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NOTE: For instructions on how you can back up app data, contacts, and media files on the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), you can visit this thread.
Restore Contacts from a Google Account:
- If needed, sign in with the Google account used for the initial backup
- Go to Settings
- Tap Accounts under User and Backup
- Select Google and tap your email address or user name at the top
- Ensure Contacts is checked and tap Menu > Sync now
Restore Contacts from Storage / SD Card:
- Make sure the microSD card containing the backup file is installed on your phone
- Open the apps drawer
- Launch Settings
- Tap Applications under Device
- Access Contacts and tap Import
- Select SD Card or Storage depending on the backup location
- Select to import a single vCard or multiple vCard files
- If needed, select the vCard you want to restore
- Select to restore the vCard on Device storage or to sync it with Google
Restore Media Files from an SD Card:
- Tap Apps on the home screen
- Launch My Files
- Tap SD Card under Local storage
- Tap Menu > Edit and check the boxes associated with the media files you want to restore
- Tap More > Move
- Select Device storage and tap Create folder or navigate to the desired target folder
- Tap Move here to restore the files
Restore Media Files from a Windows Computer:
- Connect the Samsung Galaxy A8 to your computer via USB
- Turn on Media device (MTP) / File Transfer (MTP) at the prompt or from the Notification area
- Launch the File Explorer on the computer
- Locate the media file backups on the computer and copy them
- Transfer the files on the phone storage, preferably in the Media directory or the folder they originate from
- Once the transfer is done, eject the phone storage via system tray and safely disconnect it from the USB port
Restore Media Files from a Mac Computer:
- Connect the Samsung Galaxy A8 to your Mac via USB
- Turn on Media device (MTP) / File Transfer (MTP) at the prompt or from the Notification area
- Launch Kies on the Mac
- Click the Back up / restore tab in Kies and access the Restore tab
- Tick the boxes associated with Music, Photos and other media file types you want to restore (or tap Select all)
- Click Restore and, if needed, follow any on-screen prompts that may follow
- Once the process is complete, eject the phone storage by dragging and dropping its virtual drive from the desktop and into the Trash can
- Safely disconnect the phone from the USB port
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