How To Move App Datat From Helium To Pc

The main cause to root your device is to be able to use Titanium Backup or a similar app simply a location to take backup of applications with app-data, meaning app settings, game progress, etc. The Android does not offer a solution for backup of app data & none of the OEMs either. Here you will learn the way to Backup Apps & Data without Root By using Helium Android App.

Backup Apps & Data

Contents

1 Backup Apps & Data without Root By using Helium Android App: Guide
- 1.1 What HELIUM Can do?
- 1.2 COMPATIBILITY!
2 What's .APK and app-data?
3 Wat to Use the Helium To Make Backup of Applications
- 3.1 1. Turn on the USB Debugging
- 3.2 2. Install drivers to Backup Apps & Data without Root By using Helium Android App
- 3.3 3. Verify Drivers to Backup Apps & Data without Root By using Helium Android App
- 3.4 4. Download HELIUM Android App to Backup Apps & Data without Root By using Helium Android App
- 3.5 5. Download Helium PC Software to Backup Apps & Data without Root By using Helium Android App
- 3.6 6. Turn on the App Backup to Backup Apps & Data without Root By using Helium Android App
  - 3.6.1 Steps
  - 3.6.2 Helium will look for root access
- 3.7 7. How To Back up Apps by using the helium Android App
  - 3.7.1 Data Backup Only:
  - 3.7.2 Full Backup:
- 3.8 Back up Save Location?
- 3.9 How to Sync Backup of Application by Using the HELIUM on Android Devices
  - 3.9.1 Steps
  - 3.9.2 The game installed on this second device
- 3.10 How to group the application
- 3.11 How to restore apps
- 3.12 How to remove the Backups
- 3.13 Conclusion

Backup Apps & Data without Root By using Helium Android App: Guide

Gratefully an app is there for this, though which would take applications & games backup for you. Just without needing rot access at all, and you will need only a PC to organize it.

Therefore, the app we are talking about is Helium. It is made by Koush, who is famous in the Android blogosphere for his ClockworkMod recovery & other work.

What HELIUM Can do?

Helium is able to backup your applications — providing you a choice in order to back up data only, or . APK files as well. However, the Helium is able to also make a backup on your internal and external SD card or, online to your Dropbox, Box, and Google Drive after you guys connect it to the service.

It gets extremely advantageous at the time when you guys are looking to sync your apps — games, basically are the fun here — across two or more devices. Now you have to read the section below

COMPATIBILITY!

Well, as you know that the Helium is not compatible with Motorola devices. Some issues are there with some devices of Sony as well, mainly Xperia S and Xperia Z. Though the developer of the helium says that Sony has a disabled backup on these devices. Here is the quote from the developer:

Important Note: Helium is NOT available to Motorola devices. Just because of that the Motorola phones have a bug that break Android's backup mechanism. Until this is solved by Motorola, Helium will not work on those Androids.

Whether you guys find that Helium *does* work on your Motorola Android, so please notify me.

Note: Some devices of Sony have lots of issues with Helium. This just includes that the Xperia S and Xperia Z. Sony has *disabled* backup on these devices entirely.

What's .APK and app-data?

The APK is an app installer file, which is just like the . EXE for Windows. However, it simply installs the applications, as to whether it is downloaded from the Google Play Store. So then fully fresh install.

App-data is application data on your phone device. As well as the application's settings mainly, & other cache files. For games, it is your game progression — levels cleared, item unlocked, achievements, etc. things. So for applications, well let's take an alarm app, for instance, it would alarms made by you, ringtones selected, etc. thing.

App-data does not include files stored on your SD card. For instance, whether you guys downloaded an attachment from the Gmail Android app. It is not its data, and just because it's already stored on PC. You really do not need to back up these files.

You guys get to select if you want Data Only, or Data plus . APK file, for backup of your Apps & as well as Games.

As you guys are able to also see in step 3 of the tutorial 'How to Backup Apps by using Helium Android App' below. You are able to also choose & also deselect the option App Data Only (smaller backups) just after choosing the applications for backup. To tell the app if .apk files are being backed up or not along with the data of apps.

Wat to Use the Helium To Make Backup of Applications

1. Turn on the USB Debugging

However, on Android 2.3 & below: Now you have to head to the devices' Settings » Applications » Development – choose the 'USB debugging' checkbox. Similarly, on Android 4.0 & above, you have to do this:

Enable developer options first: First of all, you have to head to your Settings » About device » drop to the bottom. Click on "Build number" seven times in order to enable developer options
Enable USB Debugging: Head to Settings » select Developer options » Tick the "USB debugging" checkbox (under Debugging section)

2. Install drivers to Backup Apps & Data without Root By using Helium Android App

Well, guys without suitable drivers installed & working, it's impossible for this beauty which is called Helium to work. Then head over to this page for drivers & install the driver for your device.

3. Verify Drivers to Backup Apps & Data without Root By using Helium Android App

Here connect your android device to your computer. It should display in My Computer whether the drivers are correctly installed. However, this is not a very foolproof way to check, it's good.

