How to quickly and safely transfer photos from Xiaomi Redmi 4X to your computer: all working ways

Xiaomi Redmi 4X It's still a popular smartphone because it's reliable and inexpensive, but even with a device like this, you have a typical problem: How do you transfer photos to your computer when you don't have a cable and the cloud is complicated? In this article, we will analyze all the current ways to transfer photos with Redmi. 4X on PC - from the classic USB-Connect to little-known life hacks using a local network.

The Redmi 4X is a MIUI 8/9 based device (depending on the firmware version), which means there are some nuances when connecting to Windows 10/11 or macOS computers. For example, many users find that the phone is not defined as a removable disk, although the cable is good, and we will tell you how to get around this problem without installing additional drivers.

You will also learn:

• 🔌 Why PCs don't see Redmi 4X through USB How to fix it in 2 minutes
• 📶 Secret Wi-Fi Transfer Method That Works Even Without Internet

If you're looking for the fastest way, you can go right to the USB connection section, and if you're looking for reliability and backup, look at cloud services.

Phone Preparation: What to Check Before Perenosom

Before you start transferring photos, make sure your Xiaomi Redmi 4X is ready for this process, and neglecting these steps often leads to errors like “device not recognized” or “no folder access”.

First, check the MIUI version. To do this, go to Settings → About Phone → MIUI version. If you have version 8.5 and below, some methods (such as FTP transmission) may not work, in which case we recommend upgrading to MIUI 9 or later through Settings → System Update.

Second, unlock the screen before connecting to your PC. Redmi 4X will not display file access requests if your phone is locked with a password or fingerprint. Also make sure that the developer settings do not activate Debugging over USB only when the battery is charged - this can interfere with data transfer.

Turn off Do Not Disturb mode.

Check the battery power (minimum 20%)

Make sure the cable is working (try charging the phone)

Shut down. VPN or proxy on the phone (can block Wi-Fi transmission)-->

Finally, clear the gallery cache if the photos are not displayed correctly.

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find the Gallery and click Clear Cache.
3. Reboot the phone.

⚠️ Attention: If you are using SD-card as the main storage for the photo, remove it before connecting to the PC through USB. Simultaneously mounting a card on your phone and computer can lead to data loss.

Method 1: Transmission through USB-cable (fastest cable)

The classic method that works 90% of the time is connecting the Redmi 4X to a computer via a USB Type-C cable (or Micro-USB, depending on the modification), but there are a few pitfalls that few people know about.

First, Xiaomi defaults on Charging Only, and to access files, you need to manually change it to File Transfer (MTP).

1. Connect the phone to the PC.
2. Swipe down the notification bar on Redmi 4X.
3. Slip on the Charging notification via USB.
4. Select File Transfer (or MTP).

If this item is missing, then your PC is not installed drivers ADB or Mi PC Suite. download them from the official site of Xiaomi at the link. Note that Mi PC Suite can conflict with antiviruses such as Kaspersky or Avast - for the time of file transfer, it is better to disable them.

Once you have successfully connected, open This Computer (My Windows 7 PC) and the Redmi device will appear there. 4X. Go to the Internal Storage folder → DCIM → Camera, where all the photos taken on the main camera are stored. → Screenshots.

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If you want to transfer all the photos at once, select the DCIM folder, press Ctrl+C, then paste on the desktop (Ctrl+V).

Method 2: Automatic synchronization through the cloud

If you don’t have a cable on hand or want to have a photo backup, cloud services are ideal. Xiaomi Redmi 4X supports two main clouds: Mi Cloud (built into MIUI) and Google Photos. Let’s take both of them apart.

Mi Cloud (recommended for Xiaomi account holders):

1. Open Settings → Mi Account and log in.
2. Go to Mi Cloud. → gallery.
3. Activate the option of Synchronizing photos.
4. Select the Load Quality (original or compression).

