Import and Backup Contacts in BlackBerry Messenger 5.0

Today we see how easy it is to make a backup of the contacts of our BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) and how to restore when you switch to another RIM BlackBerry handheld. Creating a backup of your list of contacts can help you save a lot of time to re-invite your friends or colleagues if you happen to lose your BlackBerry or when you switch to another model.

This guide will show you how to register your e-mail that lets you create a remote backup of your contact list, profile information and memberships to the group. To use this method you must have an associated email address to the BlackBerry smartphone.

Here's how you can back up and restore the contact list of BlackBerry Messenger 5.0.

• First Step: Register your e-mail address and creating a backup
• Open the BlackBerry Messenger;
• Press the Menu ';
• Options and scroll down to contact list;
• Select Backup
• Select Run remote backup files;
• A list of email addresses associated with the BlackBerry smartphone will appear. Highlight the preferred e-mail address, press Record;
• Click OK;

After completing these steps, your BlackBerry smartphone is automatically back up data from the BlackBerry Messenger over the wireless network.

Stage Two: Restoring data from BlackBerry Messenger

From BlackBerry Messenger is now possible to run the remote backup of the information in a new BlackBerry Messenger BlackBerry smartphone. The only requirement is that you must associate the same email address that you registered on the BlackBerry server. After associating your e-mail, follow these steps to restore your data from the BlackBerry Messenger:

• Open the BlackBerry Messenger;
• Press the Menu ';
• Options and scroll down to contact list;
• Select Restore;
• Select Restore e-mail;
• Apparira'un list of email addresses that are associated with the BlackBerry smartphone. Highlight the email address you used during the backup process;
• press OK

Once these steps have been completed, you will notice that all information in the BlackBerry Messenger is available on your new BlackBerry!