I just installed GOS on a Pixel 6a today. I tried doing a backup to a USB thumb drive formatted as ExFAT, with the goal of copying it to my Mac as a way of backing up the backup. From what I saw on the phone, something was happening, but when I plugged it into my Mac, there was no data on the drive at all.
I've read in the forum that the backup isn't very reliable, which does pose a problem. Any idea why it would say it was backing up and not copy anything? Also, is there any way to securely clone the entire phone as a backup? Thanks.