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Note: If you’re backing up data to the storage, don’t choose to erase the storage when you do a
factory reset.
Use HTC Backup
Save the time and frustration of restoring your content when you do a factory reset or you lose,
damage, or buy another phone. On your phone, use HTC Backup to do a regular backup to the
cloud so you can easily restore your content next time.
On your phone, use HTC Backup to do a daily backup to the cloud so you can easily restore
your content and settings next time.
HTC Backup uses your Google Drive or Dropbox storage to keep your content and settings. It
can back up and restore the following:
● Personalization settings. These include your feed sources in HTC BlinkFeed, widgets,
wallpaper, Home screen layout, and ringtones.
● Accounts and passwords. HTC Backup stores the login credentials for many popular
email and social network accounts, including Exchange ActiveSync, Outlook.com, and
POP/IMAP.
● Apps and settings. These include your contacts stored on your phone, text messages,
web bookmarks, personal dictionary, Wi-Fi networks, free apps you’ve installed, grid size
and sort order on the Apps screen, and more.
Backup Your Phone to Google Drive
Turn on HTC Backup to do a daily backup of your content over Wi‑Fi. You can turn it on by
selecting Back up phone daily while doing the on-device setup, or enable it in Settings.
Note: Depending on the amount of content, doing a manual backup through data connection
may incur additional data costs and take a long time. Using a Wi-Fi connection is
recommended.
1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Backup & reset.
2. Touch Backup account.
3. Touch HTC Account.
4. Sign in with your Google Account, HTC Account, or Facebook account.
5. On the Cloud storage screen, touch the Google Drive option that has your Google
Account name under it, and then touch OK.
6. If you used your HTC Account or Facebook account, sign in to your Google Account to
access your Google Drive.
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