HTC One E8 - Page 227

Settings 214
Backup Options
n HTC Backup.Usethebuilt-inHTCBackuptobackupyouraccounts,apps,settings,andmore
tothecloudsothatitwillbeeasiertorestorethemonyourphone(afterafactoryreset)orona
newerphone.
n HTC Sync Manager.UseHTCSyncManagertoimportmusic,photos,andvideostoyour
computer.Youcanalsosynclocallystoredcontacts,calendarevents,bookmarks,documents,
andplayliststo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yourphoneonyourcomputer.Fordetails,seeHTCSyncManager.
n Other backup options.Separatelybackupotherdataandfiletypesifthey’renotsupportedin
HTCBackupandHTCSyncManager.Insomeapps,youcanbackupdatatothestorageonthe
phonesoyoucaneasilyrestorethemafterafactoryreset.
l Messages.Backupyourtextmessagestothestorageonthephone,orsavethemasan
emailattachment.SeeBackUpandRestoreYourTextMessages.
l 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.SeeBackUpandRestoreYourContacts.
l Files.Manuallycopyandpastefilesbyconnectingyourphonetoyourcomputerasadisk
drive.Youcanalsouploadfilestoonlinestorageandservices.
l Other data.Ifyouaddednewwordstoyourpersonaldictionaryintheonscreenkeyboard,
backupthedictionarytothestorageorsaveitasanemailattachment.SeeEnterTextwith
WordPredictionontheHTCSenseKeyboard.Checktheotherappstoseeiftheysupport
exportingdatatothestorage.
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:
n Personalization settings.TheseincludeyourfeedsourcesinHTCBlinkFeed,widgets,
wallpaper,Homescreenlayout,andringtones.