Reservations in Xiaomi Redmi phone: a complete guide to data retention

Xiaomi Redmi’s modern smartphones store gigabytes of personal data, from photos and contacts to messages and app settings. Losing that information when you reset, update or break a device can be a serious problem.

In this article, we’ll take a look at all the available ways to back up Redmi, from built-in MIUI tools to third-party solutions. You’ll learn how to save contacts, SMS, apps, media and even system settings, and how to properly recover data after you reset or buy a new phone.

What is a Redundancy and Why You Need It on Xiaomi Redmi

Backup is the process of creating a copy of data from a phone that can be restored in the event of loss of originals. On Xiaomi Redmi, this is especially true for several reasons:

• 🔄 Frequent updates MIUI: Some firmware may contain errors that cause resets.
• 📱 Device change: When you switch to a new smartphone, all data can be transferred in a few minutes.
• 🔧 Repair or sell: Before you put your phone in service or sell it, you need to clear your memory but keep your personal information.
• 💥 Hardware failure: A motherboard or memory failure may render data inaccessible.

Without backup, recovery often requires expensive or impossible services, such as photos deleted from a phone without a backup, can only be returned for a limited time (and then not always), but contacts or SMS without a backup can be almost impossible to recover.

It is important to understand that Redmi reservations are of two types:

1. Local: the copy is saved to the phone, flash drive or computer, plus: independent of the Internet. Minus: if the device breaks, the data can disappear.
2. Cloud-based: The copy is uploaded to the servers of Xiaomi, Google or other providers. Plus: available from any device.

Built-in redundancy tools in MIUI

MIUI firmware on all Xiaomi Redmi (Redmi Note 10 to Redmi 13C) includes standard backup tools.

• 📞 Contacts and call log
• 💬 Communications (SMS/MMS)
• 📁 System settings (Wi-Fi, wallpaper, sounds)
• 📱 Installed applications (without data)
• 📷 Photos and videos (optional)

To make a backup through standard settings:

1. Open Settings → About Phone → Backup and Reset → Local Backup.
2. Click Backup and select the data to save.
3. Specify the storage location (internal memory or SD- card).
4. Confirm backup.

Charge your phone at least 50%

Connect to Wi-Fi (if you copy photos)

Free up 2-3 GB of memory

Disable battery optimization for the "Backup" application-->

The finished backup file will have the.backup extension and will be stored in the MIUI/backup/AllBackup folder, which can be copied to a computer or flash drive for additional security.

⚠️ Warning: Local backup does not store data from some apps (like WhatsApp or Viber) and requires separate backups through the messengers themselves.

Cloud reservations via Mi Account

The most reliable way to save data is to upload to the Xiaomi Cloud, which is integrated into MIUI and provides 5 GB of free space (for comparison, Google Drive gives 15 GB, but not all data is synced automatically).

To turn on the cloud backup:

1. Go to Settings → Xiaomi Account → Mi Cloud.
2. Sign in to your account (if you haven’t done so before).
3. Activate the switches opposite the desired categories: 📇 Contacts 📝 Notes 📷 Gallery (optional, takes up a lot of space) 💬 Messages 📍 Call history

Synchronize

Critical information: If you sell or transfer a phone to another person, be sure to log out of Mi Account and delete all data from the cloud via the web version (cloud.xiaomi.com).

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Before selling your phone, make a reset via Settings → Additional → Reset settings, and then check to exit your account in Settings → Xiaomi Account.

Reservation of photos and videos on Redmi

Multimedia files (photos, videos, screenshots) usually take up the lion's share of the phone's memory, and backup requires a special approach, because:

• 📸 Size: One photo in RAW format can weigh 20-30MB.
• 🔄 Frequency of changes: The gallery is replenished daily.
• 💾 Storage: Cloud services limit free space.

Redmi has three main ways to save media files:

1. Google Photos: 🔹 Free storage (compressed photos) or paid (original quality). 🔹 Automatic download over Wi-Fi. 🔹 Access from any device.
2. Mi Cloud Gallery: 🔹 Integration with MIUI (Cloud Album folder in Gallery). 🔹 Limit 5GB (expands for money).
3. Local Copy: 🔹 Transfer to a computer via USB or over Wi-Fi (applications like Xiaomi File Manager). 🔹 Using a SD- card (if supported by a model).

To automatically upload to Google Photos:

1. Install an app from the Play Market.
2. Open it and log in to your Google account.
3. Go to Settings → Backup and Synchronization.
4. Enable Backup and select quality (High – free, Original – paid).

Backup of applications and their data

Standard MIUI tools keep a list of installed applications, but not their internal data (for example, progress in games or setting up messengers).

Ways to reserve applications on Redmi:

For most Redmi users, the best solution is a combination of:

1. Save the list of applications through Local Backup in MIUI.
2. Manual backup of critical applications (such as WhatsApp or Telegram) through their built-in features.
3. Use Google Drive to synchronize data from apps that support this feature.

To create a backup through ADB (without root rights):

adb backup -apk -obb -shared -all -f C:\backup.ab

This command will save backup.ab file with all applications and their data (except password protected) to your computer.

⚠️ Warning: Backup via ADB is not encrypted by default. If the file contains sensitive data (passwords, tokens), store it in a secure location or encrypt it with an archiver.

Recovery of data from backup

Backup is only half the battle, and it's just as important to be able to recover data correctly, and it depends on the type of backup you have.

• 🔄 Local Backup MIUI: Go to Settings → Additional → Restore and Reset → Local Backup. Select the desired.backup file and click Restore. Confirm Recovery (the phone will restart).
• ☁️ Mi Cloud: Sign in to your Xiaomi account on your new device. Go to Settings → Xiaomi Account → Mi Cloud. Enable sync for the right categories.
• 🖥️ Google Account: When you first turn on your phone, select Copy Data and log in to Google. Select backup from your previous device.

If you are recovering data to a new phone, follow this order:

1. Turn on your phone and connect to Wi-Fi.
2. Sign in to Mi Account and Google Account (if you used both).
3. Recover data from the cloud (contacts, SMS, notes).
4. Install apps from Play Market or local backup.
5. Restore your media from Google Photos or local copy.
6. Set up sync for individual apps (like WhatsApp).

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When recovering from a local backup, the phone must be charged at least 30%, and interruption of the process can lead to loss of some data.

Frequent mistakes and their solution

Even with the right reservation, Redmi users are facing problems, and here are the most common mistakes and ways to fix them:

If you are recovering from your local backup message “Can’t restore backup”, try:

1. Rename the backup file (remove the Cyrillic alphabet and spaces).
2. Transfer the file to the root folder of internal memory.
3. Use another file manager to copy.
4. Reset the phone to factory settings and try again.

To diagnose problems with Mi Cloud:

1. Check the status of the service at status.cloud.xiaomi.com.
2. Update the Mi Cloud app in the Play Market.
3. Clear the app's cache in the settings.
4. Try to log in to your account via your browser (cloud.xiaomi.com).

FAQ: Answers to Frequent Questions