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Back Up Application Data:
- Open the apps drawer
- Launch Settings
- Scroll to Personal and tap Backup & reset
- Enable Back up my data to back up app data, Wi-Fi passwords, and settings to your account
- Turn on Automatic Restore to allow app data, settings, and Wi-Fi passwords to be automatically restored upon the next sign in
Back Up Contacts on a Samsung or Google Account:
- Tap Apps on the home screen
- Open Contacts
- Tap More > Settings
- To save the contacts from your phone to your Samsung or Google account, tap move device contacts to
- Return to Settings and tap Accounts
- Select an account
- Tap More > Sync now
NOTE: Contacts backed u using this method will be automatically restored the next time you sign in with your Samsung or Google backup account.
Back Up Media Files on a Windows Computer:
- On the computer open the Internet browser
- Visit Samsung Smart Switch?
- Click Samsung Smart Switch for PC and install the app to your computer
- Next, connect the Galaxy Express 3 to your PC via USB
- If necessary, install any USB drivers that may be required
- When prompted on the smartphone, enable Media device (MTP) or File transfer (MTP). Otherwise, enable the option from the notification area
- Launch Smart Switch on the PC
- Open the File Explorer on the computer to locate the media files on your phone
- Copy the files and paste them in the desired backup location on the PC
- Once the transfer is done, eject the phone storage via system tray and safely disconnect the device from the USB
Restore Media Files from a Windows Computer:
- Follow the first 7 steps above
- Open the File Explorer on the PC
- Use the Explorer to locate the media file backups on the computer storage
- Copy the files and transfer them back on the phone storage, preferably in the Media folder
- Once the transfer is complete, eject the phone storage via system tray
- You can now safely disconnect the phone from the USB cord
Back Up Media Files from a Mac Computer:
- Launch the Internet browser on the Mac
- Visit Kies Support
- Click Kies 3 for Mac and install Kies on the Mac
- Connect the Galaxy Express 3 to your computer via USB
- At the prompt, enable Media device (MTP) / File transfer (MTP), otherwise turn this option on from the notification area
- On the Mac, open Kies and access the Back up / restore tab
- Click the Backup tab and check the boxes associated with Music, Photo or other types of media files you wish to back up
- Click Backup
- Once the process is done, drag the phones virtual drive from the desktop and drop it into the Trash can to eject it
- You can now safely disconnect the Express 3 from the USB cord
Restore Media Files from a Mac Computer:
- Follow the first 5 steps above
- Open Kies on the Mac
- Go to the Back up / restore tab
- Click Restore
- Check the boxes next to Photos, Music, and other media file types you wish to restore
- Click Restore
- If necessary, follow the on-screen prompts to complete the restore
- Once done, drag the phones virtual drive from the desktop and drop it into the trash can to eject it
- You can now safely disconnect the device from the USB cord
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- 03-13-2017, 09:30 PM #2Junior Member
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Re: Samsung Galaxy Express 3: Back Up & Restore App Data, Contacts, and Media Files
An android data backup app could transfer everything from your phone to computer, you need to connect your phone to computer and start the app, then the app would detect your phone data automatically, you can select and check those data you want to backup.
how to backup samsung data
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