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CalyxOs data transfer to new phone after old phone screen damage?

Swatkins

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Jul 2, 2022
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I unfortunately shattered my phone. It still turns on but I can barely press anything on the screen. I am wondering if it is possible to transfer my CalyxOs data to my new phone somehow? It thought about doing a data transfer but not sure if it will work with the CalyxOs. If it is not possible, what about doing a data recovery tool hooked up to my laptop? Would I only get surface data or would my CalyxOs data somehow be accessible too?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks
 
CalyxOS being its own Android offshoot, you might get more pertinent suggestions posting your query in one of the CalyxOS help forums (apparently there are active chat, IRC, Twitter feeds).
https://calyxos.org/community/

Offhand, you should already have a 'Seedvault' utility that does secure backups:
https://calyxos.org/docs/guide/faq/
How can I back up and restore the software and data on my phone?
We developed a privacy focused backup and restore application called SeedVault which is built into CalyxOS. SeedVault
uses encryption to protect your data before it ever leaves the phone. Currently there are two options for backing up:
USB storage and cloud storage using NextCloud. SeedVault can be accessed from Settings -> System -> Backup. The first
time you run it, SeedVault will generate an encryption passphrase made up of 12 words. You must keep these words in a
safe place in order to be able to restore your backups.
 
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