How to open a Message SMEM file so that I can read contents?

[Android Central Question]

After I've backed up the data from my Galaxy Note 5 using Smart Switch, how can I open up the Message SMEM file into a text file (or some other format) so that I can actually access/read the text messages?
I use MacBook Pro. When I tried to open the file, it asked me to search the Apple Store for a suitable application to use to open the file, but the search provided no results.

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! I believe that's an SQLite database, so you'd probably need an SQLite editor to access it. I'm not sure how easy it is to read the actual messages that way, though.

 

[SpookDroid]

Short answer? You can't. That back up is encrypted and only accessible for restoration via Smart Switch. If you want to read the contents in a text file or excel-like table, you need to use a back up app that supports that (IIRC, however, Samsung's restrictions don't allow MMS to be backed up by 3rd party apps, although the Note 5 might not have had that restriction yet).

 

[Rukbat]

You can always try SMS to Text. As SpookDroid said, it's a maybe, depending on Samsung.