Sony Xperia M - Backup and restore application

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Backup and restore application

Use the Backup and restore application to make backups of content to a memory card

or a USB storage device. Such backups can be used to restore your content and some

settings in cases where your data gets lost or deleted.

Types of content you can back up

Use the Backup and restore application to back up the following types of data:

Bookmarks

Call log

Contacts

Applications downloaded from Google Play™

Multimedia messages

System settings (such as alarms, ringer volume, and language settings)

Text messages

You do not need to back up music files and photos or videos taken with the camera. They are

backed up automatically to the device's memory card.

You may incur additional data transmission charges when you restore applications from

Google Play™.

Preparing to use the Backup and restore application

Before backing up your content, you can select the backup destination and the types of

data that you want to back up.

To select the backup destination

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap

Back up & restore.

3

Tap

Back up.

4

Tap the bar under

Where to store data.

5

Select the destination to which you want to back up your content.

To select the data types to back up

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap

Back up & restore.

3

Tap

Back up.

4

Select the data types that you want to back up.

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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

Back up & 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.

Restoring backed up content using the Backup and restore application

When you restore backed up content, you must select a backup record to restore from.

If you have backed up content several times, you may have several backup records.

After you select a backup record, you can then select which types of data to restore.

To restore content using the Backup and restore application

1

If you are restoring content from a USB storage device, make sure the storage

device is connected to your device using the appropriate cable. If you are

restoring content from an SD card, make sure the SD card is properly inserted in

your device.

2

From your Home screen, tap .

3

Find and tap

Back up & restore.

4

Tap

Restore.

5

Select the record you want to restore from, then tap

Restore now.

6

Enter the password for the backup record, then tap

OK.

Remember that any changes you make to your data and settings after you create a backup will

get deleted during a restore procedure.

Managing backup records

You can delete or rename records of the backups that you make using the Backup &

restore function.

To rename a backup record

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap

Back up & restore.

3

Press , then tap

Manage backup records.

4

Select the backup record that you want to rename.

5

Tap .

6

Enter a new name and tap

Rename.

To delete backup records

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap

Back up & restore.

3

Press , then tap

Manage backup records.

4

Select the backup record that you want to delete, or tap if you want to delete all

records.

5

Tap >

Delete.