How To Backup Your Data On Android Device

• Theft
• Software failure
• Malware attack
• Accidental loss of data
• Switching over to a new phone

How to Backup your Android Device:

Below are the four methods that you can follow to backup your phone.

First Method: Using Cloud Service:

You can make use of any cloud services but, the most convenient and probably the most easily accessible cloud storage that you can use on your Android device is Google Drive. Below are the steps to take a backup of cloud services:

1. Head over to Settings.
2. Once you are inside the Settings menu tap on Accounts.
3. Now tap on Google under Accounts and choose your Google email address that you want to back up into.
4. Then select the files that your wish to backup.
5. Tap on More and press Sync now.
6. That’s it!

Second Method: Using Third-Party Apps:

Now there are several third-party apps that let you backup your phone easily and more quickly. Some of the apps that you can use to back up the data are:

• My Backup Pro: With the help of this app, you can backup all of your device’s data on your SD Card and on a USB drive using OTG. You can also take cloud backup as well. This app also allows you to schedule automatic backups as well. Moreover, with the help of this app, you can backup files like Applications, Photos, Music, Videos, Contacts, Call log, Browser Bookmarks, SMS (text messages), MMS (message attachments), Calendar, System Settings, Dictionary, Music Playlists, APNs, Home Screens (Some devices), Alarms (Some devices), and more. However, there are some more features that you can get after rooting your phone.
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• Super Backup & Restore: With this app, you can backup applications, contacts, text messages, call history, bookmarks, calendars to your SD card, Gmail, or Google Drive. Moreover, with the help of this app, you can easily share any app with your friends by one tap, schedule automatic updates, backup SMS, contacts, and other files.
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• App Backup & Restore: This app is probably the most popular and easiest backup application that is available on the Play Store. I have personally used this app for quite some time and it gives your all the features that let you back up all of your Android device’s data. In fact, this app can also act as APK Extractor, Installer, Assistant, Sharer, Editor, etc as well.
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To know more about other apps that let you take a complete backup of your phone without any root access, you can read our previous post on Top 10 Apps to Backup Your Android Phone Without Root.

Third: On Rooted Device:

1. Make sure that you have enabled USB Debugging on your phone under Developer Option.
   – Go to Settings>>About Phone>>tap on the Build Number 7 times till you see a toast message “You are now a developer”.
   – Under the Developer Options, you need to enable USB Debugging. To do that again head to the Settings>>Developer Options>>enable USB Debugging toggle.
2. Now connect your phone to the PC using the USB Cable.
3. Agree the USB Debugging prompt on your phone.
4. Now download and extract the contents of ADB and Fastboot tools on your PC.
5. Open a command prompt on the same folder and type the following:

   adb backup –all

6. The above command will take a backup of your app’s data and system data.
7. You can also enter the below command to take a backup of your data on the SD Card.

   adb backup –shared

8. Once the commands are executed, you will be prompted to provide an encryption password. Then tap on Backup my data to take the complete backup.

Fourth: Using Computer:

1. Just connect your Android device to the PC.
2. Then check the notification bar on your phone and select Transfer files.
3. Boom! start copying the files that you wish to store in your PC and paste it in the desired location.

So, there you have it from my side in this post. I hope you guys liked this post and were able to back up the data on your Android device. Let us know in the comments below if you come across any issues while following the above-mentioned posts. Until the next post…Cheers!