Back Up Data with a Memory Card
Insert a memory card into your phone so you can conveniently back up your data to keep it
safe.
1 Go to Settings > System & updates > Backup & restore > Data backup > External
storage and select Memory card.
2 Touch BACK UP, select data that you wish to back up, then touch Back up.
3 Follow the onscreen instructions to set the password and password hint. The data will
then be encrypted and backed up. A password will be required if you want to restore your
data backup.
To reset the password, access the Memory card backup screen, go to
> Reset
password, and follow the onscreen instructions.
The new password is only valid for future backups.
4 After the backup is complete, you can nd your data backup in the Huawei folder in Files
> Browse > Memory card.
Please make sure your device has been updated to the latest system version.
You can go to the Memory card backup screen and enable Auto-backup. Your phone will
then automatically back up your data every seven days when it is being charged, the screen
is turned o, and it has sucient power.
Restore Your Backup from a Memory Card
1 On the External storage screen of your phone, touch Memory card.
2 Select the backup you want to restore from the RESTORE FROM BACKUP list.
3 Select the data you want to restore, touch Restore, and enter the password as prompted.
Back Up with a USB Storage Device
In case of insucient storage space on your phone, you can back up large les and any data
on a USB storage device, such as a USB ash drive or card reader.
1 Connect your phone to a USB storage device via a USB OTG cable.
2 Go to Settings > System & updates > Backup & restore > Data backup > External
storage and touch USB storage on your phone.
3 Touch BACK UP, select the data you want to back up, then touch Back up.
4 Follow the onscreen instructions to set the password and password hint. The data will be
encrypted and backed up. The password will be required if you want to restore your data
backup.
To reset the password, go to the USB storage backup screen, then
> Reset password.
The new password is only valid for backups created thereafter.
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