How to back up data on a BlackBerry smartphone

To perform a full backup of the BlackBerry smartphone data, complete the following steps:

1. Connect the BlackBerry smartphone to the computer that is running the BlackBerry Desktop Manager.
2. Open the BlackBerry Desktop Manager.
3. Click Backup and Restore.
4. Select Backup to perform a full backup.
5. Select a location to save the backup file, and click Save.

To perform a selective backup for one or more databases, perform the following steps:

1. Connect the BlackBerry smartphone to the computer that is running the BlackBerry Desktop Manager.
2. Open the BlackBerry Desktop Manager.
3. Click Backup and Restore.
4. Click Advanced.
5. In the Device databases selection dialog box, select the databases to back up.
6. Click the Arrow that points to the left side of the screen to select the database(s) that you want to include in the backup.
7. Make sure that the correct database(s) are listed in the Computer databases selection window.
8. Click File > Save near the top left corner of the BlackBerry Desktop Manager.
9. Name the backup file and select a location to save the backup files.
10. Click Save.