Tips: Keeping your information safe
You can take some simple steps to help prevent the information on your BlackBerry® smartphone from being compromised, such as avoiding leaving your smartphone unattended.
Research In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a backup file on your computer, especially before you update any software. Maintaining a current backup file on your computer might allow you to recover smartphone data if your smartphone is lost, stolen, or corrupted by an unforeseen issue.
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Set a smartphone password. |
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click Security > Password. |
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Encrypt contacts and files. |
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click Security > Encryption. |
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Back up your smartphone data to your computer. |
Use the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to back up your smartphone data to your computer. To download the BlackBerry Desktop Software, from your computer, visit www.blackberry.com/desktop and select the appropriate option for your computer. |
Back up your smartphone data to a media card. |
On the Home screen, click the Setup icon. In the Setup section, click Device Switch > Save Data. |