When changing cell phones, the most important thing is to move the apps and data you were using. Among them, the first task was to restore KakaoTalk conversations as they were. She posted a review of how she changed her mother’s cell phone to the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and signed up for the KakaoTalk Talk drawer to back up KakaoTalk conversations and media files. Based on the questions I received, I would like to summarize how to back up KakaoTalk and how to use the Talk Drawer Drive. Please also check the precautions when signing up for and canceling Talk Drawer Plus.
First of all, there are two ways to back up KakaoTalk conversation contents. One way is to keep only the conversation content from your previous smartphone and restore it to your new smartphone, which can be done for free. When you press the gear wheel on the right side of the KakaoTalk screen on your mobile phone, all settings appear.
In Global Settings, tap Chat. 톡서랍 해지
Then, you will see Conversation Backup and Conversation/Media Backup. If you click on the first one among them, Backup Conversation, you can keep the conversation contents without signing up for Talk Drawer. In this case, you will need to set a password when backing up, but remember it because you will need it for restoration later. After that, you can restore your existing Kakao Talk by opening a new cell phone, downloading Kakao Talk, verifying your mobile phone number, and logging in to your account. One thing to note here is that after backing up, you must restore it on a new smart device within 14 days.
For reference, it is a good idea to record the accounts and passwords for the Google accounts, Samsung accounts, Apple accounts, KakaoTalk accounts, financial accounts, etc. that we normally use. 윤과장의 소소한 일상 이야기
When you use KakaoTalk on a daily basis, media that has passed its download deadline often appears in the screen like this. So, even if you back up conversations, photos and videos are not backed up, so you end up unable to view them except for the most recent ones.
There are many lists of images and videos received through chat that need to be stored separately. There is no problem if I download and store it at the right time, but it requires using up the storage capacity of my smartphone. However, if you make a backup in the KakaoTalk Talk drawer, it does not take up space on your phone and has the advantage of being able to back up in real time so that it can be restored on a new phone at any time. Originally, the concept of backup was not to move the original, but to copy and store it.
The second method is to back up KakaoTalk images and videos using Talk Drawer, and Talk Drawer Plus is a paid service. This time, when I changed my mom’s smartphone, I didn’t realize there were so many media files on KakaoTalk, but she wanted to keep most of them, so I signed up for Talk Drawer Plus. I am also using Talk Drawer Plus 100GB and pay a monthly fee of 1,900 won per month. Another thing to note here is that if you purchase from the smartphone app, it is more expensive at 2,200 won per month due to Google fees. You must sign up on the web to use it for 1,900 won. One thing to note is that you must also cancel Talk Drawer on the web. Another thing to note is that since it is a regular payment method, if payment fails due to an invalid payment method, the product will be suspended for 30 days. If you need more capacity, you can sign up for 250GB/500GB/1TB.
Since I am already using Talk Drawer, Kakao Talk media, including conversation content, is backed up, so I am connected to the Talk Drawer home page. One thing you need to know is that data is automatically backed up after signing up for Talk Drawer, and open chat rooms and secret chat rooms are not backed up.
The KakaoTalk Talk Drawer home is divided into Drive and KakaoTalk. All the content being backed up is in KakaoTalk. If you click the three lines at the top of KakaoTalk, you can find basic classification items.