Anyone know if there is a way to export contacts with WM5? I have to hard reset, but I want to backup my contacts first, and I can't use activesync, any backup utilities, or install any new software. Basically, I need to know if I can simply save a file that has all the contacts (and what that files is) or export them to excel or something. Please help.
-Cjradek

P.S. if it helps, my device is a cingular 8125

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Kind of answered my own question here. In the root of the device (WM5) there is a file called "pim.vol" which holds all of your contacts, and I'm not sure what else. I had to use Total Commander to copy it over to my mini SD card. After a hard reset, you can restore the file using Total Commander and then do a soft reset, and all your contacts will return! I've only tried this on my Cingular 8125 running WM5, but I'm assuming you can do the same with all WM5 devices.

-Chris

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not true pim.vol is not your contacts file.

you can copy and backup your contacts database (or any other db for that matter) with pocket dbexplorer. works great!

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Are you sure? Because that's the only file I replaced after doing a hard reset. Before i replaced the file, all my contacts were gone. Afterwords, they were there again. If it is not the contacts file, it is at least a contacts file.

-Chris

There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary, and those who don't.