Sony D2005, D2004 Backing up and restoring content, Backing up data to a computer, Tap Transfer

To transfer media files to the memory card

1Make sure you have a memory card inserted in your device.

2 From your Home screen, tap .

3Find and tap Settings > Storage > Transfer data to SD card.

4Mark the file types that you want to transfer to the memory card.

5 Tap Transfer.

To stop applications and services from running

1 From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Application manager > Running.

3 Select an application or service, then tap Stop.

To format the memory card

1 From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Storage > Erase SD card.

3 To confirm, tap Erase SD card > Erase everything

All content on the memory card gets erased when you format it. Make sure you make backups of all data that you want to save before formatting the memory card. To back up your content, you can copy it to a computer. For more information, see Managing files using a computer on page 86.

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 PC Companion or the Sony Bridge for Mac applications 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 from one version to another.

Once your data is safely backed up to a computer, you can also make a quick backup of basic settings and data to the SD card in your device or to an external USB storage device by using the Backup and restore application. This backup method is useful, for example, if you are doing a factory data reset and are not updating the software version.

Backing up data to a computer

Use the PC Companion application or the Sony Bridge for Mac application 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

• Text messages

• Settings

• Media files

To back up your data using a computer

1 Make sure that the PC Companion application is installed on a PC or the Sony Bridge for Mac application is installed on an Apple® Mac® computer.

2Connect your device to the computer using a USB cable.

3Computer: Open the PC Companion application or the Sony Bridge for Mac

application. After a few moments, the computer detects your device.

4Computer: Click Back up & restore, then follow the on-screen instructions to back up data from your device.

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