Contacts.cdb

[zot71]

Hi 2 all! I've a big problem restoring my phone backup!!
This summer I've backuped my 3650 phone using Pc-Suite 1.0.0
Last week it was broken but now it's back ok. Now I've to reinsert all contacts and I'm trying using Pc-Suite: it starts restoring.... 30secs left.... 10 secs left... 5 secs left... 2 secs left... 1secs left... -1secs left.... -20 ... -30... -40... WHAT'S HAPPENING?!?!?! It never stops... and my contacts are still empty!!! What can I do?!?! I've a backup of the "Contacts.cdb" too but I don't know how I can overwrite it! File is always in use!!!

Does anyone have an idea?!?!?!

Thx 2 all!!
bye

[mrck]

Hi 2 all! I've a big problem restoring my phone backup!!
This summer I've backuped my 3650 phone using Pc-Suite 1.0.0
Last week it was broken but now it's back ok. Now I've to reinsert all contacts and I'm trying using Pc-Suite: it starts restoring.... 30secs left.... 10 secs left... 5 secs left... 2 secs left... 1secs left... -1secs left.... -20 ... -30... -40... WHAT'S HAPPENING?!?!?! It never stops... and my contacts are still empty!!! What can I do?!?! I've a backup of the "Contacts.cdb" too but I don't know how I can overwrite it! File is always in use!!!

Does anyone have an idea?!?!?!

Thx 2 all!!
bye


hmm i had the same problem, lucky for me a had make some diferend backups stored on my pc......

You can try to put onley the contacts back, is an option in pc-sute..

if the app hangs, you can tray to put an ather contacts.cdb in your backup dir(c:\nokia....)....if you got one..

suc6

[zot71]

thx, but I tried restoring only contacts... but it's the same! =(

do you think problem could be the backup? I've stored another backup but I haven't yet tried to use that one!

ehm... and how could I restore directly the "contacts.cdb" file? still having the "file in use" error!!!



hmm i had the same problem, lucky for me a had make some diferend backups stored on my pc......

You can try to put onley the contacts back, is an option in pc-sute..

if the app hangs, you can tray to put an ather contacts.cdb in your backup dir(c:\nokia....)....if you got one..

suc6

[mrck]

thx, but I tried restoring only contacts... but it's the same! =(

do you think problem could be the backup? I've stored another backup but I haven't yet tried to use that one!

ehm... and how could I restore directly the "contacts.cdb" file? still having the "file in use" error!!!

Well i dont know about that, i have also notesed the in use prob...

I think its a problem with fscaller.....do you have instaled it...turn it off
It helped for me, i got this error mesage on the backup, after i turned fscaller off no more errors !!

[zot71]

thx again... but I don't have fscaller =(

ehm.... do you know any program to read/convert "contacts.cdb" on PC? I could try to copy all contacts manually!!!

cya



Well i dont know about that, i have also notesed the in use prob...

I think its a problem with fscaller.....do you have instaled it...turn it off
It helped for me, i got this error mesage on the backup, after i turned fscaller off no more errors !!

[mrck]

thx again... but I don't have fscaller =(

ehm.... do you know any program to read/convert "contacts.cdb" on PC? I could try to copy all contacts manually!!!

cya

Sorry, i dont know about that.....

I think there is sutch app. but i dont know for sure.....red it once some where i think...

Well all the best and suc6

[theremoids]

you can copy/paste contacts.cdb in FLIGHT MODE using System Tools (stools)... and next time install Smart Vcard, it's easier to backup your contacts (import/export)... it saves your contact database in .vcf (microsoft address book format).

[zot71]

thx, but i've tried in flight mode too....... but file was still in use =(
btw i've tried more times with pcsuite and finally restore has gone ok!

I've downloaded SmartVcard and I'm going to use it... thx a lot!!


you can copy/paste contacts.cdb in FLIGHT MODE using System Tools (stools)... and next time install Smart Vcard, it's easier to backup your contacts (import/export)... it saves your contact database in .vcf (microsoft address book format).

[theremoids]

thx, but i've tried in flight mode too....... but file was still in use =(

make sure that there's no other apps using the contacts like phone secure etc.

[Angel Of Death]

I'd use avec backup to be safe next time. It saves your contacts to a server and all you have to do is enter a code to get them back. :-P

[aussie]

yeah flight mode is definately the way to do it, n don't have any idea about your PC Suit problem, but here's a possible solution that mite work.. I believe you've got a backed up copy of your phone on your hard disk rite..?? It'll probably be somewhere like c:\nokia\backups or something, make a copy of this folder n place it some safe place on your HDD.. uninstall PC Suit, n delete the folder which it made for your phone (i.e. probably c:\nokia)..
Now reinstall PC suit, n do a backup of your phone (yes i know you've got nothing on your phone).. Once backed up, browse to the "safe location" where you copied you're previous backup, n paste it in exactly the same location where the new backup is (make sure you say yes to the prompt where is asks whether you wanna overwrite or not).. Now restore your backup to your phone using the Fresh install of PC Suit...
SHd work... Happened with me once, n this procedure worked for me..
Let me know how it goes..
Cheers

[zot71]

thx 4 ur help, but as i wrote after many tentatives pcsuite have restored my contacts! I was trying to restore only Contacts and it's became mad! Last try i've restore full phone datas and it's gone well!

btw... thx again!
bye


yeah flight mode is definately the way to do it, n don't have any idea about your PC Suit problem, but here's a possible solution that mite work.. I believe you've got a backed up copy of your phone on your hard disk rite..?? It'll probably be somewhere like c:\nokia\backups or something, make a copy of this folder n place it some safe place on your HDD.. uninstall PC Suit, n delete the folder which it made for your phone (i.e. probably c:\nokia)..
Now reinstall PC suit, n do a backup of your phone (yes i know you've got nothing on your phone).. Once backed up, browse to the "safe location" where you copied you're previous backup, n paste it in exactly the same location where the new backup is (make sure you say yes to the prompt where is asks whether you wanna overwrite or not).. Now restore your backup to your phone using the Fresh install of PC Suit...
SHd work... Happened with me once, n this procedure worked for me..
Let me know how it goes..
Cheers

[meanguy]

well, what i did was just rename the folder C:\system\Data into anything else.
then copy the contacts file to somewhere safe.
and then rename the data folder back to it was
it worked for me.

[theremoids]

well, what i did was just rename the folder C:\system\Data into anything else.
then copy the contacts file to somewhere safe.
and then rename the data folder back to it was
it worked for me.

OH GEEZ!!! it really works! why didn't i think of that?
cheers mate!

[meanguy]

OH GEEZ!!! it really works! why didn't i think of that?
cheers mate!
lol, glad u like it :D ... can u believe someone prefered using nokia pc suit for just backing up the contacts? .. i dont even use windows, so pc suit wont work :/
anyways. glad it helped

[andrepalma]

lol, glad u like it :D ... can u believe someone prefered using nokia pc suit for just backing up the contacts? .. i dont even use windows, so pc suit wont work :/
anyways. glad it helped


Hi, i have a problem my phone has crashed (7650) and its on garantee it will be changed, but i have the bakup made, and i can't see the contacts.cdb... its very codificated...

Anyone know how can i see the contacts, some way is to put that contacts.cdb on other phone and then with app like symbian phone manager make an export of file... but i cant have yet a phone to do that..

With out no more question..

THK U 4 ALL

[aussie]

read my above post, and follow that.. You'll be able to restore your contacts..
Cheers