Backing up data on your Motorola Edge 2021 is very important in case something happens to your smartphone that will require a factory reset and/or reflash. This process will also help you recover any important files you deleted as well.
You can check out this step-by-step tutorial at Seeking Tech to see how you can backup and restore data on the 2021 version of the Motorola Edge.
What is the backup function for Motorola Edge 2021?
The backup function will save the data you have stored on the internal storage of the Motorola Edge 2021.
What is the restore function for Motorola Edge 2021?
The restore function of the 2021 Motorla Edge will let you restore the data at the time of the backup function was used.
How to back up your Motorola Edge 2021?
In order to back on your phone, you need to take the following steps:
1. Download and install the Rescue and Smart Assistant (LMSA) program, which requires a PC with Windows 7 or Windows 10 operating system.
2. Open Rescue and Smart Assistant.
3. Inside the program, click on Backup & restore.
4. In the Log In screen, click Sign in or Sign up.
5. Next, you need to sign into your Lenovo ID.
If you don’t have a Lenovo ID, you need to click the Sign up link and then follow the on-screen instructions to create an account
6. Type in your password and the click Next.
7. Connect your Motorola Edge 2021 phone to the PC via an USB cable.
8. On your phone, you should see the “Allow USB debugging?” notification.
You might want to check the “Always allow from this computer” option to bypass this notification in the future when you are connecting this phone with the same PC.
Tap OK to continue.
9. On your Edge 2021 phone, you may also get several notifications asking you to allow the following:
- Make and manage phone calls
- Access photos, media and files on your device
- Send and view SMS messages
- Access to your contacts
- Record audio
- Access your phone call logs
Tap allow for all of the aforementioned notifications.
10. Afterwards, enable the “Allow modifying system settings” option on your phone.
11. On your computer screen, you should see the following list of data that you can choose to backup:
- Contacts
- SMS
- Pictures
- Songs
- Videos
- Apps
Check the types of data you want to back up from your Motorola Edge 2021.
12. If you want to change the file location for the backed-up data on your PC, you can click on the Change option and then set a new destination.
13. Once you are done, click the Backup option.
14. Click OK after the Backup has been completed.
How to restore backed-up data for your Motorola Edge 2021?
To restore the backed-up data to your Motorola Edge 2021, you need to do the following:
1. Open the Rescue and Smart Assistant program on your PC.
2. Connect your Edge 2021 phone to the same PC via an USB cable.
3. Inside the Rescue and Smart Assistant program, click the Backup & restore option.
4. Sign into your Lenovo ID account.
4. You then need to click on the Restore tab.
4. Next, you should see a list of the backed-up data of your Motorola Edge 2021 that you have stored on your computer.
Check the data you want to be restored and then select the Restore option at the bottom.
5. Afterwards, you will see a list of the data types that will be restored to your phone.
Click the Continue option to move on.
6. After the restore process has been completed, click the OK option.