Backing Up Your Data Before Factory Reset - Samsung Galaxy S5 User Manual

Backing up Your Data Before Factory
Reset
Backing Up Your Contacts using an SD card
Before initiating a factory reset, it is recommended that you
backup your personal data prior to use.
Important! If you choose to back up contacts to your SIM card,
all information other than name and number is lost.
Therefore, it is recommended that you back up
contacts to your SD card.
To export a Contact list to your microSD card:
1. From the Home screen, tap
Contacts.
2. Tap Menu Settings
Import/Export.
3. Tap Export to SD card
in a .vcf file on your SD card.
For more information, refer to "Export/Import" on page
85.
Apps
Contacts
OK. The contacts will be stored
To copy contacts from an SD card back to your device:
1. From the Home screen, tap
Contacts.
2. Tap Menu Settings
USB storage.
3. At the Save contact to prompt, tap Device. The contacts
on the SD card are copied to your phone.
Apps
Contacts Import from
Changing Your Settings 238