[KooLLaiD]

I want to wipe my iphone but want to make sure I can restore my contacts, anyone know how I can do this? I don't want to choose backup when I restore it, as I don't want anything else including the file structure which was modded by bosstool.

[alghawas]

Manually backup the file ,
but make sure your restoring to the exact firmware to avoid risks!

The directory the has your contacts is "/private/var/mobile/Library/AddressBook"...
Copy the files within the directory to your new wiped iphone .

Hope I helped

[KooLLaiD]

Originally Posted by alghawas

Manually backup the file ,
but make sure your restoring to the exact firmware to avoid risks!

The directory the has your contacts is "/private/var/mobile/Library/AddressBook"...
Copy the files within the directory to your new wiped iphone .

Hope I helped

Thanks Bro, this is exactly what I needed, and it worked. Now I can finally use snapture without it crashing on me

[CaptainChaos]

The aptbackup does not work for me. It just sits there spinning when you try to restore after installing new firmware. Yes, I waited long enough to see if it would finish...27 minutes.

[rimigoca]

Originally Posted by alghawas

Manually backup the file ,
but make sure your restoring to the exact firmware to avoid risks!

The directory the has your contacts is "/private/var/mobile/Library/AddressBook"...
Copy the files within the directory to your new wiped iphone .

Hope I helped

I used this method before when updating from 2.0.1 to 2.0.2 and last time from 2.0.2 to 2.1, it works fine, the only problem i can´t change or erase the photo from an existing contact, any idea why?

[kurtwalter_2]

just get into the directory where you copy the addressBook file and change permission to 0775 and that all same for photo

[frontflipking14]

how do u get the contacts from a previous backup onto an iphone without restoring it

[Jim Danner]

Originally Posted by frontflipking14

how do u get the contacts from a previous backup onto an iphone without restoring it

If the backup was made by iTunes, that's not easy. You have to locate the backup (on Windows it's in C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup) and then use mdhelper on a Mac to find the right backup file and extract it.