Blackberry Bold 9900 User Manual page 191

User Guide
If you encrypt the files using an encryption key that your device generates, you can only access the files on your media card
when the media card is inserted in your device. If you encrypt the files using your device password, you can access the files on
your media card in any device that you insert your media card into, as long as you know the password for the device.
Turn on encryption
To encrypt data on your BlackBerry® device, you must have set a password for your device.
Depending on the amount of storage space available for storing files on your device, you might not be able to encrypt files on
your device.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Security > Encryption.
3. To encrypt data on your device, in the Device Memory section, select the Encrypt check box.
4. To encrypt files that are stored on a media card and on your device, in the Media Card section, select the Encrypt check
box and do one of the following:
• To encrypt files using an encryption key that your device generates, change the Mode field to Device Key.
• To encrypt files using your device password, change the Mode field to Device Password.
• To encrypt files using an encryption key and your device password, change the Mode field to Device Password &
Device Key.
5. To also encrypt media files such as pictures, songs, and videos, select the Include Media Files check box.
6. Press the
key > Save.
To stop encrypting data on your device, in the Device Memory section, clear the Encrypt check box. To stop encrypting files, in
the Media Card section, clear the Encrypt check box.
Back up device data to your media card
To perform this task you must have a media card inserted in your BlackBerry® device, and mass storage mode must be turned
off.
If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, depending on the options that your administrator sets, you might
not be able to perform this task. For more information, contact your administrator.
CAUTION: If you perform this task, any existing data on your media card is deleted and replaced with your device data.
1. On the Home screen, click the Setup icon.
2. In the Setup section, click Device Switch > Using a Media Card > Save Data.
• To back up device data including email, select the Save emails option.
• To back up device data excluding email, select the Don't save emails option.
3. Click Continue.
4. To set a password for your data, in the Password field, enter a password.
5. In the Confirm field, re-enter the password.
6. Click Save.
Restore device data from your media card
To perform this task, mass storage mode must be turned off.
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