Our smartphones contain crucial files such as contacts, videos, messages, music, and photos. As long as these files are stored in our phones, we cannot ascertain their security because the phone is always vulnerable to data loss due to phone crash, human error, malware, among other reasons. To secure your phone from an unexpected risk, you should regularly perform a backup.
If you own a Xiaomi smartphone, you should consider reading this article to learn how to perform a Xiaomi backup to PC. There are various techniques that you can employ to back up your phone, but it majorly depends on the type of data you want to back up or the kind of experience you need while backing up.
This article takes you through the processes of performing Xiaomi backups to PC and carrying out Mi restore.
Part 1: How Back Up and Restore Xiaomi Data to/from PC with One Click
Part 2: How to Back Up and Restore Xiaomi Data with Android Backup Manager
Part 3: How to Back Up and Restore Xiaomi Redmi Phone Data to/from Mi Cloud
Part 4: How to Back Up and Restore Mi Phone Data with Mi PC Suite
Part 5: How to Back Up and Restore Xiaomi Redmi Phone Files to/from Local Backup
When carrying out a Xiaomi backup or Mi restore, the best tool to use is Coolmuster Android Assistant. The app is simple to use yet friendly. Here are the primary features of this tool.
Key Features:
* It uses a single click to back up and restore data between Xiaomi phone and PC. There is 0% data loss when backing up or restoring between the two devices.
* The app can also add, edit, or delete contacts on your PC.
* It can copy SMS, photos, call logs, videos, music, contacts, etc. between your phone and PC.
* It can install and uninstall applications from PC.
* It can import and export contacts directly from outlook.
* It is fully compatible with almost all Android devices, including Xiaomi devices, such as Xiaomi 10/10Pro/Note 10/9/9 SE/8/8 SE/Play/6X/MIX 2S/MIX 3/Max 3, Redmi Note 7/Note 5/6/6A, etc.
Way 1. Selectively back up Xiaomi files to PC:
The first step is downloading and installing the application on your PC. To perform a backup of your Xiaomi data to the PC, you need to first select the files you want to back up.
Here, we set 'Contacts' as an example. You should tap to select the 'Contacts' icon from the left menu. After clicking the contacts icon, the contacts in your phone will be displayed in the main interface.
Tick the contacts you want to back up and then tap the 'Export' button to copy them to your PC.
Way 2. One click to back up Xiaomi files to PC:
After having your Xiaomi phone to PC with USB cable or Wi-Fi, please turn to 'Super Toolkit' > 'Backup' > tick off the files you want > click 'Back Up' to back up Xiaomi files to computer with one click.
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Way 1. Selectively restore files from PC to Xiaomi:
To perform a Mi restore from PC to your device, you should tap on the 'Import' button to launch a file browser window. Select the contents you want to restore and then tap the 'Import' button to complete the restoration process.
Way 2. One click to restore backup files from computer to Xiaomi phone:
If you have backed up Xiaomi data to computer with Coolmuster Android Assistant, you can easily restore the Xiaomi backup file with this tool as well. Simply go to 'Super Toolkit' > 'Restore' > choose a backup file you want > tick off 'Clear data before restoring' option if needed > 'Restore'.
Notes:
During the backup and restoration process, make sure that the connection between your device and PC is not interrupted. Else, the entire process will not complete successfully. With Coolmuster Android Assistant, you are indeed getting yourself the best backup and restore tool for your Xiaomi smartphone. Select this app, and your experience with Xiaomi phones becomes a walk in the park.
Coolmuster Android Backup Manager is another great app for you to back up and restore Xiaomi data with 1 simple click. With it, you can back up files including contacts, messages, call logs, photos, music, videos, documents from Xiaomi or Redmi phone to computer. You can also restore the backups from the computer to your Android phone with original quality.
This tool has a user-friendly UI and it's very simple to use. And you don't need to worry about the compatibility issue as it works well with most Android phones, including Xiaomi 10/10Pro/Note 10/9 Lite/9T Pro/9 SE/9/8/8 Pro/Max 3/A3/A2/Mix 3/Mix 2S, Redmi Note 9 Pro/Note 9/Note 9S/Note 8/8/8 Pro/7/6/S2, Samsung, LG, Huawei, Motorola, Sony, HTC, OPPO, ZTE, and so on.
