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On Fri, 04 Jul 2025 08:29:15 +0200, Thomas Prufer wrote:

On Thu, 3 Jul 2025 17:55:52 +0100, PeterC <giraffenos.pam@homecall.co.uk> wrote:

On Thu, 03 Jul 2025 07:44:31 +0200, Thomas Prufer wrote:

On Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:44:08 +0100, Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> wrote:

I have now acquired a new phone and I thought - as a precaution - it >>>>would be a good idea to back up my entire Pixel 5 Android phone. I >>>>changed the USB preference to 'File transfer / Android Auto' and the >>>>phone's contents appeared in File Explorer. However, it won't let me >>>>just copy all of 'Internal shared storage'. Is there a restriction, or >>>>an upper limit for copying? Am I not doing it right or is copying a >>>>whole phone not the proper way to proceed?

I use "My Phone Explorer" to manage contacts, files, photos, text messages and
the/a calendar.

It's not a backup tool, as in "restore a phone to synced state". It has a small
app on the phone, and a PC desktop program, and allows copying, syncing etc. of
many (but not all) files and program settings.

It's free.

Thomas Prufer

I've tried that and never suceeded. It always says that there's no 'phone >>connected. Might be due to using W7.

I use the WiFi connection. USB cable, bluetooth, or fixed IP also work...

It needs a small app on the phone, and enabling some debugging mode.

Thomas Prufer

It's USB debugging. I had that on but it didn't seem to do anything.
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PeterC wrote:

It's USB debugging. I had that on but it didn't seem to do anything.

It gives that specific PC considerable control over your phone.
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On Fri, 4 Jul 2025 19:42:29 +0100, Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:

PeterC wrote:

It's USB debugging. I had that on but it didn't seem to do anything.

It gives that specific PC considerable control over your phone.

... which a program to read and write files on your phone reasonably needs. Some
system files/directories are still not accessible (as is probably wise).

It (MPE, My Phone Explorer) does an excellent job of copying things like photos,
calendar files, and in my case, databases for a geocaching app from the PC to the phone, with options like sync directories, PC->phone, phone->PC. Some of them can trash your data, as in overwrite your calendar on the PC with an empty calendar form the phone -- but only if you ask it to.

There is an English forum that the developer of the software maintains on his site...


Thomas Prufer

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