How to transfer files to your new Samsung Galaxy Note 9 from an older Galaxy model

So you just took home your new Samsung Galaxy Note 9 to replace your older Samsung Galaxy model. Now comes the part that some find fun and others find a chore; moving over your files from the older device to your brand spanking new Galaxy Note 9. For a few years now, Samsung has offered a feature called Smart Switch to make this process quite easy, if not exactly quick. 

• Connect the two devices using the Smart Switch adapter.
• When asked which application to open, select Smart Switch.
• Read the Introduction.
• Press start and agree to the Terms of Service.
• Press receive on the Galaxy Note 9.
• Agree to the permissions requested.
• Tap "Allow" on your older Galaxy handset.
• Choose which files you want transferred.
• Sit back and wait for Smart Switch to move over the files.
• When the process is finished, press on "close app."