Backup and Restoration
Data Backup Using HiSuite
You can use the backup function of HiSuite to back up all your device's most important information,
including your contacts, SMS messages, images, or other major files on your Phone and store them
externally on your computer. You can easily restore th data from the computer back on your original
device, or restore it to other Huawei devices.
HiSuite can help you with the following:
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It can help back up all your data to your computer.
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The storage space for your data depends on the computer's available space.
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Encrypted backups are also supported (though they are unencrypted by default).
Data Backup to a Memory card
Worried about losing your data during a system update? Do you want to transfer data from an old
device to your new Phone? If your Phone supports Memory card, you can back up your data to a
Memory card at any time, giving you a convenient way to protect yourself from data loss.
To back up your data to a Memory card, open
Settings, and go to System > Backup & restore
> Data backup > External storage > Memory card. Then touch BACK UP, from Select data,
select the data you want to back up and touch Back up.
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You can enable Auto-backup on the backup page, and then connect your phone to the power
supply. The system automatically backs up the data when the screen is off.
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You can touch
> Backup encryption > Encrypt backups to enable Backup encryption
on the backup page, and then set a password when prompted. The password will be used
when you want to restore files later. Always remember your backup password or set security
questions to help remember the password as you will not be able to retrieve your backup files
without it.
You can view your backup files in the Huawei\Backup folder by going to Files > Memory card.
Data Backup to a USB Storage Device
If you are running out of storage space on your Phone or you want to back up your important data to
an external storage device, you can connect your Phone to a USB storage device using a USB OTG
cable and back up your data to the storage device. USB storage devices compatible with your Phone
include USB flash drives, card readers, and devices with an SD card inserted.
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