[ale] Android backup

[Paul Cartwright]

On 03/04/2015 09:25 AM, Preston wrote:
> On 3/4/2015 5:45 AM, Paul Cartwright wrote:
>> ok, just say I have this OLD Galaxy S3, and I might be getting a nice
>> new HTC One (M9) soon... probably start over with apps, reload email
>> accounts, probably NOT Facebook ( keep it on the tablet).. I have my
>> contacts backed up to the SD card.. what else should I backup & how??
>> I actually copied ALL the files from the phone to a folder on my
>> computer, all 4 GB.. not sure what I can do with those. suggestions??
>>
> You can make an image of your Android phone with NANDroid. I'm going
> to do this soon with my Nexus 5 because I'm swapping to CyanogenMod.
>
> http://trendblog.net/android-guide-make-nandroid-backup-android-phone/
> http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/what-is-a-nandroid-backup-and-how-exactly-does-it-work/
I'll check out Nandroid, thanks!

>
> I also use the following apps:
> +Backup Contacts (yes, I know Google has the info, but I'm cautious)
> Call Logs Backup & Restore (nice to my call information with new phone)
> SMS Backup & Restore (so I'll have my text messages on new phone)
>
> I've not tried the Ultimate Backup Tool from xda, but will probably
> give it a go (never can have too many backups).
>
> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1844032
 must be popular...


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