Pre/pixi - Simple 1 File Backup/restore Of Sms Contacts Emails Call Log

[ami1 237]

If you need to backup & restore your contacts, SMS's, Emails and Call Log - for any reason like doctoring the Pre etc, do the following:

Open a terminal (through novacom or webos quick install > linux cmdline) and type the following:-

cp /var/luna/data/dbdata/PalmDatabase.db3 /media/internal/

then put your pre into usb drive mode and copy this file to your PC if you want

Later when you want to restore contacts/sms/email/log, do:

Copy the file from your PC to Pre USB Drive and then type the following:

cp /media/internal/PalmDatabase.db3 /var/luna/data/dbdata/

source: precentral or some forum - i don't remember. But i have been backing up like this and had to restore recently after doctoring and it works perfectly.

Otherwise even though i get contacts & emails back from google it takes some time on 1X and i can't have my sms's and call log back.

And I am a little panicky about losing my address book since it has a huge number of people so i like to keep the file as well as some csv and in outlook/gmail everywhere!

Edited August 11, 2010 by ami1

[Genius 817]

any thing for Group sms n call blocking - i dont know if it has been posted elsewhere,

BTW XP tablet worked?

[ami1 237]

any thing for Group sms n call blocking - i dont know if it has been posted elsewhere,

BTW XP tablet worked?

Yes, your XP Tablet CD works perfectly. Thanks a ton, Doc.

For Call blocking, there are 2-3 apps - search in preware under 'patches' section or use WOSQI and click Tweaks and then on the last tab you can scroll through and find call blocking apps.

You can either opt for a 'per contact' call blocking patch which will allow you to select any contact and toggle it to call blocked (for any new numbers you create a new contact and block calls) or you can have the patch to block numbers not in the address book or 3rd patch is where a blocked calls contact is created and you keep adding all numbers to block into that contact.

I have the first one - though i don't use it much anymore - i just don't pickup unknown numbers at all mostly (unless i am in a good mood !)

There are also options to let the s/w quickly pickup & then disconnect the call so that callers keeps getting charged for a call.

Group SMS i don't have much idea. I was assuming that the normal address book will allow us to make groups. Will see if i can find something.

[drmadhu 87]

when i typed through linux comandline message says Permission denied

[ami1 237]

when i typed through linux comandline message says Permission denied

That's odd. If the path to the source was incorrect it would have said file not found.

See that you are typing the destination path correctly ie /media/internal/

or do:

cd /media/internal

then:

cp /var/luna/data/dbdata/PalmDatabase.db3 .

(there is a space and then a . (dot) in above command)

If you still get error, Try to cd step by step and see if the path i've given is correct (i am on PRE, maybe its different on Pixie or Pre Plus). ie:

cd /var

ls

now see that the folder luna is shown when you the above do ls, then

cd luna

ls

now see that folder data is shown when you do the above ls, then

cd data

ls

then see that folder dbdata is shown

cd dbdata

ls

now see that the files i mentioned can be seen when you do ls

If all is ok till now then try :

cp PalmDatabase.db3 /media/internal/

if you still get error, try:

cp PalmDatabase.db3 /tmp/

Tell me what happens.

Process works flawlessly for me. I do it before any doctor and copy the file back and get back all contacts, emails, sms, call log. Have restored 3-4 times till now.

Only browser bookmarks/history isn't restored for which i am still searching.