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Backing up data with the Xperia™ Backup & restore application, Xperia™ Home layout

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Backing up data with the Xperia™ Backup & restore application Using the Xperia™ Backup & restore application, you can make an online or a local date backup. You can do so manually or turn on the automatic backup function to save data periodically. The Xperia™ 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 online account, an SD card or to an external USB storage device that you have connected to your device using a USB host adapter: • Contacts • Conversations • Call log • Calendar • Email accounts • Wi-Fi accounts • Device settings • Applications • Xperia™ Home layout To back up content to an online account of Xperia Backup & Restore service 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Backup & reset. 3 To enable the automatic backup function, tap Automatic backup and then tap the on-off switch. 4 To enable the manual backup function, tap More > Manual backup. 5 If the automatic backup function is enabled, under Select storage, tap Online account. 6 If prompted, read the relevant terms and provided you agree, tap I agree, then follow the on-screen instructions to sign in to your Google™ account. 7 If the manual backup function is enabled, under Where to store files, tap Select storage > Online account. 8 Select the data to back up. 9 If the manual backup function is enabled, tap Back up. To set up the automatic backup function 1 If you are backing up content to a USB storage device, make sure the storage device is connected to your device using a USB Host adapter. If you are backing up to an SD card, make sure that the SD card is mounted properly into your device. If you are backing up content to an online account, make sure you have signed in to your Google ™ account. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Backup & reset. 4 Under Xperia™ Backup & Restore, tap Automatic backup. 5 To enable the automatic backup function, tap the on-off switch. 6 Select where to save backup files. 7 If desired, select a backup frequency, the time to back up and the data to back up. Otherwise the backup is completed according to the default settings. 8 To save your settings, tap . 44 This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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Backing up data with the Xperia™ Backup & restore application
Using the Xperia™ Backup & restore application, you can make an online or a local
date backup. You can do so manually or turn on the automatic backup function to
save data periodically.
The Xperia™ 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 online account, an SD card or to an external USB
storage device that you have connected to your device using a USB host adapter:
•
Contacts
•
Conversations
•
Call log
•
Calendar
•
Email accounts
•
Wi-Fi accounts
•
Device settings
•
Applications
•
Xperia™ Home layout
To back up content to an online account of Xperia Backup & Restore service
1
From your
Home screen
, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Backup & reset
.
3
To enable the automatic backup function, tap
Automatic backup
and then tap
the on-off switch.
4
To enable the manual backup function, tap
More
>
Manual backup
.
5
If the automatic backup function is enabled, under
Select storage
, tap
Online
account
.
6
If prompted, read the relevant terms and provided you agree, tap
I agree
, then
follow the on-screen instructions to sign in to your Google™ account.
7
If the manual backup function is enabled, under
Where to store files
, tap
Select
storage
>
Online account
.
8
Select the data to back up.
9
If the manual backup function is enabled, tap
Back up
.
To set up the automatic backup function
1
If you are backing up content to a USB storage device, make sure the storage
device is connected to your device using a USB Host adapter. If you are
backing up to an SD card, make sure that the SD card is mounted properly into
your device. If you are backing up content to an online account, make sure you
have signed in to your Google ™ account.
2
From your
Home screen
, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
Backup & reset
.
4
Under
Xperia™ Backup & Restore
, tap
Automatic backup
.
5
To enable the automatic backup function, tap the on-off switch.
6
Select where to save backup
files.
7
If desired, select a backup frequency, the time to back up and the data to back
up. Otherwise the backup is completed according to the default settings.
8
To save your settings, tap
.
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