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Turn on or turn off media card support
When you turn off media card support, your BlackBerry smartphone can't access the files that are on your media card. This
might be useful if you want to make sure that your files are saved to your smartphone's built-in media storage rather than your
media card.
1. On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Device > Storage.
3. Select or clear the Media Card Support checkbox.
4.
Press the key > Save.
Sort media files
1. Do one of the following:
• To sort videos, on the home screen, click the Media icon > Videos icon. Highlight a video.
• To sort pictures, on the home screen, click the Media icon > Pictures icon > Picture Library folder.
• To sort voice notes, on the home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Voice Notes icon. Highlight a voice note.
2. Press the key > Sort by.
3. Click a sorting option.
About transferring and synchronizing files
You can transfer and synchronize files between your BlackBerry smartphone and computer using a USB cable, or you can use
Bluetooth technology to send files to or receive files from a Bluetooth enabled device.
If you want to manage and preserve the information or the encryption that's associated with your files when you synchronize
files between your smartphone and your computer, use the BlackBerry Desktop Software. To download BlackBerry Desktop
Manager, from your computer, visit www.blackberry.com/desktop and select the appropriate option for your computer. For
more information about synchronizing files, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
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Transfer files between your smartphone and your computer
1. Connect your BlackBerry smartphone to the computer using a USB cable.
2. In the dialog box that appears on your smartphone, select one of the following file transfer options:
• If you want to transfer most types of files, click USB Drive.
• If you want to synchronize media files that are protected with DRM, click Sync Media.
3. If necessary, type your smartphone password. Your smartphone appears as a drive on your computer.
4. On your computer, do one of the following:
• Drag a file from a location on your computer to a folder on your smartphone.
• Drag a file from a folder on your smartphone to a location on your computer.
To view a file that you transferred to your smartphone, disconnect your smartphone from your computer and find the file.
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