How to recover deleted photos on Xiaomi phone

The situation of accidentally erasing important images is familiar to every smartphone owner: fingers flinched, or the system crashed, and precious moments disappeared from the gallery. However, it is too early to panic, since modern Android operating systems have several levels of data protection. Owners of Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco devices are especially lucky, because the ecosystem offers built-in backup tools.

Often, users don't even know that their photos are not gone, but only moved to a hidden folder of the basket. File recovery is possible until the system overwrites the vacant space with new information. The fewer actions you do with your phone after deleting, the better the chances of success.

In this article, we will look at all the current methods of image return, from simple built-in features to the use of specialized software, you will learn how to check cloud storage and what to do if a backup was not created.

Checking the built-in cart in the MIUI Gallery The first and most obvious step is to check the standard folder "Deleted." In the MIUI shell and the new HyperOS, deleted files are not permanently erased immediately. They move to a special buffer where they are stored for 30 days. If less than a month has passed since deleting, your pictures are there. Open the Gallery app and go to the Albums tab. Scroll down to the very end. There you will find a folder called "Deleted" or "Recently deleted." Inside, there can be both photos and videos that have been downloaded from the original to the photo, and the source, and the application is enough to be returned to the source, and the photo, and the photo, to be returned to the source button. ⚠️ Note: If you manually clean the cart or it takes more than 30 days, the system will automatically delete the files permanently, and standard methods will not return them.

Xiaomi account owners often neglect the sync setting, and in vain.Mi Cloud service automatically creates backups of the gallery if this feature has been activated. Even if you deleted photos from your phone, they could be saved to the cloud until synced. To check, log in to your phone's settings, select your Mi Account and go to Mi Cloud. Click on the Gallery icon. If sync is enabled, you will see all your pictures, including those that are not in the device’s memory. 📊 Do you use cloud services for photos?Yes, constantly On Sometimes No, I'm afraid of the inability I don't know how to configure To return images, just turn on the gallery sync slider. The phone will start downloading data from the cloud. This method is especially effective if you accidentally format internal memory or update your firmware without prior backup.

An alternative to Xiaomi’s native cloud is the Google ecosystem.The Google Photos app is preinstalled on most smartphones and is often enabled by default. Its basket also stores remote objects for 60 days, which is even longer than a standard gallery. MIUI. Launch the Google Photos app and click on the profile avatar in the corner. Select Library and then Recycle Bin. Here you can find photos that were deleted not only through this app, but also by the system gallery if permissions were granted. 📸 Choose the right photos with a long press. ↩️ Click on three dots in the corner and select Restore». ☁️ Check the web version of photos.google.com from your computer, too. If the sync is active, your photos can be accessed even after you have fully reinstalled the system. The key is to log in to the same Google account that was used earlier.

Xiaomi’s Android system on Xiaomi smartphones has a built-in local backup function.It creates complete copies of data, including photos, into internal memory or to a map. SD. Often users make a backup before flashing and then forget about it.Where are local backups stored? /MIUI/backup/AllBackup/. Look for files with the extension.bak or folders with the date of creation of copies. These files can weigh up to tens of gigabytes. To check for such files, go to Settings → The phone. → Reservation and rehabilitation → Mobile device. This will show you a list of available recovery points. If you see a date prior to deleting a photo, start the recovery process. Type of backup Location Automation Mi Cloud Online Server Scheduled Local Backup Memory Phone Manual Google Photos Google Server over Wi-Fi Remember that recovery from a local copy can replace the current data on the phone with data from the archive.

When built-in methods are powerless, deep memory scanning software comes to the rescue. Utilities like DiskDigger, Dr.Fone or Recuva (for memory cards) are able to find traces of files that have been formally deleted from the file system. Most of these programs require root rights to work, and without superuser rights, scanning will be superficial and only affect cached thumbnails, and if your phone is not rooted, the chances of finding the originals in high resolution are significantly reduced. 💡Connect your phone to your computer in file transfer mode (MTP) Before you start scanning for better access to memory sectors, the recovery process is as follows: 1. Install the program on your computer. 2. Connect your smartphone with a cable. USB. 3. Run a deep scan of the internal drive. 4. Save the files found to the PC hard drive. ⚠️ Warning: Don't install recovery software directly on the phone you need to save. By writing down new data, you destroy the chances of returning old files.

Often lost photos can be found in hidden folders of applications. Messengers like Telegram, WhatsApp or Viber store copies of the sent and received images in their directories, even if you deleted them from the main gallery. Use a file manager, for example, MI File Manager or Total Commander. Go the Android route → media → org.telegram.messenger → Telegram → Telegram Images (the path may vary depending on the version of Android. ☑️ Search in hidden folders Open file manager:Enable display of hidden files:Check folder Android/media:Search for messenger folders: View the browser cache Completed: 0 / 1 It's also worth checking out the Thumbnails folder, which stores scaled-down copies of every image ever opened on a phone. The quality will be low, but the contents of the frame can be seen, which is an extreme measure, but sometimes it helps to remember details or find the right angle.

To avoid the problem of recovery on a regular basis, you need to install an automatic security system, and the best approach is the three-copy rule: the original on the phone, the copy in the cloud and the periodic backup to the computer. Set up automatic downloads in Google Photos or Yandex.Disk. These services provide free space and work in the background. It is also useful to connect your phone to your PC once a month and copy new folders manually to an external hard drive. 💡Automatic cloud sync is the only way to ensure that photos are safe if your smartphone is physically damaged or stolen. Regularly check cloud storage, and if the space runs out, new photos will no longer be saved, and you may not notice. Keep track of synchronization status in account settings. Can you restore the photo after the reset to factory settings? Recovery after a full reset is extremely difficult. When reset, the system encrypts the memory and changes the access keys. Without a pre-made backup, the odds are close to zero, as the data becomes unreadable for the system and third-party software. How long is the photo stored in the Xiaomi cart? The standard storage period for deleted files in the MIUI and HyperOS gallery is 30 days. After this period, the system automatically clears the basket. In Google Photos, this period can be as long as it becomes unreadable for users of the new format, but does the system always make it difficult to restore the maps? If you've formatted nothing, you can find lost sectors on your PC, and the key is to extract the map and not use it. Is it safe to use free versions of recovery software? Free versions often have limitations: they can only recover files of a certain size or number. Also, download software only from official developer sites so that you don't infect your computer with viruses masquerading as data recovery utilities.