Sunday, April 29, 2012

How to Back Up and Restore Android Phones Using Astro File Manager


Earlier, I wrote an article on Astro File Manager an Android App which can back up and organise your data on Android Smartphones. Today, I’ll tell you how to actually backup android phones and restore it later. Back up of data in Android Phones is very important because whenever you update your android firmware then there are full chances of loosing files and applications installed on it. Sometimes, we lost very precious files which may get us in big trouble. So, best option is to backup your android phone in SD card before updating its firmware.

Key Features of Astro File Manager
  •  Manage all files on your SD card (copy, move, rename)
  • Manage multiple files and directories at once
  • Backup applications
  • Manage running applications
  • Send files as attachments
  • View thumbnails and images
  • Browse and create compressed files like Zip and Tar
How to Back Up Android Phones Using Astro File Manager
  • First of all, Download and Install Astro File Manager on your android phone.
  • After installing the app, launch it and you will be available with all the files and apps installed on your smartphone.
  • Tap on Menu button and select Tools option.
  • Now a list of tools will be open, choose Application Manager/Backup to continue.
  • Now select each and every file or app for which you want to create backup. To select all the options click tick the box on the right side of the screen.
  • After selecting the files and apps, tap on Backup option.
That’s it! Now all your data will be saved in SD card and you can restore it any point of time.

How to Restore Backed up Data in Android Phones
  • Launch Astro File Manager and select Tools from the Menu option.
  • From the tool list choose Application Manager/Backup option.
  • Now tap on Backed Up Apps to view all the backed up Apps.
  • Tick the top box to restore all the apps. Otherwise, untick any individual app that you don’t want to recover.
  • Now tap on Install to restore files and apps on to your android phone.
That’s it! It was the simple introduction to back up and restore data using Astro File Manager. Astro File Manager can also be used to download all Paid Android Apps for Free.

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