Maintain linked Facebook contacts between flashing ROMs?

dshosu · #1 (**permalink**) 12-30-2009, 05:07 PM

So a while a go I went through and linked a bunch of my contacts to their corresponding Facebook accounts. I couldn't do it automatically because I don't use complete first and last names for my contacts. After all that I synced them with Google and thought all was well and proceeded to flash another ROM. After I flashed the new ROM i resynced my contacts with Google and lost all of the Facebook information.

Anyway, so I went back through and relinked the Facebook accounts to their contacts. Now I'm thinking about flashing another ROM but I want to know if there's a way to backup the Facebook contact links?\

Thanks in advance

WisdomWolfX · #2 (**permalink**) 12-30-2009, 05:29 PM

I wish I knew how. I've been wondering the same thing, but just left them unlinked since I've been flashing so often recently. Damn Mighty and his lightning fast releases!

**2k4mach** · #3 (**permalink**) 12-30-2009, 05:32 PM

sign in to facebook 1st, then sync your contacts via google, or outlook.

mine stay linked using that method and i dont use last names for the majority of my contacts.

treadwayj · #4 (**permalink**) 12-30-2009, 05:37 PM

From the for what's it worth department...

I was having the same problem until I started using the Sense 2.5 ROMs, then it seems like I can link them, sync with My Phone and when I flashed to another 2.5 ROM they were already linked. I did make sure I was logged into Facebook first.

**WhiteBlazer01** · #5 (**permalink**) 12-30-2009, 05:55 PM

Wirelessly posted (HTC Touch Pro 2: Opera/9.80 (Windows Mobile; WCE; Opera Mobi/WMD-50286; U; en) Presto/2.4.13 Version/10.00)

Yea, if you notice, there is a code inserted into the notes section of the contact that says<sn> then a number. I guess that's a facebook link. It should still hold through a flash.

**Adrianh85** · #6 (**permalink**) 12-30-2009, 06:04 PM

i have two ways first is there is a file on the window root called facebook.*

and u could use sbp backup to basically do a ghost copy of ur phone before flashing a new rom!!

dshosu · #7 (**permalink**) 12-30-2009, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by WisdomWolfX

I wish I knew how. I've been wondering the same thing, but just left them unlinked since I've been flashing so often recently. Damn Mighty and his lightning fast releases!

Exactly

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Originally Posted by 2k4mach

sign in to facebook 1st, then sync your contacts via google, or outlook.

mine stay linked using that method and i dont use last names for the majority of my contacts.

I'll try this out

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Originally Posted by treadwayj

From the for what's it worth department...

I was having the same problem until I started using the Sense 2.5 ROMs, then it seems like I can link them, sync with My Phone and when I flashed to another 2.5 ROM they were already linked. I did make sure I was logged into Facebook first.

I've only used Sense 2.1 because I like using the full landscape mode. Thanks though

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Originally Posted by WhiteBlazer01

Yea, if you notice, there is a code inserted into the notes section of the contact that says<sn> then a number. I guess that's a facebook link. It should still hold through a flash.

I don't see that. I know when I "Favorited" people on the People tab it put a <FDMID> code in there, but I don't see a <sn> one

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Originally Posted by Adrianh85

i have two ways first is there is a file on the window root called facebook.*

and u could use sbp backup to basically do a ghost copy of ur phone before flashing a new rom!!

This is along the lines of what I thought the solution was going to be. I don't know how to do it exactly, but I'll fiddle around with it.

**Adrianh85** · #8 (**permalink**) 12-30-2009, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by dshosu

This is along the lines of what I thought the solution was going to be. I don't know how to do it exactly, but I'll fiddle around with it.

well using sbp back up is effortless just install and do a full back up!!

the facebook file on the windows root method i would assume u just copy is to u sd card and paste it back after u reflash ur device !
the spb back way is possibly the easyist and safest!!

dshosu · #9 (**permalink**) 12-30-2009, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Adrianh85

well using sbp back up is effortless just install and do a full back up!!

the facebook file on the windows root method i would assume u just copy is to u sd card and paste it back after u reflash ur device !
the spb back way is possibly the easyist and safest!!

Of course now the update I want to do is a big update and says "DO NOT use restored backups from SPB Backup, etc."

**Adrianh85** · #10 (**permalink**) 12-30-2009, 06:44 PM

yeah it was saying dont use a full back u probly would have any problems if u backed u pim, messages and custom files(ie the facebook files) just dont backup the regitory!!