Part 1. How to Back Up Galaxy S8 to Computer
1.1 How to Back Up Galaxy S8 to Computer in One Click with Coolmuster Android Backup Manager (Best Way)
1.2 How to Back Up Samsung S8 to Computer Selectively Using Coolmuster Android Assistant (Popular)
1.3 How to Back Up Galaxy S8 to PC Using Samsung Smart Switch
1.4 How to Back Up Samsung S8 to PC with USB Cable (Media Files & Documents)
Part 2. How to Back Up Samsung S8 with to Google Account/Samsung Cloud
Part 1. How to Back Up Galaxy S8 to Computer
A computer is a nice choice for you to back up Galaxy S8. By backing up your Samsung Galaxy phone to your computer, you can easily read, manage, use, and transfer the backup files on your computer. To back up S8 to PC, you'll get 4 choices.
1.1 How to Back Up Galaxy S8 to Computer in One Click with Coolmuster Android Backup Manager (Best Way)
If you are searching for a way that is easy to operate, completely secure and fast. Coolmuster Android Backup Manager can fulfill your requirement. It is the best way to back up your Galaxy S8 on a computer in one click, and multiple file types are supported, including contacts, messages, call logs, photos, music, videos, documents, and user apps. Besides, this powerful app allows you to connect your Samsung Galaxy S8 with your computer using a Wi-Fi network or USB cable. You can back up everything on your device with the original file format and data quality.
Coolmuster Android Backup Manager is highly compatible with Android phones and tablets running Android 4.0 and above versions, such as Motorola, Sony, LG, Google, LG, HTC, Huawei, and Samsung Galaxy S8+/S8/S9+/S9/S10+/S10/S10e/S20/S20+/S20 Ultra/S21/S22/S23, etc.
Follow these steps to back up Samsung Galaxy S8 to PC:
1. Install and launch Coolmuster Android Backup Manager on your computer, and enter the Android Backup & Restore module from the toolbox.
2. Connect your Samsung Galaxy S8 to the computer with a USB cable and enable the USB debugging on your phone as prompted. After a successful connection, you will see the home interface as below.
3. Back up Galaxy S8 to the computer in one click. Click the Backup button from the home interface to enter the backup mode > check the data types you want to back up > tap Browser to select a location place > hit Back Up to begin the backup process.
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1.2 How to Back Up Samsung S8 to Computer Selectively Using Coolmuster Android Assistant (Popular)
Another easy and safe way to back up S8 Plus/S8 to your computer is using Coolmsuter Android Assistant. The most striking feature is to selectively transfer contacts, SMS, call logs, music, photos, videos, etc., between your PC and your Samsung phone. Apart from that, it backs up and restores everything on your Samsung device on a computer in one click and manages your Android device as well. Specifically, you can add, delete, and edit contacts, send and reply text messages, install and uninstall apps, import, export, and delete call logs, export contacts to Outlook, and transfer Outlook contacts to Samsung.
Likewise, Coolmuster Android Assistant also works well with all mainstream Android devices running Android 4.0 and later versions.
How to back up my Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus to computer?
1. Launch Coolmuster Android Assistant after installing it on your computer and choose the Android Assistant module from the toolbox.
2. Connect your Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus to the computer.
3. Selectively back up S8 Plus to PC. Click the data type you want to back up from the left panel, preview and tick the desired items, and hit the Export on the top menu to start to back them up to your computer.
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1.3 How to Back Up Galaxy S8 to PC Using Samsung Smart Switch
Samsung Smart Switch is Samsung's way to back up your Samsung Galaxy phone. You can use it to transfer or back up photos, messages, contacts, and other files from your old phone to your Samsung Galaxy or from your Samsung Galaxy to your computer. It is available on Google Play, Mac's App Store, and Windows. As long as your devices run Android 4.3 and Windows XP or later versions, you can back up Galaxy S8 in this way.
Here are the steps:
1. Download Samsung Smart Switch on your computer.
2. Run it and plug your Galaxy S8 into your computer using a USB cable. Once your phone is detected, choose Backup from the screen.
3. Everything on your phone will start to back up to your computer. When the process is over, tap Confirm. It's done.
Tips: How to fix the Samsung Smart Switch stuck or not working problem during the Galaxy S8 backup process? You can refer to our guide to fix the relevant problem.
1.4 How to Back Up Samsung S8 to PC with USB Cable (Media Files & Documents)
Users who only need to back up the media files and documents from the Samsung S8 to a computer, like music, photos, videos, docs, PDFs, etc., can directly connect the phone to the computer with a USB cable and export the files to the computer file folder. If there are large media files to be backed up, this way can be prolonged.
How do I back up my Samsung Galaxy S8 to PC with a USB cable?
1. Connect your Samsung Galaxy S8 to your computer using a USB cable. Then choose Transfer Files (MTP) on your phone if a USB sign appears in the Notification bar.
2. Once the computer successfully recognizes your Galaxy S8, double-click My Computer/This PC from the desktop > select your Samsung device under the Portable devices > tap the DCIM folder or other files where contains the media files or documents.
3. Copy the files you want to back up from your computer and paste them to the computer for backup.
Part 2. How to Back Up Samsung S8 with to Google Account/Samsung Cloud
In addition to the computer, you can also select the wireless way to back up Samsung S8. The most common way to back up your Galaxy S8 wirelessly is using a Google account. As this way consumes the network, it will also take a long time if you back up large files to your Google account.
Here is how to back up Samsung S8 to Google.
1. On your Samsung Galaxy S8, open Settings, scroll down, and tap Cloud and accounts.
2. Choose Backup and restore and enable Back up my data.
3. Click Backup account and select the backup account from the pop-up window.
Alternatively, you can choose the Cloud and accounts option under Settings, click Accounts, and tap Google. Next, turn on the items you want to back up, click the three vertical dots on the top-right corner, and hit Sync now. After a while, the Galaxy S8's data will be synced to your Google account.
The Bottom Line
It's rather important to back up your mobile phone. This post teaches you how to back up Galaxy S8 to your computer or the cloud storage. If you want to find an easy, fast, and safe way to back up the Samsung S8 without hassle, you get two options. To back up everything on your Galaxy phone, I highly recommend you to try Coolmuster Android Backup Manager to do it in one click; and to back up the desired Samsung items, you can choose Coolmuster Android Assistant to preview and selectively get it done. Both of the backup tools can meet your diversified demand.
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