sms will malfunction(can't receive) , any solution??
i know is the problem of tmail.exe, but i can't fix it.
Best regards

I am actually having the same problem like this too.
I am thinking of hard reset my XDA II, but can anyone teach me how to save/back up my sms(inbox). Cos most of my sms are important for me. Please help!!
Thanks in Advance.

there is an app called jeyo mobile companion... it can be use to backup/restore sms, send sms via your pc and more....

Are you the latest version, sms problem should be fixed.

i try , thanks

Hi, run this after restore and soft reset.

What does it do?

If you're using Sprite Backup 2 then you MUST get version 3. Version 2 has a known problem where it screws up your SMS folders and you can't receive text messages.
CleanMail will clean your pocket outlook folders (erasing EVERYTHING) and get it back into a working state.
I strongly suggest getting version 3 of Sprite Backup as it doesn't have this problem.

I had this too, a week ago with sprite backup version3.1.1. Go to
http://www.spritesoftware.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=14
and look in "Announcement: STEPS TO FIX THE SMS PROBLEM"
They know the problem. I asked them yesterday if the problem was solved in their very new version 3.1.2 : but they didn't reply me yet I have just checked in their forum.

contacts problem XDA LIVE 0.10

Hi
after flashing the ROM i am unable to get in to the contacts.
does anyone know how to fix it?

kobyah said:
Hi
after flashing the ROM i am unable to get in to the contacts.
does anyone know how to fix it?
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What do you meant by unable? Have you sync all the contact before and after the upgrade process? If you haven't sync your contact database with ypur PC Outlook before the process then all your contacts are gone. If syned then do the sync again and all your contacts will be copied to the device.
Is this the real scenario, man?

That happened to me when I tried to restore contacts using SPB Backup. Try to re-sync and not restore.

works fine on mine and haven't heard anyone else complaing about this... try a hard reset perhaps.

i did hard reset it and the problem came back after i restored from backup.
its there a way to delete the contacts manually?

kobyah said:
i did hard reset it and the problem came back after i restored from backup.
its there a way to delete the contacts manually?
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Don't back them up when you come from AKU 2.3!
Use outlook to sync your contacts!

i dont want to hard reset again i just want to delete the contacts.
i am using infomart 2007 and asking it to delete all the contacts hang the software. is there a way to delete all the contact manually?

kobyah said:
i dont want to hard reset again i just want to delete the contacts.
i am using infomart 2007 and asking it to delete all the contacts hang the software. is there a way to delete all the contact manually?
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I guess you have the hard reset again, because you backup screwed up your contact list, I guess the changed something and the old contact just doesn't work with the newer roms.

Same with me, after SPB backup restored, the Contact is unusable.
So, have to HR and use SYNC only....

i had to give up and go back to AKU 2.3. all my contacts are in hebrew and there is no support in this version.
too bad.

Contact Backup from 6.1 to 6.5?

First, I'd like to thank everyone in this forum for making our phones more awesome than they already are, you guys know who you are. I've been lurking around since I got 6.1, but now I have a very annoying issues that I'm trying to fix.
I created a backup of all my phone's (not sim) contacts with 6.1 before updating to 6.5. However, I realized that same menu with the Backup/Restore functions has completely changed and does not offer the Restore function anymore. So now I'm stuck with a .dcb file that I can't restore, or open up in any other program, as far as I'm aware. Besides the obvious option of getting someone with 6.1, opening the file there and making a backup to my sim card directly, is there anyway that I restore that file, or at least open it up somehow?
Thanks in advance.

See if you can install this?

"Installation was unsuccessful. The program or setting cannot be installed because it does not have sufficient file permissions."
Nope, can't get past that message.

FlameEye said:
"Installation was unsuccessful. The program or setting cannot be installed because it does not have sufficient file permissions."
Nope, can't get past that message.
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Thought that may happen it's strange as installs on PPC's with 6.5.

Whoops, disregard my previous post, a soft reset got rid of the problem. Installed, recovered the backup, everything's working perfect now. Thanks a lot dude!!

