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Back Up Data to Google Drive:
- Access the phones Settings menu
- Scroll to, and tap Backup & reset
- Tap Backup account and select HTC Account
- If necessary, sign in with your HTC account (NOTE: alternatively you can use a Google or Facebook account)
- In the Cloud Storage menu, select Google Drive
- Tap OK
- If necessary, sign in with your Google account to gain access to Drive
- Tap Back up now, and optionally turn on Automatic backup
NOTE: You can set your phone to create automatic daily backups over Wi-Fi by heading to Settings > Back up phone daily over Wi-Fi
Restore Data from Google Drive:
- Once you reboot your device after a factory reset or without being signed in to an account, you should be prompted to Restore from HTC Backup
- Choose to restore data and sign in with your backup account
- Access the history menu and select the desired backup
- Tap Next and if necessary, sign in with your Google account and allow Drive to connect
- After the files have been restored, tap Next
Back Up and Restore Data Locally
Back Up Contacts on Storage / SD Card:
- Tap Phone on the home screen
- Go to the Phone tab
- Tap Menu > manage contacts
- Tap Import / Export contacts
- Select to Export to SD card or Export to phone storage
- Choose an account
- Optionally, tap Yes to set a password for the backup file and tap OK to confirm
Restore Contacts from Storage / SD Card:
- Open People
- Tap Menu
- Tap Manage Contacts
- Access Import / Export contacts
- Choose to Import from SD or Import from storage
- Select an account if necessary
- Choose the backup file you wish to restore and tap OK
- If the backup file is protected by a password, enter the password and tap OK to continue
Back Up Dictionaries:
- Access the Settings menu
- Scroll to and tap Language & Keyboard
- Tap HTC Sense input
- Access Personal dictionary and tap Menu
- Select to Back up to storage or Back up to email
- Tap OK
Back Up & Restore Tasks:
- Tap Apps on the home screen
- Open Tasks
- Tap Menu > Import / Export
- Choose to Export to SD card
NOTE: To restore tasks, launch Tasks, tap Menu > Import / Export > Import from SD and if necessary, follow the on-screen steps to complete the process.
Back Up Messages:
- Tap Messages on the home screen
- Tap Menu
- Go to Backup / Restore SMS
- Tap Back up > Back up SMS
- Optionally, set a password for the backup file
- Enter a name for the file and tap OK to confirm
Back Up Messages via Email:
- On the home screen, tap Messages
- Tap Menu > Back up / Restore SMS
- Tap Back up > Back up SMS via email
- Choose whether to password-protect the file
- Send an email containing the SMS Backup attachment to your own email address
NOTE: To restore messages from an email, download the backup file attachment and use the Messages app to import it.
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