Backing Up And Restoring Content - Sony Xperia Z2 User Manual

To clear the cache memory for all applications
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From your Home screen, tap
2 Find and tap Settings > Storage.
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Tap Internal storage > Cached data > OK.
When you clear the cache memory, you don't lose any important information or settings.
To transfer media files to the memory card
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Make sure you have a memory card inserted in your device.
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From your Home screen, tap
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Find and tap Settings > Storage > Transfer data to SD card.
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Mark the file types that you want to transfer to the memory card.
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Tap Transfer.
To move apps to the memory card
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From your Home screen, tap
2 Find and tap Settings > Apps.
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Select the app that you want to move, then tap Storage, then under Storage
used tap Change > SD Card > Move.
Some apps cannot be moved to the memory card.
To stop applications and services from running
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From your Home screen, tap
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Find and tap Settings > Apps.
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Select an application or service, then tap FORCE STOP > OK.
To format the memory card
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From your Home screen, tap
2 Find and tap Settings > Storage > Erase SD card.
3
To confirm, tap Erase SD card > Erase everything.
All content on the memory card gets erased when you format it. Make sure you make backups
of all data that you want to save before formatting the memory card. To back up your content,
you can copy it to a computer. For more information, see
page 33.

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 your device is damaged, lost or stolen, the data
stored on its internal memory may be impossible to recover. It is recommended to
use the Xperia™ Companion software to make backups which save your data safely
to an external device. This method is especially recommended if you are updating
your device software to a newer Android version.
The Xperia™ Backup & restore application is recommended for backing up data
before you do a factory data reset. With this application you can back up data to an
online account, an SD card or to an external USB storage device that you have
connected to your device using a USB Host adapter:
With the Google Backup & restore application, you can back up data to a Google
server.
Backing up data to a computer
Use the Xperia™ Companion software to back up data from your device to a PC or
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an Apple Mac computer. You can back up the following types of data:
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Contacts
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Calendar
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Settings and bookmarks
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