Connecting Galaxy Fold with PC - how to pair the devices

If you want to back up your data or move pictures and videos to your PC, you first need to connect your Galaxy Fold with the PC. The smartphone can be paired with the computer in quite a few different ways. The fastest way is with a USB cable.

How to connect the Galaxy Fold to a PC?

If you want to save a backup of your data from your Galaxy Fold or transfer content for any other reason, you first need to establish a connection between the devices.

1. The fastest connection is via a USB cable. To do this, connect one end to the Android device and the USB end to a suitable port on the computer. Then tap on the display of the phone on the notification "Device is charging via USB".
2. In the next step, select the item "File transfer" under "Use USB for".
3. On the computer, you can now drop or pull out various files in the newly opened window to back them up on your computer.
4. Samsung also offers the free program "KIES". With this, you can easily exchange various contents between PC and smartphone. Hierfür müssen Sie lediglich die Anwendung auf dem Computer und Ihrem Smartphone installieren. Sie können die Verbindung zwischen den Geräten sowohl drahtlos als auch mit einem Kabel, wie oben beschrieben, aufbauen.