All details of the backup of Windows Phone 8.1, backup all you data

One aspect that not many people get the importance is the issue of backing up your terminal. With Windows Phone 8 we covered some aspects: messages, pictures and part of the configuration. But with Windows Phone 8.1, has gone further, and now many more configuration sections are included. Then we will give you all the details.

Enabling backup

When starting your first phone with Windows Phone 8.1, you can activate the service backup. This will save your important content on phone OneDrive if something happens to your phone, or just change of terminal and want to make the transition more bearable.
If you've updated your phone from Windows Phone 8 and you have not turned in, no issues wizard, you can activate it easily by going to settings and then moving to backup.

Applications and configuration

In this section you can activate the backup of these two aspects. Which will serve you well when you restore the phone, or change to a new one, because in a few steps can keep the phone as it was before. Which has content that backup?

• The accounts and passwords configured.
• The history of calls.
• The Color of the topic chosen, and the design of the home screen.
• The list of Internet Explorer on your phone.
• The custom dictionary words that were added to the phone.
• Configuring the phone as preferences photos, messages, lock screen, voice, etc.
• The applications installed, along with the highest scores and progress of the applications that support it.

As you can see, many aspects of mobile are covered. On the other hand, you can activate the backup independently for applications or mobile configuration.

Backup

The phone waits to have a Wi-Fi connection and be charging to create a new backup automatically. On the other hand, you can always perform a manual backup at any time. To do this you have to go to setup, then back up and tap on applications and configuration. You will see a button that says Backup now.
By the way, if you spend three weeks since the last backup and he can not perform some automatically, the phone will ask if you want to create another.

Delete backups

Like you may want to remove these backups and Windows Phone 8.1 will let you. To do this go to settings, then back up and tap on applications and configuration. Scroll down and you'll see a button that says manage backups. Thus:

• If you want delete the full backup, mark the backup settings and press on delete.
• If you remove only application data, disable the option above, and mark backup applications and then to delete.

With this you remove the local copy, but you can also delete backups on OneDrive. To do this, just go to settings, options, and then config. Device to see a list of backups stored on your OneDrive.

Text messages

The SMS and MMS messages can be automatically saved in OneDrive. Thus, when you restore your phone or change to a new one, you will have available all conversations again. If messages are removed, they also removed from OneDrive.
With Windows Phone 8.1, you can configure the synchronization and indicate the period of time which messages are downloaded. By default we have 1 year.

Photos and videos

This section has not had many new features, and still using OneDrive to upload photos or videos you make on your end. Thus, in addition to perform as backup, will be available from any other device that has OneDrive or from the Web.
You can configure how you want the load independently for photos and videos are made:

• No charge: if you want to automatically upload files.
• Good quality: reduces the resolution of the images to use less data storage space OneDrive, but offering an acceptable quality, thus allowing the rise to OneDrive can do with your mobile data plan. This option is not available for videos on Windows Phone 8.1.
• Best quality: the pictures or videos are uploaded to the server with the original resolution. Required to be connected to Wi-Fi for this.

Remember to activate the automatic upload photos.
Are you surprised about how much can be backed up in Windows Phone 8.1? Have you had to use it yet? Let us know in comments.