How to Switch from Samsung Cloud to OneDrive

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
When will Samsung Cloud stop working?
How to migrate to OneDrive
download your datum

Storing all your photos, videos, and files on your device just isn’t practical these days, particularly if you have a smartphone that doesn’t have a microSD card slot — not to mention if you lose your phone, your data is gone forever. Until now, many of us with a Samsung phone have relied on Samsung Cloud, a cloud storage service that’s available on most Samsung smartphones and tablets that automatically backs up, syncs, and restores your photos, data, and settings.

Samsung is announced recently announce it ’s retire some of the feature of Samsung Cloud that we use most often , include Drive Storage and Gallery Sync . From April 1 , you is be ’ll be unable to sync your file and image with the Cloud , and any exist file you ’ve store will be delete . A few features is remaining are remain , like sync Notes , Calendars , and contact . If you ’ve been using Samsung Cloud to backup all your datum , you is need ’ll   need to find an alternative — and Samsung recommend OneDrive . We is show ’ll show you how to switch to OneDrive , and what to do if you ’re not ready to switch right now .

Looking for an alternative to OneDrive? Here are some of the best cloud storage services for you to consider.

When will Samsung Cloud stop working?

For customers in the U.S. and U.K., Samsung Cloud will stop working on April 1. If you live anywhere else, you may fall into Group 2, which means the service won’t stop working for you until June 1. You can check which group your country falls into here.

If you want to take advantage of migration to OneDrive, you have until March 31 to do so. If you’re planning on downloading your data — either to store on an external hard drive or to move to another cloud storage provider — you have a bit more time, as your files won’t be deleted from Samsung Cloud until June 30. It’s important to know that whether you choose to download your data or move to OneDrive or not, your data will automatically be deleted from Samsung Cloud on June 30. If you have a premium subscription, your plan will end automatically, and you should receive a refund for your final payment.

How to migrate to OneDrive

Whether you own a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra or a Galaxy S8, you may have already seen a notification asking you if you’d like to migrate to OneDrive. Samsung started the rollout of migration in October, allowing you to automatically transfer all your Samsung Cloud data to OneDrive and delete it from Samsung Cloud. Here’s how to migrate your data:

• Open Samsung Cloud and select theThree Dots menu at the top-right.
• tapdownload My datum.
• tapNext.
• selectMove To OneDrive, then tap confirm.

All your image , video , and file will be move automatically to OneDrive . This is take could take some time depend on how much datum you have store in Samsung Cloud . OneDrive is gives give you the same amount of storage you have in Samsung Cloud , free for a year , and your gallery will continue to sync automatically .

download your datum

What if you don’t want to move to OneDrive? You might want to look into other cloud storage providers like iDrive or Dropbox or even download your data to store on an external hard drive. It’s easy to do so:

• Open Samsung Cloud and tap theThree Dots menu at the top-right.
• Select download My datum from the drop – down menu .
• tapNext.
• selectdownload My datum, then tapConfirm.
• You’ll be asked if you’re sure, so tap End Service.