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Pim Backup Problem Plz Help Needed

Hi All
I Have Problem With Pim Backup
I Flashed My Rom Black Satin And When I Wanted To Restore My Contact Pim Backup Doesnt Recognized My Backup File And When I Open Pim Backup To Find The Restore File Nothing Appers Concerning The File Of Backup
Plz Can Anyone Help Me I Will Be Very Greatfull
Thanks A Lot In Advance

I had a different problem. After restoration I found only few SMS messages! Luckily, the contacts were all there.
p.s. Check your backup settings before execution; also check the size of the backup file to get an indication if it contains anything.
Good Luck.

simple said:
I had a different problem. After restoration I found only few SMS messages! Luckily, the contacts were all there.
p.s. Check your backup settings before execution; also check the size of the backup file to get an indication if it contains anything.
Good Luck.
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Try to recover SMS only - that should put all of your SMS back - PIM Backup author said that in his thread.

Thanks KarhU,
I tried, alas; it did not work (197 records found in file... 0 message inserted in database...)

Originally Posted by bqtran
I am in a similar situation as enricong. I've backed up my wing to shadow, and most are moved over correctly (contacts, call history, etc), but sms messages are not restored even though the restore operation completed successfully. I have about 2100 sms records and either 0 or 33 messages are inserted depending on the option I choose (sms overwrite or append).
Otherwise, thanks for the great program.
This is indeed a bug, that has been fixed, but not yet released. Fortunately, there is a workaround for this problem with the actual version of pim backup.
The only thing to do during the restore of messages, is selecting only one account and do the restore.
So, for instance, if you want to restore your SMS, just select Text messages account and no other one and do the restore. If nothing is restored on the device it means that the account doesn't exist and should be created first.
I hope it helps...
Cheers,
Fred
This is the original message from dotfred, problem resembles that one of yours. Also the new version is available at his site. The message error should be fixed according to the changelog.

SETOUF said:
Hi All
I Have Problem With Pim Backup
I Flashed My Rom Black Satin And When I Wanted To Restore My Contact Pim Backup Doesnt Recognized My Backup File And When I Open Pim Backup To Find The Restore File Nothing Appers Concerning The File Of Backup
Plz Can Anyone Help Me I Will Be Very Greatfull
Thanks A Lot In Advance
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Are you using the same version of PimBackup...? I have had this problem only when using a different release... drove me nuts for about a week... I used v2.2 (I think) and then used v2.5 to restore and this is what I faced... used the earlier release and everything was fine.. Then used v2.5 to create a new backup and haven't had any probs since...

Thanks A Lot For Your Interest
Yes I Used The Sa%e Version Of Pim Nackup For Backup And Restore
But Nothing Found
When I Look In The File Conataining The Backup File With File Explorer It Appears But When I Want To Browse It With Pim Backup Nothing Appears
I Tried A New Backup And Change The Name Of The New With The Oldest But The Extension Is Still Unrecognized
Plz Help Me
Thanks A Lot For You

Thanks for the link KarhU.
In spite of using 2.5 to backup, using 2.6 to restore fixed it. I hope it will work for SETOUF.

HI
I THINK WHEN I UPGRADE MY OS VERSION THE FILE WAS ENCRYPTED BECAUSE I CHOOSE TO ENCRYPT DATA IN STORAGE CARD WITH THE OPTION OF ENCRYPTION BEFORE UPGRADING ,SO THE BACKUP FILE APPEARS LIKE THIS
PIMBackup_20071009.pib.f01e184e.menc
ANYONE HAVE AN IDEA TO DECRYPT THIS FILE TO READ IT CORRECTLY WITH ANY PIM BACKUP ?
THANKS A LOT FOR ANY HELP
HTC TYTN
SCHAPS ROM 4.22
OLIPRO 2.10
WM65.2.1948 BUILD 18548.0.7.0

Hi
Plz Someone Know How To Decrypt Files Encrypted With The Encryption System Of Wm6 On Htc Tytn?

SETOUF said:
HI
I THINK WHEN I UPGRADE MY OS VERSION THE FILE WAS ENCRYPTED BECAUSE I CHOOSE TO ENCRYPT DATA IN STORAGE CARD WITH THE OPTION OF ENCRYPTION BEFORE UPGRADING ,SO THE BACKUP FILE APPEARS LIKE THIS
PIMBackup_20071009.pib.f01e184e.menc
ANYONE HAVE AN IDEA TO DECRYPT THIS FILE TO READ IT CORRECTLY WITH ANY PIM BACKUP ?
THANKS A LOT FOR ANY HELP
HTC TYTN
SCHAPS ROM 4.22
OLIPRO 2.10
WM65.2.1948 BUILD 18548.0.7.0
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If you encrypted the card and THEN flashed a new ROM you can not decrypt the file (because encryption keys are stored in main memory and get overwritten/deleted by the flash - and you should not be able to decrypt any other data on the card rendering them effectively lost). If you encrypted the card after flash you can try to decrypt it in the settings. If you sync your device with outlook you can get your contacts back. Otherwise there is nothing else on my mind. Sorry.

