Here we are going to share multiple methods to backup Samsung phones to PC as well as Cloud. There are various official methods that you can follow to backup your data if you have a Samsung phone even if its screen is broken. You must be thinking why the need to backup Galaxy phone before updating, it is because sometimes updates cause issues that lead the phone to not work, and so you may end up resetting your phone and that time you won’t be able to backup your phone. So it is always recommended to backup your phone before updating. If you are switching to a new phone, you know the importance of backup.
What content you can backup from your phone?
Sometimes you need to take backup of limited data and other times you want to take backup of all data. In both cases, you can use all the given methods. Here are content that you can backup on PC and Cloud using the official methods:
Call and contacts Messages Apps (Not all apps data) Galaxy Wearable Home Screen (Apps, folders, wallpapers on the home screen) Settings (Home Screen settings, Network Settings) Images Videos Audio Documents and Files
Let’s begin with the first method.
How to Backup Samsung Phone to PC via Smart Switch
There is an useful official tool from Samsung that comes in handy when you want to take a backup of contents or want to restore them. It’s an official Samsung tool called Smart Switch. This takes local backup which means you get to keep your backup on PC so that you can restore the backup even if you don’t have the old phone. You can use this method to save space on your phone. That’s it, you have now taken a local backup of your phone to your PC. This is the best and most preferred method because of many reasons. Here are the main reasons.
Fast Easy Restore Choose Specific Contents to Backup or Restore Save backup locally No Internet Required
If you have a backup taken from this process, you can follow the same steps to restore it. After opening the Smart Switch app on your PC, just choose Restore instead of Backup and select the data you want to restore. Let’s now move to the second method.
Backup Samsung Phone to External Storage
If you don’t have a PC but have external storage, then you can follow this method. It’s not the best method like the first one, but it’s quite reliable and useful if you don’t have a PC. You can use an External hard drive, Pen drive, SD card, or other supported devices. Here are the steps. You can restore the backup using the same steps. The only difference is to choose ‘Bring data from old device’ instead of ‘External storage transfer’.
Backup Samsung Galaxy Phone to Cloud
If you have cloud storage like Google Drive or Samsung Cloud, you can take backup to cloud. Unlike the previous two methods, you will need the Internet for this method. Here are the steps to backup Galaxy phone to Google Drive or Samsung cloud. If you have used the Samsung cloud for backup, you can follow the same steps to restore the data. You need to choose restore instead of backup. If you take a backup to Google Drive, the data will be restored automatically, or you will get an option during the setup of a new phone.
Backup Samsung Phone with broken screen
If your Galaxy phone screen is broken then there can be some different possibilities, like the screen is visible but the touch not working, the phone is on but you can’t see anything on the screen, or the phone is completely dead. If the phone is completely dead then you can either use a third-party service app and hope it works, or you need to visit the official service center.
If the Touchscreen is not working:
If the problem is with your phone’s touchscreen but you can see the display, then you can easily connect a mouse to control your phone. This way you will be able to take backup of your phone with any of the methods mentioned above.
If the Screen is not entirely visible:
In case your phone is working but the screen is not visible and even touchscreen is not working, then you can follow these steps: So this is how to backup your Galaxy phone to PC or cloud. As you now already know, you can even backup your phone if the screen is broken. I hope you find the guide useful. In case you have any queries, you can ask in the comment section below. Also Check:
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