Copy Contacts.cbd from PC To 6630

Great trick coolice!I'm making it stick.

Nooooo!!!

It was my way my trick 😃

Wasn't there also a file named CntModel.ini ???
I have it on my N-Gage which contains a part of the contacts database.

Hey GhostDog,

Brilliant, hopefully it will benefit others as it has myself.

can16358p :- Were you in a discussion in the 9210 & P900 forum's?
I got the lead from there, modified it a bit and bobs your uncle job done.

"Wasn't there also a file named CntModel.ini ???" :- Don't know, just wanted to over wite my Contacts.cdb file and luckily managed to do it.

Ian

To copy contacts/pics/msg's from 6600 to 6630 i used tools/transfer application, which uses bluetooth to do exactly that.
Couldnt be easier....

DrChris wrote:To copy contacts/pics/msg's from 6600 to 6630 i used tools/transfer application, which uses bluetooth to do exactly that.
Couldnt be easier....

Coolice had already sold his 6600 so couldn't use the transfer App, this is for people like him.

Personally I just sync'ed by 7610 with Outlook, then sync'ed from Outlook back to my 6630

Ratkat wrote:Coolice had already sold his 6600 so couldn't use the transfer App, this is for people like him.

Personally I just sync'ed by 7610 with Outlook, then sync'ed from Outlook back to my 6630

Hey,

Your dead right. I wanted to keep hold of the 6600 until I got my 6630 so I could easily copy the contacts across, however someone offered me the money for it so it went sooner.
Thinking ahead I managed to grab a copy of the contacts.cdb with the view to just over-writing the original, it was harder than I thought but all sorted now.

Ian

How can I copy the Contacts.cdb file from the phone to my PC in the first place?

Tried sending it with FExplorer to no avail ("already in use"😉, and copy-and-paste doesn't work either.

fannypad wrote:How can I copy the Contacts.cdb file from the phone to my PC in the first place?

Tried sending it with FExplorer to no avail ("already in use"😉, and copy-and-paste doesn't work either.

Hey,

I think I used PC File Manager to do this part. Some of these PC based phone file explorers allow you to copy any file without hassle.

Again you could try also making to phone perform a backup to MMC and then using the file explorer make a copy and paste it to the MMC just as the .CDB file.
Again during the backup most of the operations are shut down, meaning you can make the copy.

Let me know how you get on. I had all these problems and just kept perservering till I got what I wanted.

Ian

Great Job Coolice!!!
Now I'm wondering if you can do the same for bookmarks. My 6630 should be here tomorrow and I'll have to transfer the info from the 6600. My contacts aren't really the problem. Its transferring my bookmarks.

Darla wrote:Great Job Coolice!!!
Now I'm wondering if you can do the same for bookmarks. My 6630 should be here tomorrow and I'll have to transfer the info from the 6600. My contacts aren't really the problem. Its transferring my bookmarks.

Hey Darla,

Thanks for the compliment & it's good to see you again and with a new phone to, like me we then just hop forums.

I'm glad I done it now, as apart from saving me loads of hassle it appears to have helped a few others to.

Right now to bookmarks. I'm sure you could probably use the same sort of trick really, as soon as you know where the bookmark file is to copy.
I've never even looked for or heard of the file type that is a bookmark on a Symbian phone.
Perhaps if anyone can tell us that then you could try using the same technique as above to copy them over.

Will be a good one to hear if it was successful or not, keep us informed.

Ian

bro how to copy.cdb file, when i copy through explorer and paste it mmc it says file in use pls help thank u.

suri wrote:bro how to copy.cdb file, when i copy through explorer and paste it mmc it says file in use pls help thank u.

Hey,

You need to do the pasting while the phone is backing up, as while it is all processes that don't need to be running are shut down.

What I done was get FExplorer ready, go to e: & copied the Contacts.cdb I wanted, then navigated to C:
Then press the menu button & initiate a back-up.
Press & hold the menu button again to view all running processes and select FExplorer. Open it and go options - paste.
Voila, job done. Let it finish the backup and restart.

Ian

Hey Coolice!!

Well it worked!!! A bit different from your method but still proven positive. Basically what I did was using fexplorer, I sent the bookmarks1.db via bt from my 6600 to my 6630. This file can be found under C: Systems/Data. I wouldn't suggest copying this file to a phone that already has bookmarks stored on it because the file will override it. Works best on a new phone. Also, I noticed that sometimes the bookmarks won't work, but the reason for that is you have to go in and redit the access point of the bookmarks.

Thanks Ian for getting my brain working!!! 😊

Hey Darla,

Brilliant, Im glad a guide to do another thing helped you think of a way of doing what you you wanted.

Thanks for posting what you done, I think others will also benefit from it.

Glad to of helped out, your very welcome.

