Transfer of Genshin Impact to SD-Xiaomi card: how to free up your phone memory

Genshin Impact is one of the most resource-intensive mobile games, taking up more than 15 GB of internal smartphone memory. For owners of Xiaomi devices with limited internal storage (16-64 GB), this becomes a serious problem: The game slows down, the updates don't download, and the system issues warnings about the lack of space. SD-map.

But it’s not that simple: Miui (Xiaomi firmware) has restrictions on external drives, and Genshin Impact itself does not support standard portability through Android settings. In this guide, we’ll look at all the working methods, from official methods to workarounds using ADB and third-party utilities. You’ll learn which Xiaomi models support portability, how to avoid errors when starting a game from a memory card, and what to do if after transfer Genshin Impact crashes or doesn’t update.

Why Genshin Impact Cannot Be Simply Transferred SD-map

Unlike most apps, Genshin Impact does not have an internal port option, due to the game’s features and Android limitations:

• 🎮 Cheat protection: the game uses an anti-cheat system that checks the integrity of files. SD-The map can be seen as a potential threat.
• 📁 File Structure: Genshin Impact Stores Data in Multiple Folders (/Android/obb, /Android/data), which are not carried by standard means.
• 🔧 Limitations MIUI: Xiaomi firmware blocks the recording on SD-card for some applications, even if the card is formatted as internal memory.

Moreover, even if you try to manually copy the game folders to a memory card, the next time you run Genshin Impact, either create new files on internal memory or completely refuse to work, so special methods are required, which we will discuss below.

⚠️ Attention: Transfer of the game to SD-The card can lead to increased loading times (especially on slow class cards). UHS-I For comfortable play, it is recommended to use memory cards. UHS-II/UHS-III reading speed 90 MB/s.

What Xiaomi models support the transfer of Genshin Impact to the SD-map

Not all Xiaomi smartphones allow you to transfer games to an external drive.

If your model does not support SD-cards (e.g. Mi 11 Ultra or Xiaomi 12), the only way out is to free internal memory in other ways (clean cache, transfer media files to the cloud) or use external storage. SSD-storage OTG (But it'll take root rights).

Preparation SD-Transfer cards for Genshin Impact

Before transferring the game, you need to set the memory card correctly, and if you do not, Genshin Impact will either not start or will constantly reset the settings.

1. Selection of memory card

Only cards with high read/write speed are suitable for the game:

• 🔹 Speed class: minimum UHS-I (U3), better UHS-II.
• 🔹 Volume: from 64 GB (at least 20 GB of free space should remain on the card after transfer).
• 🔹 Manufacturer: Samsung EVO Plus, SanDisk Extreme, Kingston Canvas Go! Plus.

2. Formatting the card as an internal memory

This step is mandatory, otherwise the game will not be able to record data on the SD-map:

1. Put the card in your smartphone.
2. Go to Settings. → Warehouse → SD-map.
3. Select Format as an internal storage.
4. Confirm the action (all data on the map will be deleted!).
5. After formatting, restart the device.

⚠️ Note: Once formatted as internal memory, the card cannot be read on other devices (PCs, other phones) without completely erasing the data.

Method 1: Transfer Genshin Impact through MIUI settings (official method)

This method only works on some Xiaomi models with MIUI 12.5+ and requires the memory card to be formatted as internal storage.

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find Genshin Impact in the list and tap it.
3. Choose Warehouse.
4. If the Change option is available (near the "Inner Memory" option), click on it.
5. Choose. SD-map and confirm the transfer.

The process can take 10 to 30 minutes depending on the speed of the card.

• 🔄 Reboot your smartphone.
• 🎮 Run Genshin Impact and wait for the file check (can take up to 5 minutes).
• 📥 Update the game through the launcher (if required).

If there is no option to change, move to the next method.

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Before transferring, delete the game's cache to Settings → Apps → Genshin Impact → Storage → Clear the cache. This will speed up the process and reduce the risk of errors.

Method 2: Transfer over ADB (for power users)

If the official method didn’t work, you can use Android Debug Bridge (ADB), a tool for debugging Android, which requires connecting the smartphone to a PC, but gives a 100% portability guarantee (if the card is formatted as internal memory).

Step 1: Install ADB on PC

Download and install:

• 🖥️ Android SDK Platform-Tools (Official Tool from Google).
• 🔌 Turn on Debugging. USB on a smartphone: Settings → The phone. → Version. MIUI (Tap 7 times to activate the developer mode, then Settings → Additionally. → For developers → Debugging by USB.

Step 2: Connecting your smartphone and executing commands

Open the command line (Windows) or terminal (macOS/Linux) in the folder with the platform-tools and type:

adb devices

(Your device name should appear. If not, check the drivers.)

adb shell pm set-install-location 2

(This command forces the system to install applications on SD-default-card.)

adb shell pm move-package com.mihoyo.GenshinImpact

(Previously translated by Genshin Impact.)

If the move-package command is a Failure error [DELETE_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR], signifier:

• 🚫 Memory card is not formatted as internal storage.
• 🚫 There's not enough space on the map.
• 🚫 MIUI Blocks the transfer (solution - use method 3).

Method 3: Manual transfer of game files (for advanced users)

If previous methods failed, you can manually copy Genshin Impact files to the SD-This is a way to be careful, because a mistake in the path or the folder name will cause the game to crash.

Step 1: Copying files

Connect your smartphone to your PC via USB (in file transfer mode) and copy the following folders:

• 📂 /Android/obb/com.mihoyo.GenshinImpact → on SD-map.
• 📂 /Android/data/com.mihoyo.GenshinImpact → on SD-map.

Step 2: Creating symbolic links (requires Root)

Without the rights of the superuser, the game will not see files on the SD-The solution is to create symbolic references:

1. Install Root Explorer or FX File Explorer (with root support).
2. Remove the original game folders from the internal memory.
3. Create symbolic links: ln -s /storage/XXXX-XXXX/Android/obb/com.mihoyo.GenshinImpact /sdcard/Android/obb/com.mihoyo.GenshinImpact ln -s /storage/XXXX-XXXX/Android/data/com.mihoyo.GenshinImpact /sdcard/Android/data/com.mihoyo.GenshinImpact (Replace. XXXX-XXXX real ID yours SD-map.)

⚠️ Note: When using symbolic references do not extract SD-map without first deleting links.This can lead to data loss or game failure.

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Manual transfer is the riskiest method. If the game doesn't start after you copy files, delete it and install it again, selecting the following option: SD-map.

Solving problems after transferring Genshin Impact to the SD-map

Even after successful transfer, errors can occur, and consider the most common ways to eliminate them:

If none of these methods worked, try:

• 🔄 Reverse the update MIUI (Sometimes new versions of the firmware block the work of the SD-map).
• 📱 Use externally SSD through OTG (requires root and special settings).
• ☁️ Clean internal memory in other ways (transferring photos/video to the cloud, removing unnecessary applications).

FAQ: Frequent questions about transferring Genshin Impact to SD-Xiaomi