Extract text from Oxygen phonebook backups (PB2)
To convert PB2 phonebook backups to another format, you need Oxygen Phone Manager or other Backup software.
To convert other file formats to the "Contact Database" file type, you need software like Oxygen Phone Manager or a similar tool.
The .PB2 file extension is a legacy phonebook backup format created by Oxygen Phone Manager II, a software suite once popular for managing Nokia and Symbian mobile phones. These files serve as a proprietary database, storing contact information such as names, phone numbers, email addresses, and group assignments in a binary structure.
While effective for archiving data in the early 2000s, .PB2 files present significant hurdles today. They are proprietary, meaning they cannot be opened by standard text editors, Microsoft Excel, or modern smartphone operating systems like Android or iOS. Users typically encounter these files when trying to recover old contacts from a hard drive backup, only to find the original Oxygen Phone Manager software is discontinued or incompatible with Windows 10/11. To make this data usable, the best course of action is to convert the file to CSV (for spreadsheet editing), vCard (.VCF) (for importing into iCloud, Google Contacts, or Outlook), or PDF (for a printable archival record).
Convert.Guru analyzes your PB2 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted FB2, PDF, AL3, M8, TXF, PB1 and ICC files.
If you want to convert PB2 file to ICC, you can use Oxygen Phone Manager or similar software from the "Mobile Phonebook Backup" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to PB2, try Oxygen Phone Manager or another comparable tool in the "Mobile Phonebook Backup" category.
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