Blackberry Porsche Design P 9983 Smartphone 10 3 1 User Guide

To download the latest version of BlackBerry Link to your computer, visit www.blackberry.com/
BlackBerryLink
.
About
pairing
and
connecting
your
device
to
a
computer
or
tablet
You can install programs, such as BlackBerry Blend or BlackBerry Link, on your computer or tablet to 
enhance the experience with your 
BlackBerry device.
Use BlackBerry Blend to interact with your device from your computer or tablet. You can access your 
messages, files, and certain apps on your computer or tablet in the same way...

To download the latest version of BlackBerry Link to your computer, visit www.blackberry.com/
BlackBerryLink
.
Related
information
About
BlackBerry
Blend,
269
Disconnect
your
device
from
BlackBerry
Blend,
270
Set
up
your
computer
with
BlackBerry
Link
The first time you open BlackBerry Link, you can give your computer a display name that identifies your 
computer on your device and in 
BlackBerry Link. BlackBerry Link displays the default pictures, videos, 
and documents libraries on your computer that...

tTo add your device to BlackBerry Link without transferring data from an old device or updating the 
device software, on a 
Windows computer, click Start
Using
My
Device. On a Mac computer, 
click 
Next > Finish.
tTo transfer data before you add your device to BlackBerry Link, on a Windows computer, click 
Switch
Devices. On a Mac computer, click Transfer
Data. Follow the instructions on the screen.
If you want to stop associating your device with BlackBerry Link, you can remove your device from...

Access
files
stored
on
your
computer
To use this feature, BlackBerry Link must be open on your computer, and associated with your 
BlackBerry ID. By default, remote file access is turned on when you add a new device to BlackBerry 
Link
. On your computer, you can specify the folders that you want to access.
1.Connect your device to a wireless network. For example, a Wi-Fi network.
2.On the home screen of your device, swipe down from the top of the screen.
3.Tap Settings > Device
Connections.
4.Turn on...

About
backing
up
device
data
Using BlackBerry Link, you can back up and restore most of the data on your BlackBerry device. You 
can back up your settings, phone history, fonts, saved searches, messages, organizer data, browser 
bookmarks, and media files.
You should 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 device data if 
your device is lost, stolen, or corrupted by...

Back
up
your
device
data
You can manually back up the data on your BlackBerry device at any time. By default, BlackBerry Link 
performs a quick backup of your device, including all data except your media files and applications. If 
you set backup preferences, 
BlackBerry Link creates a backup file containing the data you specify
1.On your computer, open BlackBerry Link.
2.Connect your device to your computer using a USB cable.
3.At the side of the BlackBerry Link window, click your device.
4.Click...

tTo restore data from a backup file that is not listed, click Change. Navigate to the .bbb file or .ipd 
file. Click 
OK.
tTo remove all of your device data and restore your device to its default factory settings, click 
Restore
to
factory
settings.
7.Click Restore.
About
updating
your
device
software
with
BlackBerry
Link
You might want to update your device software for any of the following reasons:
tTo access the latest apps and features
tTo resolve a technical issue
tYour service provider requires...

1.On your computer, open BlackBerry Link.
2.Connect your device to your computer using a USB cable.
3.At the side of the BlackBerry Link window, click your device.
4.Do one of the following:
tOn a Windows computer, click Back
Up

Restore. Click Factory
Reset.
tOn a Mac computer, at the top of the screen, click BlackBerry
Link > Preferences. Click Reload

> Reload.
Troubleshooting:
BlackBerry
Link
I
canht
access
files
on
my
computer
To access your computer files using your BlackBerry device, BlackBerry...

tIf your device is connected to a mobile network instead of a Wi-Fi network, in the Device

Connections
 section, turn on the Use
Mobile
Network switch.
tIn the Device
Connections section, verify that the Allow
Connections switch is turned on.
On your computer, try the following:
tTurn off synchronization applications or antivirus applications temporarily.
tSign out of BlackBerry Link and sign in again.
tReset your BlackBerry ID username and password at www.blackberry.com/bbid.
tIf youre using antivirus...

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