Full Backup and Restore Nokia Contacts, Calendar, Text Messages and Settings
I bought a Nokia N82 mobile phone on December 2007 for my wife as a Christmas present. It was newly released at that time and comes with a 5 megapixel camera. As usual, when we buy something that is so new in the market, it tends to be buggy. Just like when a new version of Windows is newly released, there are lots of problems and the end users will have to wait for hotfixes and service packs to make the system more stable. Many years back when I want to update the firmware of the Nokia phone, I’ll have to bring it to a Nokia service center and get them to do it. Now, Nokia allows us, the end-users to update the device firmware via Software Updater from our computer.
The benefits of updating the Nokia device firmware include getting new features, applications, and performance improvements to your device. Before updating the device’s firmware, it is advisable to make a full backup of the phone first in case something goes wrong with the update and you can still restore back your contact, calendar, text messages and settings.
You can backup Nokia with Nokia PC Suite. Currently the latest version of PC Suite is v7.11. Download the latest Nokia PC Suite, install and follow the instructions on screen for how to connect your Nokia phone to your computer.
2. Launch Nokia PC Suite and click on the top left icon that looks like a safebox.
3. Click the icon that says “Back up the desired phone contents to a backup file which is saved on the PC”.
4. Now you can select what you would like to backup from the Nokia phone. There is user files from the phone memory and memory card, contacts, calendar, notes, text messages, bookmarks and settings. You can check all to perform a full backup of your Nokia phone.
5. You will now get to choose where to save the Nokia backup file. The file name by default will have the current date and phone name with .nbu extension.
6. Click the next button and the backup will start. When the backup has completed, you will get a window telling you that.
You can now update your device’s firmware or even reset your Nokia back to its default factory settings. The steps to restore back all your contacts, text messages and etc from backup is nearly the same as back up. Launch Nokia PC Suite, click on the backup icon and select “Restore the desired phone contents from a backup file to your phone”. Backing up mobile phone book or contacts is actually very important even if you’re not going to update the firmware. We never know when we will misplace our phone or even get stolen and cause us to loose all our important contacts. Happened to me once on my PDA and I had a tough time getting all my contacts back.
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hey! buddies I have got a problem, I had a Nokia 700 and all my data of contacts saved in its phone memory and I back up my contacts to my memmory card that I used on that phone Now my phone is not working and with a compliant of Start up failed and go to service center and they ttell me its just too costly so please help me to find any solution to get my contacts that stored in the memory card as arc file , I just only need my contacts. Is there any solution ? Please reply please help me
I bought a x press music and that time I took backup and I saved it into my pic after that my phone got stolen and the thing is can I get the back up data back and right now I am not having Nokia phone please help me if any process is there to get back my data
how to take backup of my contacts in case of my mobile is switches off because it’s fell in the water.
I want to take a backup of my contact / message / Etc please let me know how can i do as per/-
hey! buddies I have got a problem, I had a Nokia 7610 and all my data of contacts saved in its phone memory and now it’s misbehaving. When I started it, it starts, shows welcome screen but after that a white screen appears and it will restart again and again. I just only need my contacts. Is there any solution ? Please reply ASAP.
yo buddy thaxnn fr this yar…i was really ion a fix….
u did a gr8 job fr mee……..
thnx yar………….
by heart thnu…
Solution 1.
Take the phone to Nokia and tell them the story. They will reflash it for you.
Solution 2.
Take it to any phone store and tell them the problem. They will reflash it for you.
same thing happen to @Ajmal i was updating my phone 5610d xpress music suddenly my laptop hang and i restart my laptop…. but i have my backup anyone can help me restore all my application… my phone cant recognice on my laptop my phone is off or dead donno how to open it… pls help
i have e-51 nokia phone now the software has been corrupted in my phone i cant view contacts and cant be take backup of my contacts how can i take backup of my contacts
Dear i was updating my phone devce nokia 6303 classic software but meanwhile the computer was restarted and updation was not complete now my phone is off and not going to on. what can i do, i have a backup file but how can i connect the phone and restore that backup please help me.
