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5urd https://www.theiphonewiki.com/w/index.php?title=Understanding_iPhone_Backup_Files&diff=18665&oldid=prev 2011-06-26T00:58:09Z

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5urd https://www.theiphonewiki.com/w/index.php?title=Understanding_iPhone_Backup_Files&diff=11886&oldid=prev 2010-10-31T21:41:38Z

<p>Added a Windows equivalent. 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Ryccardo https://www.theiphonewiki.com/w/index.php?title=Understanding_iPhone_Backup_Files&diff=2303&oldid=prev 2008-10-23T00:46:12Z

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Mrjcleaver https://www.theiphonewiki.com/w/index.php?title=Understanding_iPhone_Backup_Files&diff=2302&oldid=prev 2008-10-23T00:06:00Z

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Mrjcleaver https://www.theiphonewiki.com/w/index.php?title=Understanding_iPhone_Backup_Files&diff=2301&oldid=prev 2008-10-23T00:05:42Z

<p>New page: #summary Pointers to where you can find more information about plist backup files = Introduction = mdbackup is a utility by Erica Sadun. It extracts plist and embedded databases from the...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>#summary Pointers to where you can find more information about plist backup files<br /> <br /> = Introduction =<br /> <br /> mdbackup is a utility by Erica Sadun. It extracts plist and embedded databases from the *.mdbackup files stored in ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/ <br /> <br /> Erica's articles talk you through how to extract information from these files. <br /> <br /> = Details =<br /> <br /> * http://ericasadun.com/ftp/Macintosh/<br /> * http://blogs.oreilly.com/iphone/2008/05/iphone-backups-part-1.html<br /> * http://blogs.oreilly.com/iphone/2008/05/iphone-backups-part-2.html<br /> * http://blogs.oreilly.com/digitalmedia/2008/05/iphone-backups-part-3.html<br /> * http://blogs.oreilly.com/iphone/2008/06/recovering-data-from-mdbackup.html<br /> * http://blogs.oreilly.com/iphone/2008/06/iphone-backups-part-4.html<br /> * http://blogs.oreilly.com/iphone/2008/07/iphone-backups-part-5-even-mor.html</div>

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