Blackberry Q5 User Manual page 216

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• To set the option to back up your device automatically, select the Back up my device checkbox. In the drop-down
list, select how often you want to back up your device data.
• To back up specific data, choose the Select data to include in your backup files checkbox. Select the checkboxes
beside the data you want to include in your backup files.
Back up your device data
You can manually back up the data on your BlackBerry device at any time. By default, BlackBerry Link performs a quick
backup of your device, including all data except your media files and applications. If you set backup preferences,
BlackBerry Link creates a backup file containing the data you specify
1. On your computer, open BlackBerry Link.
2. Connect your device to your computer using a USB cable.
3. At the side of the BlackBerry Link window, click your device.
4. Click Back Up & Restore.
5. On a Windows computer, click Back Up Device. On a Mac computer, click Back Up Now.
Restore your device data
With BlackBerry Link, you can restore backup files that include supported data from devices running BlackBerry Device
Software 5.0 or later and BlackBerry 10 OS.
On a Windows computer, do the following:
1. Open BlackBerry Link.
2. Connect your device to your computer using a USB cable.
3. At the side of the BlackBerry Link window, click your device.
4. Click Back Up & Restore.
5. Do one of the following:
• To restore all of the data in a backup file to your device, click a backup file.
• To restore specific data in a backup file to your device, click a backup file. Click the Custom Restore option. Clear
the checkbox beside one or more databases that you don't want to restore.
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To restore data from a backup file that isn't listed, click
6. Click Restore.
On a Mac computer, do the following:
1. Open BlackBerry Link.
2. Connect your device to your computer using a USB cable.
3. At the side of the BlackBerry Link window, click your device.
4. Click Back Up & Restore.
5. Click Restore Device.
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. Navigate to the .bbb or .ipd file. Click OK.
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