5Copy files and sync your personal data
49Copy files between your smartphone and your computer
50Overview: Get your personal data onto your smartphone
56Transfer data from an old phone
53Export data from a desktop organiser on your computer
53Get data from an online account in the cloud
54Sync your desktop organiser and your smartphone
Copy files between your smartphone and your computer
Copy files and folders using USB Drive mode
You can copy any type of file from a computer to your smartphone, and from your smartphone to your computer, by putting your smartphone in USB Drive mode. In this mode, your smartphone appears as a removable hard drive to your desktop computer. For computer system requirements for using USB Drive mode, go to
After you copy a file to your smartphone, you can open the file if your smartphone has an application that supports the file type. You can open many file formats for photos, videos and music; Microsoft Office files; and PDF files. You can also copy ringtones that you download from your computer's web browser.
IMPORTANT All files that you store on the USB drive of your smartphone are not backed up to your HP webOS Account, and they cannot sync to any of your online accounts. So be sure to keep a copy of all such files somewhere besides your smartphone just in case you lose your smartphone or you must do a full erase of the info on your smartphone. For example, from time to time, you may want to back up photos and videos you have recorded on your smartphone by copying them to a computer. Or, if Amazon MP3 is available, you may have purchased MP3 music on your smartphone and wish to enjoy it on another playback device. Your photos and videos taken using your smartphone are stored in the DCIM folder of your smartphone’s USB drive. Downloaded music files are stored in the AmazonMP3 folder.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN Before you copy files from your computer, make sure you have enough storage space on your smartphone to fit the files. Open Device Info 
and look at the Available field under Phone.
When your smartphone is in USB Drive mode, incoming calls go to voicemail; you can’t make calls or use any other application until you complete step 5 below.
To copy files and folders:
1Connect your smartphone to your computer using the USB cable.
2On your smartphone, tap USB Drive. On your computer, your smartphone appears as a removable drive.
3On a Windows computer, if the Found New Hardware wizard opens, click Cancel to close the wizard.
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