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siseas		 It is possible to save Contacts info into Memory Card?
Mar 5 2008, 4:16 PM EST
This is to freeup RAM of my HTC Touch with WM6. Thanks for any help. Enrique.
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Anonymous		 RE: It is possible to save Contacts info into Memory Card?
Mar 6 2008, 2:05 PM EST
To store the contacts on the storage card you have to go to file explorer (which is in Start, then Programs)
-in the upper right hand corner you'll see "Show". Click on "My Device"
-navigate down to "pim" file, then (on the lower right) click "menu", "edit" then "copy.
-go back up to "Show" and click on "Storage Card"
-then you can simply paste the "pim" into your storage card. So whenever you add more contacts you'll have to repeat all of this to keep the most recent file in storage.

If you end up losing all of your data, or having to reset your device back to it's factory settings you can simply copy the "pim" from your storage card and paste it back onto your device. You will have to rename the "pim" that's in "My Device" (to anything) so that it will accept the "pim" that you are moving in to the folder.
I found this on another forum.. hope this help....


After you've done all of this, you have to turn your phone off. When it comes back on your contacts are restored...good luck!
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Datplaygurlbunny		 RE: It is possible to save Contacts info into Memory Card?
Mar 15 2008, 6:32 PM EDT
I have to say thank you, because right now, You dont know how much I love you right now! 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    

Anonymous		 RE: It is possible to save Contacts info into Memory Card?
Mar 17 2008, 5:37 PM EDT
"To store the contacts on the storage card you have to go to file explorer (which is in Start, then Programs)
-in the upper right hand corner you'll see "Show". Click on "My Device"
-navigate down to "pim" file, then (on the lower right) click "menu", "edit" then "copy.
-go back up to "Show" and click on "Storage Card"
-then you can simply paste the "pim" into your storage card. So whenever you add more contacts you'll have to repeat all of this to keep the most recent file in storage.

If you end up losing all of your data, or having to reset your device back to it's factory settings you can simply copy the "pim" from your storage card and paste it back onto your device. You will have to rename the "pim" that's in "My Device" (to anything) so that it will accept the "pim" that you are moving in to the folder.
I found this on another forum.. hope this help....


After you've done all of this, you have to turn your phone off. When it comes back on your contacts are restored...good luck!
"
you are a genius. ur my hero of the day! thanks a lot! 3  out of 3 found this valuable. Do you?    

Anonymous		 RE: It is possible to save Contacts info into Memory Card?
Apr 8 2008, 7:01 PM EDT
"To store the contacts on the storage card you have to go to file explorer (which is in Start, then Programs)
-in the upper right hand corner you'll see "Show". Click on "My Device"
-navigate down to "pim" file, then (on the lower right) click "menu", "edit" then "copy.
-go back up to "Show" and click on "Storage Card"
-then you can simply paste the "pim" into your storage card. So whenever you add more contacts you'll have to repeat all of this to keep the most recent file in storage.

If you end up losing all of your data, or having to reset your device back to it's factory settings you can simply copy the "pim" from your storage card and paste it back onto your device. You will have to rename the "pim" that's in "My Device" (to anything) so that it will accept the "pim" that you are moving in to the folder.
I found this on another forum.. hope this help....


After you've done all of this, you have to turn your phone off. When it comes back on your contacts are restored...good luck!
"
Make sure when you copy your saved "pim' file from your storage card to your phone which you have reset to manufacturer defaults that you copy the file and no the folder. Aside from that it works perfectly, I had over 500 contacts on my phone and would have probably killed someone if it didn't work. 3  out of 3 found this valuable. Do you?    

Anonymous		 RE: It is possible to save Contacts info into Memory Card?
May 7 2008, 12:28 AM EDT
oh my God thank you for that info!!!! 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    

Anonymous		 RE: It is possible to save Contacts info into Memory Card?
May 16 2008, 5:36 AM EDT
Hey thanks I needed to restore my phone... I didnt read the instructions correctly to rename the pim at first and it didnt work but once I did that it worked thanks! Do you find this valuable?    

Anonymous		 RE: It is possible to save Contacts info into Memory Card?
May 23 2008, 4:43 PM EDT
"To store the contacts on the storage card you have to go to file explorer (which is in Start, then Programs)
-in the upper right hand corner you'll see "Show". Click on "My Device"
-navigate down to "pim" file, then (on the lower right) click "menu", "edit" then "copy.
-go back up to "Show" and click on "Storage Card"
-then you can simply paste the "pim" into your storage card. So whenever you add more contacts you'll have to repeat all of this to keep the most recent file in storage.

If you end up losing all of your data, or having to reset your device back to it's factory settings you can simply copy the "pim" from your storage card and paste it back onto your device. You will have to rename the "pim" that's in "My Device" (to anything) so that it will accept the "pim" that you are moving in to the folder.
I found this on another forum.. hope this help....


