How to Backup & Restore Samsung Phone Data with Kies

With the increasing maturity of Android smartphone technology, we can be exposed to a wide variety of Android phones in our daily life. Yes, just like the fish can not leave water, people each minute in dealing with a mobile phone, calling, senting messages, chatting, taking photo or video, listening to a song, etc. There is no doubt that smartphones as a miniature device, largely to replace the computer, become an indispensable tool for the user. So, therefore, whether have you aware of the importance of your phone data? Unfortunately, is clearly not!

As the majority of Android users, they all have no the habit of backing up data from their mobile phone, in the majority with Samsung mobile phone users, as a direct result of phone data loss. Accidently deletion, rooting fail, system upgrade, factory settings restore, phones damage, water damage, phone stolen and so on can lead to our precious data loss, including contacts, text messages, photos, call logs, calendar and more. So, it is necessary to termly backup data from ours phone, so that we can easily get back the lost data when we need. In this tutorial, we will take Samsung phone as an example, introducing two simple ways to backup and restore Samsung phone data.

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Note: If you have been lost important data from your Samsung phone or tablet without any backup, please calm down, fortunately, your black Friday did not come when you see this article. You can try restoring the lost data from Samsung devices with the help of Samsung Data Recovery.

Samsung Data Recovery or Samsung Data Recovery for Mac is a synthesis recovery tool which allows you to restore any deleted data incluing contacts, text messages, pictures/photos, videos, call logs, WhatsApp messages & attachments and more from all kinds of Samsung Android phones and tablets, for example, Samsung Note 5/4, Galaxy S6/S6 Edge, Galaxy S5, Samsung Galaxy A8, Samsung Infuse, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy On 5, Samsung Epic 4G Touch, Samsung Galaxy Ace, Samsung Galaxy Tab 4, Samsung Galaxy Tab S and so on. In addition, the program also enables you to recover lost data from SD card inside your Samsung devices.

Ways 1 Backup & Restore Samsung Phone Data with Kies

Samsung Kies is a software used on the computer, which is used to replace Windows Mobile Device Centre. It can synchronize images, movies, music, contacts, etc., and a built-in independent Marketplace, users can download software through Kies and directly sync to their phones, without having to use a mobile phone login Marketplace. So, you can back your Samsung data up, and restore backup to your Samsung device with the help of Samsung Kies.

Part 1. Backup Samsung Phone Data with Kies

Step 1. Launch Samsung Kies and Connect Your Samsung Device

Launch the Samsung Kies on your computer, then take out an USB cable to connect your Samsung phone or tablet to Samsung Kies. Once your device is recognized by the program, choose “Backup & Restore” option and press “Data backup”.

Step 2. Back Up the Selected Data to Kies

As the above pop-up window you can see, Samsung Kies allows you to back up contacts, memo, planner, call log and message, video, music and photo from your device. According to your need, tick the check boxes in front of the items you wanted, you can also check “Select all items” option to select all. After that, click on “Backup”, the program will automatically back them up for you.

Note: Please keep your Samsung device connected and wait patiently before the backup completed. If done, click on “Complete” button to close the dialog.

Part 2. Restore Lost Data to Samsung from Kies Backup

Step 1. Choose Backup Files

Run Samsung Kies and connect your Samsung, click “Backup & Restore” option and choose “Restore data”. On this window, press the “Select folder” button to select and load a previous backup file.

Step 2. Restore Whatever Data You Wanted to Samsung Device

After selecting a backup file, the program will automatically extract all the recoverable data from backup files. Select the data you want and click “Restore” to regain your lost or deleted data.

Ways 2. Backup & Restore Samsung Phone Data with Mobile Transfer

Mobile Transfer is the one-click phone transfer and management tool which gain the highest user evaluation. With the help of this tool, you can sync contacts, SMS, photos, music and more between Android, Symbian, WinPhone, iOS devices and even BlackBerry phone, and backup and restore phone data effortlessly.

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Part 1. Backup Samsung Phone Data with Mobile Transfer

Step 1. Enable the Backup Mode

Launch Mobile Transfer after the installation, when you can see the primary interface, click “Back up your Phone”.

On the next screen, follow the tips to connect your Samsung device to PC via USB cable, if you want to change the location where to save your backup folder, you can click the menu on the right top of the window and then choose “Settings” to show the dialog as below. Click on “Browse” to select the file location as you like and then click on “OK”.

Step 2. Back Up Data from Your Samsung Device

Once the program can recognize your device, all the transferable data will be listed, select whatever you wanted and click on “Start Copy” to begin the backup process. Please remember to keep your device connected through the entire process.

Part 2. Restore Lost Samsung Data from Backup

Step 1. Select A Backup File

Click “Restore From Backups” in the homepage of Mobile Transfer, and choose “Kies” or “MobileTrans” to move on.

On the next screen, select a backup file on the left panel, and conncet your Samsung device to PC by using USB data line.

Step 2. Extracting to Restore Your Lost Data

When your phone is detected, select the file you would like to transfer from the available backup files on the left. Then click “Start Copy” to move the selected data to your Samsung device.