Backup - HTC One User Manual

127 Sync, backup, and reset

Backup

Ways of backing up files, data, and settings
Worried that you might lose important stuff on HTC One? Back up HTC One before
you erase the storage, do a factory reset, or upgrade to a new phone.
HTC Backup
Use the built-in HTC Backup to back up your accounts, apps, settings, contacts stored
on your phone, text messages, and more to the cloud so that it will be easier to
restore them on HTC One (after a factory reset) or newer phone. For details, see
Using HTC Backup on page 128.
HTC Sync Manager
Use HTC Sync Manager to import music, photos, and videos from HTC One to your
computer. You can also sync locally stored contacts, calendar events, bookmarks, and
playlists between HTC One and your computer.
Likewise, HTC Sync Manager is a good alternative if you don't want to back up your
accounts, settings, and other personal content to the cloud. You can use it to create
backups of HTC One on your computer. For details, see
page 132.
Other backup options
If you want, you can separately back up your data or files.
In some apps, you can back up data to the storage on the phone so you can easily
restore them after a factory reset.
If you're backing up data to the storage, don't choose to erase the storage when
you do a factory reset.
Messages Back up your text messages to the storage on the phone, or save them
as an email attachment.
Contacts § Save contacts and other personal data to your online accounts so you
can just sync them when switching to another phone.
§ If you have locally stored contacts in the People app, export them to
the storage on the phone.
Files § Manually copy and paste files by connecting HTC One to your
computer as a disk drive.
§ Upload files to online storage and services.
Other data § If you added new words to your personal dictionary in the onscreen
keyboard, save it as an email attachment.
§ Check the other apps to see if they support exporting data to the
storage.
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