My bb is starting to act slow because of the amount of text messages I have on it. Is there anyway to transfer them to my computer?

You may back them up to your computer through DM but you would not have access to them without a restore. Sorry.

Not as easily as you would probably like, but yes, do a backup of your BB, using Desktop Manager. That creates a backup file (*.ipd). From that backup file you can extract the SMS text messages to your PC, using this software
Free download ABC Amber BlackBerry Convertor, convert IPD files to CHM, PDF, HTML, Word, Access, Excel, CSV, IPD Extractor

Good luck.

Are you sure it's the number of txt messages that's slowing it down? Have you rebooted the device by removing the battery and reinserting?

well thats what im going to try next. Because every time i go to send a message ill get the "service out of order" notification with the red x beside the failed message, even though the message sent.

Also have you tried clearing out memory by deleting things you done use. and using this FAQ:

How do I free up memory on my device? - BlackBerryFAQ

How do I delete applications from my BlackBerry? - BlackBerryFAQ

How do I delete the preloaded media from the device? - BlackBerryFAQ

MMS messages take waaaaaaaay more memory than a sms. We are talking 200kb vs less than 1k per message. So ten 200 kb mms equals 2000k vs 2000 sms. So if you have 50 mms sitting on your phone, not including the one you sent yourself which can take memory as well, that will be the place i would start deleting

Hi,

I need to restore my 7130 model ipd data file on 7200 model.
I tried but i couldn't find my address book.
Please help.
Thanks & Regards
Kathiravan

May I ask.. how come you don't want to delete them?