13Preferences
143Backup
148Date & Time
148Device Info
151Exhibition
Backup
Backup is one of the major advantages of your HP webOS Account. You create an HP webOS Account when you set up your device.
What is an HP webOS Account?
When you create an HP webOS Account during setup of your device, you gain access to the many advantages of having an HP webOS Account, including automatic, daily backup of your data.
Your HP webOS Account gives you the following benefits:
HP webOS Account on your device: Your HP webOS Account is automatically created for you on your device. In this account you can store Contacts and Calendar info that you don’t store in online accounts like Google or Exchange.
NOTE You cannot access the info in your HP webOS Account anywhere but on your device. View, add to, and edit the info in your HP webOS Account on your device.
Automatic, daily backup to a secure server: Info stored in your HP webOS Account is automatically, daily backed up to a secure server.
Your device backs up the contacts, calendar events, and memos that are in your HP webOS Account, as well as system settings and applications you downloaded to your device. If you ever need to erase the info from your device, you can restore all your
Backup does not affect information stored in online accounts like Google. Information stored in online accounts is synchronized by the online provider at regular intervals. Information stored in Exchange is synchronized by your company’s Exchange server.
IMPORTANT Backup does not back up files stored on your device’s USB drive.
You can turn off automatic backup, and you can also perform a manual backup.
Remote erase of a lost or stolen device: If your device is lost or stolen, open the web browser on your computer, sign in to your HP webOS Account on hpwebos.com/account, and do a remote erase of the info on the device.
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