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Back up your phone

When growing up I’m sure I never envisioned the day where I’d need to back up my phone. However, with all of the data we store on our phone beyond the every growing contact list, that day has come. Here’s a brief list of options for backing up your smart-phone data for each of the four major platforms. (There may be others but I like focusing on the free options.)

logo WaveSecure (Android, Windows Mobile, Symbian & Blackberry)

  • Lock & Wipe
  • Backup & Restore
  • Location & SIM Tracking

lite_with_androidiDrive Lite (iPhone, Blackberry & Android)

  • Backup
  • Multiple restore options
    • Restore contacts
    • Restore selected contacts
    • Clean Slate Restore
    • Restore from other device(s)
    • Restore contacts from another account
    • Restore from earlier version


phoneInstall[1]Microsoft My Phone (Windows Mobile)

  • Back up your phone automatically
  • Share photos on your favorite social networking sites
  • Access your contacts, text messages and more online for free
  • Locate your lost phone


 mobilememobileme (iPhone)

  • MobileMe keeps your mail, contacts, and calendar information in the “cloud” and uses push technology to keep everything in sync across your iPhone, Mac, PC, and the web automatically. So no matter where you go or what device you use, all your information is up to date — no docking required.
  • With MobileMe iDisk, it’s easy to store, access, and share files online. You have plenty of storage space — even large files are no problem. Just add the files you need to your iDisk, and whatever you upload will be there for you to download using a web browser on any computer or using the iDisk app for iPhone or iPod touch.

Published by Michael Sauers

Michael Sauers is currently the Director of Technology for Do Space in Omaha, NE. Michael has been training librarians in technology for the past twenty years and has also been a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, serials cataloger, technology consultant, and bookseller since earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany’s School of Information Science and Policy. Michael has also written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and his fourteenth book, Emerging Technologies: A Primer for Librarians (w/ Jennifer Koerber) was published in May 2015 and more books are on the way. In his spare time he blogs at travelinlibrarian.info, runs The Collector’s Guide to Dean Koontz Web site, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.

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