To makes sure that drivers are working perfectly, you have to connect your device to your Windows PC. So head to the device manager on a personal computer. Now you have to look for an entry, named, either of Android USB Device or ADB Interface. That is your device. Whether the drivers are installed accurately and are completely working. There should not be a small yellow triangle with an exclamation sign on the device's tab.

Whether it is there, so then it means that drivers were not installed accurately.

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4. Download HELIUM Android App to Backup Apps & Data without Root By using Helium Android App

In order to download the Helium, you have to head to the Play Store on either computer or on phone using this link and install the app.

5. Download Helium PC Software to Backup Apps & Data without Root By using Helium Android App

Install Helium for your desktop. Select between Windows, Mac, or Linux, whichever OS you guys got. Here, on Windows PC, just tap the CarbonSetup.msi file. In order to begin installation and complete it. Here Reboot your PC.

6. Turn on the App Backup to Backup Apps & Data without Root By using Helium Android App

This is roo necessary part. It simply involves establishing a connection just between the Helium Android application & its personal computer counterpart. When this is done, so then the Application Backup gets enabled on your device. You are able to also start backing up apps.

Steps

First of all, head to the Helium on PC. (It probably is already ON and running in the background. As it is set to auto-start with Windows when you guys power on a personal computer.) Here see the screenshot below, it will look like this. Now, you have to move to the next step.
Here head to the Helium app on your Android device. Click on Helium's icon in the app drawer. However, it will then ask you to connect to your Google account for online backups to your account, though which is optional. Whether you cancel it, so then it will just say that it's no issue. That you are also able to take backups on the device's USB storage (that is: internal or external SD card).
└ Instruction: As restoring Helium backup from your Google account which needs a premium version of the app (costing $4.99). Select it only whether you plan in order to buy paid version or already have it. Not good otherwise. You guys can ignore it whether you like to.
└ That said, it's immensely advantageous to have backup online on your Google account. Once you guys are looking to backup from one device & restore on another device of yours.
└ In fact, the best way there recently is this! (Without root, definitely, otherwise Titanium backup & other apps are cool, as well.)

Helium will look for root access

Well, on rooted devices, Helium will look for root access. Whether it finds one, so then it will ask for Superuser permission to have root access. Whether the Helium is offered with root access. No need for anything more is here to be completed. Choose the apps for backup & start to back them up.
— But as we are focusing on a non-root backup solution. Let's see further in the case of non-root devices. View the next step as you are may not root.
Then the welcome screen will appear. Click on OK. Now the app would wait for.. uh, view next steps.
Now it's time to connect the Helium Android application to Helium PC software by using the USB cable. Connect, & then just wait.
The Helium PC software and the application would communicate with each other. Once the connection has been created all fine, the desktop software will display the tick sign, as shown below.
└ Whether the connection is not established, now try the PTP mode, largely for the Nexus line of devices: Nexus 7, Nexus 10, Nexus 5, etc.
└ Whether the PTP mode also fails you. So then there is surely an issue with drivers. Then you have to try to re-install the drivers. Be sure to remove the current drivers, whether any, then restart and then reinstall drivers.
At a time when you guys get the above on Helium desktop. You can close the PC software and disconnect the device as well. Active connection with PC is not required for backup and restore. Additionally, only when you Power Off your android device, so then will you also need to connect with Helium desktop software again, not otherwise.

7. How To Back up Apps by using the helium Android App

The easiest part, which was worth all this. Take a backup of apps with their data. Head to the Helium app on your Android device.
Choose the Apps you guys like to backup.
You guys are also able to swipe up from below (try from that blue line). In order to see the options as regards backup. Let's discuss backing up with its .apk file & without .apk file (app-data only):

Data Backup Only:

Whether you like to take back up of data just of the apps. Then swipe up and then you have to keep the checkbox of the option App Data Only (smaller backups) chosen, which is by default. Now in this situation, Helium will ask you to download the app from the Google Play Store and after that, the app will restore data. That the app/game will also be exactly as it was at the time of backup. It is good mainly for online backups, as size is small compared to full backups.

Full Backup:

Whilst whether you like to back up both the .apk file & data of apps. Then deselect the checkbox of option "App Data Only (smaller backups)". In this respect, both app & app's data will be restored without the have to download from the Google play store. Whether you have enough space on your device's internal/external memory. So sure select this option as it offers full backup and restore. Obviously, it is not too good for Online backups and restores as its backup size is huge.

After you have selected applications for the backup, click on Backup in order to start backing up the data of apps, or .APK installation files as well, relying on if you guys select or deselect the checkbox discussed above.
The application will ask for storage to be used. Now select one.
A black screen will appear with space in order to enter the password. Then ignore it. It will be gone anyway in a matter of seconds. And backup progress will display.

That's all now completed

Back up Save Location?

Alright, backups are stored in the Carbon folder on the storage you guys chose — your internal, external, or any of the online storage supported.

One cool and advantageous tip: regarding syncing the data from one device to another (or more) & vice versa. You have to now read below.

