HTC 10 Backup and Restore

HTC 10 Manual User Guide - HTC 10 Backup and Restore .Learn how to back up and restore apps, contacts, photos, and data on the HTC 10. HTC 10 will be somewhat greater and more pixel thick than both of. It's been tipped to utilize a 5.15-inch quad HD show, not the 5-inch 1080p screen we've seen from HTC some time recently. The unique mark empowered home catch seems as though it will take away the front-terminating stereo speakers we cherished about the HTC One M9, however this telephone has all the earmarks of being HTC 10 future sealed in another way a USB-C port.

Ways of backing up files, data, and settings
Worried that you might lose important stuff on HTC 10 ? Back up it before you remove content from the storage, do a factory reset, or HTC 10 upgrade to a new phone.

HTC 10 Android Backup Service
Use your Google Account to automatically back up app data and settings including Wi-Fi passwords
and files stored by certain apps.

HTC 10 Sync Manager
Use HTC Sync Manager to import music, photos, and videos from HTC 10 to your computer.
You can also sync locally stored contacts, calendar events, and playlists between HTC 10 and
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 HTC 10
on your computer.

Other backup options
If you want, you can separately back up your data or files. Some apps allow you to back up data to the phone storage or storage card so you can easily restore them after a factory reset. Just make sure not to erase the phone storage or storage card when you do a factory reset. Messages Back up your text messages to the phone storage or storage card, or save them as an email attachment.
HTC 10 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 phone storage or storage card.

Files Manually copy and paste files by connecting to your computer as a disk drive.
Other data Check other apps to see if they support exporting data to the phone storage or storage
card.

HTC 10 Backup

The HTC 10 Backup service is no longer supported on HTC phones that are running Android. You can still use it to restore saved backups from your cloud storage to your phone. You need to use Android Backup Service to save new backups to Google Drive™ and restore them to HTC 10 or a newer HTC phone.

Restoring your backup to HTC 10 with HTC Backup
If you backed up your HTC phone to your cloud storage before using HTC Backup, you can restore
the saved backup to HTC 10.

Depending on the amount of content, restoring your backup to your phone through your data connection may incur additional data costs and take a long time. Using a Wi-Fi connection is recommended.
To restore paid apps, you need to download and install them from Google Play.

From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap HTC Backup. Then tap Restore from backup. You can also go to Settings, and then tap Backup & reset > Restore from HTC Backup.
Make sure to sign in using the same account that you used to back up your phone before. Your backup history will then be displayed.
Select a backup, and then tap Next.
If prompted, sign in to your cloud storage account.
Follow the onscreen instructions to restore your backup and to continue setting up your phone.
Slide open the Notifications panel to check if there's any notification to finish setting up your phone.

Free apps from Google Play will be restored in the background, and you can track the progress via a
notification in the status bar. The Apps and Home screen shortcuts will be reorganized as in your backup after all of your apps have been installed. You may continue using your phone while apps are being restored.

Restoring a backup will overwrite the current data and settings on HTC 10 .

Using Android Backup Service
Starting from Android, use the Android bBackup Service to back up your HTC phone to
Google Drive.
This service can back up and restore the following HTC 10 tutorial :

Personalized
HTC Sense Home
These include widgets, wallpaper, Home screen layout, ringtones, and grid size and sort order on the Apps screen.
App data
In HTC apps, app data includes contacts stored on HTC 10, text messages, call history, Clock and Weather city list, and email accounts. Data from third-party apps may also be saved in the backup, depending on the app developer settings.

HTC 10 Settings These include Wi-Fi networks and passwords and some device settings.
When auto backup is enabled, the Android Backup Service periodically backs up your phone to a
private folder in Google Drive. Auto backup occurs every 24 hours when the phone is idle, charging,
and connected to a Wi-Fi network.
Backup data will not count towards your Google Drive storage quota. Large files or files that app
developers have chosen to exclude from the service will not be backed up.

