[International / GSM] Help rooting my phone and saving the data?

[alimo123]

Hi Guys i am a 3 month old Samsung Galaxy Nexus user.I have a lot of Data and contacts and pictures on my phone and have now miraculously realised i need to root my phone but now i also cannot lose my DATA and when it comes to android im a complete idiot any easy way how i can root my phone without risking to Brick it??
PLease help.
You can also email me on alimohdc@gmail.com

 

[GuitarG20]

Hi alimo, welcome to the forums! I went ahead and moved your post out and over to here in order to get some help tailored to your phone. Hope you enjoy your time here, welcome aboard!

 

[Fuzzy13]

You need to get skip softs toolkit for the Nexus. It does everything for you. Don't have to download this and download that and learn this and then learn that. The toolkit does it all.

Ill link it in a sec.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310

Save all your stuff to your pc cause unlocking the bootloader will erase it all.

Using this toolkit is the easiest way to unlock, root, flash, etc. Anything to your phone and don't let anyone tell you different.

If you need anything shoot me a pm. Good luck

 

[chrisinsocalif]

Another site for backup

ADB Backup & Restore - The SuperUser's Guide