Unable to import AddressBook.sqlitedb from backup file...
Running:
Leopard v10.5.8
Address Book v4.1.2 (702)
Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
I need some serious help. Address Book has gotten weird & really messed me up completely. Late Nov I synced my computer to MobileMe for the 1st time in ages - at least a year. I'd not had internet at home, so although I had made backups of my iPhone when connecting, I was unable to sync, so even those weren't often. Not only did I change perferences to combine my computer/iPhone/MobileMe Address Book, but I also asked Address Book to put any new contacts from my iPhone into a new folder. It didn't. Instead it made everywhere identical to my computer's Address Book version, erasing all of the past years worth of additions in my iPhone. Now it's even less, with many contacts I've had for years missing completely, my own card missing most of my information (or gone completely on my iPhone) & no longer assigned as my Me card.
This happened a few years ago, but I had been syncing regularly. Then, Apple sent me the last synced version of Address Book before the failed sync & all was good. But, since it had been a year since the last sync because of no internet at home on my computer, they aren't sure if they can retrieve it yet. Although I do not understand why since the good version was the iPhone version & it was always connected to the "cloud".
Anyway, in the meantime, I'd like to retrieve as much as I can from the old backups I made during that year & saved on my computer, but I haven't been able to. The most recent backup files I have are from an extract from an iTunes backup. There are 2 files (AddressBook.sqlitedb & AddressBookImages.sqlitedb). I cannot get either to import.
AddressBook.sqlitedb & AddressBookImages.sqlitedb, the new AddressBook-v22.abcddb file type does not seem compatible. And other than seeing confusing spreadsheets in an SQlite reader, I cannot figure out how to export that info into an importable format.
Please someone help me! There is so much info I need in these!
Leopard v10.5.8
Address Book v4.1.2 (702)
Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
I need some serious help. Address Book has gotten weird & really messed me up completely. Late Nov I synced my computer to MobileMe for the 1st time in ages - at least a year. I'd not had internet at home, so although I had made backups of my iPhone when connecting, I was unable to sync, so even those weren't often. Not only did I change perferences to combine my computer/iPhone/MobileMe Address Book, but I also asked Address Book to put any new contacts from my iPhone into a new folder. It didn't. Instead it made everywhere identical to my computer's Address Book version, erasing all of the past years worth of additions in my iPhone. Now it's even less, with many contacts I've had for years missing completely, my own card missing most of my information (or gone completely on my iPhone) & no longer assigned as my Me card.
This happened a few years ago, but I had been syncing regularly. Then, Apple sent me the last synced version of Address Book before the failed sync & all was good. But, since it had been a year since the last sync because of no internet at home on my computer, they aren't sure if they can retrieve it yet. Although I do not understand why since the good version was the iPhone version & it was always connected to the "cloud".
Anyway, in the meantime, I'd like to retrieve as much as I can from the old backups I made during that year & saved on my computer, but I haven't been able to. The most recent backup files I have are from an extract from an iTunes backup. There are 2 files (AddressBook.sqlitedb & AddressBookImages.sqlitedb). I cannot get either to import.
AddressBook.sqlitedb & AddressBookImages.sqlitedb, the new AddressBook-v22.abcddb file type does not seem compatible. And other than seeing confusing spreadsheets in an SQlite reader, I cannot figure out how to export that info into an importable format.
Please someone help me! There is so much info I need in these!
MacBook Pro (2.4 GHz/2 GB/250 GB/Superdrive), 24" iMac, 17" PowerBook, AppleTV, Mac OS X (10.5.8), AirPort Express, 30GB & 60GB iPods, Sonos Music Server, 2x1TB Ethernet HDs