Unless you're rooted, you can't. Or rather it would be futile since you can't restore nor see the contents.How do I export an exact image of my android hard drive to Windows PC?
So which software should I use to make that image?Unless you're rooted, you can't. Or rather it would be futile since you can't restore nor see the contents.
Backup important folders manually or find an automated app that backs up to Google Drive.
Important folders: DCIM, Documents, Downloads, Movies, Music, Pictures, Recordings.
That's about it aside from any other folders you made since you can't get to nor restore anything else.
In hindsight though I absolutely should've rooted my pixel 8, so my next question is which software would I use to transfer my data to a rooted device since I obviously can't use the Google startup interface?Unless you're rooted, you can't. Or rather it would be futile since you can't restore nor see the contents.
Backup important folders manually or find an automated app that backs up to Google Drive.
Important folders: DCIM, Documents, Downloads, Movies, Music, Pictures, Recordings.
That's about it aside from any other folders you made since you can't get to nor restore anything else.
