Smartphones contain so much essential data that it is highly recommended to back up your device regularly. However, things have improved significantly in recent years. You can now automatically back up your data in the cloud using your Google account.
This backup includes:
- Apps and app data
- Search history
- persons
- Settings (including WiFi codes and permissions)
- Photos and videos
- SMS
Other files on your smartphone can be copied to the cloud manually using Google Drive or locally by connecting the smartphone to your PC. Note that the procedure described in this tutorial may differ depending on the make, model and Android version installed on this device. All steps were performed on a Galaxy S10+ running Android 9 with the Samsung interface.
How To Backup All Your Data To The Cloud With Your Google Account
For him:
- go to System settings
- Call Backup and restore and get in
- in the section google account enable Backup my data and self catering
- Check if your backup account matches your Google account
Now all your smartphone data will be automatically backed up to the cloud. You can also force a backup to start just before performing a risky manipulation:
- anytime Backup and restore come in google account
- tick Backup to Google Drive
- Tap the blue button back up now
You can follow the progress of backing up various items of your smartphone from this screen. You can also verify that a backup was made successfully in Google Drive. :
- open app google drive
- go to menu Hamburger in the upper left corner
- enter inside Backups
The latest backup should then appear.
How to restore your Google Drive backup?
If you have configured your device as described above, the restore is automatic. On a new device, all you have to do is log into your Google account and enable automatic restore in settings.
How to backup your data locally, on your PC or Mac?
Very simple :
- Connect your smartphone to your PC or Mac
- To choose File transfer on your smartphone
- Drag your photos, videos and other data that you can access in this way.
On Mac you need to go through an app Android File Transfer a little less practical. This solution does not back up your contacts or SMS, apps and app data – it’s more recommended if you just need to quickly back up a few data.
To restore your data
After the update or if it’s a new device, simply drag the files stored in the equivalent folders of your smartphone.
Backing Up SMS, Photo, Video, Email, Application and Settings One by One
We offer several detailed tutorials to perform these operations separately:
- How do you backup and restore your text messages?
- How to transfer SIM contacts to Google account
- How do you back up all your photos to the cloud?
- How to Backup All Gmail Mail to Hard Drive
- How to transfer your apps and settings to a new smartphone?
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