Change your import folder for pictures and videos

User Guide

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•To import only videos that are new since your last import, verify that the BlackBerry Desktop Software selected your latest videos.

•To import all your videos, including videos that have been imported previously, select the Show imported videos checkbox. Click Check all.

•To import individual videos, click Clear all. Select the checkbox below each video you want to import.

6.To change the folder on your computer that your videos are imported to for the connected device, click Change import folder. Select a new folder. Click OK.

7.Click Import Videos.

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Change your import folder for pictures and videos

You can change the folder on your computer that contains your pictures and videos that you import from your BlackBerry smartphone or BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

1.Connect your smartphone or tablet to your computer.

2.In the BlackBerry Desktop Software, click Pictures or Videos.

3.Click the Device Pictures or Device Videos tab.

4.Click Change import folder.

5.Browse to a new folder.

6.Click OK.

Note: You cannot select a root folder or a system folder.

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