How to recover deleted VK messages on Xiaomi phone: all working ways

Deleted an important VK message on a Xiaomi smartphone and you don't know how to get it back? A situation familiar to many: accidentally tapping, resetting, or even a virus could erase the correspondence you wanted to save. Fortunately, owners of Redmi, POCO or Mi devices have several ways to restore remote dialogues - from official VK functions to hidden MIUI capabilities.

In this article, we’ll look at 5 proven methods, including recovering from VK archive, finding backups in the Xiaomi Cloud, using a file manager to scan the device’s memory, and even calling for support. Importantly, the effectiveness of each method depends on how long it has been since you deleted and whether your Xiaomi has enabled auto-save features. If you act quickly, the chances of returning messages increase by up to 80%.

1. Recovery through the VK archive (official method)

The most reliable method is to use the built-in VK archiving feature, which is available to all users and stores copies of messages on the social network servers, but the caveat is that the archive is not created automatically, but only at the request of the user, and if you have never exported correspondence, this method will not work.

How to check and restore:

• 📱 Open the VKontakte app on your Xiaomi and go to Settings → Data archive.
• 🔍 Scroll down to the Messages section and click Request Archive. If the archive has been created before, you will see the date of the last copy.
• ⏳ Wait 5 minutes to a day — VK send a notification of the readiness of the archive to the mail associated with the account.
• 📎 Download the file. messages.json Open it through any text editor (for example, MIUI Notes or Google Docs).

⚠️ Attention: Archive VK It's just text, and you can't recover photos, videos and voice messages that way, you'll have to look for them in Xiaomi gallery or cloud storage.

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If the archive is too large (over 100 MB), download it through your browser on your PC, not through the VK mobile app. On Xiaomi with 64 GB of storage, the file may not open due to MIUI limitations.

2.Search for backups in Xiaomi Cloud

Xiaomi devices automatically back up data, including app settings, if Cloud Backup is enabled, and in some cases, VK data is also included in the copy, especially if you have used an official social network client.

Instructions for remediation:

1. Open your Settings → Xiaomi Account → Mi Cloud.
2. Select Backup and Reset, then Local Backups.
3. Check the list of available copies – look for the date preceding the deletion of messages.
4. Click Restore and confirm action. Importantly, this will overwrite the current application data!

If there is no suitable date in the backup list, try another method: Xiaomi Cloud only stores copies for 30 days - after which they are deleted irrevocably.

3. Scanning the phone's memory for residual files

When you delete a message in VK, it doesn't disappear from your phone instantly. MIUI labels the file as "free," but it stays in memory until it's overwritten with new data. Special utilities can find these "snippets" and restore them.

This will require:

• 📲 Root access (optional, but increases the odds).
• 🔧 Data recovery application, such as DiskDigger or EaseUS MobiSaver.
• 📁 File Manager with access to system folders (e.g. MiXplorer).

Step-by-step:

1. Install DiskDigger from Google Play and provide all the permissions you have requested.
2. Select Full Scan (requires root) or Basic Scan (no root).
3. Wait until the process is completed (it can take up to 1 hour).
4. In the results, look for files with the.db or.sqlite extension – these are VK databases.
5. Export the files found and open them through SQLite Browser on your PC.

⚠️ Note: Do not install recovery apps on the same partition of memory where messages were stored (usually this is the case). /data). This can overwrite deleted data!

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4.Restore via Google Drive (if VK has been synced)

If your Xiaomi has Google Account sync enabled, there’s a chance that VK messages are saved in the backup.This method only works for users who:

• 🔄 Entered VK Google account (not by phone number).
• 📱 Automatic Recovery feature enabled in Android settings.
• 🗓️ Created a backup in Google Drive in the last 60 days.

How to restore:

1. Go to Settings → Google → Backup.
2. Check if your Xiaomi device list is included and the date of the last copy.
3. Remove and reinstall the VK app.
4. When you first run VK will offer to restore data from Google Drive – agree.

This method rarely works, but if you are lucky, you will receive back not only the text of messages, but also attachments (photos, documents), the main condition: do not log into VK from other devices after deleting messages, otherwise the copy in Google Drive can be updated.

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5. Appealing for VK: When nothing helps

If all previous methods have failed, the last chance is to email VKontakte Support, which is not officially engaged in the recovery of deleted messages, but in exceptional cases can help:

• 📝 If the messages were deleted by server error (for example, after the application update).
• 🔐 If the account was hacked and the correspondence disappeared due to the actions of the attacker.
• 📅 If no more than 7 days have passed since the date of removal, VIP-Users - 30 days).

How to properly make a request:

1. Go to the VK support page via your browser on Xiaomi.
2. Select the category Problems with messages.
3. Indicate: 🆔 ID Your account (can be found in Settings) → General). 📅 Exact date and time of deletion of communications. 📌 ID dialog (copy from the browser address bar when you open the chat). 📎 Screenshots of errors (if any).

"Delete the messages in the dialogue with [ID] by mistake, please restore the correspondence for [date]"

⚠️ Attention: Support VK Rarely responds to such requests, but the odds are higher if you VIP-The user or the user has attached a phone number and email to the account, and the answer can come in 3-4 days.

6.Prevention: How to avoid future message loss

To avoid losing important dialogues, set up Xiaomi and VK according to these rules:

Settings VK:

• 📥 Include Message Archive in Settings → General. → Data archive (create copies once a month).
• 🔔 Activate notifications of new messages in Settings → Notifications to avoid missing important dialogues.
• 🔒 Use Secret Chats for Confidential Communications – They Are Not Synced to the Cloud and Are Only Stored on Your Device.

Xiaomi settings:

• ☁️ Enable Autosynchronization with Mi Cloud in Settings → Xiaomi account.
• 📲 Regularly create local backups through Settings → Additionally. → Backup.
• 🛡️ Install antivirus software (such as Mi Security) and check your phone for malware once a week.

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The most reliable way to never lose a message is to export the VK archive to email or cloud (Google Drive, Yandex Drive) immediately after important negotiations.

FAQ: Frequent questions about VK messaging recovery on Xiaomi