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    1. 281 votes
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      • allow a way to extract the backup and after create our own backup from the backup to use in iTunes

        After extracting from a backup we should be able to mod any files and extract from them, afterwards be able to convert it back into a itunes compatible format to be able to backup from it afterwards.

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        • Encrypted Backup

          Requesting your support on iPhone encrypted BackUp's lost password.

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          • Extract from icloud backup not just the itunes one.

            I noticed the only backups were my itunes backups none of my icloud ones which was the back up I was trying to restore the deleted texts from my icloud backup but unfortunately I cannot choose it.

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            • extracting mms messages

              also would like you to extract mms messages as well...some messages are included with pictures and such...

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                Thanks Chris. We do already extract this data: you can get pictures from the Pictures extraction, and messages from SMS. We don’t bundle them together yet, though, and that’s something we may do in future.

              • Default location

                for me it is necessary to open backup files from another location. the programm always starts with the location of my itunes. but i would like to start the programm with another location, so i dont have to change the path to the backup files always. Maybe it could be possible to spezify the path to the backup files on the commandline or in a .ini file

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                • whatsapp support

                  Please include support for showing whatsapp backups.

                  Like the tool Whatsapp Backup Messages Extractor:

                  forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24603294#post25249308

                  blog.digital-forensics.it/2011/12/whatsapp-xtract.html

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                  • support for simple upgrade of iphone

                    Simple one click extract/transform/load from old backup to new to make it easy to move from iphone 3 or 4 to 4 or 5.

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                    • 4 votes
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                      • icloud

                        Please come up with a similar program for iCloud (not just iTunes). Please please please please please! (even incolmplete backup with iCloud).

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                        • Also backup or extract the sms-legacy.db file, that's in the same location as the sms.db, in case someone deleted a mesage on accident.

                          The SMS legacy file is where messages are soft deleted. I don't know if it's true with iOS 4 but it was for iOS 2 and maybe 3.

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                          • Give option to export without the directory structure

                            - for example I'd like to export all photos into a single flat folder that does not reflect the iphone folder structure

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                            • add a function to delete files from inside backup

                              I installed an iNav theme and subsequently encountered the problem of deleting blank web clips. Although I can use SSH to remove them from the iDevice, it appears they are stored in my iTunes backup and hence are put back on the iDevice after a sync.
                              Would be great to delete them from the backup! Not sure there are many other uses for such a feature though?
                              Cheers

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                              • look at deleted messages

                                Hi, on your next update can you make it so I can see deleted messages, from the message pieces table?

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                                • allow online backup

                                  Enable the program to be able to send call logs and sms messages to gmail like the SMSBackup app in Android smartphones.

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                                  • iPhone Backup Extractor + iBye

                                    It's possible to extract the saves of a specific app (or all apps) and convert it in ".tar.gz" to restore via iBye? Obviously with a very simple wizard!

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                                    • Ability to recover encrypted backup

                                      I have an encrypted backup, and would love your product to have support to be able to retreive the contents of my encrypted backup. (I just need the photos from it!!!)
                                      Thanks

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                                        • VCF multi format

                                          Hello,
                                          Why not propose vcards in different version:
                                          V2.0, V3.0 and the Apple version (with customizable fields)?
                                          Example:

                                          N:Nom;Prenom;Second Prenom;Titre;Suffixe
                                          FN:Titre Prenom Second Prenom Nom Suffixe
                                          NICKNAME:Surnom
                                          X-PHONETIC-FIRST-NAME:Prenom Phonitique
                                          X-PHONETIC-LAST-NAME:Nom De Fammile Phonitique

                                          item1.EMAIL;type=INTERNET:adresse.electrnique
                                          item1.X-ABLabel:_$!<Other>!$_

                                          item2.EMAIL;type=INTERNET:adresse.electrnique
                                          item2.X-ABLabel:JojoSs

                                          TEL;type=IPHONE:+33 1 00 00 00 00

                                          item3.TEL:+33 1 00 00 00 00
                                          item3.X-ABLabel:_$!<Other>!$_

                                          Thank You

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                                            Thanks for the suggestion. We’ve not had users ask for different formats of VCF yet, but it’s something we can put on the list. It’d be interesting to know why this would help you. Could you tell us? Thanks!

                                          • encrypted back ups

                                            for contacts

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