I was on a build of CM12, but it started bugging out on me and then when I tried restarting my phone it was stuck on a boot loop, so I created a nandroid, then resorted an old back up. Does anyone know where the text messages are stored? I have important messages that I need to restore and make sure I don't lose.
Are the directories for text messages on stock different than cm12?
I'm afraid I can't answer your question, but the only way I've been able to restore text messages is to have backed them up with Titanium first. Titanium does have the option to extract data and restore from a nandroid, but I've never tried to restore SMS that way.
Perhaps this app could be of use: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...mNvbS5yaXRlc2hzYWh1LlNNU0JhY2t1cFJlc3RvcmUiXQ..
This might also provide some useful information: http://mobdev.olin.edu/mobdevwiki/FrontPage(2f)Tutorials(2f)SMS(20)Messaging.html
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Would you be interested in knowing how to merge an old sms database with a new one?
What happened to me is that I was running 2.1 and wanted to upgrade to FreeX10 beta4 (2.2).
So, I backed everything up with xRecovery and Titanium, then upgraded.
However, before I could restore the texts with Titanium, I received a lot of texts.
Then when I tried restoring the old texts, I lost my most recent texts.
Which led me to figure out if it was possible to merge old texts with new ones.
I've now figured out how to merge the old texts with the new and have them properly dated and in order.
The only thing I'm missing is the attachments. Which is looking impossible right now.
Use SMS restore and backup it will merge the two automatically without losing any messages. What i mean by merging is first restoring the new backup using titanium and then making a backup using SMS restore and backup in Archive mode, do the same for the old backup too. And you will have a single file containing all the backup
i have personally tried it.
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evolutionizer said:
Use SMS restore and backup it will merge the two automatically without losing any messages. What i mean by merging is first restoring the new backup using titanium and then making a backup using SMS restore and backup in Archive mode, do the same for the old backup too. And you will have a single file containing all the backup
i have personally tried it.
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After all of that hard work...
I haven't tried your way but I'll take your word for it.
Hey,
Running a Samsung Galaxy S Relay (Don't think this matters, but just in case), and just put CM10.2 on it.
I ran Titanium Backup on everything before I wiped my phone, and when I tried to restore my messages, it only restored two full threads of people, instead of however many I had. It gave me a System Batch Failed in the notification bar. I looked at the backup file, and all my text messages seem to be there, so I'm not sure why it failed. My call log data was restored successfully though.
Now the problem is that TitaniumBackup won't even detect my Messages and Call Log backups in my destination folder. When I set the correct destination folder, it shows there are 2 backups (Call Log & Messages) detected. But when I try to restore, it says there isn't any backup data to be found (like 0 system data to restore). I sent out a few messages and I can't even backup my current messages and call log.
I'm completely stumped on what to do. I tried looking in my sd card, but there doesn't seem to be anything that stores data that TitaniumBackup will detect to fail to recognize my messages and call log.
Any help would be appreciated - thanks!
I just rooted my phone to install the Google edition ROM but before I did I backed up my texts using Wondershare MobileGo. I've used this program to backup and restore messages, contacts, photos, etc. on my phone many times before and on previous phones and it has worked fine. But this time when I try to restore my messages they don't show up on my phone. To be specific, when I first do the restore the threads will show up under the contact name but there will be no messages when I open the thread. Soon after they just all disappear (only the restored messages, not any new ones). It seems like they're getting deleted as they're empty threads but that's just a guess. I thought it might have been a problem when doing the backup so I opened up the file (.sms file) in notepad and all the messages are there. I think it has something to do with Kit Kat but I've never encountered this problem before.
So does anyone know how I could restore my messages from the .sms file I was given from the backup or why the messages don't show up on my phone? Thanks!
I tried installing Dirty Unicorn ROM last night, and had a couple fc's, but nothing major. However, when I tried using Titanium Backup to restore my SMS messages and call log, it asked to set Titanium Backup as default messaging app. I think this is a new thing with KK ROMS, but once it did that, every time I tried opening up my regular SMS app, it would force close.
I eventually just gave up and restored my nandroid of the Sense 5 ROM I got from Captain's RUU thread.
I guess my question is, (for those of you who do try to keep your messages between ROM Installs) how do you do it? I think I'm doing something wrong.
I've successfully used SMS Backup & Restore to accomplish this when moving between versions of CM. You should be able to set the default SMS app back to your original SMS app after restoring the messages. There is no need to leave Titanium as the SMS app after the messages have been restored.
I did a reset and root of my S9 in the fall, and then I thought the SMS backup from Titanium Backup gone. But today I actually managed to find it, hiding in another directory on the SD card, and I have no idea how I managed. But can I get back those messages in my system in any way? If I do a restore with Titanium Backup I will overwrite the messages that are already there, as far as I know there is no "append" function. Does anybody know about a way to fix this? Editing the XML is close to impossible, it has far too much stuff that needs to be changed.