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Managing and Backing Up Files, Use File Explorer

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Managing Your SMT5800 41 4.4 Managing and Backing Up Files You can back up files to your PC using Windows Mobile Device Center or ActiveSync or copy files to a storage card that is installed on your phone. You can also efficiently manage your files and folders using File Explorer installed on your phone. To copy files using Windows Mobile Device Center/ActiveSync to the PC 1. Connect your phone to your PC. 2. In Windows Mobile Device Center, click File Management > Browse the contents of your device. Or In ActiveSync on your PC, click Explore. This opens the Mobile Device folder for your phone. 3. Browse your phone for files that you want to copy to your PC. 4. Select and copy the files [Ctrl + C] and then paste them [Ctrl+V] to the destination folder in the PC. Copying a file results in separate versions of a file on your phone and PC. Changes made to one file will not affect the other since the files are not synchronized. Use File Explorer File Explorer provides many easy-to-use features for file and folder management. To start File Explorer • On the Home screen, click Start > File Explorer. File Explorer operates in the following two views: • List View • Icons View File Explorer displays the entire file structure in your phone's memory. The functions focus primarily on folder management. When initially started, File Explorer is in List View by default. To switch between views, click Menu > View > Icons or List. File Explorer - List View File Explorer - Icons View

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Managing Your SMT5800
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4.4 Managing and Backing Up Files
You can back up files to your PC using Windows Mobile Device Center or ActiveSync or copy files to a storage
card that is installed on your phone. You can also efficiently manage your files and folders using File Explorer
installed on your phone.
To copy files using Windows Mobile Device Center/ActiveSync to the PC
1.
Connect your phone to your PC.
2.
In Windows Mobile Device Center, click
File Management
> Browse the contents of your device
.
Or
In ActiveSync on your PC, click
Explore
. This opens the Mobile Device folder for your phone.
3.
Browse your phone for files that you want to copy to your PC.
4.
Select and copy the files
[Ctrl + C]
and then paste them
[Ctrl+V]
to the destination folder in the PC.
Copying a file results in separate versions of a file on your phone and PC. Changes made to one file will not
affect the other since the files are not synchronized.
Use File Explorer
File Explorer provides many easy-to-use features for file and folder management.
To start File Explorer
On the Home screen, click
Start > File Explorer
.
File Explorer operates in the following two views:
List View
Icons View
File Explorer displays the
entire file structure in
your phone’s memory. The
functions focus primarily on
folder management. When
initially started, File Explorer
is in List View by default.
To switch between views,
click
Menu
>
View
>
Icons
or
List
.
File Explorer - List View
File Explorer - Icons View