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The USB option in the dialog box that appears when you connect your device to your computer with a USB cable allows you to
drag most files from a folder on your computer to a folder on your device or media card. The media option in the dialog box
allows you to transfer media files that are protected with DRM to and from your device. Both options allow you to use the
BlackBerry® Desktop Software to transfer files to and from your device.
If you want to manage and preserve the information or the encryption that is associated with your media files when you
transfer files between your device and your computer, use the media option in the BlackBerry Desktop Software. To download
the BlackBerry Desktop Software, from your computer, visit
for your computer.
Transfer a file from your computer to your device using your device as a USB memory drive
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You must use the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to manage and preserve the information or the encryption that is associated
with your media files when you transfer files between your BlackBerry device and your computer.
1. Connect your device to your computer using a USB cable.
2. Do one of the following:
• If you want to transfer most types of files, in the dialog box that appears on your device, select the USB option.
• If you want to transfer media files that are protected with DRM, in the dialog box that appears on your device, select
the media transfer option.
3. If necessary, type a password. Your device appears as a drive on your computer.
4. Drag a file from a location on your computer to a folder on your device.
To view the transferred file on your device, disconnect your device from your computer and find the file.
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Transfer your media files from your computer to your device using BlackBerry Desktop
Software
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With the BlackBerry® Desktop Software, you can synchronize media files, including iTunes playlists and Windows Media®
Player playlists, to your BlackBerry device. To download the BlackBerry Desktop Software, from your computer, visit
www.blackberry.com/desktop
1. Connect your device to your computer.
2. On your device, in the dialog box that appears, select any of the file transfer options.
3. On your computer, open the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
4. Click the media transfer option that best suits what you want to do.
For more information about synchronizing media files, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
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