Many a times, it may so happen that you may lose data accidentally. In such cases, it is the presence of a backup fie which can help you restore your lost data in no time. When you use the Android backup manager, you may encounter a few difficulties because the backup file is not readable. Owing to this constraint, you cannot directly restore the backup files. However, it is not impossible. With the smart use of software, you can easily backup your Android device by extracting the backup format and restore your content easily too.
Android Backup Manager is a tool which is used for the sake of extracting backups but the whole process is extremely complex. The backup file needs to be created using the ADB command. When the backup file is compressed, the compression has to be done using the zlib compression library. When a password is entered during the compression process, it will lead to an encrypted backup file.
In order to create backups on your device, you need to have an Android 4.0+ version. First of all, you need to enable USB debugging mode. You need to check the Android manifest XML file and you have to set Android: allowback attribute to true.
There are a series of steps which needs to be performed as you will have to enter commands.
This is the way to create a backup. If it already looks to be too much hassle, you won’t be happy to know that the process of extracting and restoring the backup is even more complex.
Extracting the backup
Overall, the whole process looks to be a lot complex and this is why most people tend to refrain from using the Android data manager for either performing or restoring backups. We will talk of alternate way which is a lot easier and much quicker and sans all the technical troubles as well.
Wondershare TunesGo is one of the most popular and effective software which can be used for the sake of backing up the content and restoring it easily too.
Owing to these features, it is definitely one of the preferred choices among users. Let us take a look at the steps to follow for backing up and restoring Android data.
In order to backup the content on your Android phone, follow these steps.
Step 1 Download and launch TunesGo Android Backup Tool on your PC. Connect your Android phone to PC.
Step 2 Click Toolbox tab. Find and click Backup Device to backup important files on your device to PC.
Step 3 You will find a list stating all the content which you wish to backup. Select content(s) to backup. By default, all data on your device that can be backed up are ticked. Click Backup to complete the process.
Step 4 You backed up your Android phone to computer successfully. Click Open Backup files and you can find the backed files on your computer.
When you have made a backup, you can use it anytime for the sake of restoring your files and retrieving them back on your phone.
Step 1 Launch TunesGo Android Backup & Restore Tool on your PC and connect your phone using a USB cable. Go to Toolbox tab, then choose the Backup Deviceoption to restore what you want to device from backu files.
Step 2 You will find a list which will offer different backup files. You can select the backup files from the list, or Open Other Backup on your computer manually. Click Next to start the restore process.
Step 3 Select content(s) to restore. By default, all data that can be restored to device are ticked. Click Restore to get the contents back to your Android device.
During the Restore process, please don't disconnect your device.
Mar 25,2021 11:19 am / Posted by Christine Smith to Android Backup