[Tutorial]Restore Settings After Flashing

[raulnayak]

First of all Thank You DFG for teaching me All these tricks and Learning to flash..This is an Important tutorial for those who are Planning to flash for the first time...So here we go;
Flashing for the first time??Scared of losing all your important data like you texts??Follow this tutorial and you can Restore All the major Information Including your texts,settings and also the main menu arrangement(If you have any)...Now here's a list of the things that you need:
1)Samsung Monte(Or rather any samsung Phone)
2)USB cable
3)Kies AND
4)TKFE [TK File Explorer(I have attached it)]
                 Connect your phone using the cable and install kies as it includes all the necessary drivers...Now exit the kies program and start TKFE.In it you'l see many folders like exe,user,etc..What you need to do is make a folder like 'phone restore' or wateva and navigate to it from the upper part..By the way..In TKFE,The upper part is for your PC and the lower is for your Phone..What you need to retain you settings is Copy the whole folder named Registry into you pc folder...To backup you texts,navigate to User and copy the whole folder Msg to your pc..And if you want the games copy the Java folder which can be found in EXE folder...Now with the back up all these folders..You can flash your phone..
                 After flashing,just connect your phone using TKFE and restore the registry,msg and java folders...And when you restart..VOILA!!! All your settings are back!!! Now an important note..It will be impossible to directly paste the folders as the samsung doesnt allow huge files to be copied in its internals so you'l have to manually open each Msg folder and the folders and copy each file into it...Also for the games..You'l have to make the respective games folders yourself and then paste the .jar and .jad files yourself...Copying the registry files will be fine!!
                So now I conclude my Post With a BIG THANK YOU for patiently reading my post...Its a very important post so I request the Administrator to Sticky it...

EDIT:
fixed, delete files on the phone first before transfer backup  ;D (Thank u Honda4life)..

[stevenanggelo]

thx for the info
buddy
 :drinks:

[abhi191]

Nice trick bro.. :agree: :agree:

But i have one question - Will this method be valid for different firmwares flashing??

Like i have xxjf2 and backup my data with this method, then i flash with xeje1, then will this data be detected in this firmware or not..

[raulnayak]

Nice trick bro.. :agree: :agree:

But i have one question - Will this method be valid for different firmwares flashing??

Like i have xxjf2 and backup my data with this method, then i flash with xeje1, then will this data be detected in this firmware or not..

Yes it will..I restored my msgs and settings from my DDJC1 to XEJE1..

[honda4life]

No succes when changing firmware, Don't know I did wrong

SMS works but settings not  :'(

EDIT:
fixed, delete files on the phone first before transfer backup  ;D

[raulnayak]

No succes when changing firmware, Don't know I did wrong

SMS works but settings not  :'(

EDIT:
fixed, delete files on the phone first before transfer backup  ;D

Thanks for the edit..

[qcube]

To restore contacts when doing preconfiguration you can backup this files:

/DB2/phonedb_data.00
/DB2/phonedb_indx.i0
/DB2/unlimitdb/phonedb_vol2.00

This files contains contacts, links to games in menu, browser bookmarks.

I'm not sure if this will work if you change to a new firmware.

[smok]

To restore contacts when doing preconfiguration you can backup this files:

/DB2/phonedb_data.00
/DB2/phonedb_indx.i0
/DB2/unlimitdb/phonedb_vol2.00

This files contains contacts, links to games in menu, browser bookmarks.

I'm not sure if this will work if you change to a new firmware.

when trying to restore my phonebook on samsung jet i deleted file /DB2/phonedb_indx.i0 and /DB2/unlimitdb/phonedb_vol2.00, now the phone keeps rebooting, it goes no where just display the boot message and reboot 

please help

[raulnayak]

To restore contacts when doing preconfiguration you can backup this files:

/DB2/phonedb_data.00
/DB2/phonedb_indx.i0
/DB2/unlimitdb/phonedb_vol2.00

This files contains contacts, links to games in menu, browser bookmarks.

I'm not sure if this will work if you change to a new firmware.

when trying to restore my phonebook on samsung jet i deleted file /DB2/phonedb_indx.i0 and /DB2/unlimitdb/phonedb_vol2.00, now the phone keeps rebooting, it goes no where just display the boot message and reboot 

please help

Try reflashing..thats the only way you may recover ur fone..

[nishith]

Can we backup our sms groups?
If yes then how ?
Thanx in advanced...!!!!!

[kazimtheprince]

guys wats tkfe ???? tell me please coz am a newbie!

[Jonny]

guys wats tkfe ???? tell me please coz am a newbie!

TK File Explorer

[raulnayak]

guys wats tkfe ???? tell me please coz am a newbie!

See the TKFE in the 1st post..I have attached it there..

[Nacho5]

Guys i return my phone to the original setting but i can't delete res folder. Why? What I can do?I have to install all the flash again?tell that it is not the answer

[iamashank]

Can i backup my Contact Groups.?