I have a FP3 and are asked to make a full backup before resetting it to its original state. The FAQ only describes a backup on google drive and since I am not nuts I am searching for alternative solutions.
I would like to do a backup on my Linux PC, but if I connect my phone to my PC via USB I cannot access any data.
How can I make a backup without using Google Drive?
Welcome to the forum, CalamityJane! Indeed, smart idea to use a local Linux PC instead of that shady G00gle Drive. I guess it depends on the distro you’re using, on some it works out of the box. I had to install some mtp-tools first before it was working, but now it’s going flawlessly. I don’t have the full manual at hand right now, but “mtp” is the direction to go.
I did the same after getting the phone to connect with my linux machine by activating file transfer in the USB settings.
I first did a “normal” copy to my PC, but since I don’t really trust it I researched for an option using rsync, which works well, after you finally found out the proper settings.
I have installed now go-mtpfs, which luckily exists already compile for Ubuntu 18.04 , mounted the phone after creating the mount folder and giving it 777 access rights and now I watch the lines of a lovely rsync rushing by in my bash window.
Now I even consider writing a tiny backup script for regular backups via rsync.