NOTE: To learn how you can back up apps, contacts and media files on the Galaxy Core LTE, visit this link for a full guide

Restoring Applications:

  1. Log into your Google account if necessary
  2. Press the "Menu" button while viewing the home screen
  3. Tap "Settings" and go to the "Accounts" tab
  4. Tap "Google" > "Sync all"
  5. Press the "Back" key and tap "Backup and reset"
  6. Mark / clear the check boxes next to "Backup my data" and "Automatic restore"

Contact Restoration

Restoring Contacts from the SD Card:

  1. Tap the "Contacts" icon located on the home screen
  2. Go to the "Contacts" tab
  3. Press the "Menu" key and tap "Import / Export"
  4. Tap "Import from SD card"
  5. Select an account to import the contacts to
  6. Tap "Import vCard file" > "OK"
  7. Tap the vCard file you wish to import, and tap "OK"

Restoring Contacts from a Samsung or Google Account:

  1. Press the "Menu" button while on the home screen
  2. Tap "Settings"
  3. Go to the "Accounts" tab
  4. Tap "Google" or "Samsung"
  5. Tap the "email address" at the top of the screen
  6. Tap "Sync contacts" to mark the check box. If the box is already ticked, tap "Sync now"

Restoring Media Files

Restore Media Files from the SD Card:

  1. From the home screen, tap the "Apps" icon
  2. Tap "My Files" > "All files" > "SD card"
  3. Locate the files stored on the SD card
  4. Tap and hold the file that you wish to restore
  5. Tap "Move". Your device will automatically show you the available memory locations. To move the file to a different location, tap "Create new" or tap the folder name
  6. Tap "Move here"

Restoring Media Files from a Windows Computer:

  1. Connect your smartphone to the computer via USB
  2. Swipe the "Status" bar down and tap "Connected as a media device"
  3. Mark the check box next to "Media device (MTP)"
  4. From the AutoPlay window on the computer, click "Open device to view files using Windows Explorer"
  5. Open a different Windows Explorer window and navigate to where the media files are backed up on your PC
  6. Copy the desired files, and paste them on your phone's memory. NOTE: the "Card" icon represents the external memory, whereas the "Phone" icon represents the internal storage
  7. Once the transfer is complete, safely disconnect your smartphone

Restoring Media Files from a Mac Computer:

  1. Use the USB cable to connect your Core LTE to your Mac
  2. Drag the "Status" bar down and tap "Connected as a media device" > "Media device (MTP)"
  3. On the Mac, launch Kies
  4. In Kies, click the "Back up / restore" tab
  5. Click the "Restore" tab
  6. Mark the check boxes associated with "Music", "Photo" or any other type of file that you wish to restore. (Alternatively, mark the "select all items" check box)
  7. Click "Restore" and follow any additional prompts, if necessary
  8. Once the process is complete, safely disconnect your smartphone


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