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How to Backup and Restore OnePlus 6

tip Guide Before Start

It seems like every week we hear about an Android data lost case because smartphones are damaged, stolen, accidentally reset. Therefore, backing up phones should be considered as soon as you've got a new phone. It's significant to update your backups from time to time to avoid data losing someday. In this tutorial, we are focusing on exploring how to backup and restore OnePlus 6 with three simple ways. You may want to learn more details if you own an Android phone.

Solution 1. Backup and Restore OnePlus 6 Selectively
Solution 2. Backup and Restore OnePlus 6 With One Click
Solution 3. Backup OnePlus 6 All Data to SD Card

Do you want to know the difference between backing up OnePlus 6 selectively and backing up OnePlus 6 directly with one click? You can skip to the method you are interested directly, or follow our steps to learn these methods one by one and find out which one is the best for you. Let's check all solutions now.

tip Solution 1. Backup and Restore OnePlus 6 Selectively

A professional phone management tool will facilitate things referring to backing up and restore OnePlus 6. Syncios iOS & Android Manager can be a good choice for you, professional as well as comprehensive.

Step 1. Download and install Syncios Mobile Manager for free after installing the program. Turn on USB debugging mode on your OnePlus 6. And after connecting, you'll find Apps, Contacts, SMS, Media ( Music and Video ), Photos on the left sidebar.

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Step 2. The options for backing up and restoring data will be a little different referring to different contents. The options could be Export/Backup when exporting data. The options could be Import/Add/Recover when importing data. To get more knowledge of backing up and restoring OnePlus 6 data on computer, we are backing up and restoring music and contacts for your information.

Ex. 1. Backup and Restore Music on OnePlus 6

To export (backup) music to computer, also navigate to Media > Audio and select some songs you need then click on Export. Choose a proper saving path and export your songs from OnePlus 6 to PC.

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To import (restore) music from computer, navigate to Media > Audio and click on Add. You are able to add files (select songs one by one with 'Crtl') or add an folder (import songs from an music folder at once). After choosing music from computer, click on Open and wait for music synchronizing to your phone.

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Ex. 2. Backup and Restore Contacts on OnePlus 6

To backup contacts to computer, go find Contacts on the content sidebar and select contacts with a clear preview or you are also allowed to edit , delete, deduplicate, add new contacts before backing up. Choose a proper saving path and transfer your contacts from OnePlus 6 to PC.

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To restore contacts from computer, go find Contacts on the content sidebar and click on Recover. Syncios will detect the previous contacts backup(s) on computer and list them for you to restore. Choose a backup and click on OK to restore contacts. Wait for a while, the contacts will be synchronized to your phone.

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tip Solution 2. Backup and Restore OnePlus 6 With One Click

We'll never be settled after learning only one solution. What should we do when you are asking for more? No hesitation, we are willing to show you more as long as you need. If you could not say good to backing up and restoring OnePlus data manually. How about one-click backing up and restoring? Here we provides a solution regarding transfer contacts, SMS, call logs, photos, songs, videos, apps and more between OnePlus and PC with one click under the assistance of Syncios Data Transfer.

Step 1. Download and Install Syncios Data Transfer and launch the program. Three modes for you to choose to transfer phone data: Phone to Phone Transfer / Backup / Restore.

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Step 2. To backup and restore OnePlus 6, you need to find the mode 'Backup to PC and Restore from PC'. Backup will help you to backup phone data to computer while Restore is for recovering backups from computer whenever you want.

To Backup OnePlus 6 to Computer

Choose Backup when you are in need of transferring data to computer. Please turn on USB debugging mode on your OnePlus 6 as soon as connecting to PC. It takes some time to load all data on your OnePlus 6. Please wait with patience.
After data loading, it's your time to decide which contents you need and which are not useful any more. Select contents you need and set a proper backing up location by clicking on an option on the lower right. Then tap on Next. Keep a well connection when data transferring. Have a cup of coffee then check if your data are backed up successfully.

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To Restore OnePlus 6 from Computer

Find Restore button on homepage and Syncios will detect the previous backup(s) automatically and list them on the left panel in inverted chronological order. Choose one backup from the list and wait for data loading.
After data loading, the data will be displayed on the middle box. Check contents you need and uncheck other options. Then click on Next to restore data to your OnePlus 6. Please pay attention to any pop-up messages.

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tip Solution 3. Backup OnePlus 6 All Data to SD Card

Saying, whatever you do, be observant of what is going on around you. If you are cared to look, you'll know Syncios will be installed on your Android phone automatically after connecting to Syncios Mobile Manager or Syncios Data Transfer on computer. This APK is usually considered as a connection tool between PC and Android phone when using Syncios. However, it also affords another function - a phone management tool. It does a pretty job in making a backup of Android contents including sms, bookmarks, call logs, contacts, audio, photos, DCIM photos and videos on Android device: backing up Android data to Dropbox and backing up Android contents to SD card. In this article, we will show you how to backup OnePlus contents to SD Card via Syncios APK.

After you've installed Syncios Mobile Manager and got your OnePlus 6 connected to computer, the Syncios App would be installed on your OnePlus 6 automatically. Or you can download apk from here manually if it's failed to download apk automatically.

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Step 1. Open Syncios app on your OnePlus 6 to get started. And for a while, Sync-PC and Tools, two options appear.

Step 2. The Sync-PC page just shows two conditions between Android phone and Syncios when using Syncios on PC, connected and unconnected. But hear for Tools, you'll see five functions are available, including "New Backup", "Restore", "Schedule", "Manage" and "Sync".

Step 3. To backup OnePlus 6 to SD card, we go to New Backup option. And if you need to restore them from SD card, we go to Restore button to recover backups from SD card.

To Backup OnePlus 6 to SD Card

To backup OnePlus 6 contents to SD card, you need to start New Backup function. Syncios will load all data on your OnePlus 6 for a while and list them clearly with a count behind every content.
SMS, bookmarks, call logs, contacts, audios, photos, DCIM photos, videos are allowed to saved to SD card if you've got enough space on it. Tick off the items you need and then tap on Backup To on the upper right of Syncios. Press SD Card tab. Now you've made a whole backup of your OnePlus 6 to SD card easily.

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To Restore OnePlus 6 from SD Card

To restore OnePlus 6 contents from SD card, you need to click on Restore option under Tools. Syncios will load all previous backups on your SD card for a while and list them clearly.
Choose one backup you need and select contents from the backup. Then click on Restore on the upper right.

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Video Tutorial - How to Backup and Restore OnePlus 6

The End: After learning three different ways to backup and restore OnePlus 6, why not have a try now? Enjoy your journey with Syncios Mobile Manager and Syncios Data Transfer.

One-Click to Backup and Restore OnePlus 6

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