How to backup contacts for windows mobile phone

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1 How to install IMobileTool Contacts Backup?
2 How to backup contacts from windows mobile to computer ?
3 How to restore contacts to windows mobile phone ?
4 How to manage windows mobile contacts on computer
5 View Contacts
6 Edit contact info, set photo and ringtone for contacts
7 Switch contact between sim card and outlook
8 Add new contacts
9 Export contacts to .cbf Backup File and restore to your phone

How to install IMobileTool Contacts Backup?

Step 1. Download IMobileTool Contacts Backup from HERE
Step 2. Check the system version of your mobile phone. Select "Start" -> "Settings" -> "System" -> "About".

Step 3. Copy the installation file "iMobileToolContactsBackupSetup.CAB" with the right version as you have checked to your mobile device. You may need to connect your device to a host computer using ActiveSync. You can also transfer the file using a memory card.
Step 4. On your device, navigate to the location of the CAB file using File Explorer. Click on the CAB file (displayed as the following screenshot) and click "Install" to begin installation.

Step 5. Now installation completes. Select "OK" to continue.

Done.

How to backup contacts from windows mobile to computer ?

Step 1. Click "start" and then select programs. You will see the follow screen:

Step 2. Run "ContactsBackup". You will see the follow screenshot:

Step 3. Click “Backup” button, and then you will see the follow screenshot:

Now you will want to input a backup file name, select folder, choose a backup file type(txt file or cbf file) and select a save location.

Step 4. Then click ‘Save’ to start backup

Step 5. After backup completes, you can see the backup file on your phone and transfer it to your computer easily by ActiveSync.

Done.

How to restore contacts to windows mobile phone ?

Step 1. Run “ContactsBackup”. You will see the follow screenshot:

Step 2. Click the “Restore” button,and then you will see the follow screenshot:

Step 3. Select the file you want to restore and click “OK” to restore:

Done.

How to manage windows mobile contacts on computer

Here is the step by step guide on how to use IMobileTool Contacts Backup to manages windows mobile contacts on your computer. You can:
View all contacts on computer

Add new contacts
Edit contact info
Set photo and ringtone for contacts
Switch contact between sim card and outlook

Contacts Manager is a free tool designed by iMobileTool to help you view and manage your windows mobile phone contacts on your computer easily. Below are some tips on how to use it:

View Contacts

Step 1.Use IMobileTool Contacts Backup to backup your contacts from your mobile phone into a .cbf file. Please refer to How to backup contacts from windows mobile phone to computer.

Step 2.Transfer the contacts backup file(*.cbf) from your mobile phone to your computer by ActiveSync. Then run the 'iMobileTool Contacts Manager.exe'. Simply click 'File' -> 'Import'. See the following screenshot.

Step 3. Then you will see a popup windows. You simply select a contacts backup file and click 'open'.

Step 4. Now all contacts are imported into iMobileTool Contacts Manager. See the following screenshot.

Step 5. You can view your contacts in different view modes. For example, if you check 'Contact Card' box, the contacts will be displayed as the above mode; if you check “'Contact List' box, the contacts will be listed in the following way (see the following screenshot).

Edit contact info, set photo and ringtone for contacts

Double Click on the contact you want to edit, an edit screen will popup, see as follows:

Now,you can add or edit its detailed information, such as name info, company info etc. If you want to set a photo for this contact, simply click on the default photo, and then you will see:

Then you can select a photo on your computer and click 'Open' to confirm.

If you want to cancel photo setting for that contact, you can select the 'Delete photo' option from Menu (see the following screenshot).

In this edit screen, you can also set special ringtone for the contact. Simply select 'Browse' option from ringtone dropdown menu (see the following screenshot), and then select your wanted music file on your computer. It supports mp3, wma and wav formats files.

After finish editing, simply close the edit screen and the changes will be auto saved. If you don't want to save what you have edited, please use 'Exit without saving' from the Menu (See the following screenshot).

Switch contact between sim card and outlook

In the same edit windows, you can use 'switch contacts to sim card' and ' switch contacts to outlook' option from the Menu, which can help you switch contacts between sim card and outlook easily.

Add new contacts

You can use 'Add New Contact' option on ContactsManager to add a new contact easily.

Export contacts to .cbf Backup File and restore to your phone

Click the 'Export' menu, then you can export the contacts to a .cbf backup file(*.cbf). This backup file can restore back to your window mobile phone.

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