"Buy a Mi phone, you get a portable hard drive". People are amazed by the large capacity that the Xiaomi phone provides at a very reasonable price. We can even use the Mi phone as a portable hard drive to store a large number of files like photos, videos, documents, etc. However, accidental deletions happen a lot when we use our phones, so do Mi fans. What should you do if you delete some important files by mistake on Xiaomi? The answer is to use a Xiaomi data recovery tool. In this post, we will show you how to recover deleted data from a Mi phone with Xiaomi data recovery software effectively.
If you don't have any backup available, don't worry. Professional Xiaomi data recovery software can help you retrieve your lost files quickly. Here are two reliable options you can try.
If you mistakenly delete your important data without any backup, don't panic, Coolmuster Lab.Fone for Android is here for you. It is an excellent Xiaomi data recovery software that can help you recover deleted data from Xiaomi internal storage, SIM card, and SD card.
Check the features of, and you will know why you could seek help from Lab.Fone for Android:
- Recover a wide-range of data at the highest rate. Lab.Fone for Android scans internal & external memory card of Mi phone deeply and recover your deleted SMS, contacts, photos, documents, videos, and music.
- Recover with three steps. Connect > Scan > Recover. As an easy-to-use Miui recovery tool, Coolmuster Lab.Fone can recover your deleted Mi files from internal memory or SD card in a quick and simple way.
- Recover data for most Android devices. Lab.Fone for Android works smoothly on Xiaomi 17, etc, as well as other Android brands such as Samsung, Huawei, OPPO, Vivo, and more.
Download the free trial version of Lab.Fone for Android and follow the guide below to see how to recover deleted data from Mi phone. We will take the Windows version as an example.
- How to Recover Data from Mi Phone Internal Memory & SIM card
01Run the software on your PC and click "Android Data Recovery". Connect your Xiaomi to PC via a USB cable. After connection, the main interface is as below. Choose the file type you want to recover and click "Next" to continue.
02If you choose to scan media files, you can select either "Quick Scan" or "Deep Scan" mode. After making your selection, click "Continue" to scan the data on your Android phone. (It's necessary to root your phone in order to scan all the files.)
03After scanning, the recoverable files on your Mi phone will be shown clearly in the right window.
Select the files you'd like to recover and click "Recover". The deleted files will be restored to your computer and you can download them on your Mi phone again.
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- How to Restore Data from Mi Phone SD Card
To recover photos, videos, music, and documents that are stored on your SD card, you can choose the SD Card Recovery mode of this Mi data recovery software.
01After your phone is detected by the program, click "SD Card Recovery". Connect the Micro SD card to the computer with an SD card reader and then click "Next".
02Select the SD card that you want to scan and then click "Next".
03Once the scanning is done, the deleted files on your SD card are displayed on the right. Now, select the files you wish to retrieve and click "Recover".
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If you want to recover the lost SMS and contacts from your Mi phone, Coolmuster Android SMS + Contacts Recovery is a perfect choice to solve your problem. It is a Xiaomi data recovery software designed to recover lost SMS & contacts (selected or all) due to accidental deletion, virus attack, hardware failure, etc. This powerful recovery program can help you get back all the attached info like address, job title, company, email, SMS attachments, etc. What's more, you can use it to back up your deleted & existing SMS and contacts to computer in HTML or XML format.
The Xiaomi data recovery software is widely compatible with almost all the Android brands, including Xiaomi, Huawei, Samsung, LG, HTC, Sony, ZTE, etc.
Now, you can download the free trial version of this program and follow the tutorial to recover the contacts and SMS on your Xiaomi phone.
How to recover deleted files in Mi phone via Android SMS + Contacts Recovery:
01Connect your Xiaomi phone to PC after launching the software on PC. Follow the prompt shown on the screen to finish the connection.
02Once the connection is finished, choose the file type you would like to recover and click "Next" to start scanning.
03Now you can preview your deleted contacts or messages on PC. Select the desired files and click "Recover" to get them back from Mi phone.
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If you have backed up your data via Mi Cloud or Google Drive before deleting it, you can recover the deleted data by downloading them again from the cloud service. Here, we will go through some common ways to recover deleted files in Mi phone with backup.
Mi Cloud is a great cloud service that offers 5 GB of free storage space for Xiaomi users to store their files. If you have backed up your files to Mi Cloud, follow the steps below to see how to restore data from Mi Cloud.
Step 1. Open "Settings" > "Mi Account" and log in to your Mi account.
Step 2. Next, tap "Restore from Backup".
Step 3. Choose the backup files and tap "Restore using this backup".
Google Drive can back up your files, like videos, photos, and documents, etc. and allows you to access the files from any smartphone or laptop. If you have stored the files on Google Drive before deleting, you can follow the guide below and get your deleted files back to your phone again.
Step 1. On your Xiaomi phone, open Google Drive.
Step 2. Go to "My Drive", find and select the files you would like to recover.
Step 3. Click "Download" to restore the selected files to your phone.
Or you can go to "Trash" option > locate and select the desired item > Tap "Restore" to get back the deleted file.
Xiaomi has a built-in backup app that allows users to easily back up their data with one tap. If you have created backup using this app, follow the simple steps below to restore your backup.
Step 1. Open the Backup app on your Xiaomi phone.
Step 2. Here, you will see the backup files, choose the files you wish to recover, and tap "Restore".
That's all. If you have backed up the files before you delete them by mistake, you can simply restore them from Mi Cloud or Google Drive, where you save your backup files. However, when data loss happens, chances are the files just gone with a sudden and you didn't have any backup. Luckily, there is Xiaomi data recovery software like Coolmuster Lab.Fone for Android to help you recover deleted data from Mi phone, as well as Miui recovery tool like Coolmuster Android SMS + Contacts Recovery which specialized in retrieving messages and contacts on Mi phone without a previous backup.
Download the software you want, and please feel free to share your data recovery experience with us!
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