Google's Android OS has been equipped into more and more mobile phones and more and more people buy smartphones running Android OS than buy iPhones. Android operating system became famous and the need for Android file transfer also increases for its integration of several advance and particular features.
And the main reason of its popularity is the open mobile platform and vibrant open source community provided by the Android OS. And because of this openness, we should worry about the safety of our Android data and wish to transfer Android data on computer for backup.
Just like other electronic devices, wrong operations and system errors will damage your Android files and even make them lost. There are various situations can make Android phone/tablet data damaged, lost and corrupted:
* Viruses and malware attack your Android device
* Drop down or water damaged your Android phone or Android tablet
* Corruption in Android operating system
* Reset Android device to factory settings
* Accidentally deleted some important files from the Android device
To prevent your Android data from losing or damaging, it is essential to take some precautionary measures before you face this troublesome situations. Below, we will introduce several different solutions to help you backup your Android to computer.
Keeping a backup of your Android data on computer is regarded as the best and most efficient solution to safeguard your Android files. So whenever you need to transfer Android files to computer, you can pick up the best Android File Transfer tool - Coolmuster Android Assistant to help you transfer everything from your Android phone and Android tablet to PC or Mac computer, such as contacts, text messages, photos, videos, music, apps and more.
Higlights of this Android file transfer software:
Here's how to transfer Android files to a computer with this software:
Step 1. Run the Android File Transfer and connect Android to PC
Use an effective USB cable to link your Android device to your computer (here we set Windows PC as example), launch the Android Assistant after you downloaded and installed it. Then, it will detect the connected Android device automatically and ask you to open USB debugging on the phone if you haven't done it before.
Step 2: Enable USB Debugging on Android
Follow the instructions in the article to learn how to enable USB debugging on Android device. If you did it before, you can skip to next step.
After you finish the USB debugging, you can go to your device screen to tap the "Allow" option. Then, the parameter information of your device, including phone model, system version and storage space size will be shown in the main interface.
Step 3: Transfer files from Android phone/tablet to PC
After enabling the USB debugging on your Android device, the Android file transfer tool will start to scan the device and show all the data on your Android in categories, including Video, Music, Book, Contact, SMS, Call Logs, App, etc. Press the file types. Just open each tab to preview the contained files in details. Mark the files you want to transfer to your computer and click the button of "Export".
You can also use the new 1-click backup&restore feature of Coolmuster Android Assistant to backup your Android data to computer. What you need to do is just launching the Android Assistant and connect your Android device to the same computer. Choose "Super Toolkit" from the top menu and click "Backup" to start the 1-click backup process. Also, you can click "Restore" to let the program provide you a 1-click restore process.
One-click Backup:
One-click Restore:
Here's the video tutorial to back up and restore Android data (about two and a half minutes):
You think Android Data Recovery is just a data recovery program? You are wrong! It can also help you export the recovered, as well as existing files on your Android phone to computer for backup. Coolmuster Lab.Fone for Android (for Windows/Mac) is one of the best Android data recovery software we want to recommend to you.
It is able to recover lost and deleted contacts, SMS, photos, videos, music, call logs and more from Android mobile phone and tablet and export these recovered data and those existing data on your Android phone to computer for future use.
Here's how:
1. Download, install and launch the Coolmuster Lab.Fone for Android;
2. Use a USB cable to connect your Android phone to the computer;
3. All detectable file types are displayed on the left, where you can open each category to view more contained files;
4. The files that are marked as red are lost ones and black color are existing ones. Preview and select the files you want to back up and click the "Recover" button to save them all on your computer.
Just have an Android phone, a PC and an original USB cable that shipped with your phone? Those also enables you to transfer files from your Android device to your PC. This method is effective even though it may not as smooth as using an app like above. Follow the steps below to learn how to transfer data from Android to computer by using a USB cable.
Complete Android file transfer manually with a USB cable:
1. Connect your Android device to your PC with the USB cable, scroll down the screen on the phone, and choose "File transfer".
2. Then, turn to your Windows computer, click "This PC", and access the drive of your Android device.
3. Now, find all files and folders in your phone memory, and drag-n-drop them on your computer.
Tips 1: Use Bluetooth to Transfer Android Data to PC
Is your PC equipped with Bluetooth? If so, you can send data from Android to Windows PC via Bluetooth, albeit at a very slow speed.
1. First enable Bluetooth on your Android phone and your PC, then pair them up.
2. Once the connection is established, select the file you want to transfer in Android phone, then choose the "Share" button and select "Share via Bluetooth".
3. Then, select the paired PC in the list that pops up. Go to your Windows PC, agree to receive the file, then click "Next" to begin the transfer. After the data transfer is complete, you should receive a notification that the file transfer has completed successfully.
Tips 2: Use Quick Share to Transfer Android Files to Computer
If the Quick Share feature is available on your Android device, you can use it to send and receive files between your Android device and Windows PC.
1. Download and install Quick Share on your PC, and enable it on your Android gadget.
2. Navigate to the files you want to send. Select them, and click "Share" > "Quick Share".
3. Choose your PC device on the list. Then click "Accept" on the computer. You will get the files.
Whether you use USB cable, Bluetooth or Quick Share, the data transfer process is unstable. For your device and data security considerations, we kindly remind you to use professional desktop software to transfer Android phone data to your computer. Coolmuster Android Assistant, I think, is the most convenient and reliable Android file transfer tool. It has various useful features for file transfer and management.
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