Dear i have was updating my phone dive software but meanwhile the computer was restarted and updation was not complete now my phone is off and not going to on. what can i do, i have a backup file but how can i connect the phone and restore that backup please help me.
Hi am using nokia e61 n i eset my orignal phone settings but before that i creat a back up in my memory card..but after reseting my phone i tried to restore my back up frm mamry card…there were some software installed in phone but they were in memory card..so i cant see them..even msg n contacts are also not showing anywhere…so could smvn help me abt the same….
its showing me pics n videos but installed software are not showing which were locked ………..
Hello thnx for so much help!! but i have a question that If u BACKED-UP all ur data from a phone say (Nokia 6303 classic) and then u bought a new one say (nokia C7) will the .nbu file be able to copy all ur BACKED-UP data to the new phone. So that we can easily switch data b/w different phones………
Plz help!!!!!!
My mob model is N 82,can i recover my contacts if i deleted it from the phone/ sim card
pls rply
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i have to format my phone. i have aroinf 3000 messages in the saved messages(my folders) of E63.
i dont want to delete them. please guide me as to how can i save them and restore them later
hey my memory card got corrupt n i hav sum imp messages in my folder n i have a backup but not able to recover the same when im restoring it is not showing.pls help.
Also, may I add that I knew absolutely NOTHING about the backup system, so no help there… =/
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Hey all. Please help me.
I am using a Nokia 5800. Today, the battery got so low that the phone turned itself off… When I switched it back on again, all my SMSs (stored on the phone memory) had been erased… My music, photos, contacts and all were fine though.
Would you happen to know of any way I can get those text messages back? Some of them are really important and I really need them! =/
Thank you all for reading this, and PLEASE, if you have an idea how to help, do so! Thanks again.
gimana caranya mengembalikan ke pengaturan pabrik nokia e63..disitu ada kodenyah???truz kodenya itu diliat dimana ia??ada folder bawaan nokia yang k hapus,,,seperti media…klo pke pengaturan pabrik bisa balik lagi ngga ia???
i updated the software of my nokia 6600 slide through nokia pc suite but did not create backup, resultantly i lost all my contacts in phone memory. is there any way i can recover these?
can i recover my contacts if i deleted it from the phone/ sim card
pls rply
I want to retrieve my texts from Nokia 3500 to Nokia e63. I am facing the same problem that is, I cannot save my texts from personal folders through Nokia PC suite. Hence, i saved them in a .csv file. However the problem is when i connect my e63 to nokia suite, my personal folders do not appear. Neither is there any tab for “Add New Folder”. Moreover, when i click on Inbox, there is no workable tab for “Import”. If i import the .csv file to the Drafts, the name of the sender does not appear in the text.
Please help.
Wow! I got to recover the lost files caused by Nokia PC Suite… thanks so much to NbuExplorer by Petrusek!!! Great job!!! You’re so heaven sent….
Hi,
I found this thread cz I had a problem with Nokia PC Suite. I backed up all contents of my E63 including SMS organized in personal folders. After the successful backup, to my horror, I found that all files were deleted in my cel. So i restored the files which was in 1 nbu file, but the messages in my personal folders were not recovered! Only those in the inbox were recovered. Per Nokia, the backup doesn’t include those in personal folders. My question is if they couldn’t back those up, why was there no warning and why did the suite delete them from my cel? I wanna recover those lost text messages, all 2T of them and Nokia can’t help me!
Hi all,
I think really DEADLY simple way to backup your important phone data, like Contacts and SMS messages is to use this service – bloove.com/en/site/features
Free of charge for one device, supports a lot of smartphones and J2ME devices.
Used it several times for J2ME, Symbian and WM contacts transfer. For smartphones SMS backup and restore works too.
Hope this help
i am from INDIA. My name is ABHI, i am using nokia 5200.
I have USB pin,Memory card.
Please tell me how to transfer my all messages(Inbox, Drafts, Sent messages, Save messages) fom phoe memory to memory card.
