Comments on: How to Backup iPhone SMS Messages for Free (No Jailbreak Needed) http://matthewruten.com/2009/11/05/how-to-backup-iphone-sms-messages-for-free-no-jailbreak-needed/ Web Developer in Toronto, Ontario Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hutzelmann12 http://matthewruten.com/2009/11/05/how-to-backup-iphone-sms-messages-for-free-no-jailbreak-needed/#comment-114 Hutzelmann12 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:33:00 +0000 http://www.mightymatty.com/?p=216#comment-114 Hello together :o) ..this discription is very easy and understandable, but the mentioned .mddata File (3d0d7e5fb2ce288813306e4d4636395e047a3d28) I'll find always only without the extension ".mddata". Opened in a text editor it shows me it's the right file ("SQLite format 3", with partly viewable text messages). If try to open it with the SQLite Database Browser it doesn't show anything in the browser tabs. Can't find out what I'm doing wrong?! ...do you have any suggestions? Hello together :o ) ..this discription is very easy and understandable, but the mentioned .mddata File (3d0d7e5fb2ce288813306e4d4636395e047a3d28) I’ll find always only without the extension “.mddata”. Opened in a text editor it shows me it’s the right file (“SQLite format 3″, with partly viewable text messages). If try to open it with the SQLite Database Browser it doesn’t show anything in the browser tabs. Can’t find out what I’m doing wrong?! …do you have any suggestions?

]]> By: Hushadog http://matthewruten.com/2009/11/05/how-to-backup-iphone-sms-messages-for-free-no-jailbreak-needed/#comment-112 Hushadog Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:19:00 +0000 http://www.mightymatty.com/?p=216#comment-112 I can find the sms file. I have been able to read this file on my old iphone but with the iphone 4s when I try and open it with SQlitebrowser it wont open. Can someone tell me how to read the sms iphone4s file why doesn't it open. I have checked and it is the correct file. I just cant work out why it wont open. Can someone help. I want to open it myself and not have to use these other random sites to open it. Thanks I can find the sms file. I have been able to read this file on my old iphone but with the iphone 4s when I try and open it with SQlitebrowser it wont open.
Can someone tell me how to read the sms iphone4s file why doesn’t it open. I have checked and it is the correct file. I just cant work out why it wont open. Can someone help. I want to open it myself and not have to use these other random sites to open it. Thanks

]]> By: Hushadog http://matthewruten.com/2009/11/05/how-to-backup-iphone-sms-messages-for-free-no-jailbreak-needed/#comment-111 Hushadog Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:54:00 +0000 http://www.mightymatty.com/?p=216#comment-111 Hi! this is really helpful. I found the right file, but because I have added a new iphone to itunes even thought It says my new phone is backed up to computer the sms file shows all my old text messages from my old phone. Where would the new phone be backed up? Hi! this is really helpful. I found the right file, but because I have added a new iphone to itunes even thought It says my new phone is backed up to computer the sms file shows all my old text messages from my old phone. Where would the new phone be backed up?

]]> By: Pa http://matthewruten.com/2009/11/05/how-to-backup-iphone-sms-messages-for-free-no-jailbreak-needed/#comment-109 Pa Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:13:00 +0000 http://www.mightymatty.com/?p=216#comment-109 Hi i have this trouble. when i open sms.csv file, excel show me the content per line and not per colon. In cells A1 for example : ROWID,"address","date","text","flags","replace", etc. A2 : 96,"+86xxxx4244673","1298550860","At 6:30pm is better","2","0","","31","0","0","4" It is really frustrating May i miss a step ? Hi
i have this trouble.
when i open sms.csv file, excel show me the content per line and not per colon. In cells A1 for example :
ROWID,”address”,”date”,”text”,”flags”,”replace”, etc.

A2 :
96,”+86xxxx4244673″,”1298550860″,”At 6:30pm is better”,”2″,”0″,”",”31″,”0″,”0″,”4″

It is really frustrating
May i miss a step ?

]]> By: Pa http://matthewruten.com/2009/11/05/how-to-backup-iphone-sms-messages-for-free-no-jailbreak-needed/#comment-108 Pa Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:51:00 +0000 http://www.mightymatty.com/?p=216#comment-108 It works perfectly, thanks for details. Are you an idea to convert into iphone sms standard lecture ? It works perfectly, thanks for details.

Are you an idea to convert into iphone sms standard lecture ?

