•
Text messages
•
Bookmarks
•
Calendar data
•
Settings
•
Media files such as music and videos
•
Photos and images
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
Backup
, 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 data with the Backup & Restore application
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 2.0 (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
.
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:
•
Bookmarks
•
Contacts
•
Calendar data
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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