E-mail [email protected]
I m a user of N70 nd while trying to backup my phone i had to stop dat process before it completed nd during this I hav lost all my data frm my sd card nd phone memory is absolutely fine. While trying to restore dat mmc card data in my phone i am not able to get dat back…… Can any1 pls help me in this regards?
I upgraded to a nokia E52 and stored all previous text messages on my memory card. I cant retrieve them on my new phone.. Anyone know how to help ??
hello..
aktually.. i misplaced the “messaging” icon when i was fiddling mith my nokia 5800 xpress music phone…i pressed the menu button..and then went on to organise the icons in the grid menu…and i did somethng..i cannot see the “messaging” icon in the menu nymore…
please help…mail me on my email id..please…
I’ve got the same problem as Anu and Saaran above. How can we backup messages that are in folders?
Hey ………. I used MY PHONE EXPLORER SOFTWARE to backup my messages, but unfortunately tat software displayed only msgs in my INBOX, DRAFTS, SENT ITEMS, but i have saved 5000+ msgs in another folder in the messaging menu in my phone…. This software is not displaying tat folder. I cudnt backup my messages using sony ericsson backup manager also, it shows an error tat BACKUP HAS BEEN CANCELLED BY PHONE……. WAT DO I DO? pls mail me a solution to my mail id [email protected]
i had accdenly delete my sms How can I backup my text messages
In the above process , i couldnt get messages from saved folders .I have also backed up messages from Inbox and Sent items. I had moved some messages from my inbox to the Saved Messages folder. The Saved Messages folder does not appear on the PC Suite. I’m not able to move the messages back to the inbox either- there is no option to do that. I created a new folder in the Saved Messages folder and noticed that it is visible in the phone browser on the PC. but when I moved messages into it and checked the browser on the PC, the new folder is still visible but the messages aren’t. I need help in transferring those messages that are in the Saved Messages folder from the phone to the PC.
Thanks in advance
Unfortunately restore doesn’t work unless you exclude the phone settings. Attempting to restore phone settings causes the phone to restart, the Nokia software loses the connection and the restore fails. Leaves the phone with mangled settings.
I have accidentally deleted my entire sms inbox and sent messages and would like to restore them. Unfortunately I haven’t backed them up in the pc suite. Does anybody know of anyway that this can be done?
i have lost me sms and i need to see my texts
I have lost my contacts and messages via virus but I have previous backup of N70 all data(memory card & phone memory.When I restore my contacts and messages after that contacts and messages does not show on my backup. I was seen my previous messages and contacts via restore backup for few seconds than after does not showing. I have to restore above five time but still does not showing and I am shore that all messages and contacts still available on my backup. please give me any Suggestion to resolve my problem. I am waiting for your reply.
I have accidentally deleted files and all important calendar memos from my Nokia 7610 phone. Is there any application or software to restore or recover my deleted files back to my phone? It’s very very important reminders and memos. Nokia support said i cudnt but i really need the lost info.
Thanks in advance.
i use the same method up there. i use nokie 6300. But the problems starts when i try to move my 6300 backup to my new phone nokie E63. The applications cannot convert the backup data to E63. The content copier application create .nbu files extension. Then i use nbu converter tool but it only retrieve my old message. No contact i can found. arrghhhh…!!! any suggesstion?
Excellent blog!
Azfar is right
usually it happens that pc suite is not able to read the phone contents but even when the backing up process starts, it fails to complete as the connection to phone is lost……….
hope this bug is fixed…..
Anybody here know how to solve device not connected problem? i connect my hp trough usb. works fine until nokia suite try to reads my phone then it said device not connected/cannot read device but icon on notification area show its connected
Thanks Raymond.
Ahh.. Damn.. My sisiter’s Nokia 5200 didnt come with a USB PC Connection Lead.. :(
Great post by the way!
Raymond, I got this trick two weeks ago but sorry being showing so. But for my Java based Nokia 3500, PCSuite was not able to backup some system folders.
