Sony Xperia M2 - Backing up and restoring content

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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 something should happen with the hardware, or

if your device is lost or stolen, the data stored on its internal memory is gone forever.

It is recommended to use the Xperia™ Companion software to make backups which

save your data safely to a computer, that is, an external device. This method is

especially recommended if you are updating your device software to a newer Android

version.
Using the Backup & Restore application, you can make a quick online backup of

basic settings and data with your Google™ account. You can also use this

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application to back up data locally, for example, to the SD card in your device or to

an external USB storage device.

It is very important that you remember the password that you set when you make a data

backup. If you forget the password, it may not be possible to restore important data such as

contacts and messages.

Backing up data to a computer

Use the Xperia™ Companion software to back up data from your device to a PC or
an Apple

®

Mac

®

computer. These backup applications let you back up the following

types of data:

Contacts and call logs

Messages

Calendar

Settings

Media files such as music and videos

Photos and images

To back up your data using a computer

1

Make sure that the Xperia™ Companion software is installed on the PC or
Apple

®

Mac

®

computer.

2

Connect your device to the computer using a USB cable.

3

Computer: Open the Xperia™ Companion software. After a few moments, the

computer detects your device.

4

Select

Backup on the main screen.

5

Follow the on-screen instructions to back up data from your device.

To restore your data using a computer

1

Make sure that the Xperia™ Companion software is installed on the PC or on
the Apple

®

Mac

®

computer.

2

Connect your device to the computer using a USB cable.

3

Computer: Open the Xperia™ Companion software.

4

Click

Restore .

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

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:

Contacts

Conversations

Calendar data

Call log

Bookmarks

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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

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.

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

Backup & Restore.

4

Tap

Restore.

5

Select the record that 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.