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Backing up and restoring files on your PS Vita system using a PS3™ system
You can back up files from your PS Vita system to a backup file on a PS3™ system. Later, you can restore your PS Vita system if necessary. Back up your PS Vita system before replacing the memory card for the PS Vita system with a larger capacity one, or sending your PS Vita system for service or disposing of it. We recommend that you back up your PS Vita system regularly.
- Before performing this procedure, you need to do the following:
- Insert the memory card for the PS Vita system into your PS Vita system.
- Link a Sony Entertainment Network account with your PS Vita system.
If you have an account that was created on a different device, such as a PS3™ system or a computer, you can sign in using that account. - Sign in to PlayStation®Network on your PS3™ system.
To use the Content Manager application, you must sign in using the same account on your PS3™ system and your PS Vita system. - On your PS3™ system, close all open applications and select
(Users).
- In order to back up or to restore your PS Vita system, you must close all the applications in use.
Notice
You cannot use this procedure to back up trophy information. Instead, synchronize trophy information with PlayStation®Network to store the trophy data on PlayStation®Network servers. While signed in to PlayStation®Network, tap 
(Trophies) to synchronize trophy information.
- 1.
- Connect your PS Vita system to the PS3™ system using a USB cable.
- 2.
- On your PS Vita system, tap
(Content Manager) > [Start]. - 3.
- Tap
(PS3™ System). - 4.
- Tap [Back Up] or [Restore].
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the operation.
- When multiple accounts are linked with the PS3™ system, you can create PS Vita system backup files for each account.
- A maximum of 10 backup files can be created for all accounts.
- You can only restore a backup file to a PS Vita system linked with the same account as the one that the PS Vita system was linked with when the backup file was created. You can also restore the backup file to a different PS Vita system, if that PS Vita system is linked with the same account.
- The following limitations apply to backing up and restoring videos rented from PlayStation®Store:
- You can only restore the rented video files to the same PS Vita system that they were backed up from.
- If you copy (move) the rented video to a PS3™ system after you create a backup of it, the video will not be restored correctly.
- While the system is being backed up or restored, the power button, the PS button and all network features are disabled.
- In some cases, it might not be possible to back up and restore some video files correctly.
Deleting a backup file
In step 4 of "Backing up and restoring files on your PS Vita system using a PS3™ system", tap [Delete Backup Files]. Follow the on-screen instructions to delete the file.
- You can also use a PS3™ system to delete backup files that are stored on the PS3™ system. On the PS3™ system, select
(Settings) > [System Settings] > [Delete PS Vita System's Backup Files], and then follow the on-screen instructions. - When you use a PS3™ system to delete the backup files that are stored on a PS3™ system, all of the backup files are deleted all at once, regardless of the number of backup files.