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To back up your data using a computer
1
Make sure that the PC Companion application is installed on the PC or the
Sony Bridge for Mac application is installed on the 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.
4
Click Start to start the
Backup & Restore
application.
5
Tap Back up, then follow the on-screen instructions to back up data from your
device.
To restore your data using a computer
1
Make sure that the PC Companion application is installed on the PC or the
Sony Bridge for Mac application is installed on the 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.
4
Click Start to start the
Backup & Restore
application.
5
Select a backup file from the backup records, then tap Restore and follow the
on-screen instructions to restore data to 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 Backup & 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.
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