Full Tutorial: how to backup (or restore) any Android phone with adb shell

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This video is a full tutorial to backup up or restoring any Android phone. We're using the adb (Android Debug Bridge) tool which means it's possible without needing root access. adb is very powerful tool that allows you to create a full system backup, including app apks, their respective data, as well as the internal storage. To start with you need to install the Android SDK on your PC and update the Android SDK Platform Tools to the latest version using the SDK Manager. Also ensure that you have working USB drivers for your phone installed. Next you need to ensure that Developer Options is enabled on your handset and set a backup password as well as toggle USB debugging to be on. Then you can connect your phone and use various adb commands to backup the data you require and restore any backups. We go over all the options available using "adb backup" and "adb restore" http://mobilenetworkcomparison.org.uk/tutorials/how-to-backup-or-restore-any-android-phone-with-adb-shell/ All the download links for the files you need are below: → adb install files (from the Android SDK): http://bit.ly/1rqzaLI → USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy SIII (get appropriate drivers for the device you’re using): http://bit.ly/1rqzbzf → SMS Backup +: http://bit.ly/1FDEZQn → SMS Backup & Restore: http://bit.ly/1nzfdah Mobile Network Comparison blog: http://mobilenetworkcomparison.org.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/networkcompare Comparison site: http://mobilenetworkcomparison.org.uk/compare/

Comments

  1. dose it backup phone's stock firmware ?
  2. can you tell that how can I replace my phone's build.prop file with backuped build.prop in my phone's sdcard.
  3. No any Android man, no! It is for samsung only.
  4. the backup file (.ab) shows the size of 0 kb, why?
  5. bro i suddenly flash a custom rom after that i dont have the correct imei number so need your help to recover imei with adb fastboot tool if its possible so .... ?
  6. thanks for the tutorial its really helpful , however i just have 2 questions.

    1) will it backup my pictures, videos and whatapp msgs ?
    2) can i backup my phone using recovery adb mode since my phone keeps restarting ?

    i have USB debugging enabled , any help would be appreciated Thanks !!
  7. Does 'adb backup -all' include OS and apps that it came with?
    What command do I use to only back my data but none of the apps.
  8. Hi There,
    It does not prompt me for the backup password while executing the command. What to do? Is this mandatory to set up password? Should this not work without password?
  9. I love you. Perfect video. Successfully restored an "invalid" helium backup with this technique. I'm going to use this method to back up all my files now! (and I don't need to root my phone!) Thank you so much!!!
  10. I'm doing this because my phone is locked out and the screen is cracked at the top, so I can't unlock it. I don't know if Debugging is enabled. Will this still work?
  11. I tried this and passed the unlock password and received the message backup starting and then one second later backup finished and nothing happened. I have done some research on this and it seems many people have run into this problem with suitable answers for the fix. I am on a Samsung S4. Any ideas on the fix for this? If you can not find the platform tools folder in windows it will be located here: C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools
  12. When i do the restore command my phone says it wants to do a backup. Note 7 smh.
  13. it shows "failure setting backup password"...dont know why
    ???
    any help please!!!
  14. Ok what is "$ADB_VENDOR_KEYS is not set" Seems like its saying my phone is locked but I did have to kill the server due to a version mismatch "Server ver 31 to client ver 36"
  15. What if you can only access your phones recovery mode?
  16. Hello I didn't enable the sub debugging and I want to retrieve my note4 videos is there any way to get my videos my note 4 is locked so can I do it ?
  17. what command do i need to type to backup EVERYTHING. i mean a full nandroid backup of the whole rom, one that can be restored in the event of a bootloop? many thanks
  18. reading some of these comments.. some people just should NOT play with things.. lol

    Now (3) questions i have for you..
    1. is this considered a NAND backup?
    What i mean is if you were stuck in a BootLoop, could you restore this & fix it?
    2. have you found a program/app that you can explore the .ab file?
    3. could you mount that .ab (or convert it) to be used as a virtual android device?

    i also wanted to recommend an app i use to backup internally..
    "Super Backup", it backs up to internal or SD,
    all your Contacts, installed apps (if Rooted Internal apps as well), your Calendar(s), & SMS (MMS)
    i like it, works well.
  19. Whenever using the command to backup I get "adb: unable to open file c:\backup1.ab" and when I don't specify a location the backup can not be found.
  20. Hi, thank you very much for your tutorial.
    I did every step as you did, but I receive an error message when I enter the backup command.
    It is telling me "adb: unable to open file C:\Users\user\Desktop\adb\"
    I started cmd in admin mode and I also checked if the device is connected with the command adb devices. Any suggestions?