Blackberry Desktop Software For Mac Os

Blackberry Desktop Software Mac Os
Blackberry Desktop Software Windows 10
Blackberry Desktop Software For Mac Os X 10.5

BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac will be compatible with Apple PCs running Mac OS Leopard 10.5.5 and higher. And users will need to be running BlackBerry device software version 4.2 or higher. Download and install. On your computer, go to Scroll down to For Mac Users. Click Download for Mac. Choose to sign up for BlackBerry services, click Download, and run the file that downloads. Follow the on-screen instructions to download and install the software. BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac can come to the rescue! On the summary page, we are going to select Restore from the top right corner. A menu will pop allowing us to select the file we want to restore. If the backup file was encrypted, the password will have to be entered in order to restore it. Similar to the backup process, you can select.

Have you ever wondered how you can save your BlackBerry® smartphone data to your Mac®? Well, wonder no more! BlackBerry® Desktop Software for Mac will quickly and easily save your information (even media files!) to your Mac. It never hurts to be prepared for those “what if” situations! Let’s take a peek at how you would go about creating an automatic backup, restoring a previous backup file and how to backup/synchronize any media that’s on your BlackBerry smartphone.

Let’s start by connecting your BlackBerry smartphone to your Mac using a USB cable. To enable automatic back up, select Device Options, then Back up. Here, you can schedule your Mac to back up your BlackBerry smartphone whenever it is connected on a daily, weekly or monthly basis, or even every time you connect your BlackBerry smartphone. Now that’s easy!

In addition to automatic backups, you can also perform a manual backup. To do this, open BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac and click on the Backup icon that appears in the top right corner.

You can then back up all of your data, or selected data such as your contacts or messages. You can also protect the backup file by adding encryption to it, which then requires a password to open the backup file contents. If you opt to encrypt the backup file, pick a password that you won’t forget, as the restore process does not provide any password hints.

Blackberry Desktop Software Mac Os

Back up times can vary, depending on how much data is on the BlackBerry smartphone, so sit back and relax while the BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac does the work for you!

What about media files? Let’s revisit the Summary screen, and this time, select Import Media.

Blackberry Desktop Software Windows 10

Depending on how large your media card is, you can opt to delete the media from your BlackBerry smartphone after the import process by checking off the box in options.

Now, what if you lost your BlackBerry smartphone and need the information from that device for your new replacement? BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac can come to the rescue!

On the summary page, we are going to select Restore from the top right corner. A menu will pop allowing us to select the file we want to restore. If the backup file was encrypted, the password will have to be entered in order to restore it. Similar to the backup process, you can select which data you want to restore to your BlackBerry smartphone.

Restoring Media works a bit differently, as it is synchronized to your BlackBerry smartphone. On the righthand side of BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac, select Music, Pictures and Videos.
Within Music, you can select by artists, playlists or genres, and even fill your media card with random songs from your library if you want.

With your Pictures, you can transfer them all from your library, or specific ones by events or last import.

In the Videos menu, you can select individual ones, or all of them.

When you are ready, click on the green sync arrows in the corner, and when it’s done synchronizing, your new BlackBerry smartphone will be just like your old one – at least data-wise!

Tip: If you don’t plan on using your old BlackBerry smartphone, you should consider performing a security wipe to remove any personal information before giving it to someone else. Check out the following post for an overview how to perform a security wipe – What is a security wipe and when should I use it?

If you have any questions about this feature, please leave a comment on this post or visit the BlackBerry Support Forums! Don’t forget to say hi on Twitter to @BlackBerryHelp.

System requirements for BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac OS X

Article Number: 000018769 First Published: April 25, 2017 Last Modified: December 03, 2018 Type: Support

Environment

BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac 2.4
BlackBerry OS version 6 to 7.1
BlackBerry Device Software 4.2 to 5.0
Mac OS X 10.6 to 10.8.2

Overview

Blackberry Desktop Software For Mac Os X 10.5

The following requirements must be met to install and use the BlackBerry Desktop Software on a Mac computer:

BlackBerry smartphone

Running BlackBerry Device Software 4.2 to 5.0 or BlackBerry OS version 6 to 7.1
A media card inserted or built-in media storage (for media sync).

Computer

Mac OS X 10.6 to 10.8.2
An active Internet connection
A user account with administrative privileges
For media sync:
- iTunes 10.5.2 to 10.7 (to sync music from the computer to the smartphone)
- iPhoto '08 to '11 (to import pictures and videos from the smartphone to the computer)

Additional Information

BlackBerry Desktop Software 2.4 is not supported on a Mac running OS X Leopard 10.5.8.

Organizer data syncing is no longer supported on Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9, since Apple has removed SyncServices. See Article 35311 for more information.

Was this helpful?

Thank you for your feedback!

Comments are closed.