Backing up my Samsung device using Smart Switch PC
Switching Wirelessly
Switching using a Data Cable
A short tutorial on how to back up the content on your Samsung Galaxy smartphone to your computer. You can also use the Smart Switch software to transfer your content from an old smartphone to a new Galaxy smartphone. Simply back up your content and then restore it on the new Galaxy smartphone.
Please Note: This guide is deisgned for your Australian variant Galaxy devices, if you have an international device and require further support click here to get in touch with your Samsung subsidiary.
Smart Switch PC/Mac will back up the following information:
- Contacts
- SMS Messages
- Call logs
- Photos - bmp, wbmp, gif, jpg, jpeg, png, tif, tiff
- Videos - mpg, mpeg, avi, divx, svi, wmv, asf, pyv, mp4, m4v, 3gp, rm, rmvb, mov, mkv, skm, k3g, flv, swf
- Music - mp3, wma, wav, pya, ogg, m4a, aac, 3ga, flac, smp, dcf, mid, midi, amr, qcp, imy
- Documents - pdf, ppt, doc, docx, pptx, xls, xlsx, hwp, csv, txt, xml
- Calendar events
- Samsung Notes
- AR Emojis
- Clock
- Voice memos
- Home Screen settings
- Network Settings
Smart Switch Back Up:
Note: If you're installing Smart Switch on a Mac computer - make sure to uninstall Android File Transfer if you have installed this Google app on your computer. Smart Switch will not open or run on the same machine if they're both installed.
Note: Not all USB Cables are created equal! Some USB cables are only capable of charging a device, not transmitting information. The original Samsung cable that came with your device will be a Data capable USB cable.
Note: If you're having trouble Smart Switch to recognise your device, try unplugging the USB cable and try another USB port on the computer if you can.
Note: You can choose to select Check Encryption Settings if you would like to encrypt your backup so that no one can read the information off your computer. You'll need to set a PIN on your mobile device.
Note: If Smart Switch is unable to complete the data back up, you can try to uninstall the Smart Switch app from your computer and re-install it.
Note: You can access Music and Photos from the backup location inside the folder at:
- Windows: C:\Users\*your PC user id*\Documents\Samsung\SmartSwitch\backup\*device model number*\