]]> By: Ttguy1 http://matthewruten.com/2009/11/05/how-to-backup-iphone-sms-messages-for-free-no-jailbreak-needed/#comment-107 Ttguy1 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:18:00 +0000 http://www.mightymatty.com/?p=216#comment-107 Looks to me that apple have broken this for nearly every one. http://www.iphone-sms.com/ at the moment sends back  zero byte files.  And the SQL lite browser reports an empty datbase structure. I have found that a file created some time ago by my iphone works but one created recently does not (and there was probably an upgrad of some description between these dates).  I can report that http://www.insend.de has fixed this issue because they sent me a preview of the first 7 messages from the file that fails to read in SQL lite/and iphone-sms.com. However, they want to charge me $7 dollars to get the rest of of the data. And I am a cheapskate !!! Looks to me that apple have broken this for nearly every one. http://www.iphone-sms.com/ at the moment sends back  zero byte files.  And the SQL lite browser reports an empty datbase structure. I have found that a file created some time ago by my iphone works but one created recently does not (and there was probably an upgrad of some description between these dates).  I can report that http://www.insend.de has fixed this issue because they sent me a preview of the first 7 messages from the file that fails to read in SQL lite/and iphone-sms.com. However, they want to charge me $7 dollars to get the rest of of the data. And I am a cheapskate !!!

]]> By: Keimier http://matthewruten.com/2009/11/05/how-to-backup-iphone-sms-messages-for-free-no-jailbreak-needed/#comment-106 Keimier Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:58:00 +0000 http://www.mightymatty.com/?p=216#comment-106 I just tried it today (12-30-2011) and I also get an empty file. I used it on an older backup (12-23-2011) and it works fine..... That backup was the last one I made before installing ios5 (to remove jailbreak). So it does appear to be an ios5 issue. If anyone has a workaround, I would appreciate it. PS Wish I would have found the above instructions a while ago. I had to search everywhere for the date/time calculation. I just tried it today (12-30-2011) and I also get an empty file. I used it on an older backup (12-23-2011) and it works fine….. That backup was the last one I made before installing ios5 (to remove jailbreak). So it does appear to be an ios5 issue.

If anyone has a workaround, I would appreciate it.

PS Wish I would have found the above instructions a while ago. I had to search everywhere for the date/time calculation.

]]> By: Shirley http://matthewruten.com/2009/11/05/how-to-backup-iphone-sms-messages-for-free-no-jailbreak-needed/#comment-105 Shirley Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:41:00 +0000 http://www.mightymatty.com/?p=216#comment-105 i got the same empty worksheet as well. could be becos of iOS5. anyone knows how to solve this? i got the same empty worksheet as well. could be becos of iOS5. anyone knows how to solve this?

]]> By: Rober http://matthewruten.com/2009/11/05/how-to-backup-iphone-sms-messages-for-free-no-jailbreak-needed/#comment-99 Rober Sat, 03 Dec 2011 05:53:00 +0000 http://www.mightymatty.com/?p=216#comment-99 Hi my friends... My iPhone has IOS 5 and now I can´t open this file whit SQL Lite Browser, it appears as empty... Could somebody help me??? Thanx for your help!!! Hi my friends…

My iPhone has IOS 5 and now I can´t open this file whit SQL Lite Browser, it appears as empty…

Could somebody help me???

Thanx for your help!!!

]]> By: 1017952337 http://matthewruten.com/2009/11/05/how-to-backup-iphone-sms-messages-for-free-no-jailbreak-needed/#comment-93 1017952337 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:19:00 +0000 http://www.mightymatty.com/?p=216#comment-93 With Tansee iPhone Transfer SMS,you can transfer the iPhone SMS to PC as a txt file or a ANTS file, so that you can view and manage your old iphone SMS in your computer freely. Further more,you can transfer your lover’s  sweet messages that she/he sent to you into computer and protect the file with a password to keep your privacy. Before the transfer, you can choose to transfer from all contacts or a single contact, easily to transfer your iphone SMS to computer only by 1,2,3 step! http://www.mustsoftware.com/Tansee-iPhone-Transfer-SMS-guide.html With Tansee iPhone Transfer SMS,you can transfer the iPhone SMS to PC as a txt file or a ANTS file, so that you can view and manage your old iphone SMS in your computer freely. Further more,you can transfer your lover’s  sweet messages that she/he sent to you into computer and protect the file with a password to keep your privacy. Before the transfer, you can choose to transfer from all contacts or a single contact, easily to transfer your iphone SMS to computer only by 1,2,3 step!

http://www.mustsoftware.com/Tansee-iPhone-Transfer-SMS-guide.html

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