Questions tagged [backup]
Use this tag if you have issues with backups (of apps, settings, documents) on your Android device. As this is a quite generic tag, please use a more specific tag if applicable, for example 'nandroid', 'titanium-backup', 'clockwork-mod'. For restoring your backups, 'restore' is the more appropriate tag. Check the full tag wiki for more details and hints.
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Enable USB debugging from recovery mode on phone with unresponsive screen, stock recovery, not rooted, adb not connecting
First of all, I know there are already tens of similar questions, but none seems to be my exact scenario and every solution gets me stuck because something does not line up with my case.
I have a ...
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Wallpaper files in Google Drive backup
I have a new Samsung tablet using Android 14. I have a Google Drive backup of the settings from my old Lenovo tablet using Android 13. I can't figure out how to get the wallpaper file to transfer from ...
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Pull photos from Pixel 6a recovery mode, or fix bootloop problem
My wife's Pixel 6a battery died during use and when I charged it and restarted it, it is stuck in a bootloop. I have the option for a factory reset which I assume will work, but I have photos that ...
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How to access files of Samsung M21 stuck in boot loop
I have a Samsung M21 that apparently has become stuck in a boot loop (thought actually I do not see whether it is "looping" or simply stuck in the logo screen). This could be related to a ...
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How to backup edl userdata partition using firehose file on xiaomi snapdragon 652?
Xiaomi mi max helium with locked bootloader snapdragon 652 from the year 2016. Will it be possible to backup and restore the userdata partition after reinstalling the system? To backup and restore, do ...
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LineageOS with automatic full disk backups?
Is it possible to set up LineageOS on a Smartphone in a way that it:
Can do OTA updates.
Doesn't lose root (Magisk) after every OTA update.
Can do full disk backups (E.g. using sth. like Open ...
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How can I back up app data from an unrooted phone?
I’m trying to get normally‐inaccessible app data off my ageing Pixel 3 running Android 12. It’s OEM‐locked so unfortunately I can’t root it without losing the very data I want to try to back up. I don’...
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Cannot backup Pixel 6a
I forgot my passcode the other day (Pixel 6a, Android 14) and I was planning to backup my phone, reset my phone, then put all the data back into the phone. I was planning to use ADB, but then I ...
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Complete android backup
I want to make the most complete backup of absolutely the entire phone. As I understand it, there are no simple ways. But is it true that I can simply copy all the files from the root via the computer ...
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"You will be out of Google Account storage once your WhatsApp backup begins counting": Solution to avoid being forced to pay & have a safety backup?
We are writing to let you know that you will be out of Google Account storage once your WhatsApp backup begins counting toward your X GB storage limit in at least 30 days. Learn about WhatsApp backups ...
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How to backup/export Samsung Notes to PC
Is there a way to do this? I need it to be in a usable format on the computer. If the solution is complicated, please explain it in layman language as much as possible. My version of Samsung Notes is ...
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SMS/MMS Backup with offline search
Over many years, I have established a cumulative backup of all text messages. I have used various utilities with root over the years: Titanium Backup, SMS Backup Restore, Swift, etc. My final zipped ...
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Lost phone & all notes (my book). Are they in Google Backup?
Wrote my life's memories on NOTES for the 2nd time. Last time, I switched from (lost) Huawei to Xiaomi and thought they were not restored because of that. This time, I restored my Redmi 10C data, ...
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How to back up and restore Keys Cafe and My Stickers?
I am using a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 and migrating to a new Z Flip5.
I spent a week setting up the Keys Cafe with specific tags on 100s of images that enable me to see pop-up suggestions of memes in my ...
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Website shortcuts on the homescreen are gone on Android 11 - how to restore them?
I lost all my website shortcuts on the homescreen on Android 11. I didn't know of this bug due to which all web shortcuts on Android can suddenly disappear at any time. How to get the shortcuts or the ...
