Monday, July 16, 2012

Migrating Contacts from Nokia 6020 to Nokia N8 (Steps)

This is version with the steps to follow:
>> All of this was done on a PC running Windows XP-SP3<<
  1. Nokia 6020 is supported by Nokia PC SUITE (version 7.1.62.1). [0] Install that on your PC. 
  2. Nokia 6020 supports either IR beaming of contacts, or you can use a cable. I used a Nokia DKU-5 serial cable that I had acquired in previous years. [5] 
  3. Connect up the Nokia 6020 to PC using the DKU-5. Sync contacts, then export to .CSV format. Nokia PC suite does not export to VCF. Shutdown PC Suite and disconnect the phone from the PC.
  4. Import the .csv files to Thunderbird Address Book – Map the field names correctly! This is IMPORTANT. Nokia’s idea of an Address Book and Thunderbird’s idea of Address Book entries are not the same. Their defaults are weird. Make sure you match these correctly. e) Install the Thunderbird Extension (MoreCols) [1] 
  5. Export the address book that you just imported into VCF format. This extension will export a single VCF file that has all the contacts
  6. Open the exported VCF file and do a search and replace of every entry named FN: with N: (FN: stands for Formatted Name, N: stands for Name. N: is the official VCF entity Name. A VCARD file must have an N: entry, but a FN entry is optional) [4] 
  7. Download Philp Storry’s amazing VCARDSPLIT [2] i)Run VCARDSPLIT on your combined VCF file (generated in step 5, modified in step 6). This will create multiple .vcf files, each containing one VCARD entry. 
  8. Obtain and install Nokia Suite [3]. You can install both Nokia Suite and PC Suite together. But do not run them together. 
  9. Connect up the N8 device – It comes with a USB cable in its package, connect it to the PC. let the Suite find it and sync it. Install any OS updates that you may be prompted to install. Do it, it is worth it. 
  10. Import the individually created VCF files (from Step i) into Nokia Suite – You can just drag and drop the files into the Contacts pane. 
  11. Click on Sync. If everything went to plan, all your contacts should show up on the Nokia N8. 
==Notes==
[0] Nokia PC Suite is available here: http://www.nokia.com/us-en/support/product/nokia-pc-suite/ Keep in mind that Nokia routinely removes older phones from its supported software, so the version available may no longer support the Nokia 6020. Version 7.1.62.1 is the only version that I have tested and I know works.

[1] More Cols / MoreFunctionsForAddressBook was available at : http://nic-nac-project.de/~kaosmos/morecols-en.html

[2] As of this writing, the link was http://www.philipstorry.net/software/vcardsplit

[3] Nokia suite should be available here: http://www.nokia.com/us-en/support/product/nokia-suite

[4] VCARD (.VCF) simple description is available on Wikipedia along with links to the more formal specification here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCard

[5] Nokia’s DKU-5 cable works with the Prolific Generic USB-Serial Convertor driver. To get it to work on Windows XP, you can follow the instructions available here http://www.nogoodatcoding.com/howto/nokia-pc-suite-installation

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