If you own an LG phone, there are many LG backup options to choose from to backup and restore your data on your device. Since most people store both their personal as well as business content on their phones, it has become important to make backups of your digital devices.
If your LG Stylo 5 smartphone is running very slowly, hanging, you want to bypass the screen lock, or you have a full memory and want to erase everything, or you want to sell or give it away and want to ensure that nobody can access your files and passwords, you can do a factory reset to restore it to its original state like the first day.
In the following steps we explain how to format the LG Stylo 5 to erase all your information and make it totally clean as it came out of the store. Before doing a factory reset, we recommend deleting all the accounts on the device, specifically it is useful to unlink the Google account if you are going to sell, donate, or give away your Stylo 5. This will avoid problems for the new user, as some newer devices include a functionality called FRP (Factory Reset Protection) that requires the same Google account or PIN code with which the LG Stylo 5 was initially configured when factory resetting a device.
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Keep in mind that a reset or return to the factory state on a mobile/cell phone deletes all its content, so make a backup of your data before doing it if you don’t want to lose everything. Backup is a file that combines some partitions of the information stored on LG Stylo 5. Backup or simply backup is a much more convenient method of backing up data as opposed to manual copying, since it does not require moving files one by one.
A full backup includes:
- List of contacts
- Message history
- Account settings
- Apps
- Multimedia
- Documents
Thus, your entire device can be placed in the backup. In the future, the user can restore the copy both to LG Stylo 5 and to any other smartphone.
How to Backup LG Phone with LG Backup and Restore Feature
LG phones come equipped with a backup feature and this option is located in the settings menu. You can make as well as restore backups with this option, and the following shows how you do that.
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How to Backup LG Phone with LG Backup and Restore
Since this feature is built into your phone, you do not need to download or install anything on your device. Simply open the feature and start backing up your data.
- Here we show how to do an LG backup and restore using the built-in option.
- On your LG device, go to Settings > General > Backup > Backup & Restore > Backup.
- Choose Internal storage or SD card for your backup location.
- Choose the file types you would like to back up and tap Start to start making a backup.
How to Restore Data from LG Backup
Download LG backup to the phone you want to restore your data on, and then you can follow the following steps to restore your data.
- Head into Settings > General > Backup > Backup & Restore > Restore.
- Choose the backup you want to restore on your LG phone.
- Choose the file types you want to restore and then press Next to continue.
How to Backup and Restore LG Phone Via LG Cloud
LG Cloud lets you upload your phone’s data to the cloud and store it there until you need to restore it back on your phone. Your LG phone has this feature in its system and you do not need to install a third-party app to use the feature.
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How to Backup LG Phone via LG Cloud
- Use the steps below to make a backup of your LG phone with LG Cloud.
- Go to Settings > General > Backup & reset and turn on Back up my data option.
- Tap Back up data and then choose the LG Cloud option.
- Log-in to your LG Cloud account to create a backup.
How to Restore Phone via LG Cloud
- Head to Settings > General > Backup > Backup & Restore > Restore on your device.
- Select backup you want to restore on your LG phone.
- Choose the file types you want to restore and then press Next to continue.
How to Backup and Restore LG Phone Using Google Account
Since LG cloud backup has been discontinued, you can use Google’s backup option to create your LG phone’s backup on Google’s cloud servers.
- The following shows how to make an LG G5 backup with this feature.
- Go to Settings > General > Backup > Select Google backup on your phone.
- Turn on the Back up to Google Drive and select Account > Select your backup account.
- Return to the General menu and select Users & accounts and then select your Google account.
- Tap on Sync then Menu button and select Sync now. Your selected data will be backed up to Google Account.
How to Restore Phone Using Google Account
- If you turn on your phone for the first time or after you’ve done a factory reset, you can restore your Google backup and that should help you get your lost files back.
- Follow the instructions to start setting up the phone. When prompted, sign in to your Google Account.
- Choose a device and select the apps you want to install on your new phone.
- Follow the onscreen instructions to finish setting up the phone and restore the apps.
How to Backup LG Phone with LG Backup software
Super Backup & Restore provides you with an easy way to backup LG G4. This is a free app on the Google Play Store that helps you back up many file types on your device. It comes with many customizable options, including the ability to set a custom path for your backup files.
If you would like to use this app for your backups, the following should teach you how to use the app. You probably want to use an SD card to store your backup on.
- Download and open the app on your phone.
- Tap the three-dots at the top and select Settings.
- Define a backup path in Backup Path field.
- Head back to the main interface, choose what you would like to back up, and tap Backup All.
- When you want to restore something, select the Restore option.
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