Note Backing up and restoring information is available only for Windows Mobile software for Smartphone 2003 and earlier and Windows Mobile software for Pocket PC 2003 and earlier.
To protect your work, use ActiveSync to create a backup file that contains all files, databases, personal information manager (PIM) information, and RAM-based programs on your mobile device. The backup file is stored on your PC.
For the greatest amount of protection, you should regularly back up information on your device. You can back up your information automatically each time you connect, or manually any time you want. You can also specify whether to back up all information or only new and updated information.
The backup file is not password protected, even if your mobile device is. If you store sensitive information on your device, protect the backup file as you would any other PC file that contains sensitive information.
When you use the backup file to restore information to your mobile device, information on the device is replaced with the information stored in the backup file, and the Recycle Bin is emptied.
Note that restoring does not:
See also
Automatically back up information
Restore information to your mobile device