How to quickly copy ALL data off an Android phone | BACKUP

[@hypersphereengineering6015]

Thanks for this , I've been trying to copy a 67.3 Gb DCIM folder from my Android phone to my PC. Windows explorer constantly fails with errors and never gets to 100%. this worked first time and was heaps faster.

[@asahinoz]

I tried 4-5 pages and a few videos, almost everybody assume that you know how to use the tool, this one was the comprehensive video which enabled me start from scratch and finish the job, thanks for sharing..

[@MariaLuiza-re4wr]

Thank you so much. I had like 30 tabs open on stackoverflow, reddit, and many forums and other pages and this was the only one that got to the point. I did it on Linux. I enabled debugging on the phone, then I just did "sudo apt install adb" and followed your instructions.

[@itsmechaosguy]

skill issue

[@pnani007]

my guy! this is so underrated video! SO MUCH MALWARE AND PAID SOFTWARES I HAVE ENCOUNTERED! U ARE A LIFE SAVER! lots of love! thank you!

[@prins5793]

Incredibly helpful and straightforward. This is guaranteed the fastest method of getting files from ur phone to a computer. I would like to notify everyone tho that in selecting specific folders like he did in the error part, *the back slash did not work* and what did work was using **forward slashes** for the folders. Also another tip is if CMD is *stuck* in "building file list" and you are not sure if it is copying files, check the destination folder first before you cancel (speaking from exp). CHEERS!

[@DefiantPlayz]

@prins5793 this is my usual path name. what changes should I give? F:\POCO bckup\platform-tools-latest-windows\platform-tools\poco backup

[@jor4n767]

How can you restore the data tho? Just paste and overwrite?

[@johnterpack3940]

Brilliant. So tired of videos showing me how to open file explorer and drag files over. I knew there had to be a better way.

[@CookyMonzta]

I followed the procedures very carefully, and I noticed something else: There is a file in the (ls) list called 'storage', and in that file, in many cases, you get _both_ the folders from your device's internal (shared) storage _and_ from your microSD card. But there is a problem... I had no problem using 'adb pull storage' on my Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite and AGPTek T06S MP4 player; but with my T-Mobile REVVLRY (same as the Motorola Moto G7 Play), Platform Tools can't extract the folders from the devices internal storage, whether I run 'adb pull sdcard' (folders from internal storage) or 'adb pull storage'. Only the folders from my microSD card are extracted. As it turns out, the only way I can grab the folders from my internal storage is to remove the microSD card and disengage access to the card (i.e., stop the device from searching for the card). Either that, or I format the card to be accessible by any device; in which case, when I perform 'adb pull storage', files from both my internal storage and microSD card will be extracted.

[@MartinLinne]

What to do if I`m not able to enable USB debugging because my Phone is stuck in a bootloop?

[@ZekSanchez]

Dude THANK YOU SO MUCH! This is exactly what I wanted to do!

[@mahmoudsoliman1177]

Thanks , my friend. I've been searching for about 2 days

[@JoeGoldberg1991]

my mate 20 pro is stuck on the erecovery loop, ive tried every possible fix with no luck. im trying this now with it connected to my computer but its not appearing in the connected devices after typing in adb devices.

[@knotcircle2844]

will the backup files work if copied again to a phone that was restored to factory settings? I'm looking forward to this

[@snappyie]

+1

[@CM-xr9oq]

yes, except for any files that are encrypted or directories that are read/write protected.

[@marcelinoverazanidesouza]

Stupendous! This a so much underrated video!

[@ydiadi_]

how to copy folders that have spaced in between ? adb pull sdcard/new folder .....gives error

[@Yearning.Astrophile]

very helpful and no third party apps , thanks

[@alexander_228]

This helped and was super easy

[@DefiantPlayz]

this is my usual path name. what changes should I give? F:\POCO bckup\platform-tools-latest-windows\platform-tools\poco backup

[@pip732]

Sir, you are a master

[@healngrow9080]

Thanks buddy . Tremendous job , well done 👌🏻👌🏻.

