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| From | "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.mobile.android |
| Subject | Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. |
| Date | 2024-11-06 19:01 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <lp1p7hF1f1rU2@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
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Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 2024-11-06 14:59, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> wrote:
>> On 2024-11-06 11:13, Frank Slootweg wrote:
>>>
>>> Note that I referred to the *Windows* 'Smart Switch' program, not the
>>> *Android* app (which I *also* covered later).
>>>
>>> The Windows 'Smart Switch' program (obviously) *does* back up to your
>>> computer and creates files on your disk which you can (try to) access by
>>> other 'normal' utilities. IIRC, Smart Switch creates both regular files
>>> and ZIP archives. For the ZIP archives you might need something like
>>> 7-Zip, because when I used this quite some time ago, the built-in
>>> Windows unzipper could not handle the format which Smart Switch used.
>>>
>>> But to be [f|F]rank, Samsung tries to 'hide' the Windows 'Smart
>>> Switch' program, because I couldn't find it on their main Smart Switch
>>> page (<https://www.samsung.com/us/smart-switch/>). But a quick Google
>>> :-) search on "samsung smart switch for windows" shows it's still there:
>>>
>>> 'Downloading Smart Switch on my PC'
>>> Last Update date : Apr 17. 2024
>>> <https://www.samsung.com/au/support/mobile-devices/downloading-smart-switch-on-pc/>
>>
>> Thanks for that. Like you, I couldn't find it on the Samsung site.
>> I've downloaded and installed it from your link, and backed up the WiFi
>> settings to a PC - encouragingly, I was given the specificity to
>> choose to back up only those settings. However, looking at the backed
>> up files, although I can open the zips in 7-zip, the data itself is
>> encrypted, despite there being an option to encrypt which I noted and
>> specifically left unselected. I suspect that it's encrypted because the
>> original file from the phone was just backed up as is, and that was
>> encrypted on the phone :-(
>
> Thanks for the feedback. I was about to dig up some old Smart Switch
> backups (if any) from my backup disks, but as you've already found the
> Wi-Fi settings data is encrypted, there's no point.
Passwords (and WiFi settings contain a password) are intentionally not
backed up or transferred to a new phone. This feature would allow a bad
guy to clone your phone and impersonate you.
--
Cheers,
Carlos E.R.
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Thumbnails, and what creates them. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-11-03 17:37 -0500
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2024-11-03 17:46 -0500
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-11-03 19:03 -0500
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-11-03 21:50 -0500
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-11-03 22:17 -0500
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-11-04 14:43 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-11-04 14:47 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-11-04 15:50 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-11-04 17:59 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-11-04 19:35 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-11-05 11:00 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-11-05 19:04 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-11-06 17:12 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-11-06 19:04 +0000
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Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-11-06 21:02 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-11-07 00:23 +0000
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Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-11-07 17:35 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-11-09 00:08 +0000
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Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-11-09 01:33 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-11-09 01:35 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-11-05 13:23 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-11-05 21:36 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-11-06 10:41 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-11-06 10:51 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-11-06 14:54 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-11-06 11:13 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-11-06 13:05 +0100
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-11-06 13:26 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-11-06 14:36 +0100
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-11-06 14:45 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-11-06 15:28 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-11-06 18:57 +0100
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-11-06 15:18 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-11-06 13:24 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-11-06 08:37 -0500
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-11-06 16:15 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-11-06 13:59 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-11-06 19:01 +0100
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-11-06 19:15 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-11-07 12:45 +0100
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-11-07 15:31 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-11-07 16:18 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-11-07 23:34 +0100
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-11-08 09:39 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-11-08 22:27 +0100
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-11-09 16:04 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-11-06 21:11 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-11-07 02:19 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-11-07 00:12 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-11-07 10:07 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-11-07 14:17 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-11-07 19:08 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-11-07 19:26 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-11-07 20:38 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-11-07 21:01 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-11-08 00:20 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-11-08 11:22 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-11-08 10:47 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-11-09 00:45 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-11-08 10:26 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-11-04 15:41 +0000
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-11-06 11:03 -0500
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-11-03 21:16 -0500
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-11-03 23:01 -0500
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-11-04 03:46 -0500
Re: Thumbnails, and what creates them. "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-11-05 12:23 +0100
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