MagicBerry Blackberry IPD File Exporter Review
August 22, 2010 – 4:10 pmThe Blackberry Desktop software creates an IPD (*.ipd) file when creating a Blackberry backup. This file is useful to the Blackberry Desktop Software if you want to load your information on to a new device in the future, but does not allow you to extract your data (like contacts or SMS messages) for your own archival purposes.
In my search to find a program to archive my SMS text messages, I found many references to ABC Amber Blackberry Converter. This program costs $20, and the free version only lets you convert 10 items at a time – very annoying.
The solution: a simple, free Windows program called MagicBerry.
The MagicBerry interface is very simple. To access the data of an IPD file you simply open it (File > Open) and all the information from that IPD appears in the right-hand column. You can then inspect each piece of data, or Export All to a CSV or text file.
This is the perfect solution for someone who wants to back up your SMS messages or other data from your blackberry and save it in a readable format. Thank you Ashraf Awwad for creating this simple, useful software!