After that, all new photos will automatically be uploaded to the cloud, so that they can be downloaded to the PC:

1. Go to i.mi.com.
2. Sign in under the same account.
3. Select the Camera album and click Download All.

Google Photos (universal version):

• 📱 Install Google Photos from Play Market.
• 🔄 Enable autoboot in the app settings.
• 💻 On PC, open photos.google.com and download the archive with photos.

⚠️ Attention: Free storage in Google Photos is limited to 15 GB per account from 2021. If you have a lot of high-resolution photos, they will take up this place in a few months. In Mi Cloud, 5 GB is free, but there are bonuses for activity (for example, there are bonuses for activity, +5GB for mail binding).

Mi Cloud

Google Photo

Yandex Disc.

Dropbox

I don't use clouds.-->

Method 3: Wi-Fi transmission without cables

Few people know, but Xiaomi Redmi 4X can transfer files over the local network via the FTP protocol. This method works without the Internet and does not require installing additional programs on the PC.

Step 1: Activate the mode FTP-phone-server:

1. Open the Explorer app (or Files in MIUI).
2. Go to FTP (may be in the Network or Connections menu).
3. Press Launch. FTP-server.
4. Remember the address of the species ftp://192.168.x.x:xxxx and entry data.

Step 2: Connect from the PC:

• 🖥️ On Windows: Open Explorer, enter the address in the address bar and click Enter.
• 🍎 On macOS: in Finder, select Switch → Connect to the server and enter ftp://[address].

Step 3: Copy the files you want from the /DCIM/Camera folder to your desktop.

It's important: FTP-server 4X It automatically shuts down after 10 minutes without activity. To avoid disconnection, periodically update the contents of the folder on your PC.

Method 4: Using a memory card as an intermediary

If your Redmi 4X supports MicroSD, you can use the memory card to transfer photos.

• 🔌 USB-The port on your phone or PC is not working;
• ☁️ No Internet access for cloud synchronization;
• 📶 Wi-Fi is turned off or too slow.

Instructions:

1. Transfer the photos to the memory card: Open the gallery → Choose a photo → Share. → Save it on. SD-Or through Explorer: copy files from the map. /storage/emulated/0/DCIM into /storage/XXXX-XXXX/DCIM (where XXXX-XXXX — name SD-map).

cardreader

Copy files from the card to the hard drive.

If you don’t have a card reader, you can use a USB-OTG adapter (cost ~200 rubles), connect the memory card directly to the phone, and then transfer the files to it, as described above.

⚠️ Attention: Don't pull out SD-card during file transfer! this can cause damage to the file system FAT32 or exFAT, and the card will become unreadable. Always use the Safe Extract feature in Windows.

Method 5: Alternative methods (for advanced ones)

If the standard methods don’t work, try these non-obvious solutions:

1. Transmission via Bluetooth (slowly but without internet)

• 📱 On the phone: turn on Bluetooth, select a photo → Share. → Bluetooth → select a PC.
• 🖥️ On PC: Confirm the file acceptance (in Windows files will be saved in Downloads).

⚠️ Transmission speed — ~100 KB/s (very slow for a large number of photos).

2. Use of Snapdrop (transmission via browser)

1. Open on PC and phone site snapdrop.net (works without registration).
2. On the phone, select a photo → Share → Snapdrop.
3. On the PC, confirm the file's acceptance.

✅ Plus: works without installing programs, minus: requires connection to one Wi-Fi network.

3. AirDroid (Universal Solution)

• 📱 Install AirDroid from Play Market.
• 🖥️ Register at web.airdroid.com.
• 🔗 Connect your phone to your account through QR-code.
• 📁 Drag files from the Files section to the desktop.

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If you need to transfer photos regularly, set up automatic sync via Google Photos or Mi Cloud, which eliminates the need to connect your phone to your PC every time.

Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them

Even if you follow instructions correctly, you can have failures, and here are the most common problems and solutions.

If none of the methods worked, try resetting the network settings on your phone:

1. Go to Settings → System → Resetting settings.
2. Select Network Settings Reset (will not reset your data, only network settings).
3. Reboot the phone and reconnect.

Frequent questions