How to Backup and Delete Data on Windows Phone
3. To backup your settings, Internet Explorer favourites, and a list of installed apps, head to Settings > Backup > App list + settings > Backup > On. Tap back up now to start the backup immediately.
4. To backup text messages, head to Settings > Backup > Text messages > Text message backup > On.
5. To save your photos and videos, go to Settings > Backup > Photos. Under both sub-heads - Photos and Videos - pick either Good quality or Best quality. Photos will back up good quality on your cellular Internet connection, but best quality photos and all videos need WiFi to upload.
2. When the process is complete, connect the phone to your PC and open it via My Computer as described earlier. When you double-click Windows Phone, you'll see an empty drive labelled Phone that will show the amount of free space on the device.
3. Copy large files such as HD movies and fill up the internal storage on your phone. This is similar to copying files to a pen drive.
4. Once you have filled the phone completely, delete those files. Repeat this a few times to offer yourself greater protection against someone recovering deleted data such as photos from your phone.
5. If your phone has a microSD card, repeat steps 3 and 4 with the card. When you double-click Windows Phone as described in step 3, the microSD card will show up as a separate drive labelled SD Card.
Save data on the cloud.
1. If you have an Internet
connection, Windows Phone 8 lets you save backups online. For this
you'll need a Microsoft account. If you've been using a Windows Phone 8
device, you should have created this during setup or while downloading
apps, so this should not be a problem.
2. You will also need a OneDrive account for saving photos and videos. You can go to onedrive.com or just download the app to create this account.3. To backup your settings, Internet Explorer favourites, and a list of installed apps, head to Settings > Backup > App list + settings > Backup > On. Tap back up now to start the backup immediately.
4. To backup text messages, head to Settings > Backup > Text messages > Text message backup > On.
5. To save your photos and videos, go to Settings > Backup > Photos. Under both sub-heads - Photos and Videos - pick either Good quality or Best quality. Photos will back up good quality on your cellular Internet connection, but best quality photos and all videos need WiFi to upload.
Save data on your PC
1. If you prefer a local
backup, you can copy paste data manually. This method doesn't save text
messages or app data or settings.
2. Plug in the phone to your PC. Go to My Computer (Windows key + E) and the device will show up as a removable drive titled Windows Phone. Open it, double-click Phone and copy pictures, music, ringtones and videos from their respective folders.
Securely wipe data
If
you've locked your phone with a passcode, then it can't be unlocked by
anyone who doesn't know the passcode. If someone tries to access your
data, they will have to reset the phone to factory settings - which
erases all of your personal content. You can also manually wipe all your
data by resetting your phone. While this removes all the files it is
still possible for someone to restore the deleted files. With just a few
simple steps you can prevent this too.
1. Go to Settings > About > Reset your phone. Tap Yes twice to start the process.2. When the process is complete, connect the phone to your PC and open it via My Computer as described earlier. When you double-click Windows Phone, you'll see an empty drive labelled Phone that will show the amount of free space on the device.
3. Copy large files such as HD movies and fill up the internal storage on your phone. This is similar to copying files to a pen drive.
4. Once you have filled the phone completely, delete those files. Repeat this a few times to offer yourself greater protection against someone recovering deleted data such as photos from your phone.
5. If your phone has a microSD card, repeat steps 3 and 4 with the card. When you double-click Windows Phone as described in step 3, the microSD card will show up as a separate drive labelled SD Card.
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