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Google Pixel Fold
Google Backup and Restore

2026-10-05 12:54:42.342

Google Pixel Fold
Google Backup and Restore

With automatic backups, app settings and personal data on your Pixel Fold are saved to your Google™ account, making it easy to restore everything after a reset.

Before you begin

When a Google account is added to your phone, previous backups are restored. This can be done by adding an existing Google account to your already active phone or by signing in to the same Google account while setting up your new phone or after a reset.

Steps

  1. Open the
    Settings app
    .
  2. Navigate:
    System
    Backup
    .
  3. If prompted, tap
    Turn on
     then select the data you want to back up (Photos & videos, Other device data, or both), tap
    Confirm
    .
  4. If back up is on, do any of the following:
    • To turn photo and video backup on / off:
      1. Tap
        Photos & videos
        .
      2. Tap the
        Switch account icon
        .
      3. Navigate:
        Photos settings
        Backup
      4. Tap the
        Backup switch
         to turn on or off.
    • To change backup accounts:
      1. Tap
        Other device data
        .
      2. Tap the existing Google (Gmail™) account.
      3. Tap the preferred account or tap 'Add account'.
    • To turn backup off:
      1. Tap
        Other device data
        .
      2. Tap the
        Backup by other device data switch
         to turn off.
      3. Tap
        Delete & turn off
         to confirm.
        If turned off, existing backups are deleted from Google's servers.