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Root HTC Desire Backup Files

Aiwen

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Sep 1, 2010
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Hi Guys,

So I have an old official backup file from my old HTC Desire.
sdcard/backup/HTC Desire
(NOTE: This is not a clockworkmod backup, its an official HTC backup)

I sold my old phone and bought a new one with an LCD screen.

I want to know if its possible to get my old text messages back etc.
My new phone is rooted, the old one was not.

I thought it might be as simple as just putting the HTC desire folder in the appropriate folder on my new SD card and the resetting the phone to factory. I was expecting to be prompted to restore my messages on bootup. But when I did this it only pulled a few SMS' from my SIM card and nothing from the backup folder.

Am I doing something wrong here? Is there any software out there that will let me at least read through my old backup file? Third party desktop software even?

Thanks
 
Possibly a silly suggestion, but wouldn't HTC have the tools to restore your data? Maybe you could take it to the service centre?

I always use TitaniumBackup-I've scheduled it to run on a regular basis twice a week and create backups. There are innumerable times when it saved me. Another is Nandroid for the ROM. Now I'm free to experiment with my phone! ;)
 
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