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Tips: Keeping your information safe
You can take some simple steps to help prevent the information on your BlackBerry® device from being compromised, such as
avoiding leaving your device unattended.
Research In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a backup file on your computer, especially before you
update any software. Maintaining an up-to-date backup file on your computer might allow you to recover device data if your
device is lost, stolen, or corrupted by an unforeseen issue.
For full instructions, click the links under Related information at the bottom.
Set a password On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click
Security > Password.
Encrypt contacts and files On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click
Security > Encryption.
Back up your device data Use the backup tool in the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to
back up your device data. To download the BlackBerry Desktop
Software, from your computer, visit www.blackberry.com/
desktop and select the appropriate option for your computer.
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Tips: Updating your software
Updated BlackBerry® Device Software and BlackBerry® Desktop Software are released periodically, and you might be able to
update the software from either your computer or your smartphone. Research In Motion recommends that you regularly
create and save a backup file on your computer, especially before you update any software. Maintaining an up-to-date backup
file on your computer might allow you to recover device data if your device is lost, stolen, or corrupted by an unforeseen issue.
For full instructions, click the links under Related information at the bottom.
Check to see if there is updated BlackBerry Device Software
that you can download over the network
Depending on your device model, this feature might not be
supported. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options
icon. Click Device > Software Updates.
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