Download Coolmuster Android Backup Manager now:
First Step: To start with, download and install the Coolmuster Android Backup Manager on your computer, then connect your Xiaomi phone to the computer with a USB cable. Follow the instructions on the screen to get your Xiaomi detected by the program, once done, you will see an interface as below.
Second Step: Click 'Backup' and select the item you want, then click 'Browser' to choose the location on your computer to store the backups, after selection, click the 'Back Up' button to back up Xiaomi to PC.
First Step: After your Xiaomi phone has detected by the Android Backup Manager, click the 'Restore' button on the main interface.
Second Step: Select the backup files from the list and then tick off the file types you want, after selection, click the 'Restore' button and your Xiaomi backups will be restored to your phone with original quality.
Tip: What if you lose data on your Xiaomi phone without backup? Don't worry. You can click here to see how to recover deleted data from Mi phone.
Mi Cloud allows Xiaomi users to back up their messages, call logs, contacts, photos, and much more from any location. The entire data on Mi Cloud is encrypted from the transmission stage to the storage stage. It is also essential to note that the Mi account requires 2-step authentication to log in to prevent unauthorized users from accessing your data.
* Go to Settings from your phone, then Mi Account and sign in to your Mi Account.
* Click on the 'Backup device' and then 'Mi Cloud backup'.
* From your device, go to Settings and tap on 'Mi Account.' Sign in to your Mi Account.
* Here, click on 'Restore from backup' option. Choose the backed-up file and click on 'Restore using this backup' option.
This method can be used to restore or back up any model of Xiaomi or Redmi smartphones.
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Mi Suite is the recognized Mi device desktop clients that is intended to back up Xiaomi devices data to PC, flash Mi devices, share PC internet and perform much more. You can utilize this Mi PC suite to back up files from Redmi and Mi phone to PC efficiently.
* Connect your Xiaomi phone to the PC.
* Launch Mi PC suite and tap on 'Backups'.
* From the 'backup this device' window, you should see the time and date of your most recent backup. Tap on the 'Back up now' button.
* After the completion of the backup, you can tap on the 'View backup file' link to get into the folder where your backups are saved. Just tap the 'OK' button to close the window.
* Connect your Xiaomi phone to the PC.
* Launch Mi PC suite and tap 'Recovery.'
* Choose the backup file to restore. Tap on the 'Restore now' button.
* After the completion of the restoration process, your Xiaomi device will restart automatically. Just click the 'OK' button to close the window.
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Local backup is among the most preferred method by many Xiaomi users because it does not require connection to the internet. In addition, the backup data can be saved in a PC and can be restored to any Xiaomi or Redmi phones with ease. This method utilizes an inbuilt tool in Xiaomi phones. The following are the steps to follow when backing up your phone via this method.
First Step: Go to Settings from your Xiaomi device.
Second Step: Now, navigate to the following direction: 'Settings', then 'additional Settings' and then 'backup & reset'.
Third Step: here, click the 'local backup' option and then click the 'backup' button.
Fourth Step: Choose the kind of files you need to back up. By default, all the files are chosen.
Fifth Step: Click the 'backup' button.
Sixth Step: After the completion of the backup process, click the 'Done' button.
It is essential to note that the created backup files or folders are saved in Phone Storage, MIUI, Backup, and then the all backup folder.
Well, the backed-up we created above via the inbuilt cloud backup can be restored to your device. Follow the following seamless steps to restore your files or data to either the same phone or a different phone. If you have bought a new Xiaomi phone, you can transfer the data you backed-up from the old phone to the new Xiaomi device. Here is the process of restoring the backed-up files and data:
First Step: From your Xiaomi or Redmi device, navigate to 'Settings', 'additional Settings', and then to the 'backup & restore'.
Second Step: Click on the 'Local backups' button.
Third Step: Here, click on the backed-up files and choose the file types that you need to restore on your device.
Fourth Step: Click the 'Restore' button.
Fifth Step: After the completion of the restoration process, click the 'Done' button.
Final Thoughts
By now, you have got the best methods and solutions on how to back up and restore Xiaomi phone data. Nevertheless, I will still recommend you to employ Coolmuster Android Assistant or Coolmuster Android Backup Manager because they can give you a secure and easy way to back up your Xiaomi devices. In addition, there is a zero percent loss of data during the transfer process using these two powerful programs.
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