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What is MobileSync Browser?
Everytime you synch your phone, iTunes keeps a local copy of the information contained in your iPhone's SMS and Notes applications as well as your recent call history. MSB allows you to refer to these files and copy the information for archive or reference purposes.
You do not have to jailbreak/hack your phone or even have it present/connected!
Since contacts and photos can and should be synched/displayed by other applications, MSB concentrates on SMS, Notes and Call Logs, which are not normally accessible/viewable on the host computer.
Because many users wrote in asking how to recover data that should have synched (but didn't), I have added Data Recovery features. Rather than create a separate program, I decided to add these as optional features to MSB.
• View and maintain a permanent running archive of SMS, Notes and Calls.
• Export records/files for use in other programs.
The Plus version (Data Recovery) allows you to export any file encapsulated in the backup! This includes photos, bookmark files and more... some of these files are more useful than others, since you must have a program capable of reading the files you extract.
The most recent release of MobileSyncBrowser is
available here: You
may NOT redistribute MSB without the express written consent of the
author.
CURRENT VERSION NOTES
Version 0.9.2
NEW Enables
folder exports in File browser (Plus version)
FIX Corrects
an issue that could cause the application to quit when scanning the
device.
KNOWN ISSUE:
If multiple devices exist, MSB will not switch the contacts
when switching devices. The contacts of the first device viewed will
persist. Relaunch MSB and select the desired device first as a
workaround.
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
0.9.2 correct an issue that began in 0.8.25 that can cause MSB to quit
while scanning- this is because to support the 'Files' feature, MSB
must process all
files in the backup. Since the introduction of the App Store, many more
files are present in the backup and many of the files are produced by
third-party applications. Some of these produce data in a way that
caused these crashes. One
some systems, MSB would notify that it would skip a certain file, on
others would just quit with no notice.
The point I wish to make is that these errors like these are sometime
very, very
hard to find; since iPhone data is very personal and private, it's
extremely hard to get any sample files from users to reproduce the
issue!
IMPORTANT!
When
problems arise, know I do
understand your frustration!
Versions 0.8.30 and higher will try to log recent actions in your web browser
if an error occurs. If it doesn't, try your system log if you are
familiar with it. Please paste this data if you encounter and write
about any error messages, it makes it much easier to determine the root
problem without compromising the privacy of your data. Thanks!
Windows
MobileSyncBrowser is provided AS-IS for personal, non-commercial use
only.
IMPORTANT: Please
be fair and consider the many hours it takes to program and support
this application: many dependencies had to be written from scratch,
especially to make the Windows version possible.
If this program is useful to you, I think I deserve a
few imported beers or even a nice meal (the sky's the limit), if MSB
got you out of a big
problem.
MSB provides optional features: You can choose the features you need:
• SMS, Calls and Notes support (MSB 'Classic': US$10 minimum donation.
+
PLUS version
+
Contacts
support/file recovery: As of version 0.8.29, US$20 minimum donation
required to activate Contacts and Files support (as these are
additional, data
recovery features).
•
Donations are specified in US Dollars: bear this in mind if you are in
the Euro-zone.
• Donations are processed personally in order of amount!
• Donations
will not be
refunded.
You
will first be emailed a receipt from Paypal; the transaction number is
NOT the registration code. Keys
are e-mailed to your registered Paypal address.
Version History Top
16.09.2007
v0.1.3.
First
public release.
18.09.2007
v0.1.8
Minor
bug fixes such as column sorting, error messages added to troubleshoot
launch issues.
22.09.2007 v0.2.2
Persistent Preferences, Lookup option to display items with Contact
Name instead of Phone Number.
26.09.2007 v0.2.2.1 Limited release.
Corrects an issue when more than one iPhone has been synched.
12.10.2007 v0.5.6.1
MSB mkII preview release.
16.10.2007 v0.6.1.x
Bubble SMS interface added.
Prefs folder self-healing implemented.
Registration begins (barring unforeseen issues)
03.11.2007 v0.7.1.x
Issue with UTC/GMT offset corrected.
Issue of carriage return in SMS text exports corrected.
Feature: Can export SMS messages as HTML by option/alt-clicking Export.
17.11.2007 v0.8.4.x
New registration routines incorporated to common code.
First Public Windows Release.
Limited Mac release: users having registration issues on PPC and/or
Leopard please contact the author for this build.
19.12.2007 v0.8.9
Time-shifting (UTC-creeping) error fixed. All
timestamps now display correctly.
Minor cosmetic fixes.
30.01.2008 v0.8.11
Fixes issues archiving SMS messages from version 1.1.3
iPhones.
Definitive fix for the
'last 4' bug
where similar numbers may cause MSB to label items with the wrong
contact name.
This
fix also consolidates conversations with slight
formatting differences in the phone number (i.e. dial prefixes and
country codes). This would cause MSB to split messages to/from a
contact into multiple conversations
Includes a slightly modifed css file so Windows users can see the
message timestamps. If upgrading from previous versions, Windows users
should delete the existing com.macsupport-pr.vIDT.IE6.css
preference file. See manual
for location of this file.
24.05.2008 v0.8.15
First release with separate Mac Intel and PPC builds.
Compares timestamp on backups to avoid unnecessary rescans.
Text files export correctly with UTF-8 encoding to support non-Roman
scripts (Registered)
HTML
exports are redirected to a browser for saving and/or printing
(Registered)
SMS: Rolling over Contact Name near title bar will now display 'tool
tip' with unformatted
number to troubleshoot 'split' conversations
Cosmetic bug with Export button label addressed to hopefully reduce
confusion.
Help menu added to access online manual.
02.06.2008
v0.8.17
Same feature set as 0.8.15 plus:
Corrects 'UnsupportedFormatException'
error on launch for users upgrading from earlier versions.
07.06.2008 v0.8.18
Same feature set as 0.8.17 plus:
Corrects 'Contacts only'
scanning error.
07.06.2008 v0.8.25
Corrects 'Split SMS
convos' caused by errant prefixes.
21.11.2008 v0.9.1
Added
double line/icon interface
Shows most recent SMS message in list view.
Shows backup date in Device view
Added File browser and Image preview.
Displays error when a file can't be written when exporting.
Notifies if user needs to re-register if upgrading from pre-0.8.30
versions.
Omits 'OTHER' label in vcard files which could cause contacts to fail
upon import in certain applications.
Reverts to previous version of css files for Windows display.CHANGE
only shows partial data until registered to allow testing export.
CHANGE you can now test exports in demo version (partial)
ERRATA (Known Issues)
SMS:
Unregistered Mac versions will not display timestamps in SMS
conversations. This only affects
display, exporting as text is not affected. The rollover 'feature' will
likely be eliminated so timestamps display consistently accross
platforms.
Planned Features Top
Preview
for more types of files.
Nicer preview of contact info.
Support for contact pictures. +
Support for selective restores. +
Calendar support/export +