Sony Xperia Z1 User Manual page 136

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Calendar
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Settings
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Media files such as music and videos
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Photos and images
To back up your data using a computer
1
Make sure that the Xperia™ Companion software is installed on the PC or
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Apple Mac computer.
2
Connect your device to the computer using a USB cable.
3 Computer: Open the Xperia™ Companion software. After a few moments, the
computer detects your device.
4 Select Backup on the main screen.
5
Follow the on-screen instructions to back up data from your device.
To restore your data using a computer
1
Make sure that the Xperia™ Companion software is installed on the PC or on
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the Apple Mac computer.
2
Connect your device to the computer using a USB cable.
3
Computer: Open the Xperia™ Companion software.
4 Click Restore .
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 data with the Backup & Restore application
Using the Backup & Restore application, you can back up data manually or turn on
the automatic backup function to save data periodically.
The Backup & Restore application is recommended for backing up data 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
the USB Host adapter to your device:
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Bookmarks
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System settings
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Contacts
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Conversations
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Calendar data
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Media files
Depending on the version of the Backup & Restore application that's installed on your device,
you may not be able to back up and restore data between different Android versions, for
example, when updating from Android version 4.4 to version 5.0. However, if you are running
version 1.1 (or later) of the Backup & Restore application, you can restore your data between
such updates. You can check the version of the Backup & Restore application under Settings
> Apps > All > Backup & restore.
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.
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Tap Back up now.
6
Enter a password for the backup, then tap OK.
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