[roberth]

heres a trick....(mods can you make this a sticky?)

Procedure

Step 1) Open Fexplorer(http://www.gosymbian.com/FE_download.html) for those who dont have it.....

Step 2) Select drive C: or D: depending on the memory in which the Sms messages have been saved. C-phone memory D-memory card

Step 3) For example u selected c: , Then open "system" folder.

step 4) Then in "system" folder open "mail" folder.

step 5) Then in this folder u will see different folders (eg 0010001_s) and certain files (eg 00100000). These files are the actual messages. Browse through every folder and open all files till u get the sms u are looking for.

Step 6) For opening the files don't choose options>file>open as it will show format not supported rather choose options>file>hex/text viewer. By selecting the "Hex/ text viewer" u ll be able to open and read the deleted SMS message.

Message Edited by roberth on 19-Feb-2008 01:01 PM

[el_loco]

No wonder we run out of memory, deleting the messages does nothing????

[viper]

how much space were they takin up?

[roberth]

yup.....then u wonder.....
i was hoping that some developer decided to make an app like a cleanup app....clear all these apps and messages etc

[el_loco]

In which model did you tried this?

I can't find the "mail" folder in N95.

[roberth]

where do u store your messages? phone memory or memory card?
phone memory-c
memory card-d
use Fexplorer

[phil2]

Hello Roberth,i downloaded fexplorer but recieved a message saying windows could not open it,didn't know what programme to use ,can you help please
cheers Phil

[obaid786]

you got to tranfer the file to your mobile and then install it buddy.you are in/discussions/board/post?board.id=smartphones&message.reply_to_id=82326#
Submitstalling in pc that why window cant install.but it works for s60 1st and 2nd version coz i was not able to install in my phone

[obaid786]

robert can you suggest something like that for my n95 8gb buddy.i couldnt install in my mobile.and one more question if i delete it from the folder(suppose i get a similar application) ...then it means it will be deleted forever..or again they may go n hide somewhere

[obaid786]

you got to tranfer the file to your mobile and then install it buddy.you are inststalling in pc that why window cant install.but it works for s60 1st and 2nd version coz i was not able to install in my phone.

[keffa]

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19-Feb-2008 06:34 PM
el_loco wrote:
No wonder we run out of memory, deleting the messages does nothing????

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They don't actually last forever on the phone. Eventually they get overwritten and/or removed by the system. It's a fairly typical and common I/O process of a operating system.

The same thing happens with files on your computer. All removing them to the recycle bin and then deleting them from there does is set a flag on the space where the data is stored physically on the hard drive that says "This data can now be overwritten with new data". Even though Windows shows they are gone and corrects the storage allocations accordingly they are still there until the data gets overwritten. This is the reason files can be recovered even after you have deleted them from your computer.

[clj27]

Is there a software for 3rd versions?

[jbmadrid]

hi! i've already installed FExplorer in my N73. I'm using memory card to store the messages. I can't find the "mail" folder in system. and i get the message "Unable to execute file for security reasons". Please help! Thanks!

[petrib]

The messages are not in the same place on S60 3rd Ed. based phones (like the N73 or N95), and where they are, cannot be accessed with file managers running on the phone due to that requiring application privileges that file managers do not have.

And even on S60 2nd Ed. and 1st Ed. based phones, "manually" changing or removing files is likel to mess up the Messaging application.

[vishalamirth]

hey plz tel me how to read deleted sms on my n95 8gb .. plzzz

[petrib]

Restore them from a backup you made before you deleted them is the easiest way. If you didn't make a backup, then continue your life without the messages. They're gone.

[livi_burgess]

Hi,

I know this is a Nokia site but u sound very knowledgable so I was wondering whether u would have an idea how to read deleted texts from other phones (a sony ericsson in particular)I'm not sure if it's a similar process or not. I would greatly appreciate a reply

Thanks.

[nelix]

Hi

Does anyone know if this works on the 6500 slide, if not is there another method of recovering deleted texts?

Regards

Nelix

[petrib]

It does not work on the 6500 Slide. No other way to recover deleted messages than to restore a proper backup that was made before the message was deleted. Use Nokia PC Suite and its backup/restore feature (the Content Copier application) to back up phone data to a PC.