You know Ray I got to know this trick after I had lost my most data by a virus attack……..Isn’t it foolish.
Thanks for saving others from that
Hi
First install all bluetooth adaptors/drivers or cables and then nokia pc suite!!!
Compatible Bluetooth Connection Stacks
– Digianswer Bluetooth Software Suite
– Microsoft Windows XP Bluetooth
– WIDCOMM Bluetooth for Windows version 1.4
First you must use example Cellink software bluesoleil to connect the COM port to the phone (for example Nokia 6230). Right click on the port symbol and use the “connect” menu that will appear.
Then just use the Nokia connection manager to use the bluetooth port that you just connected before.
troublefixers.com/nokia-pc-suite-troubles-with-bluetooth/
Hi, is the same for N95! But could you confirm me i don\’t lost 8GB memory?
Hey Burak for Sony Ericsson P1 and other UIQ/Symbian phones use: fjsoft.at/en/ “MyPhoneExplorer”
I found the solution! I just manually uninstalled some connectivity drivers and deleted their entries from the registry.
I updated my nokia PC suite and it told me “There is no available connection type…” when I try to connect through Bluetooth. I’ve uninstalled and re-installed the software but still no solution. Anyone with ideas?
Hi
so if you can syncronise it to Outlook, then you can sync those contacts from Outlook to nokia with Nokia PC Suite!!!
edit the sms and copy the text and then create a notes and paste it over there and then send those notes via bluetooth or data cable!!!
you can try 3rd party phone editor softwares like MPE (My Phone Explorer), XTNDConnect PC or Mobile Navigator 2
Any idea how to transfer from Sony to Nokia.
I hate Nokia. They abandon my orginal genuine $40 DKU-5. It can’t be use in Windows Vista nor Windows 7.
Thank Ray, but I’m a SE fan, and by the way SE has this feature long time ago. There is an option to update through computer wired with usb cable or directly by phone using GPRS.
Sony Ericsson RULES!!!
I need Sony Ericsson P1 this program
ohh yea& the phone 5800 express edition is one kickass phone…..i’d luv to get ma hands on that…..:D
Hey dude….\\\\\\\’Albert Deen\\\\\\\’…yes you can back-up ur messages on your phone…by using this very same nokia pc-suite……..you just have to select to backup text messages from your phone to your pc……Then restore that to your newer phone….i think that might work……do try it out & let us knw…..
thanx…
@Albert Deen
1) You can well, transfer the sms into the computer as a format which the sute recognizes (I cant remember it at the moment) and then change it into pdf, jpg, or even text file and then save it. Then copy it into the new phone that you have.
2) Yes. The nokia PC Suite does. I have a Nokia 2630 which i have transfered out over 10, 000 in the past years and archived them into my 1TB HDD.
i) First, connect your phone and launch the suite.
ii) Second, double click on that message icon.
iii) Third, open inbox or wat so ever
iv) Fourth highlight all and click copy or cut (Cut to copy and delete)
v) open the directory (eg, computer HDD) that you want to copy it in and click paste.
vi) the files should be transfered.
vii) to view the files, double click on the file. It should open.
*To change format, you will need an additional add-on (printing drivers) to do it.
Wells, thats what i do.
3) Nope. It does not touch the clock in my nokia.. So i doubt so..
Cheers!!
I hope it helps.
lol..im nokia hard die fan!
hehe thx raymond!
Nice insight on the latest Nokia utility. Thinking to get a new phone especially the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. But problems make it difficult for me to make the transfer.
1. Does anyone know how how to transfer SMS on a Nokia 3650 to a Windows Mobile 6 or to the latest Nokia Phone like yours? (Over the years collected 1k plus sms. In desperate need to transfer the sms as the phone Nokia 3650 is dying.)
2. Is there any software able to read and manage sms on a Nokia 3650?
Does the Nokia software can synchronise the time between the phone and the pc?
Is there anyone alse can help? The help is much appreciated.
Thank You
thank u