How to Sync Backup of Application by Using the HELIUM on Android Devices

You guys will also need the well-worth paid version of the application, Helium (Premium), which just costs $4.99, to be able to restore from online storage. Definitely at a time when it is bought, so then it can be used on any no. of Android devices.

So guys let's say, you guys are playing Wind-up Knight — oh, that game is full of fun & the best challenge, even for seasonal PC gamers! — on your Nexus 7 at home, and desire to continue on your Nexus 4 at the office, school, or wherever. and vice versa.

You are able to do so without much excitement, or root access whether you prefer, by using one and just Helium.

So guys now let's take the above game & devices as our instance for the guide below. So let's call Nexus 7 as the first device and Nexus 4 just as the second device. And the concerned application/game is Wind-up Knight.

Steps

First of all, you able to confirm that you have enabled app backups as discussed at length above on both of the devices (Nexus 7 and Nexus 4).
Here you have to sign in to any of the online storage facilities available — Google Drive, Dropbox & Box are supported, fyi — the two or all of your devices (both Nexus 7 & Nexus 4). You guys are looking to sync data of and with.
Make a Data Only backup of the games or apps you guys want to sync. (Wind-up Knight in this case.) That all now completed, now you have to keep the checkbox of the option 'App Data Only (smaller backups)' selected so that. APK is not backup and the backup size is small.
└Tip: Keep track of which device has the current data, That you guys, do not restore the prior data with the current data. For example: Whether you last played a game on Nexus 7, then take this backup on the first device (Nexus 7). Next, restore it on your second device (Nexus 4). And when you are completed playing on Nexus 4, backup from Nexus 4. For restoring on Nexus 7 or any other device of yours.
Choose your online storage (besides Google Drive, Dropbox, or Box) as the backup destination on your first device (Nexus 7). The backup will be stored here.
On your second device (Nexus 4), where you guys like to restore the data. Sync the data to, confirm that you guys have the Helium android app installed & have logged into the online storage you selected in step 4 above.

The game installed on this second device

Here you should confirm that you have got the app or the game installed on this second device (Nexus 4) of yours. Though that Helium is able to restore its data.
Head to Helium on a second device (Nexus 4). Here you must swipe right to left to head to the Restore option. Choose the online storage (that you chose in step 4).
You guys backed up applications and games will display. Choose all applications and games (Wind-up Knight in our instance) of whose data that you like to restore on your second device (Nexus 4).
Finally, click on Restore. This will just need the paid version of the app, as I have mentioned above. That's it. You synced data just across two Android devices, without Root. You are a genius! Hence I have already continued playing the game on Nexus 4.

So let us know that what you think of it.

How to group the application

You can applications that are under Helium so that whether you like to take backup of some particular apps only, you won't have to choose them every time.

Choose the app and choose the apps to be grouped.
Here you must have to swipe up from the blue line.
Here you have to write Group name just under the option: Remember Group of Apps.
Click on Backup.
Though now you guys will get to the Storage selection screen. Your group has been made too silently. Whether you guys desire to really back them up. Click on the storage you prefer, otherwise, just head back by using the back key.
View the group you just created appears at the top under Saved Groups

How to restore apps

It's too easy. Here's how to do this.

For doing this you have to head to your Helium Android app.
Now swipe right to left to head to the Restore and Sync tab.
Tap on the storage from which you desire to restore your apps.
Choose the apps and games you like to restore.
└ Whether there is a data-only backup of the application (without its .apk). And that app is newly not installed on your device. The Helium will then prompt you to download it so that it can also be able to restore its data.
└ Now swipe up from the blue line to receive Select All andDeselect All options.
Click on Restore to begin the restoration of applications and games.
Finally, a black screen will appear with space in order to enter a password. Though Ignore it. It will be gone anyway just in seconds. And restore progress will display.

That's all now completed!

How to remove the Backups

This is also too easy Here's how.

First of all, you have to head to your Helium Android app.
Now swipe right to left to head to the Restore and Sync tab.
Tap on the storage from which you want to remove your apps.
Choose the applications & games which you guys want to delete. Now Swipe up from the blue line in order to get Select All andDeselect All options.
Click on the bin icon (represents delete option) in the right top corner.
Click on OK to confirm the deletion of the selected applications and games. You are unable to get back deleted apps, it's permanent delete.

That's all now complete!

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Conclusion

Whether you guys took backup on either of internal or external SD card. Next keep a copy of it on PC for safety. Then Copy-paste the folder, Carbon, to your personal computer, just after connecting the phone to the PC with a USB cable. You are also able to set Helium's backup folder, Carbon, for sync with PC. So that all backups are copied to PC automatically. So use an app like Cheetah for this.

Whether you do not want to buy the paid version for restoring from online storage. You guys are also able to try this: download the files to your phone from the online storage. Next, you have to copy-paste the backup files to your Carbon folder on an internal/external SD card, and then restore from here.

Whether you guys have any issues or need help with the Helium Android app, backups, restore, or anything. So let us know in the comments section below. We will try our best in order to help you!