Thanks A Lot
Anyway Do You Know How To Crack An Aes128 Encryption ?

Brute force attack. Fast computer and tons of time (weeks to years depending on the passwork/key lenght). Do you have older backup, or backup on the desktop PC, or did you synchronize it with desktop outlook - that can get at least a part of your data back.

SETOUF said:
HI
I THINK WHEN I UPGRADE MY OS VERSION THE FILE WAS ENCRYPTED BECAUSE I CHOOSE TO ENCRYPT DATA IN STORAGE CARD WITH THE OPTION OF ENCRYPTION BEFORE UPGRADING ,SO THE BACKUP FILE APPEARS LIKE THIS
PIMBackup_20071009.pib.f01e184e.menc
ANYONE HAVE AN IDEA TO DECRYPT THIS FILE TO READ IT CORRECTLY WITH ANY PIM BACKUP ?
THANKS A LOT FOR ANY HELP
HTC TYTN
SCHAPS ROM 4.22
OLIPRO 2.10
WM65.2.1948 BUILD 18548.0.7.0
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errrm... you may want to send the developer a pm or go to his website... maybe someone there has already posted a solution for this issue...
EDIT: Sorry, I didn't know that Karhu had already answered this question...

REALLY THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST
IF YU GET A SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM THANKS FOR E MAILING ME TO [email protected]
ANYWAY HERE IS A COPY OF MY ENCRYPTED PIM BACKUP

SETOUF said:
Hi
Plz Someone Know How To Decrypt Files Encrypted With The Encryption System Of Wm6 On Htc Tytn?
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I also have an encryption dilema.... my encrytped files can still be read by copying the files via active sync on to a desptop PC... if the device gets lost anyone can have access to the data on the storage card!...is this normal or my device isnt working?
Thanks ya all

william-johnson said:
I also have an encryption dilema.... my encrytped files can still be read by copying the files via active sync on to a desptop PC... if the device gets lost anyone can have access to the data on the storage card!...is this normal or my device isnt working?
Thanks ya all
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Please read this.

PIM Backup

Greetings,
I just have a problem when I change the ROM on my Prophet PDA. I have made a backup of my PDA before changing the ROM using PIM Backup program. After I installed the new ROM and restore the backup, the messages (SMS) don't get restored and I guess that's because there is a different between SMS folder name in the old and new ROM. Newer ROM folder called "SMS / MMS" and the older one is called "Text Messages".
Any suggestion to resolve that?
Thanks,
Lumina2000

Check the official PIM Backup thread here. I'm sure you will get help there.

[Q] Android 2.3.3 People Application 'Loading...' Issue.

Hello, this is my first post. So be gentle.
My problem is as follows:
Currently I'm using RevolutioN v1.0 A2SD+ ROM but I've also had this problem with InsertCoin CM7 1.1.4.
Whenever I try to load the 'People' App it will say 'Loading...' and then stay that way indefinitely. I can switch to the 'Groups' & 'Call History' tabs and my contacts will appear, but it will not load on the 'All' tab. I cannot access contacts or the People application through my saved SMS messages nor through any other method, 'People' will just force-close if I try.
I have tried a full wipe and reinstall of both ROMs but with no success.
I tried deleting the application and then reinstalling it from the APK located in the system, which didn't help.
I'm now at a complete loss! Without this application the device is almost useless as a phone.
I did restore a Nandroid Backup of LeeDroid 2.5.0 A2SD+ and the application worked fine in that. I think it may be an issue with 2.3.3.
Please offer any help you can. Thank you.
Oh, and here's a list of my phone's specifications:
HTC Bravo PVT4 S-Off.
Current ROM: RevolutioN v1.0 A2SD+.
1024MB EXT-3 Partition.
ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.2.0.
32.56.00.32U_5.17.05.08 Radio.
2.6.35.14-snq-110926 Kernel.
Rooted using UnrEVOked.
Stock HBOOT.

Hmm, not too sure but you should use an ext4 partition instead of an ext3
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda premium

I'll change to EXT 4 and see if it helps.

iSebRa said:
Hello, this is my first post. So be gentle.
Whenever I try to load the 'People' App it will say 'Loading...' and then stay that way indefinitely. I can switch to the 'Groups' & 'Call History' tabs and my contacts will appear, but it will not load on the 'All' tab. I cannot access contacts or the People application through my saved SMS messages nor through any other method, 'People' will just force-close if I try.
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Incase you tried titanium back up or any other backup app to restore contacts then try this solution. Im not an expert but this solution seems to be working fine till now (6 days)
used Nandroid backup and went back to stock rom
exported contacts using native export function to a .vcf file on sd card
flashed rom once again
imported contacts using native function again
do not restore any system apps (contacts/messages/ anything else) using titanium

SMS/MMS location within file system?

