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
1Make 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
To restore your data using a computer
1Connect your device to the computer using a USB cable.
2Computer: Open the PC Companion application or the Sony Bridge for Mac
application. After a few moments, the computer detects your device.
3Computer: Click Back up & restore and select a backup file from the backup records, then follow the
Backing up with the Backup and restore application
You can only use this method to back up and restore content between the same Android software version. You cannot use it to restore content after a system upgrade.
The Backup and restore application is recommended for backing up content 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 cable to your device:
•Bookmarks
•Call logs
•Contacts
•Applications downloaded from Google Play™
•Multimedia messages
•System settings (such as alarms, ringer volume, and language settings)
•Text messages
You may incur additional data transmission charges when you restore applications from Google Play™.
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