Backing up your data locally, Backing up your contacts, Restoring contacts – HTC One E8 User Manual

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Switching from your previous online storage to Google Drive

After you've restored a saved backup from your Dropbox storage to
HTC One (E8), remember to change your backup storage and use
Google Drive from now on.

1. Open the HTC Backup app.

2. Tap Change backup settings.

3. Tap > Select storage service.

4. Select Google Drive, and then tap OK.

5. Sign in to your Google Account, if you haven't done so.

Backing up your data locally

If you want to separately back up your content such as contacts and text messages
on HTC One (E8), here are some tips on how to export or import your data.

Backing up your contacts

1. Open the People app.

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.

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.

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