Hi, I’m going to wave goodbye to my old (and still going strong) FP3 since its hardware support is ending soon. So, I scratched some 1.000 pics from it, exported the contacts and so, but find a full backup preferable. Looks very much that I switch to FP6 so far, which might help a little or could …

To transmit from one to another, on the startup process it will tell you if you have an old phone and want to transfer from that one to this one. You say yes, and will tell to connect a cable between both and ask what you want to transmit(poctures, apps, files, etc). It’s quite a straightforward pro…

I guess you mean the startup process of the new phone. Then I connect them via cable (or maybe other options) and a transfer starts. You say you did it successfully from FP2 as well to FP6 as Nokia 6.1 including app and mostly even login data. Sounds great. I’ll try. Only, how does it work, if I…

Hi, Yes, first boot will ask while setting up FP6. To clarify I did not have a FP2 before, it was a Poco F2. I completely understand the backup need and I am also in the chase. I was affected by a dying FP6 after few weeks and my only backup ended up being my old phone, so I lost 2 months of every…

I am using syncthing to backup my most important data. But beware, the Android version is no longer being maintained, but there is syncthing-fork (which I have always used), which continues to be updated.

If you want a full backup (complete image) you can use TWRP. However, it’s somewhat complicated as you should be familiar with adb … [image] [HOWTO] Backup and Restore Data on Android Devices eOSWiki …

You cant use TWRP to back up data most likely [image] Fairphone 3 dying of multiple things - any help or advice, particularly from Sweden? Fairphone 3 Latest development was this … For me, this release can decrypt the Android 13 /e/OS data partition, but no…

Hi mungo, I have an FP3, a desktop PC running Linux Mint Xia and a laptop running Win 10. I’ve installed Warpinator on all 3. I use that if I need to transfer a small number of directories and/or files between them. On my Linux PC I have scripts to back up from hard drives to portable HDDs. I use …

Not exactly what I was after, as you said, and very interesting. I’m on Mint too, only using Grsync on the desktop as well as on the laptop. Can’t get Warpinator running reliably so far but didn’t try hard, as I’m fine with grsync backups. In admin mode it transfers everything I needed so far. Thi…

Copying files from Android has become quite complicated because isolation between apps increased in recent Android versions. So I use adb push/pull which can access many files even on a non-rooted phone. And scripting is quite easy when you’re familiar with Linux command line tools, e.g. tar …

On my FP2, I used TWRP for complete images of the device. However, I haven’t tried using TWRP on my Fp5 because unlocking the bootloader can have undesirable side effects - e.g. bricking the phone if something goes wrong. :roll_eyes:

FP3 + Linux: Backup strategy?

Help Fairphone 3

yvmuell October 17, 2025, 7:13pm 15

You cant use TWRP to back up data most likely