Keeping a backup of your Phone on the cloud or PC is essential these days. Modern smartphones like Nexus 6 allow you to back up data on cloud storage like Google Drive, but the space on the cloud is limited unless you pay for it. PCs have a lot of storage capacity, and they can quickly back up all of your data, which you can later restore on your Phone. The following post will cover how to back up Nexus 6 on a Windows PC using the Helium App.
Backups can come in handy sometimes, like if your Phone gets stolen or it’s had a fall, and it no longer works. Sometimes, you have to send the Phone for replacement because it no longer works, but you don’t want to replace it because it has all your data and memories in the form of pictures and videos. You also need to back up if your Phone starts lagging. You want to perform a factory reset but are reluctant because you will lose all your data.
How to Backup Nexus 6 on Windows PC:
I looked into many apps for backups, but there were a few reservations. Few required root access, and a few did not back up everything with the free version. So, in the end, I decided to use the Helium app to back up Nexus Six on a Windows PC.
- Now you can also use Android Flash Tool to make a backup of your data on Windows PC
Moving on to the guide, there are two methods for backing up your Phone on your PC. If you use Google Chrome on ChromeOS, you can use Helium Backup to make a backup. Otherwise, you can use this Windows PC software, which you must install on your PC to make a backup. Using desktop computer software is a better option, in my opinion, and I have covered the steps for backing up Nexus 6 on a Windows PC in the below efforts.
- After you have downloaded and Installed the Helium Desktop App on your PC.
- Connect your Phone to your PC.
- Enable USB debugging mode. (Goto Settings>About Phone> Tap on Build Version 7 Times. Go back to Settings, and you will see Developer options>Tap on it>Locate USB debugging> Activate it.)
- Now, your Phone might ask you to change the USB connection type to PTP.
- Accept the USB debugging connection.
- Now open the Helium App on your Nexus 6.
- Go to Backup and select the apps you want to back up on your PC. You can also Backup your data, including contacts, videos, and pictures.
- Now tap on the backup button. You will be asked to specify a destination for your Backup. If you are using the free version, you won’t be able to make backups to cloud storage like Google Drive. The free version allows you to back up your data on your Windows PC or SD card.
Conclusion:
That’s it. Now, your phone data will be backed up on your Windows PC. You don’t need to back up your apps. You can download them again after you finish your factory restore or whatever you do after the Backup.
That’s all on how to back up Nexus 6 on Windows PC. Suppose you want to restore data on your Nexus 6. Head to the Helium app, tap the Restore and Sync tab and select the backup destination from where you want to convert.
Also Checkout: How to Backup Android phone on PC without root or any App.
Let us know if you have any issues or queries regarding backing Nexus 6 on a Windows PC. Let me know in the comments. Please share with us your experience or any other excellent backup app.
