Comments on: Backup iPhone Contacts, SMS, Notes & Call History

By: macselite

macselite — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:58:08 +0000

Rafaelo, how do you change the file permissions of files on the iPhone, or do you change the permissions on your Mac before you copy the files back over to your iPhone?

Some have used iCommander, but that is no longer in Cydia. I’ve also read BossPrefs can be used, but I would prefer step-by-step instructions.

TIA

By: sigmaphi

sigmaphi — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:38:30 +0000

thank you this is a life saver!!!

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:45:34 +0000

Great info. I found this tool kits is also helpful. It can backup and transfer iPhone songs, videos, photos, SMS, call list, contacts and books(you purchased via iBook Store) to computer. Good luck to all!

By: rafaelo

rafaelo — Sun, 16 May 2010 17:50:11 +0000

You fix the above problem by SSH-ing in your iphone and giving full read and write right to all the folders that you’ve put back on the phone.

By: Ande

Ande — Sat, 15 May 2010 21:19:05 +0000

Hey Daniel and Tay -

I have been having the same issue for this past day – as I just had to buy a new iphone 3gs. Though its the same model and memory i bought it on 3.1.3 and then jb with Spirit
Though I lost my old phone – fortunately just days before I had done a full folder backup of all my files through ssh. Contacts messages etc

After jb I started copying and pasting through ssh and began to have the crashing problem- then I did some research and realized that the mobilephone.app mobiletimer.app and all those programs – I was copying into- used the files from 3.1.2 firmware.
When only copying into mobile/library/msgs etc… I find the program works for a time then crashes.

I know that 3.1.2 firmware mobilephone.app was NOT compatible with 3.0 so POSSIBLY this is why there is significant trouble with the programs that the .db’s are copied into- are crashing.

I stopped replacing the entire folder and am now trying to only change the mobile/library folders. That I anticipate will cause a crashing issue as well. So I believe it is a problem with compatibility of the old Database files and the new firmware.

MAYBE thats what you guys are experiencing. Even if not- still check the permissions on all the files you institute and if you have mobileterminal- type

chown private/var/mobile/(<- and then the rest of the file path for the msgs calendars addresses etc)

I'll try and come back if I experience any new revelations

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 06 May 2010 05:21:25 +0000

I am having the same issue as Tay. Please help. I only backed up my SMS messages, so my SMS crashes when I try to use it.

By: Tay

Tay — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:48:06 +0000

I did this backup using iPhone Folders and it worked. I have all my notes, calendar, contacts, etc BUT for some reason I can’t edit or add anything! Basically I can’t use my contacts, my sms crashes & I can’t write in my notes. Does anyone know how to fix this?

By: KingKoala

KingKoala — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:08:27 +0000

Try this software:
http://www.icopybot.com/itunes-backup-manager.htm

Can export Contacts, SMS, Notes & Call History from iTunes backup, no jailbreak required!

By: AndryRandy

AndryRandy — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:10:11 +0000

u can use this from Iphone Explorer a simple soft to use and backup anythin:) just drag and drop:)

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