Hi all,
I have both a TWRP and a Titanium backup from my phone at an earlier version of my ROM.
I've since done full data format and install so I have lost my MMS/SMS messages.
I did not use another utility to back them up at all.
Does anyone know where in the file system these are stored or how I might be able to restore them from my Ti or TWRP backups?
I've tried doing a TWRP restore to the earlier ROM version but messages was still empty. I've tried doing a full restore and individual restores of dialler storage in TiBU etc but so far have had no luck in restoring the messages.
Thanks in advance

kamold said:
Hi all,
I have both a TWRP and a Titanium backup from my phone at an earlier version of my ROM.
I've since done full data format and install so I have lost my MMS/SMS messages.
I did not use another utility to back them up at all.
Does anyone know where in the file system these are stored or how I might be able to restore them from my Ti or TWRP backups?
I've tried doing a TWRP restore to the earlier ROM version but messages was still empty. I've tried doing a full restore and individual restores of dialler storage in TiBU etc but so far have had no luck in restoring the messages.
Thanks in advance
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If you're using nougat, I believe the location is
/data/user_de/0/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/
Then it's the mmssms.db file you need.
When I do a clean flash, I always use the backup function that is built in to export messages to sd card.

squ89r97 said:
If you're using nougat, I believe the location is
/data/user_de/0/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/
Then it's the mmssms.db file you need.
When I do a clean flash, I always use the backup function that is built in to export messages to sd card.
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Thanks for that info That appears to be the correct location in my case.
Previous to Nougat seems to have been in /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases
I restored the whole com.android.providers.telephony folder from the backup as it also contains the pics from attachments. Initially after a the first bootup messages was still empty, so you need to reboot again and they will be restored.
I'll also make sure I backup messages using the inbuilt backup feature in future.

TWRP Restore Error 255

Team,
I just recently bought a Google Pixel and was attempting to transfer my contacts and messages and stuff from my HTC One M8 to my Google Pixel. However, my HTC One M8 was still on KitKat (4.4.2) and would not work with the transfer tool. So then I said let me take a TWRP backup of my phone before i start attempting to update it.
I attempted to download a rom to flash via TWRP but it did not work so I naturally tried to restore back to the TWRP backup I took.
Except now everytime I try to restore the backup I took all I get is extractTarFork() process ended with ERROR: 255
I have attempted to google all day with no luck.
Anyone dealt with this and have resolved it?
Thanks!

bef349 said:
Team,
I just recently bought a Google Pixel and was attempting to transfer my contacts and messages and stuff from my HTC One M8 to my Google Pixel. However, my HTC One M8 was still on KitKat (4.4.2) and would not work with the transfer tool. So then I said let me take a TWRP backup of my phone before i start attempting to update it.
I attempted to download a rom to flash via TWRP but it did not work so I naturally tried to restore back to the TWRP backup I took.
Except now everytime I try to restore the backup I took all I get is extractTarFork() process ended with ERROR: 255
I have attempted to google all day with no luck.
Anyone dealt with this and have resolved it?
Thanks!
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Did you try updating TWRP? I had something like this happen a few years ago with my S3 and updating my recovery fixed it.

xunholyx said:
Did you try updating TWRP? I had something like this happen a few years ago with my S3 and updating my recovery fixed it.
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yep, I had updated to twrp 3.0.2.0...still no luck
there has to be a way to fix this

so now even more weird. I downloaded Titanium Backup to try and extract from my TWRP backup, and nothing is there!
how the f is that possible!? does this mean my data is forever gone?

NoCall log, you should backup your calls with CALL LOG BACKUP & RESTORE apk from play store.Messages,you should backup with SMS BACKUP AND RESTORE apk from market(witch also can make a backup of all your sms/mms & call log!!!),so it's an one app for all.Both app make folders on your internal/sd memory that contain files selected by name and date,and you can just transfer this folders from M8 to Pixel and download those apps from playstore on your new Pixel phone,and restore calls/sms..About Titanium restore,isn't M8 ARM phone and Pixel is ARM64(or x86,I'm not sure)?so you can't restore those apps in TB cuz they're different versions with diferent screen DPI,and I suppose they won't work or TB gives you error cuz of that.You can only restore data from TB ,and it's very probable that some of those "restore' s" will give you problem due thing I sad in upper text and also cuz of big difference in Android versions(4.4>7.0+).
I hope you understand what I try to say,English is not my language,and I'm just trying to help you.I didn't by Pixel yet,I plan to,and this is what I would use in mind doing those transfers and restore procedure.
I had LGG4(ARM64),I transfered all my TB folder from M8(ARM),and when restoring ARM>ARM64 ,many of them force closed or mail function.But ONLY data restore allways worked on already installed app.
And about your error and problems on m8 with TWRP,yes try with some other and maybe older versions of TWRP(if m8 is on 4.4.4 ,then maybe latest recoveryes have problem to do backup and restore.In the end,try to flash stock RUU for your version on it,then TWRP+superuser,to try to fix all.BUT BEFORE Ruu Move all your TB and other data from internal memory/sd to computer or some other external drive-in case you lost or overwrite your data on phone.
Maybe someone will point you in right direction,maybe someone already had that problem.
Sent from my HTC One M8 [6.0 Gpe]

