Layman’s Guide on How to Transfer Secure Folder to New Phone
Secure folders are a godsend for smartphone users who want to keep their private media files hidden. However, it gets hard when you have to change your smartphone and you’re confused about how to transfer it. Don’t worry too much about it, as this guide will help you understand the easy ways to make the transfer. Whenever you put your media files into the secure folder, they get encrypted, which hides them from media apps such as Gallery, Photos, and Videos.
Now that you have decided to move on and get a new phone, here is a guide on how to transfer a secure folder to a new phone easily. Before we select "move out of the secure folder to the steps, let us tell you that you will have to use a different method other than a simple backup. Secure folder files won’t be there on your TECNO account if you just create a backup and wipe your device. So, hold for a little while before you restore.
How to create a backup of the files from Secure Folder?
Backups are great, aren’t they? Once you turn them on, they automatically save all your important media files from the secure folder to the cloud. If you don’t have the automatic backup, you can set it all up. Every 24 hours, whenever your phone gets a Wi-Fi network and enough battery, a backup will be initiated. This is a very simple method for backing up your important data from the secure folder.
To create a backup of the files from the secure folder, you have to use the good old way. Go to the secure folder on your smartphone and restore all the encrypted files. Once the files get back to their normal extension, they will start showing up in your primary space.
You can either back up all of your data in the cloud from the primary space. However, for a more secure option, connect your device to your laptop and keep the data secure in a folder. This will be the safest, or you can get a cloud space with a secured lock. You can use whichever method works best for you to secure your backup files.
While you keep your backup data on a copy, let’s go ahead and read the other steps. You need to follow on how to transfer a secure folder to a new phone without any hassle.
How to transfer a secure folder to a new phone?
Well, the main part of this guide lies here with the important steps you need to follow. It’s pretty simple, but just a little tricky. Let’s learn the whole part step by step to transfer the secure folder to your new phone —
Step 1: Go to the secure folder and select all the media files you want to transfer to the new phone.
Once selected, get to the options or the 3 dots and transfer those pictures out of the secure folder.
Step 3: Repeat the process for all other media files and documents saved to the secure folder.
Step 4: Navigate to the settings and look for the option to back up the data securely.
Step 5: Select the Google Drive you want to use and create a backup to save it into your Google Drive while connected to a wireless network.
Step 6: When you're ready to add all of the files to the new phone, open the backup and restore the app. Locate the file in Google Drive, and it will add files and media to your phone.
Step 7: Do the same thing you did the first time. Add all the files back to the secure folder so that no one sees them.
Does Samsung Smart Switch back up Secure Folder?
A Smart Switch is such a helpful tool as it does everything for the user automatically and securely. Once you have the smart switch on your Samsung device, you won’t have to worry about the data on your Infinix phone is secure and properly backed up to the cloud.
However, in the case of such big data that is also moved to a secure folder, the smart switch doesn’t create a backup for you. You have to do it all manually as it is already sensitive information that you are hiding in a vault. The Smart Switch, on the other hand, only backs up your contacts, photos, application data, and any other local files on your phone but not the secure folder.
How to zip and back up files individually?
The generic route to backing up your file might sound the easiest, but it's not safe. Safest as there are times when the backup files option doesn’t support other new TECNO devices which can delete files and you will end up losing them all. The best way to save your data here is to zip them into files and save them on your laptop or any drive. Here are the steps on how to transfer a secure folder to the new phone using the RAR application:
Step 1: Find RAR in the Google Play Store and install the RAR application on your device to get started.
Step 2: Launch the RAR app and grant it access to the folders and files on your phone.
Step 3: After the permissions, you can choose the folders that you want to compress into Zip files or RAR files.
Step 4: It is recommended to keep all critical data in zip files with specific names so that the data can be easily sorted after compression.
Step 5: Assign a name and password to your archive.
Tap on the OK button and that is all it takes for you to create a backup that will stay safe. Now you can either save it on your drive or email it to yourself to keep it safe.
We hope this guide helped you figure out how to transfer a secure folder to a new phone without losing it. Make sure you follow all the steps as mentioned in the guide. This will not only help you keep the data secure, but also save you a lot of space on your drive.
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