Backing Up Your Text Messages - HTC Desire 501 User Manual

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3. If the message is locked, tap Unlock message on the options menu, and then tap
the message to display the options menu again.
4. Tap Delete message, and then tap OK.
Deleting several messages within a conversation
1. On the Messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the
exchange of messages with that contact.
2. Tap > Delete messages.
3. Tap Delete by selection or Delete by phone number (if the contact used
multiple phone numbers throughout the conversation).
In the Messages settings, tap General > Delete old messages to auto delete old
messages per conversation.
Deleting a conversation
1. On the Messages screen, press and hold a contact (or phone number) whose
messages you want to delete, and then tap Delete.
2. Tap OK to delete the entire thread.
Any locked messages in the conversation thread will not be deleted unless you
select the Delete locked messages check box.
Deleting several conversations
1. On the Messages screen, tap
2. Select the conversation threads you want to delete.
3. Tap Delete. Any locked messages will not be deleted.

Backing up your text messages

Keep important text messages by backing them up to the phone storage. You can
easily restore backed up text messages after you've deleted them from your message
list.
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Tap > Back up/Restore SMS > Back up.
3. If you're asked if you want to continue, tap OK, and then tap Back up SMS.
4. Enter a name for your backup file, and then tap OK.
> Delete threads.
> Messages.