Hi, my FP5 backs up in the cloud, Google One. I’d like to also back up on a disk that’s offline. How can I do that? Thanks, Jelle

Previously (before i buy FP5) i use “Titanium Backup”, but latest release is from 2019 and also i read several times is problem with restore on Android >=12… So now i use “ Swift Backup ”, don’t try yet restore whole backup after factory reset, only sometime restore backup for some app and this witho…

Not sure if this would be of interest but I use syncthing to sync my photos with my devices.

I miss, in Swift Backup is backed up to card, but can be simultaneously (or latter) backup saved also on some of cloud storage (ex. google disk, or own, i use own nextcloud)

I use Neo Backup for at least 5 years now to backup apps, works great (needs root-access but can backup tons of stuff). To sync data to a USB Drive (or anywhere really) I can recommend Folder Sync , it’s really powerful & advanced. Also I contacted the devs once and they responded quickly to my bug …

Thanks, how can I do root access?

Magisk is the most common choice for rooting Android devices. But be aware that: Some apps will refuse to work, mainly banking apps, because with root access you have the power to access secured parts of your system. After an android update, you need to install magisk to “the other slot” before yo…

Unlocking the bootloader wipes all data on the phone so be careful with it.

I have no idea what rooting is, nor what unlocking a bootloader is, so I guess there is no easy way to backup my phone to a hard disk

Try myphoneexplorer. It is really handy and is free and configurable.

Just take a cable connect to your PC and transfer important data?

Back up on hard disk

Help Fairphone 5

GandhiCandy May 23, 2025, 6:31am 19

If you say so…

Maybe we can chat here.