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Backing up Text Messages

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 13:44:40 GMT

Hi All,

I would like to back up all my text messages to my computer.

I have ran the Backup programme from the Sony Ericsson Pc Suite, but am not convinced it is backing up my texts.

Is there a way of doing this?

Regards

Gray

Re: Backing up Text Messages

Dr_Chris — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 13:57:26 GMT

You can archive your sms on PC suite and view them without the need to connect the phone.You cannot however restore these messages directly back to a phone but you can save them to your PC as individual text documents, which in turn can be transferred back to the phone.The texts cannot be backed-up into PC suite's back files, I'm afraid.

Re: Backing up Text Messages

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:14:13 GMT

When I go into the text message section of the PC suite, not all of my texts appear. It seems to be hit and miss of how many texts it displays.

How do I get to view all my texts?

Thanks again

Re: Backing up Text Messages

Dr_Chris — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:16:40 GMT

Are all these texts in phone memory, as PC suite will not show sms stored on the memory card?

Re: Backing up Text Messages

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:19:05 GMT

I believe they are in the phone memory

Re: Backing up Text Messages

Dr_Chris — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:42:54 GMT

There might be a limit to how many PC suite can display.How many have you got in the Inbox and in the Sent messages folder?

Re: Backing up Text Messages

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:48:03 GMT

Alot, probably about 1500 altogether...

Re: Backing up Text Messages

Dr_Chris — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:51:30 GMT

And how many of these does PC suite display? The limit may be a thousand, but I'm not sure.

Re: Backing up Text Messages

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:58:23 GMT

The number it displays varies.

At the minute it's only displaying 7! Normally it shows lots more than this (but not all)

Re: Backing up Text Messages

Dr_Chris — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 19:03:50 GMT

That doesn't sound right.Perhaps you don't have the latest version of PC suite or you need to delete and re-install the application on your PC.

Re: Backing up Text Messages

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 19:48:47 GMT

hi there..

I am trying to also back up my text messages. I need to send my phone away as it is being a nitemare. can you help me step by step? i have a mac so not sure if would be the same as is on the pc.

I have downloaded the i-synch which seems to show that you can back up contacts and pictures but I can't seem to see where I can do the same with text messages.

hellllp

many thanks