PIM Backup Question

cg83 · #1 (**permalink**) 07-05-2009, 12:01 PM

I was wondering if there was a way to open up the back up files on my pc? When I try now everything is scrambled and cant make out what it says. Whats the best way to convert it?

**guitardoc64** · #2 (**permalink**) 07-05-2009, 12:10 PM

According to the site there are 2 ways to backup. The binary backup (what you're seeing) makes the process faster and more reliable but harder to view on the desktop. If you choose the text backup you should be able to open/view with excel.

Check the usermanual

cg83 · #3 (**permalink**) 07-05-2009, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by guitardoc64

According to the site there are 2 ways to backup. The binary backup (what you're seeing) makes the process faster and more reliable but harder to view on the desktop. If you choose the text backup you should be able to open/view with excel.

Check the usermanual

thanks. i always been using the binary backup. that sucks

xPosTech · #4 (**permalink**) 07-05-2009, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by cg83

thanks. i always been using the binary backup. that sucks

You might try one of the binary to ascii editors out there. Wikipedia has a comparison list with links to each. Just pick one out and use it to view your binary backup files.

Edit: I had to do a search of my system to find the one I use. XV132 is the one I stayed with. I tried a few and this is the one I kept.

Ted

cg83 · #5 (**permalink**) 07-06-2009, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by xPosTech

You might try one of the binary to ascii editors out there. Wikipedia has a comparison list with links to each. Just pick one out and use it to view your binary backup files.

Edit: I had to do a search of my system to find the one I use. XV132 is the one I stayed with. I tried a few and this is the one I kept.

Ted

thanks my dude

cg83 · #6 (**permalink**) 07-06-2009, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by xPosTech

You might try one of the binary to ascii editors out there. Wikipedia has a comparison list with links to each. Just pick one out and use it to view your binary backup files.

Edit: I had to do a search of my system to find the one I use. XV132 is the one I stayed with. I tried a few and this is the one I kept.

Ted

ok so i got the one you said. opened it up and its just a bunch of characters. no text really. is there a converter?

xPosTech · #7 (**permalink**) 07-07-2009, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by cg83

ok so i got the one you said. opened it up and its just a bunch of characters. no text really. is there a converter?

Hang on a bit. I've opened a binary backup and trying to make sense of it.

Hope they're not encrypted.

Stay tuned.

Edit: Trying three editors I can't read PIM binary backups. I tried HxD, Biew and XV132.

I skimmed the User Manual and discovered some good news and some bad news. The good news is that no, the files aren't encrypted. The bad news is that they are compressed. No luck with 7-zip, Rar or Winzip trying to extract.

Maybe one of the cooks have a decompression algorithm?

Ted