On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 12:41 AM, James Dearing < deari...@lifetime.oregonstate.edu> wrote:
> Hey guys- > I have two somewhat related questions: > > 1- I am about to switch to a different phone. How can I ensure that my > contacts and text messages are stored on my SIM card? The Contacts app > has an "Import from SIM" ability, implying that it does not store them > on the SIM by default. > Are you switching to another ubuntu phone or different? You can export your contacts to a vcard file and share this. Select all your contacts and press Share action on the header. This will create a vcard file containing all of your contacts and you can share to File Manager or Mail or Messaging. Text messages are stored in ~/.local/share/history-service directory, so you can copy that directory manually somewhere and restore it on your new phone. > > 2- I'd also like to backup my data to a computer. What's the easiest > (preferably automatic) way to do this? > There is no automatic way currently, although I've seen people on this list discuss scripts that have been written. You'd want to copy over files/dirs in /home/phablet and then restore them on your new phone. You can use adb or scp or mpt to do this. > > -- > James Dearing > Contact info can be found at https://www.theopensource.ninja/contact-me/ > > <random quote> > > He who has abandoned human bonds, and transcended those of heaven, > liberated from all bonds - that is what I call a brahmin. 417 > > From the Dhammapada > </random quote> > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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