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If you want to manage and preserve the information or the encryption that is associated with your media files when
you transfer files between your smartphone and your computer, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
To download the BlackBerry Desktop Software, from your computer, visit www.blackberry.com/desktop and select
the appropriate option for your computer.
Transfer a file from your computer to your smartphone using your smartphone as a USB
memory drive
You must use the BlackBerry Desktop Software to manage and preserve the information or the encryption that is
associated with your media files when you transfer files between your BlackBerry smartphone and your computer.
1. Connect your smartphone to your computer using a USB cable.
2. Do one of the following:
• If you want to transfer most types of files, in the dialog box that appears on your smartphone, select the USB
option.
• If you want to transfer media files that are protected with DRM, in the dialog box that appears on your
smartphone, select the media transfer option.
3. If necessary, type a password. Your smartphone appears as a drive on your computer.
4. Drag a file from a location on your computer to a folder on your smartphone.
To view the transferred file on your smartphone, disconnect your smartphone from your computer and find the file.
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Transfer your media files from your computer to your smartphone using the BlackBerry
Desktop Software
With the BlackBerry Desktop Software, you can synchronize media files, including iTunes playlists and Windows
Media Player playlists, to your BlackBerry smartphone. To download the BlackBerry Desktop Software, from your
computer, visit www.blackberry.com/desktop and select the appropriate option for your computer.
1. Connect your smartphone to your computer.
2. On your smartphone, in the dialog box that appears, select any of the file transfer options.
3. On your computer, open the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
4. Click the media transfer option that best suits what you want to do.
For more information about synchronizing media files, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
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Send a file
To send a video, the video must be recorded in MMS mode.
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