Saving contacts.....
I`m not sure if this is the same subject,but my sister-in-law wants me to upgrade her rom(she seen mine with 3VO and she freaked out.she wants it bad.......the rom that is.)...well,shes got over 100 contacts on the device.Not one on her sim card.How can i save all her contacts all at once before flashing?Thanks for listening.

I sync all my contacts to Outlook and resync my phone after flashing. Makes it easy and is one of the reasons I am now a Windows mobile addict

FlameEye said:
Whoops, disregard my previous post, a soft reset got rid of the problem. Installed, recovered the backup, everything's working perfect now. Thanks a lot dude!!
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Glad you sorted & happy to help

I used Microsoft My Phone its free and easy

Oh here is the cab

[Q] Restoring Whatsapp without verify.

Hi, I'd been searching for similar thread but none can answer me. I stay at a place where there is no telco so I rely on 100% internet connection. I'd been flashed my phone for numerous time and faced no problem before with Whatsapp. But today, Whatsapp seems to ask for verification which it never ask for how many times I flashed and restore. And no telco means no SMS or call verification. Backup and restoration are done by Titanium Backup. No nandroid backup because I never face any issue with TB before. So, to make simple:
1) On Wanamlite 3.5 for all the time. Been try few other ROM before but NEVER face any verification problem before.
2) Flash to ProBAM ROM. The whole Whatsapp folder copied to external SD. Start with megawipe script (NEVER have problem before) and proceed with ProBAM installation, with the recommended steps.
3) Phone works fine. Apps restored by TB. Able to use Whatsapp without verification. No folder copied. Just restore, reboot and Whatsapp work fine.
4) This morning, I play around with ProBAM UI and end up messed up with it, UI stuck with tablet interface. Restoring doesn't help so decided to re-flash ProBAM. Do note that Whatsapp didn't ask for verification before.
5) After flashing with the same steps as above, BAM! Whatsapp ask for verification. Workaround tried, uninstall and reinstall, wipe cache+ data, uninstall and install and restore, copy old Whatsapp folder to new dir, uninstall clean with clean master reboot and reinstall, flash to Wanamlite again but still ask for verification, all fail.
6) Been email Whatsapp support but not really helpful.
My question is how can this happen? Do note, last night I flashed and restore with the same method and I didn't face any issue. But why this morning things didn't work like it always do.
P/s: The soonest and nearest I can go to a place that have telco would be 3 weeks from now but no internet.
Thank you very much.

diaBoliQu3 said:
Hi, I'd been searching for similar thread but none can answer me. I stay at a place where there is no telco so I rely on 100% internet connection. I'd been flashed my phone for numerous time and faced no problem before with Whatsapp. But today, Whatsapp seems to ask for verification which it never ask for how many times I flashed and restore. And no telco means no SMS or call verification. Backup and restoration are done by Titanium Backup. No nandroid backup because I never face any issue with TB before. So, to make simple:
1) On Wanamlite 3.5 for all the time. Been try few other ROM before but NEVER face any verification problem before.
2) Flash to ProBAM ROM. The whole Whatsapp folder copied to external SD. Start with megawipe script (NEVER have problem before) and proceed with ProBAM installation, with the recommended steps.
3) Phone works fine. Apps restored by TB. Able to use Whatsapp without verification. No folder copied. Just restore, reboot and Whatsapp work fine.
4) This morning, I play around with ProBAM UI and end up messed up with it, UI stuck with tablet interface. Restoring doesn't help so decided to re-flash ProBAM. Do note that Whatsapp didn't ask for verification before.
5) After flashing with the same steps as above, BAM! Whatsapp ask for verification. Workaround tried, uninstall and reinstall, wipe cache+ data, uninstall and install and restore, copy old Whatsapp folder to new dir, uninstall clean with clean master reboot and reinstall, flash to Wanamlite again but still ask for verification, all fail.
6) Been email Whatsapp support but not really helpful.
My question is how can this happen? Do note, last night I flashed and restore with the same method and I didn't face any issue. But why this morning things didn't work like it always do.
P/s: The soonest and nearest I can go to a place that have telco would be 3 weeks from now but no internet.
Thank you very much.
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well just try to keep a message backup and it will automatically detect and wont ask for verification rather just after inserting your no it will ask to restore maybe u have lost the conversation backup make some chat and backup and hope it will solve in case of new installtion

shhbz said:
well just try to keep a message backup and it will automatically detect and wont ask for verification rather just after inserting your no it will ask to restore maybe u have lost the conversation backup make some chat and backup and hope it will solve in case of new installtion
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Conversation and media recovered but still need to verify.

