General BlackBerry® Functions and Features

[invont]

Hello Everyone, I have few blackberry backups that i made a while ago from my old Blackberry phones, i want to Extract and view the backup file (.ipd) so i can view and add the old BBM contacts i had manually, i am told to use:- - Blackberry Backup Extractor - Elcomsoft blackberry explorer So where exactly should i look for? Thanks

[tanzim]

Hi invont,

Check the below knowledge base article for BBM contact restore -

• KB20554 How to back up and restore the BlackBerry Messenger contact list

[invont]

I did read the article, Now i am a bit confused ..... wait a minute, is BBM contacts usually saved only in the media card? I remember doing a local backup to the media card which i do not knw where it is, , i thought there should be a copy of it in the ipa backup file too. is there?

[tanzim]

BBM contacts can be back up locally in the media card or onboard device memory. However, if would like to user .ipd backup and then restoring it then follow the steps mentioned below -

(After having a backup using Desktop Software)

To restore specific databases in the backup file to a BlackBerry smartphone, complete the following steps:

For BlackBerry Desktop Software 6.0 to 7.0

1. Open the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
2. Click Device.
3. Select Restore in the list.
4. Select a backup file.
5. Choose Select device data and settings.
6. Select the databases to restore and click Restore.
7. A warning will appear that all data will be replaced with a backup file. Click Yes.
8. When the process is complete, disconnect the BlackBerry smartphone from the computer.