MagicBerry – Extract Content From BackBerry IPD Backup File

By Nakodari on Aug 29 2009 30 Comments

IPD is a BlackBerry Backup File and MagicBerry is a free tool that allows user to extract certain databases such as, SMS Messages, Phone Call Logs, Address Book(Contacts), Service Book, Tasks, Memos, Calendar and export them.

Since the tool is still in beta at the moment, it has an old fashioned installer. But once all installation is complete, you can load it from Programs folder. It has a very basic interface that consists of a simple window with left sidebar. To open a new IPD file, go to File > Open and then select the IPD file of your blackberry.

Once the file has been loaded, you will find all databases such as Memos, Tasks, Address Book, Calendar, Service Book, Photo Call Logs, and SMS Messages listed on the left sidebar.

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The screenshot above is taken from developer’s webpage.

Note that you can only edit Service Book at the moment. To export the a certain database to a text file, select it and then go to Export > Text. New feature are still in development, such as, exporting database to multiple formats(PDF, HTM, XLM), editing Address Book, Merging IPD Files, and much more.

Download MagicBerry

It works on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003/2008, Windows Vista, and also Windows 7. Enjoy!

  • Kimn

    some good discussions here on the ipd file format http://dotwhat.net/ipd/853/

  • Kimn

    some good discussions here on the ipd file format http://dotwhat.net/ipd/853/

  • nkosi2001

    Thanks a million for the free app! Worked like a charm and saved me a ton of small qwerty typing!

    Jelani

  • http://www.chojinhosting.com David Wiedeman

    Thanks a million! Beats paying for the ABC converter any day.

  • http://code.google.com/p/ipddump/ Jim

    http://code.google.com/p/ipddump/ is also a great tool

  • Angelina

    Love the collection on this site. Visit this site almost everyday, have it in my favorites.

  • kay

    omg!! thank you so much!! i love the app!! super duper thanks!! keep it up!!

  • Beba

    I cant do anything with this link….

  • Joel

    I have done a backup from my blackberry phone and the files have extension .IPD. However I cant open these files I have tried several tools suggested but none of them worked. Any body with an ideal on how to go about it I will appreciate.

  • Kris

    Worked great! Very easy to use. I’ve been looking for a long time for a free tool to use and am so glad that I found this!

  • SAINTAKAN

    EXCELLENT TOOL AND SO EASY TO USE. SAVED ME SO MUCH TYPING TIME BY SIMPLY MERGING CONTACTS ON PESONAL AND BUSINESS BBs.

  • xgibran

    Thank you!

  • Dave

    Installed and used within minutes, fantastic effort I had changed blackberry and have two (one work one private) so access to ipd files is critical, as I had lost a lot of calendar entries before because of BBerry issue, so am now increasing backups

    Well done again

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  • Claude

    I use http://berrygrab.com/ as it looks a lot better and seems to let you view a lot more ipd info. It’s all free as well and you can export to vCard and .CSV from your .IPD file.

    • Mike

      I would NOT use a web based converter that requires uploading of your IPD file! Who on the other side of the internet now has your contact list and potentially sensitive information at their disposal!

  • vikas budhija

    Thanks a ton!!

  • Linda

    ABC Amber is much better

  • Roberto Lira

    Plans for a Mac version?

  • Roberto Lira

    Do you plan a Mac version?

  • tuandd

    It ‘s helpfull, thank you so much!

  • John

    MagicBerry was unable to open any of my IPD backups from 3 of my old BlackBerrys! I am now using software called phoneMiner which works perfectly – http://www.amraksoftware.com/

  • Teto

    John,

    We been using Magicberry for the last 2 years and it open all IPD files without any problem, the new comer phoneMiner is NOT FREE and it has a lot of limitations seen in the trial version such as editing service books.

    Why should I pay $20 while I can do the same for FREE?

    please don’t false people trying to sell commercial product.

  • John

    Teto, don’t say I falsifying information when you obviously have no clue.

    I’ve used magicberry and it didn’t work with any of my blackberry backups whereas phoneminer did – simple.

  • kriss

    Love u it worked ! but why the calendar thing is messed up with all the events not in order? and one more question does it harm my laptop?

  • joey

    I’m having a problem with Magicberry, It will only open sms texts from Sprint saying that my account is past due or that a payment was posted. I can’t see any of my texts to anyone else, PLEASE HELP!! ( I can see everything else tho)

  • AZ

    awesone. exactly what i needed

  • avk

    Thankkkkk you soooo muchhhhhhh

  • Grace

    I put my address book into magic berry file and would like to bring it back to phone but cannot manage to do it can anybody help me….thx

  • Resham

    Magicberry is the best so far, I used it more than once and it always do what I want. I understand it is a FREE beta version and that justify the missing features and robustness.

    I am not buying any BB IPD software as I did when ABC Amber was around, so the miner thing is a too late offering :-)

    Resham

  • Piggy

    thanks!!!! i was losing it trying to figure outt what i could use to access my files!

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