Memory and storage
Learn how to manage your apps, files, and other stuff on your phone.
Back up and restore data on your phone
Accidents can happen – so set your phone to back up your settings, such as your start screen layout,
and other stuff to your Microsoft account.
You need a Microsoft account to back up your phone. When you have set up your Microsoft account,
your contacts and calendar events are backed up automatically and kept in sync with your Microsoft
account. You can also set your phone to automatically back up your:
• App list
• Photos
• Preferred settings
• Accounts
• Passwords
• Text messages
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen, and tap All settings > Update & security > Backup.
2. If asked, sign in to your Microsoft account.
3. Select what to back up and how. To automatically back up your future videos or best-quality photos
to OneDrive, you need a Wi-Fi connection.
If some of your downloaded apps are not included in the backup, you can re-download them from
Store, as long as the app is available. Store remembers the apps you’ve bought, so you don’t need
to pay for them again. Data transmission costs may apply. For more information, contact your
network service provider.
Your phone backups are not visible in the main view of OneDrive, but you can find them in the OneDrive
settings. Check people.live.com for your backed up contacts and calendar.live.com for your calendar
events.
For information on data security in OneDrive, go to windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/onedrive/
security.
To back up other content, such as music, connect your phone to your computer, and follow the
instructions on the computer screen. You have 2 options: either sync content between your phone
and computer using the Phone Companion app for desktop, or drag and drop content from phone to
computer in your computer’s file manager, such as Windows Explorer.
Back up the photos you’ve taken earlier to OneDrive
Tap Photos > , select the photos or albums you want to upload, tap > OneDrive, select where
you want to upload the photos, and tap .
To check the photos you’ve backed up, log in to OneDrive on any device and check the folder to which
you saved the photos.
Back up your music to OneDrive
Tap OneDrive > > This device, select the music file you want to upload, and tap .
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