Best way to backup to physical storage?

[useraX8ElEfWUP]

So, i may be going from an S20 to an S25 in the near future, and i use a microSD card to keep a backup of my phone and store various files, and it also serves as a quick and easy file transfer system between phone and pc, but it appears the S25 and everything else modern don't have an SD card slot. Is there something else i can buy and attach to use in the same way or am i basically stuck buying a usb to usbc adapter and a flash drive to plug into my phone on a regular basis?

Before anyone suggests it, no, i'm not looking for cloud storage options

[meself]

Smartswitch app

[nullandvoid]

Smart Switch and a flash drive or cloud storage.  You can also just do a direct transfer via Smart Switch to the new phone, unless you are trading the old on in.  In any case, it doesn't hurt to have a physical backup on an external drive.

[Mujibar]

Smart Switch will let you back up to a computer or external drive. You can also manually copy files to a computer or external drive.

https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10002780/

[useraX8ElEfWUP]

Well yeah, but i can't just keep my phone plugged into my computer 24/7 with a scheduled weekly or daily backup like i could with an SD card

[Guppygirl]

Can anyone tell me the easiest way to use an SD card for a galaxy s21 to back up photos??

[LongHiker]

@Guppygirl Insert an SD card in a SD card reader. Connect the SD card reader to the USB port on your phone. Use My Files to copy the photos to the SD card. 

[Guppygirl]

Does it explain in My Files how to copy to SD card??

[nullandvoid]

You select the files or folders to copy/move.  At the bottom of your screen you will see your options to copy or move - tap "move".  Once you tap your option, an menu will slide up showing your selections and, across the top is drive selection.  You should see your card reader or flash drive as a choice, select that, and then choose "move here" or "copy here".

Are you aware that you can also directly connect your phone to your computer for file transfers? 

[Guppygirl]

And ty!!