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Thats greatI ended up deleting and uninstalling the USB device drivers in Device Manager, rebooting, everything works now as advertised.

Thats greatI ended up deleting and uninstalling the USB device drivers in Device Manager, rebooting, everything works now as advertised.
Same here! About to try to back up to computer.I plan on using Smart Switch, this will be a new method for me. Hopefully no hitches.
Previously, when I've set up a new phone via a Smart Switch backup, the phone simultaneously started restoring apps and settings from Samsung's cloud backup and Google's cloud backup. Is there a way to bypass those processes? Can we skip the Samsung and Google login in the phone's initial setup wizard?
Ok, that's good. I don't recall that from my previous setups, but I probably wasn't paying enough attention.Even if you sign into google or Samsung in the beginning you have the option of not restoring any data.
Ok, that's good. I don't recall that from my previous setups, but I probably wasn't paying enough attention.
Going from S10 to S21. Will be my first time using Smart Switch. Will this transfer my photos into the same folders as they are on my current phone? In the past I would just put all photos on my SD card because whenever I would try to transfer in the past I would seem to lose photos.
I noticed in Google Photos "Device Backup Folders" it does not list all the folders I actually have in my gallery?
Besides my photos the only other thing I want transferred is my Samsung Notes.
Yes you have the option to skip both. Even if you sign into google or Samsung in the beginning you have the option of not restoring any data.
Backup current, (Note 20 Ultra), hit Smart Switch, sign out of Google and Samsung accounts and factory reset for trade in. I usually end up omitting half of my apps in the switch to the new phone to keep things light in the transition![]()
I'm going to use smart switch using a computer rather than connecting the two phones. In the past using smart switch a few app's didn't transfer data so hoping using the pc will resolve that issue.
Is there any difference in content between SmartSwitch directly from the old phone vs SmartSwitch backup of the old phone to a PC, and then restoring to the new phone from there (if that even works)?