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Chapter 5 : Copy files and sync your personal data 49
It’s also likely that you store some personal data in accounts that you
created on the web. These are called online accounts. Sometimes you’ll
hear that data stored in online accounts is stored “in the cloud.” That’s just
another way to say that your data is stored on a server that you access
through the Internet. For example, if you have a Google/Gmail or a
Yahoo! account, you have a contact list stored in the cloud. You may even
use the calendars in these accounts to keep track of your schedule, so you
may also have calendar events stored in the cloud.
Finally, you may have data stored in an HP webOS Account that you use
with a webOS smartphone.
You want to be able to access all this data on your device. This section
explains how you can do that. The actual how-to part of getting your
personal data on your device is pretty simple. But before you take that
step, we recommend that you spend some time thinking about where you
want your personal data to be stored and how you want to access it.
On your device and in the cloud: You can set up a sync relationship
between your device and an online account in the cloud. This enables
you to create and change data in one place—on your device or in the
online account—and have it show up in both places.
On your device and on your computer: You may be able to set up a sync
relationship between your device and selected desktop organizers.
Different kinds of sync relationships may be possible using third-party
solutions (if available). These would enable you to create and change
data in one place—on your device or in the desktop organizer—and
have it show up in both places.
On your device only: Store and create contact and calendar data in your
HP webOS Account. It’s backed up to your HP webOS Account in the
cloud. You cannot create, change, or look at your HP webOS Account
data except on your device.
NOTE Data that you store in your HP webOS Account cannot be accessed
anywhere but on your device. HP webOS Account data is backed up daily. No
one, not even you, can see that data.
For further information about getting personal data onto your device, see
hpwebos.com/migrate-webOS.
What do we recommend? We recommend that you set up a Google
account and move your contacts and calendar data to the cloud. That
way, you can access, create, and change your data on your device; in
your Google online account; and, if you have one, on a webOS
smartphone. The remaining personal data that you create on your
device—memos—are automatically backed up as part of your HP webOS
Account.
Use the following table to review your options. Then click the link to learn
how to complete the solution you choose for your personal data.
These solutions are not mutually exclusive. Do what works best for you.
You could potentially use all these solutions. You could, for example, sync
several online accounts, including an Exchange account; sync data with a
desktop organizer using a third-party solution; and store and create new
data in your HP webOS Account.