Sony Xperia X Compact - Backing Up and Restoring Content

To Restore Your Data Using a Computer

1

Unlock the screen of your device and connect it to the computer using a USB

Type-C™ cable.

2

Open the Xperia™ Companion software on your computer if it is not automatically

launched. After a few moments, the computer detects your device. Make sure to

select

Transfer files mode on your device.

3

Click on

Restore on the Xperia™ Companion main screen.

4

Select a backup file from the backup records, then click on

Next and follow the

on-screen instructions to restore data to your device.

If you do not have Xperia™ Companion installed, you are requested to install it when you

connect your device to the computer.

Backing up data with the Xperia™ Backup & Restore application

When using the Xperia™ Backup & Restore application, you can make an online or a

local date backup. You can do so manually or turn on the automatic backup function to

save data periodically.
The Xperia™ Backup & restore application is recommended for backing up data before

you do a factory data reset. With this application, you can back up the following types of

data to an online account, to an SD card, or to an external USB storage device that you

have connected to your device using a USB host adapter:

•

Contacts

•

Conversations

•

Call Log

•

Calendar

•

Email Accounts

•

Wi-Fi Accounts

•

Device Settings

•

Applications

•

Xperia™ Home layout

To Back Up Content to an Online Account of the Xperia Backup & Restore Service

1

From your

Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap

Settings > Backup & reset.

3

To enable the automatic backup function, tap

Automatic backup, then tap the on-

off switch.

4

To enable the manual backup function, tap

More > Manual backup.

5

If the automatic backup function is enabled, under

Select storage, tap Online

account.

6

If prompted, read the relevant terms and, provided you agree, tap

I agree, then

follow the on-screen instructions to sign in to your Google™ account.

7

If the manual backup function is enabled, under

Where to store files, tap Select

storage > Online account.

8

Select the data to back up.

9

If the manual backup function is enabled, tap

Backup.

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To Set Up the Automatic Backup Function

1

If you are backing up content to a USB storage device, make sure the storage

device is connected to your device using a USB host adapter. If you are backing

up to an SD card, make sure the SD card is properly inserted in your device. If you

are backing up content to an online account, make sure you have signed in to

your Google ™ account.

2

From your

Home screen, tap .

3

Find and tap

Settings > Backup & reset.

4

Under

Xperia™ Backup & restore, tap Automatic backup.

5

To enable the automatic backup function, tap the on-off switch.

6

Select where to save backup files.

7

If desired, select a backup frequency, the time to back up, and the data to back

up. Otherwise the backup is completed according to the default settings.

8

To save your settings, tap .

To Back Up Content Manually

1

If you are backing up content to a USB storage device, make sure the storage

device is connected to your device using a USB host adapter. If you are backing

up to an SD card, make sure the SD card is properly inserted in your device. If you

are backing up content to an online account, make sure you have signed in to

your Google ™ account.

2

From your

Home screen, tap .

3

Find and tap

Settings > Backup & reset.

4

Under

Xperia™ Backup & restore, tap More.

5

Tap

Manual backup, then select a backup destination and the data you want to

back up.

6

Tap

Backup.

7

After the data is backed up, tap

Finish.

To Edit a Backup File

1

From your

Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap

Settings > Backup & reset.

3

Under

Xperia™ Backup & restore, tap More.

4

Tap

Edit backup file, then select a backup source and the data types you want to

delete.

5

Tap

Delete data.

6

Tap

OK to confirm.

7

After the data is deleted, tap

Finish.

To Restore Backed-Up Content

1

If you are restoring content from a USB storage device, make sure the storage

device is connected to your device using the USB Host adapter. If you are

restoring content from an SD card, make sure the SD card is properly inserted into

your device. If you are restoring content from Xperia Backup & Restore service,

make sure you have signed in to your Google™ account.

2

From your

Home screen, tap .

3

Find and tap

Settings > Backup & reset.

4

Under

Xperia™ Backup & restore, tap Restore data, then select a restore source

and the data you want to restore.

5

Tap

Restore data.

6

After the content is restored, tap

Finish.

Remember that any changes that you make to your data and settings after you create a

backup—such as any new apps you install—get deleted during any subsequent restore

procedure.

Backing Up Data With the Google Backup & Restore Application

Using the Google Backup & restore application, you can back up data to a Google

server. You can also turn on the automatic restore function to restore application data

and settings when you reinstall an application.

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With this application you can back up the following types of data:

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Applications

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Bookmarks

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Wi-Fi networks

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Other settings

To Back Up Data to a Google™ Account

1

From your

Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap

Settings > Backup & reset.

3

Under

Google™ Backup & restore, tap Back up my data, then tap the slider.

To Enable or Disable Automatic Restore when you Reinstall an Application

1

From your

Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap

Settings > Backup & reset.

3

Under

Google™ Backup & restore, tap the Automatic restore slider.

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