Sony Xperia T3 - Backing up and Restoring Content

background image

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 to 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 Xperia™ Companion software 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 to a newer Android version.
Using Backup & Restore, you can make a quick online backup of basic settings and data

with your Google™ account.

It is very important that you remember the password that you set when you make a data

backup. If you forget the password, it may not be possible to restore important data, such as

contacts and messages.

Backing up Data to a Computer

Use the Xperia™ Companion software to back up data from your device to a PC or an
Apple

®

Mac

®

computer. You can back up the following types of data:

Contacts

Calendar

Settings

Media files such as music and videos

Photos and images

To Back up Your Data Using a Computer

1

Make sure that Xperia™ Companion for Windows

( http://support.sonymobile.com/tools/xperia-companion ) or Xperia™ Companion

for Mac OS ( http://support.sonymobile.com/tools/xperia-companion-mac ) is
installed on your PC or Mac

®

.

2

Connect your device to the computer using a USB cable.

3

Computer: Open the Xperia™ Companion software if it is not automatically

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

4

Select

Backup on the main screen.

5

Follow the on-screen instructions to back up data from your device.

117

This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

background image

To Restore Your Data Using a Computer

1

Make sure that Xperia™ Companion for Windows

( http://support.sonymobile.com/tools/xperia-companion ) or Xperia™ Companion

for Mac OS ( http://support.sonymobile.com/tools/xperia-companion-mac ) is
installed on your PC or Mac

®

.

2

Connect your device to the computer using a USB cable.

3

Computer: Open the Xperia™ Companion software if it is not automatically

launched.

4

Click

Restore.

5

Select a backup file from the backup records, and then tap

Next and follow the

on-screen instructions to restore data to your device.

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™.

To back up content using the Backup and restore application

1

If you are backing up content to a USB storage device, make sure the storage

device is connected to your device using the appropriate cable. If you are backing

up to an SD card, make sure the SD card is properly inserted in your device.

2

From your Home screen, tap .

3

Find and tap

Back up & restore.

4

Tap

Back up, then select a backup destination and the data types that you want

to back up.

5

Tap

Back up now.

6

Enter a password for the backup, then tap

OK.

To restore content using the Backup and restore application

1

If you are restoring content from a USB storage device, make sure the storage

device is connected to your device using the appropriate cable. If you are

restoring content from an SD card, make sure the SD card is properly inserted in

your device.

2

From your Home screen, tap .

3

Find and tap

Back up & restore.

4

Tap

Restore.

5

Select the record you want to restore from, then tap

Restore now.

6

Enter the password for the backup record, then tap

OK.

Remember that any changes you make to your data and settings after you create a backup will

get deleted during a restore procedure.