Questions tagged [google-backup]
For questions concerning the backup made to Google servers (which you are asked for on device initialization: "Do you want to backup your data to Google?")
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Disable Google Photos backup prompt
I use Syncthing and restic to back up photos, so I don't need or want to use Google Backup.
When I open Google Photos, it periodically prompts me to turn on backup. If I say "no", the prompt ...
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"Unable to restore your chats from this backup. Do you want to restore your chats from an older backup?" WhatsApp message
I tried all day to move my WhatsApp from one phone to another. I had everything backed up, but when I verified on the new phone, I realised that I forgot the password and the encryption key to restore ...
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Backup SMS and MMS to Google One on G Suite or Google Workspace account
I'm a G Suite/Google Workspace user. I have 22977 messages including media (MMS & RCS), but it can't backup to Google. In Android backup, it only shows 1.0 MB for backed-up SMS and MMS.
How to ...
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Is Android backup no longer able to back up SMS and MMS for G Suite users?
I am using G Suite legacy and recently around October 2023, I discovered that my SMS and MMS were not backed up in the Android backup provided by Google One.
On a Gmail account, backups work normally ...
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How to back up Google Keep data
How do I back up my Google Keep data?
Is there a way I can download everything in one single large .tar.gz tarball or other contiguousing and compression format?
Thanks.
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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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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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Possible to make a copy of WhatsApp backup stored in Google Drive?
My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S9. When my WhatsApp is regularly backed up to my Google Drive, the old one is deleted. I want to keep a copy of the old one, that was backed up to Google Drive.
How can I ...
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Do I need a Samsung phone to recover notes from the 'Memo' app on the dead Samsung phone?
My Samsung Galaxy S7 (with Android 8.0) is dead. I need to buy a new phone now and recover all my data from the automatic google backup. I wrote numerous notes to the default Memo app (which produces ...
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Rsync for Android: with Google Drive and Github
I am looking for a way to sync a folder that contains files created by an app, where the app doesn't have backup capabilities.
I want the folder to be synced either with Google Drive, or, better, with ...
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Is it safe to store passwords in WhatsApp end-to-end encrypted backup?
So there is a WhatsApp group in which only I am present and hence I use the group to store my passwords by sending them in the group as chats. I then backup those chats using the WhatsApp end-to-end ...
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Restore data from Pixel 3a to Galaxy S22
I am trying to restore data from a Pixel 3a cloud backup to a Galaxy S22. Both are running Android 12 with the May security update. When I go to restore, it says, "This backup is from a device ...
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How to check which installed apps have been taken off the google play store?
Each time I restore my apps using my Google account I find out that some apps were just left out; the apps were no longer available on the Google Play Store.
How can I confirm that all apps installed ...
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How can I backup and/or restore MMS messages on another phone?
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I recently got a new Android phone. (OnePlus Nord N200 5G for reference.) On my old phone (LG V30+) I utilized the "Backup" in the Settings. On my new phone, I was asked if I wanted ...
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How to restore android phone from Google cloud backup to a new phone when unlock pattern is not recognized?
I broke my phone (Android 10). I have a new phone (Android 11).
I tried to restore data from Google cloud backup, but it asks for the unlock pattern of the old phone.
I know the pattern, however, I ...
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Unable to restore backup of Whatsapp (switching phones only)
I'm following the tips, that are on a WhatsApp website, on what to do when upgrading phone.
I'm moving from Samsung S7 to Asus Zenfone 8. Asus provides app for that, but WhatsApp is notably missing ...
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Configuring SD card
I bought an SD card of 64 gb for my Razer Phone 2 and I'd like to transfer big data in it (Spotify songs, videos, useless apps). I can't find any option to safely move data from my phone to the SD ...
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How do I backup Device Folders and Camera Photos to different Google accounts?
Currently, my camera folder is by default synced to my personal Google account. I would like to backup my Whatsapp Media folder to another account. However, Google photos settings don't let it so. ...
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How to prevent an app from sharing its data with Google?
The changelog of a popular SMS/MMS app, Textra, states:
Textra is now backed up automatically [emphasis added] using the built-in Google Backup service. Makes it so easy to swap devices or uninstall /...
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Cannot restore WhatsApp backup without Google Services
I'm migrating from a standard Google-enabled smartphone to a Huawei one, that does not have the Google Services installed. Anyway, I was able to successfully download and install WhatsApp from the ...
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Android phone does not recognize that there is a backup in Google Drive
I have backed up my phone (LG G7 ThinQ) to google drive and I am trying to restore my app data. The problem is that when I go into the settings app under the backup and restore option, it tells me ...
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Does google contact sync also sync the sim card or does it just sync the contacts stored on the phone?
So I have this old Galaxy S5 phone that that I'm upgrading to a samsung a51, and I'm also getting a new SIM card that keeps the phone number but doesn't keep the contacts. Do i need to do something ...
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When does a Google account automatically backup on a Samsung Galaxy S6?
I need to backup my phone (Samsung Galaxy S6 running Android 7.0) using Google Drive but there is only a toggle in the phone settings saying 'Back up my data'. This is on but there is no indication ...
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Is there a way to reset my Android Google sync data?
I've been using Android since the days of Froyo (Android 2.2). My data would get synced normally using Android's Google sync feature.
I am not sure whether there has been of fundamental change in the ...
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How does one restore data to phone from Google drive?