diaBoliQu3 said:
Conversation and media recovered but still need to verify.
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well for me it just ask for verification of number in whatsapp+ and it get me directly to restoring backup page instead of verifying it actually

Hey..... I figured it out. All you have to do is back up all your original data in the What'sapp File in your internal memory. Inside the file should be folders:
Backups, Databases, media, PLUS,Profile Pictures.
Make sure it's there when you overwrite what'sapp+ and you won't have the delete clean master and all that non sense pop up in the beginning.

diaBoliQu3 said:
Conversation and media recovered but still need to verify.
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Hi bro ,,
I have same issue and I try a lot of things! If you were solve this issue , please till me how!

hello,
i also have this problem. i have a backup of all whatsapp files.. sdcard/whatsapp and /data/data/com.whatsapp . . everything.
but still...
i've flashed a new rom onto my device and since then it's askin for verification. whatsapp seems to check rom serial or so
and seems to save it somewhere onto the phone, after verifying the phone.
my problem is, my cellphone number is old. i can't receive nor get called anymore. it always worked with the 4.3 version,
prolly because i've verified the rom+phone back then when the number still was working.
now with a new rom some verification data seems to have gotten lost.
i also have a titanium backup of whatsapp from a year ago .. restored that aswell, and still it asked for verification.
anyone else had issues like these or does anyone know the verification works? whatsapp must be saving some info somewhere.
i've also looked through the xml files in /data/data/whatsapp/shared_prefs
this folder from the old backup, it had a verification file .. dont know why .. but it didnt work anyway ..
so, maybe someone can look into whatsapp file / verification handling?! ?! ..
<boolean name="com.whatsapp.RegisterPhone.no_self_send" value="false" />
<int name="com.whatsapp.RegisterPhone.verification_state" value="7" />
<int name="com.whatsapp.RegisterPhone.phone_number_position" value="12" />
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i dont know what this means or does..
<string name="c2dm_reg_id">APA91bEAGhDzJA2WMTYg0YDbItYzC18kguJpqgQdFCKhC8J7OlkfODbk7znryXgRBM5xV2Vg_8fko4zuaha1hULlricufiQVNytd0iQrAnEYvItz3NOlbfWP7Zh8GKrzxUun9LBI3Uzr5l6Q7HdEJI6tZcizqHyuw</string>
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this looks like some registration serial to me ..

HI, i have installed and rstored whatsapp a million times or so, when flashing and switching between roms. last night i tried something funny, and it cost me tooo much.
I tried to install whatsapp for another number(my phone is dual sim), while sms verification was happening, it got registered via my previously registered whatsapp no. Now even after i deleted the new no. account,i am still not able to get my old account back. when i give my old number, it doesn ask for sms verification, and goes to local backup directly, but fails there and throws error. on the other hand, i can verify the account, but cannot restore all my messages.
Please help, as my msgs are quite important..!

[Q] Can't restore Whatsapp Chats properly

Hello XDA Community,
i recently flashed a new rom to my mobile and wanted to restore my apps as
usual containing whatsapp as well. Everthing went well except whatsapp. I
tried to restore whatsapp with Titanium Backup, MayBackUp Pro and the
build-in restore function of whatsapp of course too. I tried every possible
copy and paste solution i could find on the internet but nothing helped.
The result was always the same the only thing which was restored were the
group chat names nothing else all my chats are gone.
I tried all suggestions from this Post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1268031 but nothing helped.
I switched from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1151765 to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2031467.
Please help me to find a solution. Thank You

Do you have the following folder on your sd card?
sdcard/WhatsApp/Databases
The chat backups should be stored in there. I've successfully uninstalled and reinstalled the app, and restored all the chats successfully before.