Backing up HTC 10

Automatically back up HTC 10 to Google Drive so you can restore content such as app data and
settings when needed.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Backup & reset.
2. Tap Back up my data.
3. Tap the On/Off switch to turn it on, and then tap .
4. Make sure Automatic restore is turned on.
This allows an app's data and settings saved through the Android Backup Service to be restored when you reinstall the app on HTC 10
To select a backup account other than your primary Google Account, tap Backup account and then select another Google Account. You can also tap Add account to add a new Google Account for your backup.

Backing up your data locally
If you want to separately back up your content such as contacts and text messages on HTC 10, here are some tips on how to export or import your data.
HTC 10 Backing up your contacts
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap People.
2. On the People tab, tap > Manage contacts.
3. Tap Import/Export contacts > Export to phone storage or Export to SD card.
4. Select an account or type of contacts to export.

5. To help protect your data, tap Yes, and then set a password for this backup. Be sure to remember this password. You'll need to enter it again when importing contacts. If you don't need a password, tap No.
6. Tap OK.

HTC 10 Restoring contacts

1. On the People tab, tap > Manage contacts.
2. Tap Import/Export contacts > Import from phone storage or Import from SD card.
3. If you have more than one account set up, tap the type for the imported contacts.
4. If you have multiple backups available, select the backup you want to import, and then tap OK.
5. Enter the password you've set for this backup, and then tap OK.

HTC 10 Backing up your text messages
Keep important text messages by backing them up so you can restore them to the HTC Messages app, if needed. The Messages app backs up either to the phone storage or to your storage card if you have one inserted. Text messages in the secure box and blocked messages will not be backed up. To include such messages to your backup, move them first to the general message box.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.
2. Tap > Back up/Restore SMS > Back up > Back up SMS.
3. To help protect your data, set a password for your backup. Be sure to remember this password. You'll need to enter it again when restoring messages. If you don't need a password, select Do not password protect this backup.
4. Enter a name for your backup file, and then tap OK.

HTC 10 Backing up text messages by email
You need to set up your email account in the HTC Mail app.
Text messages in the secure box and blocked messages will not be backed up. To include such messages to your backup, move them first to the general message box.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.
2. Tap > Back up/Restore SMS.
3. Tap Back up > Back up SMS via mail.
4. To help protect your data, set a password for your backup. Be sure to remember this password. You'll need to enter it again when restoring messages. If you don't need a password, select Do not password protect this backup.
5. Enter your email address.
6. Compose your email message, and then send it.

HTC 10 Restoring text messages
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.
2. Tap > Back up/Restore SMS > Restore.
3. Choose how you want to restore the messages, and tap Next.
4. Tap the backup to import.
5. Enter the password you've set for this backup. If you didn't set a password, select This backup file is not password protected.
6. Tap OK.
To restore text messages that were backed up via email, open the email message with the backup file
attachment from the Mail app. Tap the attachment to download it first, and then tap it again to open
the backup file to import. Enter the password you've set for this backup or select This backup file is
not password protected.

You can sync contacts, calendars, and other information from your social networks, email accounts, and online services on HTC 10. Depending on the account type, signing in to your online accounts lets you sync updates between HTC 10 and the Web.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Accounts & sync.
2. Tap .
3. Tap the account type you want to add.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your account information.

In Settings > Accounts & sync, tap the Auto sync On/Off switch to turn automatic sync of all your accounts.
You can add several Google Accounts.

Syncing your accounts
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Accounts & sync.
2. Tap the Auto sync On/Off switch to turn automatic sync of all your accounts on or off.
3. To manually sync individual accounts, tap an account type, and then do one of the following:
Tap next to the account you want to sync, and then tap Sync now.
Tap > Sync now on the Account settings screen.
On the Account settings screen, you can also change the sync settings for an account.

Removing an account
Remove accounts from HTC 10 if you no longer use them. Removing an account does not
remove accounts and information from the online service itself.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Accounts & sync.
2. Tap an account type.
3. Tap next to the account you want to remove. Or if you're on the Account settings screen, tap .
4. Tap Remove.

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HTC 10 Backup and Restore