How to Backup & Restore Xiaomi Mi 9

Even if your mobile or Android smartphone has never given you any issues, that doesn't mean it can't break at any moment! But it's important to secure the data of your Xiaomi Mi 9 forecasting the worst situation.

Don't worry, just make a backup of your Xiaomi Mi 9 by following some simple and quick procedures.

Before starting to make Mi 9 backup you need to understand what it is.

A backup consists in making a safe copy of the files and folders saved in your Xiaomi Mi 9.

The reasons range from having a copy to restore following a possible malfunction of the device to the more common replacement with a new device.

Usually, the backup files are stored on a medium other than the device itself. The reason is, if there is a problem with hardware or software, any data in that device will be inaccessible. But we will still have access to the backup copy saved in a safe place.

The media on which to store backups can be external hard drives, pen drives, and cloud systems such as Google Drive, etc.

For several years now, Android has integrated the possibility of backup the most important data, via a Google account.

The configuration of this method occurs when the first time the phone is started. Once you have connected your Google account to your Xiaomi Mi 9, you will be asked whether to backup to the cloud (and recover a previous one, if it exists).

Introduced with the antiquated Android 4.0 Ice Cream and recently enhanced on Oreo, backup via ADB is certainly an alternative to consider. ADB is a tool usually used by developers and geeks, but it can also be used by the common user, perhaps just to make a complete backup on a PC or Mac.

Make sure USB debugging is enabled

If we want Xiaomi Mi 9 to communicate with our PC using a USB cable, we must activate USB debugging on the Mi (available in " Settings -> Development options ").

Here to create a backup, we are using the custom recovery, TWRP, a third-party custom recovery software. This method works only if you have installed TWRP on your Xiaomi Mi 9. This method is called Nandroid Backup.

Find the "Backup" option. Select the Boot, System & Data options. Swipe the button to create the backup. Wait until the process is completed.