Backup is extremely important in this modern era, when all your data, including pictures, contacts, messages, notes, and everything, is inside your smartphone. Accidents don’t ask before coming. There are conditions when a person can not access the data that is present inside the phone. For example, if you break your phone screen and it’s locked with a passcode, you will never be able to access your data, even if you connect your phone to your PC using a USB data cable. Another reason for losing data can be a software or operating system fault, which can only be fixed by a factory reset or flashing ROM. In either case, you lose all the data inside your phone. So it’s great to always keep a backup of your data either on the cloud or if you don’t want to use expensive cloud storage. You can always save your data on your PC. In this guide, we will talk about how to back up Sony Xperia on a Windows PC without root.
Using this guide, you will be able to back up the following types of data from your phone to your PC:
- Contacts and call logs
- Text messages
- Calendar
- Settings
- Media files such as music and videos
- Photos and images
How to Backup Sony Xperia on a Windows PC
Several apps provide this feature to make backups of your data on your PC or cloud. Company-stated or official software is always best. In this guide, I will use the Xperia Companion application to back up Sony Xperia on a Windows PC.
Once you have downloaded the above software, connect your Xperia phone to your Windows PC, and it will automatically detect your phone.
- Now on Xperia companion software. Locate Backup and Restore; under the tab, you will see the start button. Click on it.
- Now, you will see the backup option. Click on it.
- Now select what type of data you want to save on your PC as your Xperia phone backup.
- After selecting the data types, click on the next button.
- Now, the Wizard will ask for the name of the backup file. Enter the Name or leave me as the prespecified name, and click Next.
- You will soon receive a notification of a successful backup of Sony Xperia on a Windows PC.
How to Restore Backup from Windows PC to Xperia Phone
Now, let’s move to what to do when you want to restore backed-up data to your phone from your Windows PC. It just takes a few easy steps to restore data back to your phone. If, unfortunately, you have lost your phone data or performed a factory reset. You can use the steps below to get back data from the backup you stored on your PC.
- Make sure your PC has already installed Xperia Companion software.
- Now, connect your Sony Xperia phone to your Windows PC.
- As you connect your phone, Xperia Companion will open. If it does not open on its own, open it yourself.
- Now, under the Backup and Restore tab, click on the Start button.
- Now, you will see the option of restoring. Click on it.
- Select the backup file.
- Specify which file types you want to restore on your Xperia phone.
- Click next, and restoring the backup on your phone will take a few minutes.
If you have any issues or queries regarding how to back up Sony Xperia on a Windows PC, let me know in the comments. You can also give us feedback regarding your experience with the Xperia companion for the Xperia phone.
