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NOTE: For a complete guide on how to back up data on the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), visit this thread.
Restore Contacts from Storage / SD:
- Assuming your contacts are backed up on an SD card, make sure it’s inserted in the phone
- Open the apps drawer and go to “Settings”
- Scroll to “Device” and tap “Applications”
- Tap “Contacts” > “Import / Export contacts”
- Tap “Import” and select “Storage” or “SD card”
- Select to import a single or multiple vCard files
- If necessary, select the desired vCard file
- Choose to restore contacts on “Device storage” or your “Google” account
Restore Contacts from a Google Account:
- If necessary, go to “Settings” and sign in with the Google account you used for the backup. If you are already signed in:
- Open the phone’s “Settings” menu
- Tap “Accounts” under “User and Backup”
- Select “Google”
- Tap your email address or user name at the top of the screen
- Make sure “Contacts” is enabled, then tap “Menu” > “Sync now”
Restore Media Files
From an SD Card:
- Open the apps drawer
- Launch “My Files”
- Tap “SD card” under “Local storage”
- Tap “More” > “Edit”
- Check the boxes associated with the media files you wish to restore
- Tap “More” > “Move”
- Select “Device storage”
- Navigate to the folder or tap “Create folder”
- Tap “Move here”
From a Windows Computer:
- Connect the Galaxy A7 to your computer using the USB cable
- On the home screen, swipe the “Status” bar down and enable “Media device (MTP)”
- Launch the File Explorer on the computer
- Locate the media file backups on the computer
- Copy the files and transfer them on the phone storage, preferably in the “Media” folder
- After the transfer is complete, eject the phone storage from the system tray and disconnect the phone from the USB cord
From a Mac Computer:
- Connect the Galaxy A7 to your Mac via USB
- On the phone, make sure “Media device (MTP)” is selected in the notification area
- On the Mac, launch Kies
- Inside Kies, click the “Back up / restore” tab
- Go to the “Restore” tab and check the boxes associated with “Music”, “Photos”, and other types of media files you want to restore (alternatively you can click “Select all”)
- Click “Restore” and if necessary, follow the on-screen prompts to complete the process
- After the restore is complete, drag the phone’s virtual drive from the desktop into the “Trash can” to eject the storage
- You can now safely disconnect the phone from the USB
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