Am I screwed? Rom-related

Jervon · #1 (**permalink**) 07-31-2008, 02:27 PM

I updated my rom and didn't know I had to backup my contacts... Is their any way to get it back?

**MrObvious** · #2 (**permalink**) 07-31-2008, 02:33 PM

Short answer: no. Long answer: no. Sorry

jlechner · #3 (**permalink**) 07-31-2008, 02:35 PM

Advice: Do a backup before doing ANYTHING!

Jervon · #4 (**permalink**) 07-31-2008, 03:02 PM

This sucks so much...

reeg420 · #5 (**permalink**) 07-31-2008, 03:38 PM

ohh man.....that sucks...

I feel yah...when I got my replacement mogul I had the mini sd from my apache with my backup file for my contacts on the counter..Well I totally forgot it on the counter and left..When I realized what I did I screwed back there. Well it wasnt there anymore but I figured out who had it since I was gone for only 5 minutes and he was the only one in the store...Threatened the kid told him that it had my contacts on it..He denied having it then miraculously he says he found it on the ground outside...RIGHT!!!..

But I got it back anyway so I kinda know how you feel..

You should use PIMbackup anyways.. I have mine saving my contacts every night at 4am...I used to have it save like 3 times a week but a few times I would be out at the bar get some numbers then I would flash a new rom in the morning or something deleting my contacts and the only backup I had was from 2 days ago...Numbers lost...

Get PIMbackup here
http://freewareppc.com/database/pimbackup.shtml

I was gonna link dotfred's website but there is some crazy **** happening..I go there shows for a sec then some fkd up pop shows up...Its one of those scan you computers for viruses crap that actually fks up the computer type ****...I hope he has nothing to do with that.

**CyberMonkey** · #6 (**permalink**) 07-31-2008, 03:41 PM

Yea, if you did not back it up I feel for ya.
I loaded the newest ROM on mine, and I thought my most current contacts was backed up. So when I restored my contact, I discovered it was from a couple of months ago and I had changed ALOT in my contacts since then.
SO after I got my contacts back to how I wanted them, first thing I did was back them up.

**aznmode** · #7 (**permalink**) 07-31-2008, 07:40 PM

The only other way is if you used Activesync to back up your PIM with Outlook prior. On Activesync, make sure you go to Options, then Settings. Chose "Replace Items On Device".

**rstoyguy** · #8 (**permalink**) 07-31-2008, 07:50 PM

Definately get PIMBackup. And that little backup file I've save 4-5 places as well....

**flyers2114** · #9 (**permalink**) 07-31-2008, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by rstoyguy

Definately get PIMBackup. And that little backup file I've save 4-5 places as well....

You and me both....I also have them saved on 3 different computers with Outlook....lol

**CyberMonkey** · #10 (**permalink**) 07-31-2008, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by flyers2114

You and me both....I also have them saved on 3 different computers with Outlook....lol

I save my backups to my mini SD card in the phone, I save it to my laptop, I save it on the desktop PC, I save it on the 300 gig USB network drive I have, I also save it on my 4 gig thumb drive, I even sometimes put it on my "super secret" webspace that only I have access to.

Well I am off to smoke one of my cloves now.....cloves are good.