How-to: Back Up Apps, Contacts and Media Files on the Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Backing Up Apps:

1. While on the home screen, press the "Menu" button


2. Select "Settings"


3. Go to the "General" tab


4. Tap "Back up and reset". Note: you need to be logged in to your Google account in order to back up your apps. If you don't have one, tap "Backup account" > "Add account" and follow the on-screen prompts to create a Google account


5. If necessary, mark the "Backup my data" check box


6. If required, tap "Backup account" to select an account


7. To carry out a manual sync of the applications, press the "Back" button and then tap "Google"


8. Select your email address at the top of the screen


9. Make sure that all the desired back up categories have their check boxes marked


10. Tap "Sync now"

Backing Up Contacts To Your Samsung or Google Account:

1. While viewing the home screen, tap "Contacts"


2. Go to the "Contacts" tab


3. Press the "Menu" button


4. Select either "Merge with Google" or "Merge with Samsung account"


5. Tap "OK"


6. If required, log in to your Google or Samsung account


7. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the back up process

Backing Up Contacts to Your SD Card:

1. Make sure that you have an SD card inserted in the microSD card slot of your device


2. On the home screen, tap "Contacts"


3. If necessary, go to the "Contacts" tab, and press the "Menu" button > "Contacts to display", then tap "All contacts"


4. Press the "Menu" button


5. Select "Import / Export"


6. Tap "Export to SD card"


7. Press "OK"

Backing Up Media Files and Pictures



Backing Up Media Files using Your Phone:

1. With your SD card installed, press the "Apps" icon located on the home screen


2. Tap the "Samsung" bundle


3. Select "My Files"


4. Tap "Device storage"


5. Select "sdcard0" to access the handset's internal memory


6. Select one of the following options:
   
   
   
   
   • To copy all of your files, press the "Menu" button, tap "Select item" and then select the items that you wish to copy
   
   
   • Locate the media files that you wish to back up. Tap the check box associated with the desired folder
   
   
   
   


7. Press the "Menu" button


8. Tap "Copy". Note: if you wish to move the files without duplicating them, select "Move" instead


9. Tap "SD memory card" to access your handset's SD storage


10. If necessary, navigate to the desired folder


11. Press "Paste here" (or "Move here" depending on the method that you have used)

Backing Up Media Files using Your PC (Windows):

1. Connect your device to your computer using the USB cable that came with your smartphone


2. Drag the "Status" bar down and tap "Connect as a media device" > "Media device"


3. On your computer's screen, click on "Open device to view files using Windows Explorer"


4. Navigate to the desired files located on your device. Note: the "Card" icon represents your phone's SD card, whereas the "Phone" icon represents the handset's internal storage


5. Drag the files that you wish to Back up and drop them in a folder on the computer


6. Once finished, safely disconnect your phone from your PC

Backing Up Media Files using Your PC (Mac):

1. If necessary, go to www.samsung.com/kies and click on "Download for Mac OS", then follow the instructions to install the Samsung Kies software


2. Connect your smartphone to your Mac using the USB cable


3. On your smartphone, drag the "Status" bar down and tap "Connected as a media device" > "Media device"


4. On your Mac, open Samsung Kies


5. In Kies, go to the "Back up / restore" tab


6. Click the "Backup" tab


7. Click the check boxes associated with "Photo" and "Music". Otherwise, click the check box associated with "Select all items" to back up all the files


8. Click "Backup"


9. Once finished, safely disconnect your smartphone from your Mac computer

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