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02_backup_android_all_incremental.sh

#!/bin/bash

# How to use:
# chmod +x backup_android_all_incremental.sh
# ./backup_android_all_incremental.sh
# ./backup_android_all_incremental.sh --silent   OR   -s

# --------------
# Parse args
SILENT=0
if [[ "$1" == "--silent" || "$1" == "-s" ]]; then
    SILENT=1
fi

# Logging setup
TIMESTAMP=$(date +"%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
BACKUP_FOLDER=~/SamsungBackup_"$TIMESTAMP"
LOG_FILE="$BACKUP_FOLDER/backup_log_$TIMESTAMP.txt"
mkdir -p "$BACKUP_FOLDER"

log() {
    echo -e "$1" >> "$LOG_FILE"
    if [ "$SILENT" -eq 0 ]; then
        echo -e "$1"
    fi
}

# Ensure adb is installed
if ! command -v adb &> /dev/null; then
    log "❌ adb (Android Debug Bridge) not found. Install it with: brew install android-platform-tools"
    exit 1
fi

log "📁 Backup will be saved to: $BACKUP_FOLDER"
log "📄 Logging to: $LOG_FILE"

# Start ADB
adb kill-server
adb start-server

# Check device connection
if ! adb devices | grep -q "device$"; then
    log "❌ No Android device connected. Enable USB debugging and accept the prompt."
    exit 1
fi

# Folders from your device
FOLDERS=(
    "/sdcard/Alarms"
    "/sdcard/Android"
    "/sdcard/Audiobooks"
    "/sdcard/DCIM"
    "/sdcard/Documents"
    "/sdcard/Download"
    "/sdcard/Movies"
    "/sdcard/Music"
    "/sdcard/Notifications"
    "/sdcard/Pictures"
    "/sdcard/Podcasts"
    "/sdcard/Recordings"
    "/sdcard/Ringtones"
    "/sdcard/SmartSwitch"
    "/sdcard/Subtitles"
    "/sdcard/log"
)

# PDF files to back up from /sdcard
PDF_FILES=(
    "/sdcard/Adobe Scan 01 Jul 2025 (2).PDF"
    "/sdcard/gd vashisht upay for my family.PDF"
)

log "🚀 Starting incremental backup..."

# Folder backup
for FOLDER in "${FOLDERS[@]}"; do
    log "🔍 Scanning $FOLDER..."
    if adb shell ls "$FOLDER" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
        adb shell "find '$FOLDER' -type f" | while read -r FILE; do
            REL_PATH=${FILE#"/sdcard/"}
            DEST_FILE="$BACKUP_FOLDER/$REL_PATH"
            if [ ! -f "$DEST_FILE" ]; then
                mkdir -p "$(dirname "$DEST_FILE")"
                log "📥 Copying: $FILE"
                adb pull "$FILE" "$DEST_FILE" >>"$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || log "⚠️ Failed to copy: $FILE"
            else
                log "⏩ Skipping existing: $REL_PATH"
            fi
        done
    else
        log "⚠️ $FOLDER not found. Skipping."
    fi
done

# Backup root PDFs
log "📄 Copying PDFs from /sdcard root..."
for FILE in "${PDF_FILES[@]}"; do
    FILE_NAME=$(basename "$FILE")
    DEST_FILE="$BACKUP_FOLDER/$FILE_NAME"
    if [ ! -f "$DEST_FILE" ]; then
        log "📥 Pulling: $FILE"
        adb pull "$FILE" "$DEST_FILE" >>"$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || log "⚠️ Failed to copy: $FILE"
    else
        log "⏩ PDF already exists: $FILE_NAME"
    fi
done

log "✅ Backup completed: $BACKUP_FOLDER"
adb kill-server

02_restore_android.sh

#!/bin/bash

# How to use:
# chmod +x restore_android.sh
# ./restore_android.sh
# ./restore_android.sh --silent   OR   -s

# --------------------
# Parse arguments
SILENT=0
if [[ "$1" == "--silent" || "$1" == "-s" ]]; then
    SILENT=1
fi

# --------------------
# Ask for source folder if not passed
read -rp "📂 Enter path to backup folder (e.g. ~/SamsungBackup_20250725_141000): " BACKUP_SOURCE
BACKUP_SOURCE="${BACKUP_SOURCE/#\~/$HOME}"  # Expand ~ to full path

# Log setup
TIMESTAMP=$(date +"%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
LOG_FILE="$BACKUP_SOURCE/restore_log_$TIMESTAMP.txt"

log() {
    echo -e "[$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] $1" >> "$LOG_FILE"
    if [ "$SILENT" -eq 0 ]; then
        echo -e "$1"
    fi
}

# --------------------
# Check adb installed
if ! command -v adb &> /dev/null; then
    log "❌ adb not found. Install with: brew install android-platform-tools"
    exit 1
fi

# Check folder exists
if [ ! -d "$BACKUP_SOURCE" ]; then
    log "❌ Backup folder not found: $BACKUP_SOURCE"
    exit 1
fi