Yes i have the folder there otherwise i weren't able to use the restore function of whatsapp.
I reinstalled it dozen times but always the same result. Groupchat names visible but empty and all single chats are gone.
Thank u for ur reply

Check the files within that folder, open them up within a text editor or something, just to check they're not corrupted.
Instead of restoring app+data from Titanium Backup, clear app data then uninstall WhatsApp. Then try installing the app fresh from the Play Store first.
Open it and set it up fresh, hopefully will ask to restore the conversations by itself. Afterwards, restore data only with Titanium.

I tried what u suggested but it didnt work. I installed WA fresh from the Market set it up and after that i restored the data with titanium backup. When i start WA after this procedure WA told me the Database is corrupted and asked me if i want restore from sd-card but it doesnt matter if i press yes or no the result ist still the same. WA Groupchats restored but empty and single chats missing.
Thank u for ur reply

Hmm if it's telling you it may be corrupted, then unfortunately the database may be corrupted.
In the Databases folder, can you rename the msgstore.db.crypt file to something else, then rename another slightly older database msgstore.db.crypt-2013-08-XX to msgstore.db.crypt. Then uninstall and reinstall from Play Store again?
I'm hoping it's just the latest file which is corrupted, and the others backups are ok. You may not get all the messages back, you might lose a day's worth of messages if this works. Sorry if you've already tried this too, running out of ideas

Yes i tried this too. So i wanted to prove if the Backups are really corrupted. I installed another ROM (euroskank) and installed whatsapp through the playstore and restored all messages during the validating process. Viola 27.000 messages restored. So now i have absolutly no idea what i can do to solve it and restore it on the ROM i want.
Anyway Thanks for ur help
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Hah you wouldn't believe me, that was going to be my next suggestion, restore an old nandroid or new ROM to see if it works. I didn't think it would work because it still has to refer to the files on the SD card, independent of ROM. Glad it's definitely not corrupted though
So once it's installed and working on euroskank, make another manual backup.
Then try Mildwild again, install WhatsApp from scratch, it really should work, finger's crossed!

So finally i could test it. AND it didn't work. Still the same problem. Thats insane. I tried even a previous version of the rom to test if it's caused by the latest one but no got the same result.
Thank u for ur help i appreciate it.

MNubbi said:
So finally i could test it. AND it didn't work. Still the same problem. Thats insane. I tried even a previous version of the rom to test if it's caused by the latest one but no got the same result.
Thank u for ur help i appreciate it.
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That is insane, that it works with one rom and not the other. Try asking in the ROM thread to see if anyone else has WhatsApp issues?
I'm out of ideas, sorry, hope you get it sorted somehow!

I already did and unfortunately i got no reply till now and nobody got the same problem before. So i am the Columbus here in a bad way. I messaged the developer on xda and Facebook today, i hope he will reply.
Nevermind i thank u alot for trying to help me. You were the only one who at least tried it.
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda app-developers app

The solution that worked for me...
Hi I was having the same problem as you and also couldn't find anyone who had the same issue. Anyway I was moving from a gingerbread phone to a jellybean phone. So I used a backup app called Super Backup. I tried numerous things that didn't work. This is what I did that did work.
Also backup up your backup before you start.
1. On new phone uninstall whatsapp, then delete the whatsapp folder on the internal storage.
2. Restore whatsapp from backup app.
3. Before you run whatsapp delete the whatsapp folder on the internal storage again.
4. Copy the whatsapp folder from the sd card to the internal storage.
5. Run whatsapp.
Let me know of this works for you. It did for me.
Thanks.

MNubbi said:
I already did and unfortunately i got no reply till now and nobody got the same problem before. So i am the Columbus here in a bad way. I messaged the developer on xda and Facebook today, i hope he will reply.
Nevermind i thank u alot for trying to help me. You were the only one who at least tried it.
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda app-developers app
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Hi, i have the same problem when doing the same trasition from gingerbread and runnymedemod007 transition to the MildWil 14 AOPK version,
Whatsapp finds my backup and askes for restoring, but after resoring there are no messages.
when i install the old Sense rom again i can do a restor and all messages are there...
Did you ever find out how to mak it work?
thx.

