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To back up your data using a computer
1
Make sure that the PC Companion application is installed on a PC or the
Sony™ Bridge for Mac application is installed on an Apple
®
Mac
®
computer.
2
Connect your device to the computer using a USB cable.
3
Computer: Open the PC Companion application or the Sony™ Bridge for Mac
application. After a few moments, the computer detects your device.
4
Computer: Click Back up & restore, then follow the on-screen instructions to
back up data from your device.
To restore your data using a computer
1
Connect your device to the computer using a USB cable.
2
Computer: Open the PC Companion application or the Sony™ Bridge for Mac
application. After a few moments, the computer detects your device.
3
Computer: Click Back up & restore and select a backup file from the backup
records, then follow the on-screen instructions to back up data from your
device.
Backing up with the Backup and restore application
You can only use this method to back up and restore content between the same Android
software version. You cannot use it to restore content after a system upgrade.
The Backup and restore application is recommended for backing up content before
you do a factory data reset. With this application you can back up the following types
of data to an SD card or to an external USB storage device that you have connected
by cable to your device:
•
Bookmarks
•
Call logs
•
Contacts
•
Applications downloaded from Google Play™
•
Multimedia messages
•
System settings (such as alarms, ringer volume, and language settings)
•
Text messages
You may incur additional data transmission charges when you restore applications from
Google Play™.
To back up content using the Backup and restore application
1
If you are backing up content to a USB storage device, make sure the storage
device is connected to your device using the appropriate cable. If you are
backing up to an SD card, make sure the SD card is properly inserted in your
device.
2
From your Home screen, tap
.
3
Find and tap Back up & restore.
4
Tap Back up, then select a backup destination and the data types that you
want to back up.
5
Tap Back up now.
6
Enter a password for the backup, then tap OK.
To restore content using the Backup and restore application
1
If you are restoring content from a USB storage device, make sure the storage
device is connected to your device using the appropriate cable. If you are
restoring content from an SD card, make sure the SD card is properly inserted
in your device.
2
From your Home screen, tap .
3
Find and tap Back up & restore.
4
Tap Restore.
5
Select the record that you want to restore from, then tap Restore now.
6
Enter the password for the backup record, then tap OK.
Remember that any changes you make to your data and settings after you create a backup will
get deleted during a restore procedure.
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