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How to Backup and Restore Contacts, Files and Other Settings from your Nokia Mobile Phone?

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It’s always good to have a backup copy of your contacts and other files and settings of your mobile phone so that if something goes wrong, you just need not worry about losing your data. Rather, you can just click and restore the created backup to your mobile phone and work seamlessly again!

Here’s how you can backup contacts, files and other settings from your Nokia mobile phone:

  • First, download the latest version of the Nokia PC Suite from here and install it. Connect your mobile phone and let the drivers install themselves
  • Once that is done, launch the PC Suite by clicking on the PC Suite icon
  • Click on the Backup icon on the PC Suite

Nokia Mobile Phone Contacts Backup

  • A dialog window should popup. Select your mobile phone from the drop down list, and then click on the ‘Backup’ icon

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  • Now, check the stuff that you wish to be backed up from your Nokia mobile, it could be anything from contacts list to messages to files on the memory card

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  • Press the Next arrow
  • Now, specify a location on your computer where the backup should be saved

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  • Press the Next arrow. The backup process should begin now

Nokia Mobile Phone Contacts Sync

  • When the backup is finished, you’ll get a confirmation that everything went right. Click close to exit

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To restore the backup to your mobile phone:

  • Click on the Restore button in the Nokia Contents copier, select the backup file and proceed

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  • All backed up settings will be restored to the mobile phone

That’s how you do it!

On a related note, Zyb is an online service which lets you sync contacts and other settings from your mobile phone. Further, you can share your contact details and other media with your friends on Zyb. You can also connect with your contacts on Zyb so that when they update their contact details, the data is automatically synced with your mobile phone.

Related posts:

  1. How to update the firmware of your Nokia mobile phone?
  2. “The Operation Could Not Be Completed” Error Message with Nokia Mobile Phones
  3. How to transfer settings and files from one computer to another with Magic Transfer
  4. Read and extract data from .NBU Nokia Backup Files
  5. How To Trace A Mobile Phone Number In India?

Written by Shankar Ganesh

May 11th, 2008 at 7:50 am

Posted in mobile phones

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  1. Very useful article. It’s been a while since I last updated my Nokia PC Suite. I really like the new version from the screenshots above. Maybe I’ll give it a try this weekend.

    Haris

    11 May 08 at 2:44 pm

  2. @Haris: Yep, the new version’s interface is too funky. I loved it.

    Shankar Ganesh

    11 May 08 at 5:21 pm

  3. Don’t have a Nokia phone, but if I ever get one, I’m sure this will come in handy! Thanks!

    Aseem Kishore

    12 May 08 at 5:28 am

  4. A must have for Nokia fans. This is by far the easiest Nokia backup tools that one can find.

    Syahid A.

    12 May 08 at 10:33 am

  5. @Aseem: Hehe glad you liked it :)
    @Syahid: Yeah, the Nokia backup tool works seamlessly without a glitch.

    Shankar Ganesh

    12 May 08 at 12:34 pm

  6. thanks for making it easy for non tech to make use of PC suite, i had tried out ZYB as well and its fantastic..great work

    Albert

    12 May 08 at 12:49 pm

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  8. This is a useful tip that will be useful for securing your Nokia PC data

    Gili

    13 May 08 at 11:45 am

  9. Shankar,
    Do you have any idea whether under the Messages Category it backs up everything under the Messaging folder, or just the Inbox. I move my messages regularly to seperate folders.

    Dinesh

    13 May 08 at 12:17 pm

  10. I use to this software while i am changing my mobile to anyother model than i am using. But it has a great problem with Back Uping the messages. You could restore the messages to the same model only. So if you are planning to upgrade your mobile and want the messages too, its not possible !

    Nokia really sucks on this. Did anyone know any other third party software to back up messages and restore them to any models ???

    Die Hard Techie

    14 May 08 at 1:35 am

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  13. Great info Shankar. Earlier i used to copy contacts using a sim card. This is very helpful.

    Madhur Kapoor

    15 May 08 at 10:12 pm

  14. try Noki at http://www.nokisoft.com to open the backuped .nbu file. The .nbu file can be converted to .txt, .html or Excel .xls format.

    al_lea

    26 Nov 08 at 10:03 am

  15. I made the backup as u specified but whn i am tryin to put the data back on my phone, it shows restore complete but no data has come back to my phone. i have lost all my contacts:sad:

    deejay

    23 Dec 08 at 8:10 pm

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  17. Having just backed up all my data, reinstalled the Nokia operating software (because it had killed my web browsing) and tried to restore my data, I can confirm that Nokia backup/restore works very smoothly. Except when it doesn’t, in which case the only advice from Nokia tech support is “sorry, we can’t help you, better luck next time.”
    Grrr! The Noki app looks ok, though, funnily enough it can recover my data while Nokia can’t. Hmmm…

    Julian

    4 Feb 09 at 8:25 pm

  18. HEY. I jUST was trying to gt my messages from N 72 and trying to put it in N 95 which i just have bought,But while i am backing up the messages from N72 my cell phone restarts and computer says conection lost. i conected it with the data cable provided with N72.
    Please help me as to why my N 72 is restarting while im backing up the messages.
    i intend to restore my backed up messages of N72 into N95.
    i am using the latest PC sutie.as shown above.
    one of my friend also told me to use oxygen software to do so.if PC suite is unable to do it.
    PLEASE REPLY > bryan.zee.zee@gmail.com

    bryan Zee

    7 Feb 09 at 3:38 am

  19. Nokia just puts too strict rules on their so many phone models firmware. When there’s conflict, there’s compatiblity issues (which Noki can solve)

    al_lea

    14 Feb 09 at 5:43 pm

  20. you should try the vufone.com service. The best way to backup my phone over the air.

    VisionX

    4 Mar 09 at 10:23 pm

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  23. I just backup my N95 files before i upgrade it from v1 to v3
    but when i tried to restore my files, it stuck in 58% and its been 30mins and it still on 58%…
    is it usually takes longer than 30mins or there something wrong with my files ?

    Rio

    7 Apr 09 at 12:36 pm

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  25. hey any body pls tell me how to do the thing in reverse …

    Its hard to crounch all those contact info in mobiles …is there any way that I can do it on PC and later export to Nokia mobile?

    solve it pls…
    thank you

    Prakash

    22 Jun 09 at 8:09 pm

  26. what will happen if i wasn’t able to back up files?..

    augcaesan

    9 Aug 09 at 5:05 pm

  27. Can you tell me whether it can back up everything under the Messaging folder, or just the Inbox. I move my messages regularly to seperate folders.

    Anoo

    15 Nov 09 at 1:54 pm

  28. I m a user of N70 nd while trying to backup my phone, unfortunately i had to stop dat process before it got completed nd during this I hav lost all my data frm my sd card but the phone memory is absolutely fine.MMC card shows dat there are data in it but i cant see dat in my phone. While trying to restore dat mmc card data in my phone i am not able to get dat back. I have also tried noki but it cant read dat particular nbu file of (mmc card data). Can u pls help me in this regards? Hoping to get your reply asap.

    Shahbaz

    18 Jan 10 at 4:52 pm

  29. hello there… i have a problem backup my n97’s memory on to the memory card but after reinstalling the phone’s software and formatting it, i tried to restore the data but when i go to file manager – backup – restore : i get the are no backup files message … how do you fix this problem…PLEASE HELP ME…!!!

    this is very important to me as i have all my important contacts with me in that memory card…

    thank you

    issas

    17 Feb 10 at 8:37 am

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