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Backing Up and Restoring Content, Settings, Storage, Internal storage, Cached data

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• If your device can't read content on the memory card, you may need to format the card. Note that all content on the card gets erased when you format it. If you are using a device with multiple users, you must log in as the owner, that is, the primary user, to be able to perform certain actions, such as transferring data to the memory card and formatting the memory card. To view the memory status 1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Storage. To view the amount of free and used RAM 1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Apps. To clear the cache memory for all applications 1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Storage. 3 Tap Internal storage > Cached data > OK. When you clear the cache memory, you don't lose any important information or settings. To transfer media files to the memory card 1 Make sure you have a memory card inserted in your device. 2 From your Homescreen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Storage > Transfer data to SD card. 4 Mark the file types you want to transfer to the memory card. 5 Tap Transfer. To move apps to the memory card 1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Apps. 3 Select the app that you want to move, then tap Storage, then under Storage used tap Change > SD Card > Move. Some apps cannot be moved to the memory card. To stop applications and services from running 1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Apps. 3 Select an application or service, then tap FORCE STOP > OK. To format the memory card 1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Storage > Erase SD card. 3 To confirm, tap Erase SD card > Erase everything. All content on the memory card gets erased when you format it. Be sure to make backups of all data that you want to save before formatting the memory card. To back up your content, you can copy it to a computer. For more information, see Managing Files Using a Computer on the 33 page. Backing Up and Restoring Content Generally, you should not save photos, videos, and other personal content solely on the internal memory of your device. If your device is damaged, lost or stolen, the data stored on its internal memory may be impossible to recover. It is recommended to use the Xperia™ Companion software to make backups which save your data safely to an external device. This method is especially recommended if you are updating your device software to a newer Android version. 35 This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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If your device can't read content on the memory card, you may need to format the card.
Note that all content on the card gets erased when you format it.
If you are using a device with multiple users, you must log in as the owner, that is, the primary
user, to be able to perform certain actions, such as transferring data to the memory card and
formatting the memory card.
To view the memory status
1
From your Homescreen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Storage
.
To view the amount of free and used RAM
1
From your Homescreen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Apps
.
To clear the cache memory for all applications
1
From your Homescreen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Storage
.
3
Tap
Internal storage
>
Cached data
>
OK
.
When you clear the cache memory, you don't lose any important information or settings.
To transfer media files to the memory card
1
Make sure you have a memory card inserted in your device.
2
From your Homescreen, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
Storage
>
Transfer data to SD card
.
4
Mark the
file
types you want to transfer to the memory card.
5
Tap
Transfer
.
To move apps to the memory card
1
From your Homescreen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Apps
.
3
Select the app that you want to move, then tap
Storage
, then under Storage used
tap
Change
>
SD Card
>
Move
.
Some apps cannot be moved to the memory card.
To stop applications and services from running
1
From your Homescreen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Apps
.
3
Select an application or service, then tap
FORCE STOP
>
OK
.
To format the memory card
1
From your Homescreen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Storage
>
Erase SD card
.
3
To
confirm,
tap
Erase SD card
>
Erase everything
.
All content on the memory card gets erased when you format it. Be sure to make backups of
all data that you want to save before formatting the memory card. To back up your content,
you can copy it to a computer. For more information, see
Managing Files Using a Computer
on
the 33 page.
Backing Up and Restoring Content
Generally, you should not save photos, videos, and other personal content solely on the
internal memory of your device. If your device is damaged, lost or stolen, the data stored
on its internal memory may be impossible to recover. It is recommended to use the
Xperia™ Companion software to make backups which save your data safely to an
external device. This method is especially recommended if you are updating your device
software to a newer Android version.
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This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.