Ian

Yo dude can you just clarify how I "backup to MMC"

Cheers

coolice wrote:Hey All,

Thought this might be of use to some people.
Having just changed phones from a 6600 to a 6630 I was a little worried about copying my contacts across to my new phone, especially as I had sold my 6600 before my 6630 arrived.

So, eventually I managed to get the Contacts.cdb file from C: - System - Data to my PC, the hard part of getting it back to C: on the 6630 was puzzling me.
Some searches on this very forum revealed some nice ideas that some of the 9210 & Sony boys had used.

Basically you cannot just over-write the file on C: as it is being used, I tried all the process viewers to shut down any running apps that may use the contacts, but this was fruitless. Then I saw a little trick whereby during a "backup to MMC" this process automatically shuts down any un-used processes.
I then found out the best option is to use the very good & free FExplorer by Domi to copy and paste the Contact.cdb file.

So what I did was :-

1. Open FExplorer, copy the Contacts.cdb file from your MMC and navigate back to C: - System - Data folder.
2. Now press the menu key to view the menu and start a "backup to MMC". It was suggested to make sure you have something to backup so it takes a little longer, giving you more time.
3. As soon as the backup starts press and hold the menu button to switch back to FExplorer. As quick as you can press options, Edit and paste.
Voila, the contacts.cdb in my case got over-written with the one from my 6600.
A quick check reveals that all is well and I have my contacts once more, I'm very swiftly going to backup my 6630.

It's long winded I know, but thought it may be of interest to some people.

Ian

Resonate1 wrote:Yo dude can you just clarify how I "backup to MMC"

Resonate1 wrote:Yo dude can you just clarify how I "backup to MMC"

Cheers

Hey,

Go into the menu, then Organiser and click on Memory.
It will show you how much memory your MMC has & also has been used.
Click left slection key "Options" & choose backup phone to MMC.
The process will start for you.

Ian

Top man, thanks very much

Resonate1 wrote:Top man, thanks very much

Your welcome 😊 :icon14:

This has been really useful I feel.

Ian

10x coolice ur a genius 😊

it worked fine with me and i have my contacts back finally!!!

But plz can u tell me if there is any way to get back my messages given the fact that i still have my old memory card but that i sold my 6600😞 to buy the 6630 (excellent phone BTW)

waiting 4 ur reply

10x again

hey cool ice, the file doesnt wanna paste on it even if it is backing up. it seems as if it copies but actually it stays the same size and the same thing as before i start the whole thing. and the contacts are still empty??? please help.

Hey,

Sorry if I'm a bit late replying, I've only just spotted this post of yours.

Erm, strange this one. It worked for me & other people no problems.
Perhaps try another type of file explorer, I find the good free one "FExplorer" appears to allow more things to be altered that other file explorer apps won't allow.

The obvious is to make sure it is doing a backup ok & that nothing else is running in the background.

Ian

Spent 7 days trying to come up with a solution for restoring my contacts.cdb, your method worked!

Major thanks Coolice, anytime you need a favor...

ykurashi wrote:Spent 7 days trying to come up with a solution for restoring my contacts.cdb, your method worked!

Major thanks Coolice, anytime you need a favor...

Hey,

Your welcome my friend. I'm glad it worked for you.

I was starting to get worried when others were saying it wasn't working for them.

Ian

DrChris wrote:To copy contacts/pics/msg's from 6600 to 6630 i used tools/transfer application, which uses bluetooth to do exactly that.
Couldnt be easier....

I can confirm that it worked for a transfer of my Contacts, Pics, Sounds from my 7650 to 6680.

One problem. Anyway how to transfer messages?

Doc wrote:I can confirm that it worked for a transfer of my Contacts, Pics, Sounds from my 7650 to 6680.

One problem. Anyway how to transfer messages?

Thanks I was a bit scared to use it, but worked perfectly from my 6600. I don't know about messages though as i had none i wanted to keep. :icon14:

DrChris wrote:To copy contacts/pics/msg's from 6600 to 6630 i used tools/transfer application, which uses bluetooth to do exactly that.
Couldnt be easier....

Is this a function on the 6630 as I can't seem to find it on my 6600. I'm hoping to upgrade to a 6680 soon and this feature would be a real benefit 😊

lovesign wrote:Is this a function on the 6630 as I can't seem to find it on my 6600. I'm hoping to upgrade to a 6680 soon and this feature would be a real benefit 😊

Hey,

I think your right, the function to transfer from one phone to another is only on the 6630 and upwards phones. From memory the 6600 I had didn't have it.

With the contacts you could just backup to the DV RS MMC when you get the new phone & then pop it back in the 6680 then copy across again.

There are a few apps available now to help transfer files from one phone to another, can't think of their names off the top of my head though.

Ian

thanks my frends