As an Android user, one of the features I feel envious about is the seamless iOS backup system. No matter which iPhone you switch to, all your backups — from system settings to passwords are imported without a hitch. So to bring a similar backup system on Android, Google has been revising its backup mechanism to bring seamless transition through Google Drive. However, there have been many frailties — sometimes it picks up your data and settings, but does not import it and sometimes it straight-up stops backing up your data. Recently, many have reported that their Google Drive backup is not working and has been perennially showing “Waiting to Backup” error. So to solve this problem, in this article, we bring you a step by step guide with detailed instructions. That being said, let’s get started without any delay.
Fix “Waiting to Backup” Error in Google Drive
Before we begin, make sure you have enabled “USB Debugging” from Developer Options. If you have not done this before, follow these steps. Open Settings and go to “About Phone”. Here, tap on the “Build Number” continuously for seven times to activate Developer Options. Now, go back and you will have the menu enabled. Open it and scroll down and enable “USB debugging”. There you have it.
- Now that we have established the connection, let’s get to the main thing. Type the below commands one by one and hit enter. If you don’t get any error during the process, you are done. After that, restart your smartphone.
bmgr backupnow appdata bmgr backupnow –all