Unfortunately i didn't solve it. I settled without restoring the messages. You can try what Nicadini suggested.
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MNubbi said:
Unfortunately i didn't solve it. I settled without restoring the messages. You can try what Nicadini suggested.
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda app-developers app
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Tried everything in the thread here and even restoring complete backups of the previous ROM (what works when trying to use whatsapp on a WIFI only tablet) but that doesn't even work.
I think it has something to do with the encryption in the ROM i guess or the way it stores the Phone number, as Whatsapp only wants to restore a message database for the same Phone number...

waterfleske said:
Tried everything in the thread here and even restoring complete backups of the previous ROM (what works when trying to use whatsapp on a WIFI only tablet) but that doesn't even work.
I think it has something to do with the encryption in the ROM i guess or the way it stores the Phone number, as Whatsapp only wants to restore a message database for the same Phone number...
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That can't be the case. If I remember right my phone number was the same as the stored number in wa that day. But if its a crypting problem of the rom u better contact the autor of it. Sry that i cant do more to help you. It got out of my hands.

MNubbi said:
That can't be the case. If I remember right my phone number was the same as the stored number in wa that day. But if its a crypting problem of the rom u better contact the autor of it. Sry that i cant do more to help you. It got out of my hands.
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I think it has to be something like that, because just as you i have made the same transition from gingerbread to MILDWILD 14 Rom, and the problem only seems to be with the WILDWILD Rom.
any other rom that i have tested, the internal restor of whatsapp works like a charm.
So the only thing that can cause the problem is the framework/UI from the Mildwild roms.
I've written to the Dev.from WILDWILD to ask assistence, but so far no reaction.
Tonight i'm going to test a few other MILDWILD Roms to see if the problem is with all the MW roms or only with the 14

waterfleske said:
I think it has to be something like that, because just as you i have made the same transition from gingerbread to MILDWILD 14 Rom, and the problem only seems to be with the WILDWILD Rom.
any other rom that i have tested, the internal restor of whatsapp works like a charm.
So the only thing that can cause the problem is the framework/UI from the Mildwild roms.
I've written to the Dev.from WILDWILD to ask assistence, but so far no reaction.
Tonight i'm going to test a few other MILDWILD Roms to see if the problem is with all the MW roms or only with the 14
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UPDATE:
I tried all the other WildWild MOD Roms yesterday and the problem only seems to be with the MW-14 Rom.
With all other Roms the WhatsApp restor works perfectly.
So for now i'm going to stay with the MW CM-8 version and try to Mod that myself a bit.
Seems to be very stable and fast, Also more options in the Camera Settings and i like the ICS look.
Only downside are the quicksettings (i like them more from MW14 or Sense)

MNubbi said:
Hello XDA Community,
i recently flashed a new rom to my mobile and wanted to restore my apps as
usual containing whatsapp as well. Everthing went well except whatsapp. I
tried to restore whatsapp with Titanium Backup, MayBackUp Pro and the
build-in restore function of whatsapp of course too. I tried every possible
copy and paste solution i could find on the internet but nothing helped.
The result was always the same the only thing which was restored were the
group chat names nothing else all my chats are gone.
I tried all suggestions from this Post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1268031 but nothing helped.
I switched from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1151765 to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2031467.
Please help me to find a solution. Thank You
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Hi,
Sorry i have to dig this thread out, as i need help. Im also facing the same problem, trying to restore my backup file from old samsung S3 phone onto my new samsung note3 phone. I believe maybe somehow, by now, you have figured it out. I need help here. All my single chat history cannot be restored.
The backup file in the database doesnt seem corrupted. I went through a conventional whatsapp restore by pasting the file in the whatsapp database folder and launch the whatsapp after installation and restore. But still, no single chat history. Only group chats.

danil82 said:
Hi,
Sorry i have to dig this thread out, as i need help. Im also facing the same problem, trying to restore my backup file from old samsung S3 phone onto my new samsung note3 phone. I believe maybe somehow, by now, you have figured it out. I need help here. All my single chat history cannot be restored.
The backup file in the database doesnt seem corrupted. I went through a conventional whatsapp restore by pasting the file in the whatsapp database folder and launch the whatsapp after installation and restore. But still, no single chat history. Only group chats.
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same problem here.
recently bought a HTC ONE which is running android 4.4.2 while my last phone is galaxy glide in android 2.3.6
did everything i can but only restore the group name only.
please help