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How to back up phone without Google?

Currently Im using Google's and Xiaomi's services to back up phone. I want to use more private method: store backups on pc instead of cloud. I specifically want to save:

  • Contacts
  • SMS
  • Documents, Music, Gallery, Screenshots, Downloads file folders

Is there any private method?

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  • Replace the stock dialer, contact and sms apps (and some others) with Simple Mobile Tools. They have the ability to export/import, and can use a separate contact list invisible to all other apps or the system.

    For the files, Syncthing is a good choice.

    KDE Connect can also do a lot of things you may want.

  • @Stach There plenty of solutions depending of the problem you have :
    You can backup your data on you PC with tools like syncthing.
    You can also self-host a backup solution on a private server and use tools made for this.

    for the second solution, you can use :
    Etesync for your contacts/calendar/tasks
    Immich (https://immich.app) for your photos/videos.

    If you juste want to backup your phone with data/apps. It depends of the ROM you're using. I use LineageOS and Seedvault for the backup.

    And for your documents/other files, You can use a cloud storage respecting your privacy like proton drive.

  • I use the integrated /e/OS backup which is actually Seedvault which runs great :). But you need a service to store you backups, WebDAV, SMB or etc. Neo Backup (which I have used for many years on Lineage OS) seems to be able to make backups to a SD card.

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