Monday, November 11, 2013

Retrieving contacts information from Sony Ericsson Yari (U100i) backup

Contacts from a Sony Ericsson Yari can be retrieved from the backup file:

 (.dbk found under My Documents\Sony Ericsson\Sony Ericsson PC Suite\Phone backups)

Using Linux and the KDE suite:

Copy the backup file (just to play safe).
Use Ark to extract the .dbk file to a folder.
When finished, you will note a "contacts.vcf" file
Open the .vcf file with a text editor and cross check that it contains your contacts.
Use KAddressBook to import the .vcf file.
Now you have access to your contacts information!

Thanks to Open Source power!!!!!!

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