Looking for a free SMS plain text or CSV backup

Amill · #1 (**permalink**) 04-27-2009, 03:34 PM

First, I have been lurking here for awhile and you guys rock.

Now, down to business - I am looking for a simple & FREE way to take my SMS messages off my phone a format I can actually do something with.

Anybody heard of anything?

**razorloves** · #2 (**permalink**) 04-27-2009, 03:38 PM

Have you looked at this. It backs up your stuff to the web and you can look at it all and edit it on there website. https://sn1-p2.myphone.microsoft.com...t.po?mkt=en-US

Amill · #3 (**permalink**) 04-27-2009, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by razorloves

Have you looked at this. It backs up your stuff to the web and you can look at it all and edit it on there website. https://sn1-p2.myphone.microsoft.com...t.po?mkt=en-US

Thanks for the quick link, but it looks invite only.... and my windows live id is...inactive. lol

Matt · #4 (**permalink**) 04-27-2009, 03:56 PM

I did some searching for you, and found this thread:

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=56965

Looks like there is a program called SMS Backup. You could also use PPCPImbackup which I know is free, instructions are in the thread.

PowerSMS is the program I would use to do that, its maybe $10-$20, can't remember, but it exports them to CSV format which is easily read in tons of programs like Excel.

**razorloves** · #5 (**permalink**) 04-27-2009, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Amill

Thanks for the quick link, but it looks invite only.... and my windows live id is...inactive. lol

Not invite only. You just have to go on a waiting list. It's pretty quick though, considering how popular it's becoming. Usually less then a couple days, but could be a couple hours.

therookielot · #6 (**permalink**) 04-27-2009, 04:40 PM

DASHWIRE

ftw.

My syncmate also does it. I think that's mac only though.

**CozBoogie** · #7 (**permalink**) 04-27-2009, 05:06 PM

Moved to the Software Forum.

late,
Coz

Amill · #8 (**permalink**) 04-28-2009, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt

I did some searching for you, and found this thread:

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=56965

Looks like there is a program called SMS Backup. You could also use PPCPImbackup which I know is free, instructions are in the thread.

PowerSMS is the program I would use to do that, its maybe $10-$20, can't remember, but it exports them to CSV format which is easily read in tons of programs like Excel.

I know and love PPCPImBackup, while I have used it to pull small amounts of data I couldn't get anything large scale.

http://www.smsexport.com/ from that thread looks to be exactly what I was looking for... I'm going to give it a shot and I'll be back later.

Amill · #9 (**permalink**) 04-29-2009, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Amill

I know and love PPCPImBackup, while I have used it to pull small amounts of data I couldn't get anything large scale.

http://www.smsexport.com/ from that thread looks to be exactly what I was looking for... I'm going to give it a shot and I'll be back later.

Works as advertised, its too bad it doesn't play nice with Excel.