Transferring files from Android phone to PC?

[NewbAndroidUser]

Hi all,

I just want to know the most secure way I can transfer data like my SMS messages, contacts and other personal data from my Huawei Android phone to my Windows 10 PC.

I want to be clear that I don't want the easiest way to transfer data, just the most secure way so that I can be certain that my personal phone data isn't transmitted to anyone else or any other device.

I've been trying all night to backup via MyBackUp Pro, but I'm constantly told there is an error: My Backup Pro - Apps on Google Play

I've sent Rerware an email about the problems with the App.

I'm currently reading this link: Lost Your USB Cable? Here Are Other Ways to Connect an Android to a PC

Thanks for any help!!!

 

[NewbAndroidUser]

Sorry did I do something wrong when I created this thread? It says it was posted in "forum.earlybird.club" and I'm not familiar with this?

 

[Rob]

Sorry did I do something wrong when I created this thread? It says it was posted in "forum.earlybird.club" and I'm not familiar with this?

You're literally the very first person to ever notice this...

Just minutes ago, we changed our brand name from "Android Forums" to "Early Bird Club"!

We loved covering everything Android for the past 15+ years, but moving forward we're hoping to recapture the energy that originally made Android Forums so great; early adopters and tech enthusiasts flocking to the latest tech innovations while helping each other with products new and old.

Wish I could help you with your underlying question in the original post, but not my forte!

 

[AugieTN]

Hi all,

I just want to know the most secure way I can transfer data like my SMS messages, contacts and other personal data from my Huawei Android phone to my Windows 10 PC.

I want to be clear that I don't want the easiest way to transfer data, just the most secure way so that I can be certain that my personal phone data isn't transmitted to anyone else or any other device.

I've been trying all night to backup via MyBackUp Pro, but I'm constantly told there is an error: My Backup Pro - Apps on Google Play

I've sent Rerware an email about the problems with the App.

I'm currently reading this link: Lost Your USB Cable? Here Are Other Ways to Connect an Android to a PC

Thanks for any help!!!

I've always used KDE Connect. You load it on phone and your PC. It has never failed me
KDE Connect

 

[ocnbrze]

Hi all,

I just want to know the most secure way I can transfer data like my SMS messages, contacts and other personal data from my Huawei Android phone to my Windows 10 PC.

I want to be clear that I don't want the easiest way to transfer data, just the most secure way so that I can be certain that my personal phone data isn't transmitted to anyone else or any other device.

I've been trying all night to backup via MyBackUp Pro, but I'm constantly told there is an error: My Backup Pro - Apps on Google Play

I've sent Rerware an email about the problems with the App.

I'm currently reading this link: Lost Your USB Cable? Here Are Other Ways to Connect an Android to a PC

Thanks for any help!!!

for sms i would recommend SMS Backup & Restore - Apps on Google Play

contacts, switch all of them to google. it will sync over the cloud and you just need to sign in to google to get your contacts.

and the rest you can use huawei's hisuite to backup your data:

HUAWEI Hisuite Free Download | HUAWEI Support Global

HUAWEI HiSuite is the official Android Smart Device Manager tool,HiSuite helps users to connect their HUAWEI smartphones and tablets to PC and perform various tasks.

consumer.huawei.com

 

[Hadron]

If the OP wants to be sure their info isn't sent to any other device I assume they want to avoid Google Drive as well. However, Google Drive backup is only an option in SMS Backup & Restore: you can turn that off, just do a local backup and then copy that backup to the PC over a USB connection. The question is whether you just want a backup (in which case this is fine), or whether you expect your PC to be able to read them (you can read xml in a text editor, but it won't be formatted nicely for reading).

Similarly if you want to back up Contacts without involving anyone else, go into your Contacts app and "Export" them (it will be an option somewhere, but as I don't know Huawei's app I can't be sure exactly where in its settings it will be). This will write your contacts to a vcard file (.vcf), which is a standard format you can read into any contact manager or "import" back into an Android contacts app.

