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From: "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them.
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 22:27:37 +0100
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On 2024-11-08 10:39, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> Carlos E. R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>> On 2024-11-07 17:18, Frank Slootweg wrote:
>>> A little earlier, I wrote:
>>>>     That Wi-Fi passwords are not backed up 1) is not true for Samsungs's
>>>> Smart Switch (see above) and 2) for Google Backup (to Google Drive) has
>>>> been more or less debunked by my response of earlier today:
>>>
>>>     N.B. Google Backup ('Backup by Google One') specifically says that
>>> Wi-Fi passwords are backed up.
>>
>> On my Motorola phone, settings, search "Google backup" finds nothing.
>> Nor does "backup".
>>
>> I have "copia de seguridad", and "copia de seguridad de Google One",
>> which must be it. It is as complete as it is, except for photos which I
>> disabled (I back them up to Amazon).
>>
>>>
>>>     On my (Samsung Galaxy A51) Android 13 phone:
>>>
>>>     Settings -> Google / Google services -> All services -> Backup &
>>> restore -> Backup -> Manage storage -> opens one.google.com webpage ->
>>> YOUR DEVICE BACKUP (2) -> Galaxy A51 -> See details ->
>>
>> Found it.
>>
>>>
>>> "Device settings              208 KB
>>>    Wallpaper, Wi-Fi password..."
>>>
>>>     N.B. The part after "password" can not be shown, only gives the three
>>> dots, but if I go to the one.google.com webpage on my laptop, it says:
>>>
>>> "Device settings
>>>    Wallpaper, Wi-Fi passwords and more"
>>
>> Does not open.
> 
>    Exactly. My point was only that the Wi-Fi settings *are* backed up,
> not that they are seperately accessible/restorable with other tools.

Not "exactly". Mine does not say what it stores. It doesn't say it 
stores wifi passwords. It just says "device settings".



-- 
Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.