The WP cloud did a good job of saving them across new devices and software resets, but I'm going back to a different phone OS, and am kind of sad to lose all of them. I would like to know if there is any conceivable way to get a dump of all my texts in a file, so that I may use that file to figure out how to import it to my new phone.
As I have been searching for this for ages and there were no actually useful responses, I want to post this here as this is the first result that always appears on my search. There IS an official way to export your text messages and the app even comes bundled with every single Nokia Lumia phone. The functionality is hidden in the 'more' menu at the bottom of the first screen the 3 dots.
In that menu is an option to export to SD card where you can export contacts, sms and mms. Of course, if your phone doesn't have an SD slot then it will be of little to no help, but there is hope!
However, here are some pointers to related topics- these might help you dig deeper and possibly come up with your own method Apparently they can. Take a look at this thread. In post 24, the link posted actually worked for me as it did for a few others. Obviously, you have to be signed in to Outlook. This contradicts the source above but officially speaking, there is no way that one can see backed up SMS.
Clearly, someone actually spent some time trying to tweak the URL as shown in the forum above to be able to see some of the backed up text messages. Was this possible in the past? This app only used to work on devices with SD Cards, but has been updated to work on all devices as far as I can tell.
After installing the app, open it from your settings menu you won't see it in your installed apps list. If you do not have an SD Card in your phone, use the appbar menu to choose a folder for your backup. I save my text messages by clicking on the message I want to save. Choose the copy option. Edit the file. Click the paste button, and the text message that was copied into the message buffer will appear in the WORD file. Save the WORD file.
The answer is No, there is no official way to manually back up text messages. But there is a setting in BACKUP that will save it to the cloud in some unforeseen place that you can't access, but you can retrieve them for use on a new phone.
I use text and email to communicate with my clients all the time, and I need to save the text so I have a record of what was said and when. Also if they are needed in court for a dispute, they need to be saved in a way that is tamper-proof. I am guessing that with a court order they could get all your messages, I just don't know how long they are kept on the cloud? Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group.
Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. How can I export or extract my text messages to a file? Ask Question. Asked 8 years, 5 months ago. Active 6 years, 4 months ago. Viewed k times. Improve this question. Tobias Kienzler 4 4 bronze badges. Louis Waweru Louis Waweru 1, 4 4 gold badges 23 23 silver badges 35 35 bronze badges. You can transfer files, such as pictures or audio files, between your computer and your phone.
Step 1 of 4 Connect phone and computer Connect the data cable to the socket and to your computer's USB port. Step 2 of 4 Transfer files Start a file manager on your computer. Step 3 of 4 Transfer files Go to the required folder in your computer's or your phone's file system.
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