[20124642]

Hi everyone,

I was just wondering if there was anyway of opening the backup files from Nokia PC Suite which is the .nbu file? Such as any programs? I actually can't restore my calender entries onto my 6300 which was backed up from my 6230 using the latest PC Suite (/discussions/board/message?board.id=pcsuite&message.id=13590)

I'd ust like to read the calender entries so i can just manually type them into my phone.

Any help would be great!

thanks

[peabrane]

Hi, if u managed to open up the .nbu file, please tell how to do it. I am as desperate as u... Thanks!

EDIT: Removed contact details.

Message Edited by mercurius on 19-Mar-2007
01:05 PM

[20124642]

anyone have any idea if this is actually possible??

[kenneth115]

Hiya, yep, i'm in the same boat, lost some very important calendar entries and would be so relived to get them back.
I updated my softwear, backed up my phone before hand, yet they wouldnt restore. so i would be cool if i could find out how to open the nbu file. ken

[al_lea]

try noki in this thread to explore and extract the backup .nbu file.

[gaurav20778]

hey guys try this >>>> http://nokisms.googlepages.com/ down load noki and then it will convert ur .nbu format to excel format !!

But the problem am facing is how to locate the .nbu file in C:/ drive ?? Back up says it is in application data file but on opening C drive there is no such file ???

Let me know.

[danielrussel]

Ok,

found this converter. It will do all your SMS's and it's free.
formats converted to : txt, doc, pdf,a long etc... even speech!

http://www.topshareware.com/ABC-Amber-NBU-Converter-download-56396.htm

have fun!
Daniel

[fallensnowflake]

The application data file (AppData) is a hidden folder. So when you get to the C:\Users\(username) folder, right click and go to properties. Un-tick read only (so both hidden and read only are un-ticked) and click apply. It may take a couple of minutes but the the attributes should be applied and allow you to see the AppData file.

[dleonseng]

wat if i have more than 50 calendar notes? are there any free alternatives?

[vitorio321]

Hi. First of all I am sorry for my English.
I had the same problem and I make some researches on this subject. You can use this program to convert you contact, calendar and massijes to *.txt or *.csv format.


http://rapidshare.com/files/130567188/nbu_parser_v_5_1_211.rar.html


NBU Parcer v.3.0
Oner: Владислав Бочарников
sait: allnokia.ru
freeware

[vitorio321]

This is the same program but other link
[URL=http://www.zshare.net/download/15520917a014f444/]nbu_parser_v_5_1_211.rar - 0.38MB[/URL]

[badtzdiana]

I unchecked e read only but still cant see any appdata files.. pls help..

[hage]

Write %appdata% in run. 

To find run hit winlogobutton (on keyboard) and R

 Works if folder is hidden.

[petrusek]

Is anyone interested in testing application for browsing, viewing and extracting content of *.nbu archives, which I am trying to develop? Here is the screenshot. I am planning to make it opensource later, but first I need help with testing and I would appreciate sample data from more phone types than I have access to...

[petrusek]

I've just set up my project on sourceforge, It is accesible on http://sourceforge.net/projects/nbuexplorer

[johanhudik]

Realy great program but it dosent work for me on a nbu file from nokia N80, cant read the contacts. but works great on 5310X-press nbu file.. they are made by the same pc suite backup.

Sorry for my bad english.

Johan

[petrusek]

So it seems that N80 contacts are stored in different format in nbu. Is the nbu file from N80 parsed to the end (does the "File parsing log" contain something like "Unknown section type - BREAK !!!")? I have no sample data from N80 to analyze...

[smnssrinivas]

Great JOB !!!

 I was searching for this tool from a long time...

 Thanks once AGAIN. !!! 

[petrusek]

johanhudik : you can try new version of NbuExplorer (1.8). It should be capable of extracting file C:\System\Data\Contacts.cdb ...it is the file with contacts, but its internal format is still not easy to understand New version also tries to parse another nbu section with contacts (with output to log window only at this time), but I am afraid this section will probably not be present in backups from symbian phones. Anyway you can try...

[al_lea]

For contacts.cdb recovery, please check the Noki .cdb recovery guide. .cdb can be converted to vCard and restored to the phone.