shawek said:
NoCall log, you should backup your calls with CALL LOG BACKUP & RESTORE apk from play store.Messages,you should backup with SMS BACKUP AND RESTORE apk from market(witch also can make a backup of all your sms/mms & call log!!!),so it's an one app for all.Both app make folders on your internal/sd memory that contain files selected by name and date,and you can just transfer this folders from M8 to Pixel and download those apps from playstore on your new Pixel phone,and restore calls/sms..About Titanium restore,isn't M8 ARM phone and Pixel is ARM64(or x86,I'm not sure)?so you can't restore those apps in TB cuz they're different versions with diferent screen DPI,and I suppose they won't work or TB gives you error cuz of that.You can only restore data from TB ,and it's very probable that some of those "restore' s" will give you problem due thing I sad in upper text and also cuz of big difference in Android versions(4.4>7.0+).
I hope you understand what I try to say,English is not my language,and I'm just trying to help you.I didn't by Pixel yet,I plan to,and this is what I would use in mind doing those transfers and restore procedure.
I had LGG4(ARM64),I transfered all my TB folder from M8(ARM),and when restoring ARM>ARM64 ,many of them force closed or mail function.But ONLY data restore allways worked on already installed app.
And about your error and problems on m8 with TWRP,yes try with some other and maybe older versions of TWRP(if m8 is on 4.4.4 ,then maybe latest recoveryes have problem to do backup and restore.In the end,try to flash stock RUU for your version on it,then TWRP+superuser,to try to fix all.BUT BEFORE Ruu Move all your TB and other data from internal memory/sd to computer or some other external drive-in case you lost or overwrite your data on phone.
Maybe someone will point you in right direction,maybe someone already had that problem.
Sent from my HTC One M8 [6.0 Gpe]
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Thank you for your reply; I wish I had asked before attempting.
Here is what I see from the bootloader screen in case it helps --
*** UNLOCKED ***
M8_WLV PVT SHIP S-OFF
CID-VZW__001
HBOOT-3.18.0.0000
RADIO-1.09.20.0702
OpenDSP-v38.2.2-00542-M8974.0311
OS-2.21.605.2
eMMC-boot 2048MB
Aug 7 2014,20:26:27.26992
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I took the full backup of my M8 using some version like TWRP v2.8.0.? I tried to restore the backup and it kept throwing me that error. So I said, lets try to flash the latest version of TWRP and that is what I did. I attempted restoring through the latest TWRP but still I get the same error. I have also tried to extract the backup using Cygwin with no luck. Titanium Backup also does not see it as a valid backup.
I am still on Android 4.4.2 (I had a backup from 2014 I was able to restore to in the meantime and is rooted).
The only place the data from my M8 is, is in the TWRP backup file which refuses to restore. All data on the phone was formatted and overwritten as I tried to flash a newer rom on it with no success. I have not tried to restore the data to my pixel and will not do so. All I need to do is restore the M8 backup to the M8 and try the methods you listed but I cannot get past this TWRP error. Or, get the backup to extract properly without throwing errors so that I can get the appropriate .db files from within
I am sure there is a fix involved with TWRP or is my wishful thinking sore out of luck?

I had this problem and it took me two days to resolve it. I had a good backup and I know it was good because I had used it several times and it worked. But then after doing some system installs I got the error 255. I tried several things to fix it and nothing worked and I really did not want to lose my backup. What did work for me was to use TWRP wipe function to FORMAT the phone. Wiping or factory reset did not work. I lost the contents of my internal SD card but I was able to transfer most to my external SD card. You could also connect the phone with a cable to a computer and use the pull command in ADB to backup the contents f the internal SD card. Given the choice between losing the SD card and the data files I come to lose some of the SD card. Anyway, a FORMAT worked when nothing else did. I read that this error is caused by a lack of space. When I checked the log it seemed that the restore was failing with a particular file which misled me to thinking I had to remove the corrupt file, but since after the format I was able to restore without any problem, it would seem that there was no corrupt data. Hope this helps someone.