https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-Feedback/How-to-Back-Up-and-Sync-Your-Android-Phone-Directly-to-an/m-p/1708115#M131586 <P>I have just been looking at a thread in which&nbsp;<a href="https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1723281">@Png</a>&nbsp;was guiding a member as to how to extract data from an old mobile 'phone that was prone to crashing. Of course, most users back-up their precious data from their handset into the cloud. However, there is another method :-</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><A href="https://www.howtogeek.com/back-up-and-sync-android-phone-to-external-hard-drive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to Back Up and Sync Your Android Phone Directly to an External Hard Drive (howtogeek.com)</A></P><P><A href="https://www.howtogeek.com/back-up-and-sync-android-phone-to-external-hard-drive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.howtogeek.com/back-up-and-sync-android-phone-to-external-hard-drive/</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>If the data on your handset is precious, I would suggest that both one or more cloud backups and one or more physical backups might be prudent.&nbsp;</P> Sat, 06 Apr 2024 13:52:28 GMT Oxonian 2024-04-06T13:52:28Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-Feedback/How-to-Back-Up-and-Sync-Your-Android-Phone-Directly-to-an/m-p/1708115#M131586 <P>I have just been looking at a thread in which&nbsp;<a href="https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1723281">@Png</a>&nbsp;was guiding a member as to how to extract data from an old mobile 'phone that was prone to crashing. Of course, most users back-up their precious data from their handset into the cloud. However, there is another method :-</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><A href="https://www.howtogeek.com/back-up-and-sync-android-phone-to-external-hard-drive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to Back Up and Sync Your Android Phone Directly to an External Hard Drive (howtogeek.com)</A></P><P><A href="https://www.howtogeek.com/back-up-and-sync-android-phone-to-external-hard-drive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.howtogeek.com/back-up-and-sync-android-phone-to-external-hard-drive/</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>If the data on your handset is precious, I would suggest that both one or more cloud backups and one or more physical backups might be prudent.&nbsp;</P> Sat, 06 Apr 2024 13:52:28 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-Feedback/How-to-Back-Up-and-Sync-Your-Android-Phone-Directly-to-an/m-p/1708115#M131586 Oxonian 2024-04-06T13:52:28Z