Need Help Cloning a Samsung Galaxy S20 Phone to Identical Model
Hi, I have a Samsung Galaxy S20 FE phone that I need to effectively mirror / clone onto another brand new identical S20 FE phone. The first phone was purchased 2 months ago from Costco but needs to be returned due to a defect. I purchased the new S20 FE from a second source.
I ran into all kinds of problems 2 months ago when I tried to move my apps and data from my Galaxy S9+ to the first S20FE. Most of my apps lost all of their log-in data and settings. My address book got corrupted - it somehow included all of my current address book and merged copies of old records that were backed up to Google years ago. I kept trying to text my sister and it was sending to a phone number she stopped using over 6 years ago. I have since spent hours cleaning the address book and setting up apps. I want to avoid this painful process at all costs.
I have a 128GB card in the first phone that has most of the data on the phone. I was hoping someone could give me a step-by-step procedure to prep the old phone for copying and then how to copy everything over.
Please let me know if you need any additional information! I need to finish this by tomorrow night (Friday) if at all possible. Thanks!!
Scott Silva
Use the smart sync app... It has worked dozens of times for me...
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Sorry... Smart switch was what I meant... Thats what I get for typing and answering the phone at the same time...
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Thank you both for your comments! I am pretty sure I will use the app. I have a few final questions.
1. I do have two USB-USBc adapters so I can connect the two phones via a USB 2.0 cable. Online I read I should connect them wirelessly via Bluetooth, I presume. Which method is faster and safer? Both phones will be 100% charged before I start.
2. What do I do with the old phones 200GB memory card? I only have one card this size. Could I do the following:
1. On old phone get all photos, large files, and app data stored on 200GB card
2. Remove card from old phone
3. Use Smart Switch to copy old phone to old phone with neither phone having a card - so cloning the internal storage only
4. Shut down new phone when done, install the 200GB card, reboot new phone.
If I do this will the new phone recognize all the data on the card from the old phone? If this will not work, how do I have to use smart switch to copy from one card to another? Would I need to buy a second 200GB card (seems a big waste).
Hopefully one or both of you will bless my plan and I can move forward with this shortly.
1. I do have two USB-USBc adapters so I can connect the two phones via a USB 2.0 cable. Online I read I should connect them wirelessly via Bluetooth, I presume. Which method is faster and safer? Both phones will be 100% charged before I start.
2. What do I do with the old phones 200GB memory card? I only have one card this size. Could I do the following:
1. On old phone get all photos, large files, and app data stored on 200GB card
2. Remove card from old phone
3. Use Smart Switch to copy old phone to old phone with neither phone having a card - so cloning the internal storage only
4. Shut down new phone when done, install the 200GB card, reboot new phone.
If I do this will the new phone recognize all the data on the card from the old phone? If this will not work, how do I have to use smart switch to copy from one card to another? Would I need to buy a second 200GB card (seems a big waste).
Hopefully one or both of you will bless my plan and I can move forward with this shortly.
Yes. Just swap the memory card into the new phone It should see the pics and video.
New Samsungs are usually delivered with the USB-C to USB-C cable already. Using adapters and a USB2 cable will significantly slow down the whole operation, sometimes even 10-fold. Wireless or BT is not recommended, again, due to the speed restrictions.
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Correction: I was in error regarding my SD cards. I am 99% sure (sorry have been dealing with family medical issue that has me a bit confused) that my old Galaxy S9+ phone has a 200GB card in it that was 90% full. Two months ago when I bought the "old" S20 FE I also bought a 512GB card to have more room. I then copied the contents of the 200GB card onto the 512GB card using my PC as an intermediary.
1. I wonder if copying contents by selecting folders in Windows copies everything the Android phone needs to recognize the contents?
2. What is the best strategy now? Should I insert the 200GB card into the OLD S20 and the 512GB into the NEW S20 and let SmartSwitch copy all contents from the OLD to NEW?
1. I wonder if copying contents by selecting folders in Windows copies everything the Android phone needs to recognize the contents?
2. What is the best strategy now? Should I insert the 200GB card into the OLD S20 and the 512GB into the NEW S20 and let SmartSwitch copy all contents from the OLD to NEW?
Smart Switch will deal with the Internal Storage. If you already have the data externally, have the card OUT of the phones during transfer, and insert it after the copying is done. Saves you tons of time, it's an unneeded step.
I am not sure if smart switch does anything with the sd cards...
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Kimputer I checked my new S20 box and there was a never used white cable that has the small USB-C connector that plugs into the phone on one end and the larger standard size connector that plugs into a computer or charger on the other. The inside of the connector is white, I may have erroneously assumed that it was USB2 and not USB C. I also have a black converter, from Samsung, GH96-11383A that would convert the large PC-sized male end into a USB-C plug. I believe the name of the adapter is "Samsung OTG adapter USB type-C to USB type-A GH96-11383A". Would it be safe and fast to use the adapter with the included Samsung USB chord, or do I need to purchase a USB-C to USB-c chord?
Edit: Also is it OK if the NEW S20 does not have a SIM card in it? I was hoping to use the SIM card from Verizon that is in the OLD S20 in the new S20. Or do I need to get a SIM card for the NEW S20 first?
Edit: Also is it OK if the NEW S20 does not have a SIM card in it? I was hoping to use the SIM card from Verizon that is in the OLD S20 in the new S20. Or do I need to get a SIM card for the NEW S20 first?
That combo you mentioned, keeps it all on USB3 standards, so you should be good to go.
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Would it be OK to insert the storage card and move all the photos and videos on the internal drive to the external so they are all in one place?
Also, please confirm my copying in Windows from 200GB to 512GB is OK. Thanks for your continued help!!
Also, please confirm my copying in Windows from 200GB to 512GB is OK. Thanks for your continued help!!
If I were doing it, I would put the blank 512 in the new phone and let the system format it, then manually copy/move the files just in case the new system has a different layout than the old, although if you were going from a samsung to a samsung I don't think it would format the directory any different...
Sorry, I just checked the inside of the USB-C plug that I have, also branded Samsung, and the inside suggests you're dropping back to USB2. Buying a new USB-C to USB-C would be better.
Copying 200GB to 512GB with Windows, should be no problem. Moving it from Internal to External BEFORE doing the Smart Switch, would save you some time then.
Copying 200GB to 512GB with Windows, should be no problem. Moving it from Internal to External BEFORE doing the Smart Switch, would save you some time then.
The ONLY reason to buy a new cable is if you are in a giant hurry... The cable you have, along with going over your wireless network will be fast enough if you don't want to spend the money on a cable you might not use again...
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I think I am going to try my current cable, as I used on online calculator and assuming 20% overhead and 60GB of data it will take about 21 minutes. I may need a new multimedia card reader for my PC and my current one uses USB3.0. This discussion has encouraged me to look for a USB3.1 or USB-C solution... but that is another problem.