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# Synchronizing Personal Information

A number of phones and other Bluetooth* enabled devices provide access to contacts and other Personal Information Manager (PIM) data using Bluetooth* wireless technology. If the device supports access to PIM data over Bluetooth*, a Data Synchronization group is available in the My Bluetooth device window.

With Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software you can read contacts from your device and save them into a file for backup purpose, and write contacts from a file to the device (restore them from the backup file).

Supported profiles and roles:

- SYNC client: allows you to backup and restore contacts
- Phone Book Access Profile (PBAP) client: allows you to backup contacts

## Backup and Restore Personal Contacts Information

Note: Only the complete contacts database can be backed up or restored on the device.

To start PIM data backup:

1. Find your device in the device list: open the My Bluetooth window; if your device is not displayed, perform a search for devices.
2. Double-click on the device icon to open the My Bluetooth device window displaying all the available services.
3. Click the Backup... button in the Synchronize PIM Data with SYNC section or Synchronize PIM Data with Phone Book Access of the Data Synchronization group, select the name of contact backup file and click Save on the Save as File dialog.
4. You may need to approve access to the data on your device before the backup can proceed.
5. Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software begins the backup process. The PIM backup progress indicator and completion message are displayed after the data is saved to selected file.

To start PIM data restore:

1. Click the Restore... button in the Synchronize PIM Data with SYNC section of the Data Synchronization group, select a previously saved source file for contacts, and click Open in the Open dialog.

Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software begins the restore process. The PIM restore progress indicator and completion message are displayed after the data is restored to the connected device.

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