This App is for easily backing up and restoring SMS Messages.
The backup file is stored by default in /sdcard/SMSBackupRestore/ folder.

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What to do in case of an Error?


Main Screen:
There are 6 buttons:

• Backup: Read all the SMS Messages on the phone and store them in an xml file.
• Restore: Read an xml file and create a new SMS Message for each entry.
• View: View the SMS Messages in the backup file.
• Search: Search the SMS Messages in the backup file.
• Delete Messages: Deletes all the SMS Messages from the phone.
• Delete Backups: Allows selection of old backup files to be deleted.

Menu Options:

• Help: Help information about the App.
• Preferences: Opens the Preferences Screen.
• Send by Email: Allows you to send the backup file by Email.

Preferences:

• Backup Folder: The folder to store the backups in.
• Schedule Settings: Opens the Settings for Scheduled backups.
• Use Archive Mode: If the backup should be kept in only one file. Any new backups taken since the last backup would be added to the same file.
• Archive Filename: When using Archive Mode, the name of the backup file.
• Selected Conversations Only: When checked, only selected conversations are backed up.
• Selected Conversations: Opens the list of conversations to select for backup.
• Disable Verification: Disables the verification of the backup file after a backup is performed.
• Add Readable Date: Add the date in human readable format.
• Readable Date Format: The format of the date used when adding readable date to the backup file.
• Add XSL Tag: Add Xsl tag to view backup file in browser. Check site for more info.
• Add Contact Names: Add names of the Contacts to the backup.
• Filename Date Format: The format of the date used to generate new file names.
• Disable Vibration: Disables the vibration on completion of an operation.
• Enable Logging: For troubleshooting purposes, logs any errors encountered to the system log.

Schedule Settings:

• Enable Schedule: If automatic backups should be performed as per the schedule.
• Starting at: Initial start time for the backup.
• Repeat Every: How often to repeat the scheduled backups.
• Keep Old Backups: When performing automatic backups, backup files older than these many days will be deleted after the backup is performed. To keep an older file rename it so that the filename starts with _ (underscore).
• Disable Notifications: Disable the notification that gets displayed after a scheduled backup is performed.