After you've done all of this, you have to turn your phone off. When it comes back on your contacts are restored...good luck!
"
My htc touch is from Bell,and your way didnot work untill I update my ROM to version: 1.19.666.1. I got this software here: now your way work perfect, thanks!

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Anonymous		 RE: It is possible to save Contacts info into Memory Card?
May 30 2008, 9:52 PM EDT
hey i have a htc touch from telus in canada and i dont know how to copy contacts it says pim file cant be found even on my hpone Do you find this valuable?    

Anonymous		 RE: It is possible to save Contacts info into Memory Card?
Jun 3 2008, 9:54 AM EDT
Thanks Do you find this valuable?    

Anonymous		 RE: It is possible to save Contacts info into Memory Card?
Jun 11 2008, 2:47 AM EDT
i dont know you but i love you i have lost my contacts six times this year through all kinds of ways but i read your article did the pim thing everytime i got a new contact and this actually worked for me i made a mistake and hard reset my phone again and i can say to all sprint htc touch users if done properly this works take it from a man that hates losing contacts i get mad everytime and its happen alot as you can see. Do you find this valuable?    
Andrewheg

Andrewheg		 RE: It is possible to save Contacts info into Memory Card?
Jun 24 2008, 12:49 AM EDT
"Make sure when you copy your saved "pim' file from your storage card to your phone which you have reset to manufacturer defaults that you copy the file and no the folder. Aside from that it works perfectly, I had over 500 contacts on my phone and would have probably killed someone if it didn't work."
I have over 4800 contacts on my HTC Touch. My pim file is around 9megb. This leaves me little available memory. Is it possible to move (not copy) my contacts to my 1gig memory card and have the Touch use that as the source and not the pim file? I do not need to reset my phone but I just want to free up memory. 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    

Anonymous		 RE: It is possible to save Contacts info into Memory Card?
Jul 8 2008, 3:34 PM EDT
you are a Genius!!....thanks a lot Do you find this valuable?    

Anonymous		 RE: It is possible to save Contacts info into Memory Card?
Jul 10 2008, 11:03 AM EDT
"To store the contacts on the storage card you have to go to file explorer (which is in Start, then Programs)
-in the upper right hand corner you'll see "Show". Click on "My Device"
-navigate down to "pim" file, then (on the lower right) click "menu", "edit" then "copy.
-go back up to "Show" and click on "Storage Card"
-then you can simply paste the "pim" into your storage card. So whenever you add more contacts you'll have to repeat all of this to keep the most recent file in storage.

If you end up losing all of your data, or having to reset your device back to it's factory settings you can simply copy the "pim" from your storage card and paste it back onto your device. You will have to rename the "pim" that's in "My Device" (to anything) so that it will accept the "pim" that you are moving in to the folder.
I found this on another forum.. hope this help....


After you've done all of this, you have to turn your phone off. When it comes back on your contacts are restored...good luck!
"
I'm a new user of the Mogul (Sprint is my carrier). I clicked on pim and got a message that says There is no application associated with "pim". Run the application first, then open this file from within the application. I cannot figure out how to run the application. Can anyone help. Do you find this valuable?    
denco7
denco7		 RE: It is possible to save Contacts info into Memory Card?
Jul 10 2008, 11:08 AM EDT
"I'm a new user of the Mogul (Sprint is my carrier). I clicked on pim and got a message that says There is no application associated with "pim". Run the application first, then open this file from within the application. I cannot figure out how to run the application. Can anyone help."
" pim " is a file not an application, it doe not run. When your phone runs it's contacts manager app, pim is the file it accesses for information. Do you find this valuable?    

Anonymous		 RE: It is possible to save Contacts info into Memory Card?
Jul 10 2008, 1:17 PM EDT
Thanks so much! Do you find this valuable?    

Anonymous		 RE: It is possible to save Contacts info into Memory Card?
Tuesday, 8:35 AM EDT
"I have over 4800 contacts on my HTC Touch. My pim file is around 9megb. This leaves me little available memory. Is it possible to move (not copy) my contacts to my 1gig memory card and have the Touch use that as the source and not the pim file? I do not need to reset my phone but I just want to free up memory."
Hey did you ever find a way to move it and not simply copy it? I would like to do the same. Thanks Do you find this valuable?    

Anonymous		 RE: It is possible to save Contacts info into Memory Card?
Wednesday, 1:25 PM EDT
"Hey did you ever find a way to move it and not simply copy it? I would like to do the same. Thanks"
did you ever find a solution for this? mine is 23M and I am out of memory Do you find this valuable?    

Anonymous		 RE: It is possible to save Contacts info into Memory Card?
Wednesday, 10:40 PM EDT
No. You can move it but you cannot use the card as the pim file source. The pim file still needs to reside in the system memory Do you find this valuable?    

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