"Other personal data": that very much depends on what data you mean and where it is stored. If it is stored in an app's database and your phone is not rooted then your only chance is probably to use whatever backup or export options that app has. If it's stored in a directory in your internal storage that you can see with a file manager then you can just copy it over usb.

 

[NewbAndroidUser]

Thanks to everyone for replying!

Update:
The Huawei device I wanted to back up is no longer charging and therefore I'm unable to turn it on

However, before it stopped working I backed up my Contacts, Bookmarks, SMS messages etc using the inbuilt Huawei Backup App. All of the files were backed up to a microSD Card.

When I plugin the microSD Card to my Windows 10 PC I see all of the files there but I don't know how to view them? I tried installing the Huawei PC App but it only works by connecting to the Huawei device via USB cable and this is no longer possible as the Huawei device no longer turns on...

If it's stored in a directory in your internal storage that you can see with a file manager then you can just copy it over usb.

So now my question is:

How can I view the files I backed up to the microSD card on my Windows 10 PC?

 

[NewbAndroidUser]

I've always used KDE Connect. You load it on phone and your PC. It has never failed me
KDE Connect

Thanks!

That's a great idea, however, I'm unable to power on the Huawei device so this won't work for me

 

[ocnbrze]

well that is the fault of huawei. do you have another phone now, since the other will not charge? what phone is it, if so?

 

[NewbAndroidUser]

well that is the fault of huawei. do you have another phone now, since the other will not charge? what phone is it, if so?

Thanks!

I've been able to backup the files to a microSD card that I've connected to my Windows 10 PC.

My question is now this:
How can I view the files I backed up to the microSD card on my Windows 10 PC?

I'm referring to the files from the Huawei like Contacts, SMS Messages etc?

 

[ocnbrze]

everything that i have seen says that you need to hook up your huawei phone to the pc. so you need to either fix your phone or get a new huawei phone. i do not know how you can view your backup files any other way.

even with samsung's smart switch you can't really open your backup on a pc. the backups are strictly for the phone. however if i hook up my z fold 4, i could use samsung dex to access my phone and its data.....not sure but i think huawei's hisuite is similar.

 

[NewbAndroidUser]

everything that i have seen says that you need to hook up your huawei phone to the pc. so you need to either fix your phone or get a new huawei phone. i do not know how you can view your backup files any other way.

even with samsung's smart switch you can't really open your backup on a pc. the backups are strictly for the phone. however if i hook up my z fold 4, i could use samsung dex to access my phone and its data.....not sure but i think huawei's hisuite is similar.

Thanks!

If it makes it easier for you, this is what the files look like:

 

[ocnbrze]

Thanks!

If it makes it easier for you, this is what the files look like:

so db files are android support files. they are not meant to be open. android uses them pull data off of the file.

DB File - What is a .db file and how do I open it?

Learn about .DB files and view a list of programs that open them.

fileinfo.com

to really open and mess around with db files you will need a program called sqlite:
SQLite - Wikipedia

but that requires knowledge of android coding which i do not possess.

 

[Hadron]

If those are SQLite databases (the format that Android uses) that's good news: the Huawei backup tool could well have written the data in a proprietary format that only Huawei software could read.

There are a number of SQLite viewer and browser apps out there, some of which can be installed on Windows. I can't recommend one because I've never used any of them, but type something like "sqlite reader app" or "sqlite browser" into your search engine of choice and try one that seems promising to you.

As a last resort you could see whether you can find an inexpensive second-hand Huawei handset that the Huawei software can talk to.

 

[James_Watson]

As far as I know, there is a well-known add-on, SQLite Manager, for Firefox browser.
It can manage, edit, manipulate, plot and save one or multiple SQLite databases simultaneously.

Firefox browser - Tools - Add-ons,
search with keywords, sqlite