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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Double backup and migration for Iphone
I am about to migrate from a Xiaomi Mi6 to an Iphone 15. I have a regular whatsapp installed on the Mi6. Its backup is configured to Never backup on Google Drive.
However, I do have data in an old ...
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How to restore Contacts from a filesystem backup?
I make filesystem backups of /data/ and am trying to restore my contacts.
Contacts appear to be stored in /data/data/user_de/0/com.android.providers.contacts/, specifically its database/contacts2.db.
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How to restore SMS from Google One backup
My Google Pixel 5a suddenly stopped working and I bought a Moto g84 as a replacement. I used the "without device" restore which reinstalled my apps but I don't have any of my SMS messages. ...
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How to navigate and interact with a HUAWEI P30 Lite with a broken screen using an external keyboard
I have a HUAWEI P30 Lite with a broken screen, and I'm attempting to save my data. I've connected an external USB keyboard and mouse, as well as inserted an SD card for backup. However, I'm ...
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Create an exact image of the internal storage
My relative lost all her photos by clicking on "format data" on her Realme 7 reboot menu (the one popping up at startup when holding together the volume down and power button - found out ...
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Lost old MMS images; can't find in Google Photos
I have years-long Google Messages text threads that have many, many photos. I've changed phones a lot, and the images have always been retained in the threads. I believe I have always selected the ...
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Backing up Google Drive files to a file on a USB key
I am running Android 12 on a Realme 8 5G phone.
I would like to back up my Google Drive files in their entirety to my USB key.
How can I do this from the Google Drive app, if possible.
If not how can ...
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Backup.ab - Java NumberFormatException Error
I got an ab file with adb from my phone's notes folder. Which I can not access without root. I am trying to convert it to the tar file but cmd gives me this error in the picture.
My command was ;
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Manually backup and restore individual Bluestacks instances?
I am looking to see if anyone has successfully figured out a way to manually backup and restore Bluestacks instances. I am not asking about Bluestacks backup and restore capability as this does not ...
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How to backup WhatsApp chats including voice notes
There are plenty of questions addressing WhatsApp backups but none seem to work for me.
Even trying the built in options isn't working at all. Using export chat without media only goes back to ...
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How to backup/restore specific apps for new phone?
I'm switching from OnePlus 6 to Nothing Phone and just want to backup some (from some apps not all apps) app data without root access. What are my options?
I've read several articles but their ...
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Get a list of unreadable files using ADB
I'm trying to make a backup of a dying SD card on my Samsung Galaxy Note 8.
I tried using adb pull, better-adb-sync, and other tools. The problem is that, not all files are readable because of the bad ...
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Data backup in recovery mode?
My Samsung a51 is broken and for some reason I can't turn it on, download mode is not available, only recovery mode. It has quite a lot of important data, mostly pictures. Is there a way to make a ...
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Creating a backup partition on Android
It would be lovely if I could manually allocate a portion of space to create a partition for backup that's separated from the other partions that gets wiped or replaced when flashing a custom rom so ...
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Whatsapp backup recovery [duplicate]
I am trying to get an old backup from one phone to another the problem is the phone from which am trying to get the back up from got stolen I still have access to all my accounts like Google Drive so ...
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Can't restore /data (non-gsi)
Redmi 7A (Pine). Some LineageOS ROM was working for years, but I decided to update Magisk via the app, that was a big mistake...
The system failed to boot so I backed up only /data without /data/media ...
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Saving a complete MMS with images and text
I have a Moto G Power (Android 10). I get great MMS with GIFs and words. I can save the GIF easily.
Is there a way to save the entire message (GIF and text)?
Google only backs up the attachment, not ...
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Delete photos from WhatsApp backup
I had recently painstakingly deleted lot of unwanted WhatsApp photos from my gallery to save storage space. But unfortunately WhatsApp has again restored all those photos (probably from backup). How ...
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How to open backup.ab
i got a backup.ab file with password. I'am looking for how to open it for 1 month but i still couldnt open it. I really need help can anyone tell me how can i open it please explain it with step-step
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How to download all photos from Google Photos into device?
I wanted to do a factory reset. I made a backup of my device using "Setting" → "Accounts and backup" → "Google drive" → "Back up data" → "Back up now" ...
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Is it possible to back up data in this situation?
I want to backup data from my phone currently in bootloop
The current situation:
phone - LG V40 ThinQ
Android Pie
rooted with Magisk
unlocked bootloader
USB debugging enabled
fastboot mode working (...
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Backup specific WhatsApp Chat to Google Photos
Any way to backup specific WhatsApp Chat's media (a group's media) to Google Photos? I can only see WhatsApp Images folder in GPhotos. I can't see any other way to do this.
Any suggestions are ...
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How can I restore my SMS messages from google drive or samsung cloud backup?
My previous phone is damaged. I have created backups to Google Drive and Samsung Cloud. I see that Messages are backed up to both cloud services, but I cannot access the content of these backups. How ...
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Nandroid Phone Backup Using TWRP for ROM Hopping
I want to switch ROM for testing purpose. Before that I want to make a NANDROID backup of current ROM so that if anything goes wrong with the new ROM, I can restore the backup to remain at the same ...
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WhatsApp giving error message "unable to back up" (Google Drive)
My WhatsApp has been giving me trouble for a long time regarding backups. It started a couple of months ago when I pressed back up now and I received an error message saying "unable to back up&...
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Export accounts from Microsoft Authenticator
I have Google Authenticator and Microsoft Authenticator. I want to move both off my main phone and onto two backup phones, mainly in case my main phone is ever lost or stolen. Walking around with all ...