[@arthursidortschuk5835]

Somhow i was only able to copy the files to my C: drive. Other Drives in my System don´t work.

[@YouTubeYouTube-br3oj]

Jesus christ, it was helpful. Thanks a lot for saving my day

[@Death.Lord.X]

ADB seems to been stopped on android 13, it's not pulling my SD card help!!!!!!!!

[@maozedong5035]

can you please help after veux:/ # cd sdcard veux:/sdcard # ls veux:/sdcard # absolutely nothing shows up no alarms or android DCIM etc its just blank after trying to change language with morelocale2 im stuck on bootloader and I dont want to lose any files from my gallery

[@puregeophysicist7448]

Okay how to get the apk and data back to the same phone

[@kgbadariprasad1]

Hey.. YT does not permit 100 votes. Lovely tutorial !

[@oskarek9310]

im quickly just want to custom room and save my files like photos or personal info

[@rokiedebian2692]

How to pull app+data?

[@dr.stephen.strange]

Does this method copy timestamps of the files and folders as well??

[@sideskroll]

Im wondering the same thing.

[@dr.stephen.strange]

​@@sideskroll Turns out it doesn't

[@dr.stephen.strange]

​@@sideskroll but you can preserve timestamp by using adb pull -a sdcard The -a option preserves all the file attributes

[@JasonRodriguez2187]

I got a error message and it didn't pull any files from my phone, don't know why.

[@MisterSolitude]

call the police

[@Hyperrrex]

OPEN THE NOOR

[@hedgeclipper418]

This is an excellent guide. Thank you so much. I don't know why it was so difficult finding this info via a Google search.

[@CookyMonzta]

HEY! Can it pull a phone's ROM and apps and back them up? I have noticed that, even though my phone (with barely anything installed) has 6GB used, the backup methods I have tried recently have pulled no more than 700MB, most of which comprise of photos and Web pages I have stored on the phone. No apps, no system files.

[@SjG-bm5mc]

This is OK--only because it works--but I just don't understand why a video is used when a text list would be so much better, easier to copy-past to create a CMD script (since one was not provided) .

[@ashishdhiman2007]

Thanks, this is really helpful. Cheers.

[@dinoydavis4853]

What should i do to select my phone and do this process. Reply will be very Helpfull.

[@queenbzy5116]

My device won't pop up

[@colewilliams8742]

Phone is recognized but🙏 I am getting error closed. Any solution?

[@bsdgffishtuna5186]

does this restore settings and usernames/passwords??

[@sirtouha7297]

does it work in fastboot ? my phone is stuck in fastboot ie bricked

[@ajat.]

Saaaaame. Did you fix it?

[@arryliwu8209]

Thank You Very Much

[@dishant_7]

Adb pull sdcard says sdcard not a file or directory

[@srinidhit8298]

My mobile is struck in bootloop but I can enter into recovery mode. It is unrooted so is there any way to copy all the internal files??

[@FukesTruOp]

Open your recovery and connect usb to pc and copy your data

[@egilnilsen8105]

How? With some command line or tool? Or is it supposed to show up in windows explorer? @@FukesTruOp

[@Mazza666]

I'm getting many permission denied messages. Such as fstab.zram1024m: Init: Modem_log: Resetfactory.cfg etc I did adb pull sdcard, I get pull: building fill list..... Don't see any other messages. Phone is Huawei mate 10. Update: took about 15mins to start seeing percentage. It stopped @ 32%. Will try again hopefully I get to 100%

[@PocketZX]

Gracias a este video pude hacer lo que creí imposible sin root. Ahora puedo cargar mis datos de Mini Dash en otro dispositivo si mi celu muere!

[@abay1423]

my device is not listed on adb devices , someone can help me??