# Start ADB
adb kill-server
adb start-server

# Check connection
if ! adb devices | grep -q "device$"; then
    log "❌ No Android device connected. Enable USB debugging and allow access."
    exit 1
fi

log "🚀 Starting restore from: $BACKUP_SOURCE"
log "📄 Log file: $LOG_FILE"

# --------------------
# Restore folders (map local -> device path)

declare -A RESTORE_PATHS=(
    ["DCIM"]="/sdcard/DCIM"
    ["Pictures"]="/sdcard/Pictures"
    ["Music"]="/sdcard/Music"
    ["Movies"]="/sdcard/Movies"
    ["Documents"]="/sdcard/Documents"
    ["Download"]="/sdcard/Download"
    ["Recordings"]="/sdcard/Recordings"
    ["Ringtones"]="/sdcard/Ringtones"
    ["SmartSwitch"]="/sdcard/SmartSwitch"
    ["Subtitles"]="/sdcard/Subtitles"
    ["WhatsApp/Media/WhatsApp Images"]="/sdcard/Android/media/com.whatsapp/WhatsApp/Media/WhatsApp Images"
)

for LOCAL_SUBDIR in "${!RESTORE_PATHS[@]}"; do
    SRC="$BACKUP_SOURCE/$LOCAL_SUBDIR"
    DEST="${RESTORE_PATHS[$LOCAL_SUBDIR]}"

    if [ -d "$SRC" ]; then
        log "🔁 Restoring $LOCAL_SUBDIR to $DEST"
        adb shell "mkdir -p \"$DEST\"" >/dev/null 2>&1
        adb push "$SRC" "$DEST" >>"$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 && log "✅ Done: $LOCAL_SUBDIR" || log "⚠️ Failed: $LOCAL_SUBDIR"
    else
        log "⏩ Skipped (not found): $LOCAL_SUBDIR"
    fi
done

# Restore PDFs from root
for FILE in "$BACKUP_SOURCE"/*.pdf "$BACKUP_SOURCE"/*.PDF; do
    [ -e "$FILE" ] || continue
    FILE_NAME=$(basename "$FILE")
    DEST="/sdcard/$FILE_NAME"
    log "📄 Restoring PDF: $FILE_NAME"
    adb push "$FILE" "$DEST" >>"$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 && log "✅ Copied: $FILE_NAME" || log "⚠️ Failed: $FILE_NAME"
done

log "🎉 Restore complete."
adb kill-server

03_samsung android mobile copy to mac laptop.md

📦 Android Incremental Backup Script

Backup your Android media, documents, and WhatsApp images to macOS using ADB via command line — incrementally and with optional silent mode.

---

✅ Prerequisites

1. Install ADB (Android Debug Bridge):

brew install android-platform-tools

2. Enable Developer Mode on Android:

   • Go to: Settings > About phone > Tap "Build number" 7 times

   • Then go to: Settings > Developer options > Enable USB Debugging

3. Authorize Device:

   • Connect via USB

   • Accept the "Allow USB Debugging" prompt on your phone

---

🚀 Usage

1. Give execute permission:

chmod +x backup_android_all_incremental.sh

2. Run script:

./backup_android_all_incremental.sh # Normal mode ./backup_android_all_incremental.sh --silent # Silent mode (logs only)

3. Backup Location:
   Output saved to: ~/SamsungBackup_<timestamp>/

4. Log File:
   Full activity log saved inside the backup folder:
   backup_log_<timestamp>.txt

🔄 What It Backs Up

• Photos, videos: DCIM/, Pictures/

• Music, recordings, downloads, documents

• WhatsApp Images:
  Android/media/com.whatsapp/WhatsApp/Media/WhatsApp Images

• PDFs from device root

🔄 Restore from Backup

Restore your backed-up Android files (photos, videos, documents, WhatsApp images, etc.) from Mac to Android device using:

restore_android.sh

✅ Prerequisites

• ADB must be installed:

  brew install android-platform-tools

• Enable USB Debugging on your Android:

  • Settings > About phone > Tap "Build number" 7 times

  • Then go to Settings > Developer options > Enable USB Debugging

---

🚀 How to Use

chmod +x restore_android.sh ./restore_android.sh # Interactive restore ./restore_android.sh --silent # Silent mode (logs only)

• Enter the full path to your backup folder when prompted (e.g. ~/SamsungBackup_20250725_141000)

• Script will push content back to appropriate folders on your Android device

---

🔁 What Gets Restored

• Photos & Videos → /sdcard/DCIM, /sdcard/Pictures

• Downloads → /sdcard/Download

• Documents, Music, Ringtones → respective /sdcard/ locations

• WhatsApp Images → /sdcard/Android/media/com.whatsapp/WhatsApp/Media/WhatsApp Images

• PDF files from backup root → /sdcard/

---

📄 Logs

Restore activity is saved inside the backup folder as:

restore_log_<timestamp>.txt