Your smartphone stores a huge amount of important information that can be accidentally cleared. Therefore, you need to know how to recover deleted files on your Xiaomi phone using simple and affordable tools.
Universal recovery programs
Many utilities promise to recover lost data quickly, but not all provide advanced functionality and intuitive interface. We’ll discuss the top four programs that recover basic types of information (photos, videos, documents, and more).
DiskDigger Pro
DiskDigger Pro File Recovery is the best app for Android devices. Recovers deleted videos, photos, music, documents, records, and archives. Supports most common formats like GIF, MP3, PDF, DOC, DOCX, PDF, and ZIP. Recovered data can be saved to cloud storage, file manager or sent directly to e-mail.
This tool is good for those who don’t want to do the procedure via PC. Everything is as simple and fast as possible. But there are two significant disadvantages: the application is paid (about $2), and the full functionality requires an activated Super User mode. If your device does not have root rights, you can only return photos in low-quality or thumbnails.
Undeleter (ROOT)
Free application that restores deleted SMS, images, videos, documents, archives, e-books, and messenger correspondence. Most formats do not require additional fees, but ROOT is required. Unfortunately, almost all universal utilities work only on rooted phones.
You can download Undeleter from Google Play and start the recovery without a computer. The search for lost data is performed both on the internal memory of the smartphone and on the SD card.
The app also offers irretrievable material deletion, which is suitable for sensitive information.
Recuva for PC (SD only)
This is the most popular conditionally free utility for Windows that does not require root access. Recuva works with your computer and recovers materials from third-party drives. If you lost important information stored on a memory card – insert the SD in a card reader or connect the device via USB, and the program will find the necessary files.
How to recover any files on Xiaomi and Redmi
Let’s take a detailed look at the recovery of common formats, which can be carried out through universal software and profile software (tools designed to find a specific file type).
Documents, mp3, other formats
Here, DiskDigger Pro or Undeleter is a good choice. If you do not have root rights and need to return a small amount of information, you can consider narrowly targeted applications.
For documents, Document Recovery is free and simple software. Download and install it from Google Play. Provide the necessary permissions and click on “Recovery method 1”. There is also a second algorithm, but it is still under development.
We click “Start”. The memory scan begins, taking an average of one to two minutes. You will see a message telling you that the restored documents will be in a separate folder from where you can download them to your computer.
Go to the folder “ALL-RECOVERED_DOCUMENT” and see the list of available documents and archives in different resolutions. Tick the necessary items and select “Restore” in the upper right corner. You can download the materials to your email or cloud storage if desired.
The Audio Recovery app works with .mp3 files.
- Download, open, and choose your language.
- Click the big “Restore” button. In the next window, give the requested permissions.
- Click “Recover Audio”. After a quick scan, the results appear. View the deleted files and return the desired audio recordings to the smartphone memory.
Video and photo
Our site has an in-depth article on photo recovery using mobile apps and computer programs. In it, we talked about tools like DiskDigger photo recovery, RecovMy, Hetman Partition Recovery, and Asoftech Data Recovery + attached are detailed video instructions.
Disk Video Recovery Pro is good for video files. The application is free, does not require root rights, and is freely available on Google Play.
- On the start page, there are types of scanning: quick, selective, and full. We recommend choosing the latter option: that way, you will find the necessary video. Then click the big purple button “Start basic photo scan”. Tick the folders you want to check and click the icon with the magnifying glass.
- Specify the check parameters: file format and resolution, as well as internal and/or external memory. Press “Start basic video scan”. The search for files starts. When scanning is over, we can see the list of video clips. Browse through them and check the boxes next to the files you want to restore. Click the arrow in the upper right corner and choose a folder to save.
Now you know what to do if you accidentally deleted a video. And we’ll move on to the following types of information.
SMS
SMS Backup & Restore is great for SMS recovery. The application will scan the device’s memory and find all deleted messages. Feedback from users on the application page on Google Play and profile forums are almost always positive. This tells us that the program is quite working.
Phone numbers
In a separate article, we told you how to recover lost contacts. There were described 4 effective ways – via cloud storage and special applications. You can also recover deleted contacts with the help of universal programs from the first point. And to avoid similar problems in the future, save phone numbers in your Google account.
Backups (Google or Mi Cloud)
Backups are quite difficult to restore. After all, backups are encrypted files with different formats (the most common are backups), and these formats are recognized only by universal programs on rooted devices.
Applications
Exactly the deleted application cannot be restored. You can only reinstall it. To do this quickly, you need to:
- Go to Google Play, click on the triple dot in the upper left corner, and select “My apps and games” in the menu that appears. Go to the “Library” tab.
- Select the item you want to install on your smartphone again from the list. Wait until the download is complete and open the application.
Notes
Here, it’s worth turning to proven universal programs. The only requirement from the user is to know the format of the note. After that, we specify it in the application and wait for the results. Almost all notes are text files, which are recovered very quickly.
FAQ
How do I return content after a factory reset?
If you made a backup, restore the content from the backups. Also, some data may be stored on a memory card. Otherwise, use the methods described above.
Can I make a Recycle Bin on a Xiaomi phone?
Yes, activate this function in the system application (for example, in Explorer), or download a special application from Google Play.
How long will it take to recover a file?
About a month. If more time has passed, it won’t be easy to find the desired material.
Now you know that on Xiaomi and Redmi smartphones, you can recover almost any deleted file, from documents to texts. If you have any additional questions, please contact us in the comments.