[@mrlordmax5521]

go to developer settings and turn on usb debugging first

[@RobsShop-yy9ox]

Check Stack Overflow

[@oskarek9310]

3 : 00 i got an error adb : error failed to acces 'files' No such file or directory

[@oskarek9310]

i fixed it i typed a wrong letter it works normally

[@namenotshown9277]

heres my dilemma: samsung s7 tried to find deleted video by rooting first, that didn't work properly had to do a factory reset to get phone working again ( bad usb port on the phone caused that issue). So will that deleted video still be on the phone memory somewhere if I follow above procedure? ( s7 I didn't have any backup and no deleted files restore on that phone)

[@mkdcg]

Any further writing to the phone after you deleted the file will make it less likely to recover. Doing a factory reset afterwards probably overwrote the file you're trying to look for.

[@Brunomlalves]

Hey, mine stopped at 22%. No error. Just stopped. :(

[@thepunisher8154]

Can i save data from exploded phone?charger slot was broken when explode.pls i need that data in my phone

[@kushlife8708]

When i put "adb shell" command in cmd with admisitrator permissions, this returns error:closed Any solution? Now i hoping gonna be succeed after some days of trouble finding and faith exceed :')

[@CM-xr9oq]

did you enable USB Debugging?

[@inexcelsisdeo8475]

"ls: permission denied"..for all..whyyyyyyyyyyy

[@robinreso6240]

do you know how to pull video/photos from local internal DCIM folder with adb?all tutorials piont to a internal sd card :(

[@MeghRana]

internal sdcard means internal storage

[@surajjare7801]

thanks a lot

[@SilentTeo]

Thank you, works great~!

[@spadress]

Why is it neccesary to backup the sd card like this, if its a model where you can remove the card? Does it get wiped after a hard reset or what?

[@kamal92606]

Just copy and paste in computer

[@BbPacman]

/system/bin/sh: cd: /sdcard/sdcard: No such file or directory ???

[@YuvrajRaghuvanshiS]

cd /sdcard is enough

[@YuvrajRaghuvanshiS]

adb shell cd /sdcard

[@themasterocktv82]

@@YuvrajRaghuvanshiS anyway doesnt works. No such file or directory

[@YuvrajRaghuvanshiS]

@@themasterocktv82 do 'cd /' and then type 'ls' there must be some folders like storage, sdcard, emulated etc. Go into them, find.

[@GrandmasterofWin]

Alright man. Nice mic, but dude. I shouldn't have to turn the bass down. I think you put a little too much enhance on the bass.

[@pethelprc4721]

great wont work on win32

[@allwinmindset]

Thank you, it's worked. However. I cannot find the Folder "/data/user/0/com.enlightment.voicerecorder/files/Records" in the list of directory in Command Prompt. Would you pls advise?

[@whoshotjj]

Maybe use your name as the “user” area? I’d recommend to ctrl + R and find the folder

[@CM-xr9oq]

the /data directory is read-protected. You can only read/copy if your phone is rooted.

[@spelbound]

what good is this tutorial if you dont show the steps before you install adb

[@silkworm6861]

Bullshit. That's not pulling ALL data off the phone, e.g. app data is stored is /data, not /sdcard.

[@MelanCholy2001]

Exactly. Mine was a note 4 (I still have it, but had to buy a weird, gigantic samsung S21 that is huge just to remain working!) and I can pull the sdcard OUT and put it in my laptop. What I need is in /data and elsewhere, and abd pull simply isn't doing the trick.Anyone with knowledge, please advise! I don't want to dirty flash a ROM and risk losing my actual real important data in /data and elsewhere (and TiBu is an EPIC failure; what a disappointment! Am I supposed to get a rooted Note 4 and HOPE TiBu can "restore" my phone to "day it died" conditions? Buy a new phone line for a month?). I want my real data back. (And I haven't had time to think about it.. I'm pretty triggered about this. Sorry.)

[@heartnet1999]

Where did you learn about this?

[@Zigma72]

Please, change your microphone 😅