To do this, enter the “User Accounts” or Accounts section in the phone’s settings section and select the Google option. By selecting this option, a list of backed-up Phone , including contacts, email, calendar, etc., will be shown, and below each item, the time and date of the last Sync will be shown.
If some items have not been synced recently, you can sync them by selecting the Sync Now option. Note that depending on the version and skin of your Android phone, the Sync Now option may be located in different menus.
Google, in addition to the possibility of backing up the contact list, calendar, etc., also offers the possibility of backing up the files on the phone in the form of the Backup and Reset feature to Android phone users. This feature saves the information on the phone, including files and some settings and application data, on Google’s cloud servers so that they can be retrieved later. In Pixel family phones, in addition to files and settings, with the help of this feature, you can back up your text messages.
One of the advantages of this method is automatic backup, which makes the work very convenient. Of course, Google only allows storing one backup per device, and the amount of stored information cannot be more than 25 GB.
To use this feature, search for the Backup and Reset option in the settings section. You will see two options on the page related to this feature: Backup my data and Automatic Restore. In this section, both options must be active; If they are not enabled, enable them.
Also, check the Backup Account option and make sure you have chosen the Google account you want.
To back up files, you can connect a flash memory to your phone and save the desired files. Of course, instead of connecting the flash memory to the phone, you can connect your Android device to a computer through a USB cable and save the files on your computer. Which folders you back up depends on your needs, But .below we review some common ones:
The images captured by the camera are saved in the DCIM folder.
WhatsApp images and videos are stored in the Media folder inside the WhatsApp folder.
Local WhatsApp backups are stored in the Backups folder under the WhatsApp folder.
Images saved from Telegram, Twitter and Reddit applications are usually stored in folders called these applications under the Pictures folder.
The recorded images from the phone screen are usually saved in a folder called Screenshots. This folder may be inside the DCIM folder.
Files downloaded by the Android download manager application and browsers such as Firefox are stored in the Downloads folder.
Most unofficial Android markets, such as ApkPure, store APK files in folders named after these markets, and you can back them up.
Other programs may also have created folders in your phone’s memory that you should check.
The dr.fone application provides various facilities, including data transfer and recovery, cleaning, etc.; But in this article, we will focus on the backup feature. One advantage of backing up with this application is seeing a preview of the saved files. This feature allows you to restore only a specific part of the backed-up data. The Windows version of this application is available from this link. Use this link to download the Mac OS version.
After installing the app, connect your Android device to your computer and run dr.fone. After running, click on the Backup&Restore option. Now, you need to enable the Debugging feature on your Android device.
To do this, in the settings section, select About phone. In this section, find the Build Number option and tap it seven times to activate the Developer Options section on your phone. Now, search for and select Developer Options in the phone settings section. In the next section, find the USB Debugging option and activate the corresponding tick.
On the page related to the Backup and Restore feature in the dr.fone application, we are faced with two options: Backup and Restore. Choose a backup from these two options. On the next page, you can select various items, such as messages, call history, gallery, applications, etc., to backup. Also, you can choose the path to save the files in the Backup Path section. Finally, click the Backup button to start the backup.
To restore data, connect the phone to the computer and select the Backup and Restore feature in the dr.fone application. Then by selecting the Restore option, you can restore the desired data.