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How do I back up the WhatsApp backup that is on Google Drive?
How do I back up the WhatsApp backup that is on Google Drive?
If I go to WhatsApp - Settings - Chats - Chat backup, it tells me the Google account that my backup is at and the size.
And if I go to ...
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Moving andorid secure folder between sd cards
I needed to upgrade my sd card size for my phone and have ~4-5k files in my android secure folder. I backed everything up to my laptop and then pushed it onto my new sd card. The copying got ...
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Backup advanced phone settings
I couldn't find a similar thread
I use Titanium Backup to backup apps and their internal settings, but there are so many things it fails to, like:
Accessibility settings
Apps and their permissions
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Why can't banking apps be backed up and restored?
Last night, I messed with the system and lost everything.
Had to wipe the phone and do the whole ceremony that comes after.
But the worst part was not restoring every single app, or restoring the ...
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How to access WIFI passwords in android backup?
I have backups from my previous android phone in my Samsung Account as well as in my Google Account. I do not want to restore the entire backup to my new phone, I just want to read the passwords ...
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Is there a way to backup an Amazon Fire tablet to Google cloud?
I'm assuming I have to root the tablet and install and log into Google+ to be able to do this. I want to backup an Amazon Fire tablet with all it's apps and data to Google cloud, then log into an ...
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Android backup on Google Drive was overwritten when I swapped a sim between phones. Is this the expected behavior?
My unlocked Galaxy S22+ which I bought from Samsung directly (8 months old) started randomly losing the device IMEI number. This is bad because the SIM card (Verizon) won't work without it. After ...
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APK backup with data Anybooks app
Non-techie here. I have a Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro and installed the Anybooks app which is now discontinued. Since I had downloaded 1 GB of books, I need to migrate the app and data to a new phone.
The ...
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Can't Find Any Backups After Uninstalling And Installing Whatsapp Because It Told Me To Do So
I was a Whatsapp beta user. A few hours ago it wanted me to update the app because my version is no longer viable. I tried doing that, then it told me, since I was a Beta user I need to first delete ...
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How to make a full local backup of my phone
I'm trying to find a way to have a full backup of my phone (apps, settings, data, life universe and everything...) but from what I read on the internet tools such as Titanium and Helium backup are not ...
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Backing up an Android app to Google Drive
Let's say you've installed an app, but you realize it is no longer available in the Google Play store.
Is there a way to back the app up in Google Drive (so, that, if your phone breaks down and you ...
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Backup versus sync on Android device
I do not normally keep any Google account details on my Android device. Instead, I typically log in to Google Play weekly, update my device, and then delete my Google account details from my device.
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Copy SMS from Redmi 4X to new 9C - Google and backup/restore did not work
I had an Redmi 4X dual SIM.
I bought a new Redmi 9C dual SIM.
I wanted to transfer everything from 4X to 9C.
On the brand new 9C I used the Google Set up & restore tool on both phones. And it ...
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Is it possible to see why my backup with adb is not working? [duplicate]
I play some games by a developer and there is no cloud save so most players would use adb to back up and move their save files. Lately though when trying to back up the game, it's just producing a 1kb ...
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Back up/restore /data on a device with forced encryption and no TWRP support
Back in the days before forced encryption, I was able to back up my entire filesystem (or rather, the /data partition, including all non-system apps and app-private storage) using TWRP and restore it. ...
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Temporarily lost phone, what to do about Signal backups?
I've lost access to my phone, with a Signal installation with a lot of old messages I'd rather not lose. I know that most likely I'll get the phone back within 6 months though.
I would also like to be ...
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A proper way to create complete backup?
Maybe someone could point me in the right direction, just trying to make a complete backup of my phone (Samsung Galaxy S22), so I could back everything up when needed, I have tried the 'Titanium ...
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Cant transfer more than 2.1 GBs to my android phone from computer why is that?
I am trying to transfer 14 GB folder from my laptop to my phone using USB cable but the copy stops at 2.1 GB and doesn't give any error message, is there a way I can transfer the whole folder?
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How to add Samsung Galaxy backup to a Xiaomi (different Android) phone?
I had a Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) phone but its display was dying, so I managed to get a backup of the phone through the Samsung Switch app to my laptop.
Now I got a new Xiaomi phone and I want to add ...
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full adb backup not creating .ab file for Realme 2 Pro
I am unable to create a full phone backup file of my Realme 2 Pro (model RMX1801) through the ADB. The phone runs stock ColorOS 7 (Android 10). The device is not rooted and I do not want to root it. ...
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Which partitions to back up for a "complete" backup?
I have a Galaxy S10e running crDroid 13. I don't have TWRP on it (since it had to be installed from the custom LineageOS recovery), but https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29442630/copy-full-disk-...
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Spyware installed on phone, need to backup data before giving it to police [duplicate]
A friend of mine installed a spyware on my phone about three years ago, and made the access to that spyware public and i didn't know about it untill recently. I was always confused as to how people ...
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Unlimited Google Photos storage?
When I bought my Pixel 3, one of the appeals was that Google promised unlimited storage at Google Photos (although not at max resolution).
Now, https://one.google.com/storage and https://one.google....
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Does native Android have a backup solution similar to iOS?
Does native (i.e. unrooted, non-unlocked, non-jailsomehowbroken) Android (later versions of it) have a backup solution similar to iOS (what used to be called iTunes backup, whatever it's called now) ?
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