Create Android backups with Titanium Backup - a guide

With the free Android app "Titanium Backup" you can create extensive backups of your smartphone. In this practical tip, we will provide you with detailed instructions for your Android device.

Titanium Backup: Create a full backup of your apps

With "Titanium Backup" you can backup all installed apps and user data in just a few steps. To use the app, you need a rooted smartphone. You can find detailed instructions here.

1. Download "Titanium Backup".
2. Start the app and confirm the root request.
3. Tap the "Menu" softkey on your smartphone and select "Batch Actions ..." in the main menu.
4. Under "Backup" you can now choose whether you want to back up only user applications or additionally all system data. Decide and tap "Go!"
5. Check the selection and confirm with the green tick.
6. Under "Batch Actions"> "Restore" you can import the backed up data later.

Backup individual apps in Titanium Backup

If you only want to back up certain apps on your Android smartphone, you can manually select the affected applications.

1. On the app homepage, tap the button with the inscription "Backup / Restore".
2. Select any app from the list.
3. Then tap on the "Backup!" Entry in the pop-up menu.

Schedule scheduled backups

To keep your data up to date, you can also activate scheduled backups in Titanium Backup. In this way, all files are updated regularly at a specified time.

1. Select the "Scheduler" tab in the main menu.
2. Tap the "Add Schedule" button below.
3. Set the desired action in the drop-down menu. For example, we recommend "Back up all new user and system applications" or for security-conscious people "Back up all user applications + system data".
4. To save battery, you can also specify that backups may only be made on the power supply.
5. Finally set the desired time and days of the week for the backup. leave the "Filtering" and "When complete" fields unchanged.
6. Confirm the schedule with "Save".

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