I backup my data from my Android phone to Google Drive. I then performed a full factory reset. I was given the option to exchange data with another phone, but not restore from Google Drive.
When I go ...
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How can I clear the "Auto Backup" data to get a clean install?
When I delete and then later re-add an app, the app doesn't start "clean". Instead it "remembers" things from the last time the app was installed, which I do not want.
I have tried settings > (...
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How does Backup to Google Drive work?
What apps and apps data is backed up? Some apps may use large amounts of storage, how does android decide what to backup?
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How do I create fast backup of camera photos to cloud storage
One of my friends have taken some photos which were deleted by some elements by forcibly taking their mobile device and deleting them.
So I searched for ways (including app searches) for fast backup ...
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Are these two different phones listed in Google Drive's Backups?
The following screenshot is from Google Drive's Backups.
SAMSUNG-SM-J327A backup
Apps: 30 apps
Call history: 94 KB - Last backup: Oct 13, 2019
Device settings: 4 KB - Last backup: Oct 14, 2019
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Is it possible to backup without root?
I tried restoring a TWRP backup of my Pixel 3 and it ended up putting my phone into a bootloop. I downloaded the latest factory image and reflashed (not knowing the latest version bootloops when ...
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How to backup contacts to Google from Samsung devices which don't export vcf file?
The Contact apps that ships with Samsung devices does not seem to have a function to reliably backup all contacts on the phone and SIM storage to Google accounts.
Is there any third-party app that'd ...
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Transfer Android app with offline data to NEW PHONE without ROOT
I've purchased a new phone and have transferred most of the data from the old device to the new one using various means.
There is one app, however, that does not have account login, so I cannot save ...
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What actually gets backed up, how many times?
Say I have a photo A taken by the phone camera. It is stored somewhere, but can be seen in the stock Gallery app as well as the Google Photos app. Q1:Are both apps using the same physical copy or are ...
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Google photos uploads everything from DCIM folder
So in my Redmi Note 7 Pro, the screenshots and screen recordings all go in a subfolder inside DCIM folder. Photos (app by Google) simply uploads everything in the DCIM folder. I have tried this, but ...
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Android (9) Pie's native "Back Up" to google drive grayed out
Android Pie has a native manual back up to google drive. After I turned off the back up and turned it back on, the back up button is grayed out.
Since then I
Re-added my google account on my phone
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How to restore data from Google Drive?
My Samsung Galaxy SGH-T99 broke recently. I can see the backup of my data on Google Drive. I will not repair the device and want to restore my data. How can I do that? Please provide guidance.
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Google Drive backup not showing
I switched phones a while back but just noticed that even if im logged in with the same google account, I am not able to access my previous phone's backup. These are the backups in my GDrive:
I need ...
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On a multi-user Android device, when Google Backup runs, whose data will get backed up?
If it's enabled, Google Backup does two things.
A) It runs "key/value backups", maybe once every few hours, and it stores the data in the Android Backup Service.
B) It runs "Android Auto Backups", ...
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Why do I have enter all my logins on every app on a new Android phone?
I've just got a new OnePlus 6. It's installed my apps from my old phone but every one is asking for my login.I have loads and remembering the logins will take ages.
On websites Chrome remembers this, ...
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Use Samsung or Google account for automatic backup?
On my Samsung Galaxy S7 with Android 8.0 I'm logged into both a Samsung account and a Google account. Both of these offer cloud backup and data synchronisation of settings and documents, but I'm ...
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When does google backup stop waiting?
I enabled google backup on my galaxy S8 this morning. Photos synced in a few minutes, but all other items ("App data", "Call history", "Contacts" etc) have a message under them reading "Waiting to ...
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How does Nokia automatic backup work on the new Android One devices?
My girlfriend recently got a new Nokia 6.1 device with Android One. Her last device got damaged and data was lost so I'd like to make sure this one is optimally backed up.
I'm used to backing up my ...
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Prevent google backup of contacts?
I have Google backup turned off permanently, however my contacts are still backed-up somewhere to Google cloud. I discovered that yesterday from another device that offered me to recover my contacts ...
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Google Photos backs up only cover photo from burst mode photos
When I take picture on my Moto G5 Plus, I long press in my Camera app to get multiple photos. From what I have read, it is called burst mode. The photos are stored in the /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/...
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Restoring Android apps and settings on new redmi 4 from backup not possible
I used to use a Samsung Galaxy S5 and now switched to a Xiaomi Redmi 4. I have backup'd my phone settings and app settings to my google account. However, when I initialize my new phone, there is no ...
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Notification images appear in Google Photos backup
Why are images that appear in my notifications starting to appear in my Google Photos? How do I stop it?
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Can a Google/Samsung backup be restored if the account holder is not logged in?
I am concerned about security on an old phone that I have given away, after resetting it. Smart lock won't make any difference, as it only applies to my home location.
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Restore apps from backup on Google Drive
I have a backup of my old phone I can see in my Google Drive app on my new phone.
How do I backup/restore all the apps from this backup?
From searching, it looks like this should have been an option ...
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Combining two single sim phones (backup) into one dual sim phone
Is there any method of combining the Android backups from two mobile phones when I move from two single sim phones to a dual sim phone?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 running my UK contract SIM, and a ...
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Restore Pixel C backup
I had a Pixel C, which I backuped (System -> Backup -> ...). I can see that backup (1) in Google Drive.
After the Pixel C died I now have a new Pixel C and would like to restore that Backup (1).
When ...
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