Unflappings

It is a hassle when you are messing with customizing your phone and you lose all your important data. Luckily, the good thing about the Android OS is the ability to upload all your data to the “cloud”. Unfortunately, this does not entail the backup of your system settings, text messages and phone logs.

Don’t fear, and don’t buy any expensive solutions that claim to be the one touch backup king. Not that the PPU solutions won’t work nicely, because they do. However, in times like these, its much better to go the free route.

To backup your Call Logs and restore them, follow the steps below:

1. Go to the Android market, and download “Call Logs Backup & Restore”
2. Install the Application
3. Open the application, and select “Backup Call Logs”
4. Wait patiently, at times this process can take a few moments

To backup your Call Logs backup to your local machine (The extra care procedure, not needed)

1. Plug your phone into a computer via a USB cable
2. Go to your notification bar, and select “USB Connected” and then select “Mount”
3. Navigate to your computer and open your Android SD card. This will show up as a Removable Device
4. Open the folder named CallLogBackupRestore and copy that file to a protected drive or simply that computer for future use

To restore your Call Logs simply open the Call Logs Backup & Restore application and select “Restore Call Logs” If your phone crashed or SD card malfunctioned, place your backed up file on your computer back into the CallLogBackupRestore Directory.

Also See: Backup Text Messages on Android