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Re: best way to back up contacts etc

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Originally Posted by Sporkman View Post
... i now google has a sync how do you use it ? how do i get my contacts etc back on my hero after i root ?
To sync with google on the hero, all that is needed is to enter your gmail sign-in details when first setting up the phone. After that, your phone will automatically populate the phone with your gmail contacts, and keep them synchronized.

Rooting and flashing a recovery image will not zap your data, nor will flashing hero ROMs (although sometimes a wipe is suggested prior to flash). Of course if you RUU back to factory that will also wipe your data. Either way, when you once again enter your gmail sign-in details, it should soon re-populate your phone's contacts and begin keeping them in sync.

I have only ever entered my sign-in details once, at the end of last year when I got my phone, in the Sprint store (weeks before I rooted, and over a month before I flashed a ROM). I don't even recall what the setup screen looked like, but it was there somewhere. Nothing I have done since has required me to do anything else to keep the phone in sync with google.

What are you running into (how isn't it working) ?

EDIT: On a side note, it's very easy (and worthwhile) to backup your gmail contacts from google's web interface. Look in the upper-right corner of the contacts window for 'Export'.
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