Back Up App Data:

  1. Open “Settings”
  2. Go to “Cloud and accounts”
  3. Tap “Backup & Restore”
  4. Enable “Back up my data” to back up app data, settings, and passwords to your backup account
  5. Enable “Automatic Restore” to allow app data, settings, and passwords to be automatically restored when reinstalling the apps or signing in with the backup account

Back Up Contacts:

  1. Open “Contacts”
  2. Access “Cloud and account”
  3. Go to “Accounts”
  4. Select an account to use for the backup
  5. Make sure the “Contacts” tick box is checked
  6. Tap “Menu” > “Sync Now”

Back Up Contacts to SD Storage:

  1. Launch “Contacts”
  2. Tap “Menu” > “Settings”
  3. Go to “All contacts” if necessary
  4. Tap “Import/Export”
  5. Select “Export to SD” and tap “OK”

Back Up Media Files on the Phone:

  1. Launch “My Files”
  2. Go to “Internal storage”
  3. Tap “Menu” > “Share”
  4. Select the desired contacts
  5. Tap “Share” and select the desired backup location

Back Up Media Files on a Computer:

  1. Connect the Android phone to the PC via USB
  2. On the phone, enable “Media device” / “File Transfer” when prompted or from the Notification area
  3. Open the File Explorer on the PC
  4. Locate the media files on the phone
  5. Transfer the files to the PC storage in the desired backup location
  6. Once done, eject the phone storage and safely disconnect the device from the USB port

Back Up Media Files on a Mac:

NOTE: You can skip the first 3 steps below if Samsung Kies is already installed on the Mac.

  1. Open the Internet browser on the Mac
  2. Visit https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/kies/
  3. Click “Download for Mac” and follow the prompts to complete the process
  4. Connect the Android phone to the PC via USB
  5. On the phone, enable “File Transfer” / “Media device” when prompted or from the Notification area
  6. Launch Kies on the Mac
  7. Access the “Back up / Restore” tab and go to “Backup”
  8. Tick the boxes associated with “Photos” “Music” and other media file types you want to back up
  9. Click “Backup” to start the sync
  10. Once done, eject the phone storage and safely disconnect the phone from the USB port



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