In the event that you do not have a computer at your disposal and you are used to accumulating a large amount of data, photos, or videos on your Xiaomi Redmi 10, you can easily reach saturation of the internal memory of this one. For some time now, manufacturers have tended to integrate a micro SD port in addition. However, exchanging files without a computer can be a problem. You have probably heard of a sufficiently effective technique, through a USB key.
We will precisely, in this tutorial, show you how to connect a USB stick to a Xiaomi Redmi 10? To do this, first, we will review the advantages you will benefit from performing this technique, then, the practical part, in which you will discover all the steps to connect your USB key to your Xiaomi Redmi 10.
What is the point of connecting a USB key to a Xiaomi Redmi 10?
Before revealing the process for use a USB key directly on your Xiaomi Redmi 10, we will summarize the advantages of this operation. As a general rule, taking advantage of storage on a phone is essential, especially since we don't really realize it, however with the quality of the photo sensors of our phones which are constantly improving, the volume of photos and videos becomes damn imposing. So we naively have the feeling that having 64GB or 128GB on a phone is huge, except that with a 50 Mpx photo sensor that films in 4K they can be saturated very quickly.
One of the first advantages of using a USB key directly on your Xiaomi Redmi 10 will be to give you the possibility of free memory on your Xiaomi Redmi 10 by uploading content to it. In addition, you can also directly download files that a friend sent you, for example, to a USB stick. You can also in the same way connect an external hard drive to your Xiaomi Redmi 10.
How to connect a USB flash drive to a Xiaomi Redmi 10?
Now is the time to move on to the practical part of this tutorial! We will first see the procedure for connect a USB key to a Xiaomi Redmi 10 , then see learn how to transfer data from one to the other.
How to read a USB flash drive on a Xiaomi Redmi 10?
First thing to know, you will need an adapter to connect your USB key to your Xiaomi Redmi 10. Indeed, in the event that you have looked a little at the curves of your mobile phone, you must have realized rather quickly that there was no USB socket on this one. It is with a technology called OTG that you will be able to perform this operation. You will have to buy an adapter or an OTG cable, these small accessories are simply available for a few euros on the internet or in specialized stores.
Finally, you will have to connect the adapter or the cable that you have purchased to the micro or nano USB socket of your Xiaomi Redmi 10 and it will turn into a USB socket. If you want connect an OTG cable to a Xiaomi Redmi 10, see our article.
How to transfer files to USB drive from Xiaomi Redmi 10?
Finally, now that you have understood how the system works and that you are equipped with the right accessory, we will quickly teach you how to transfer data between a USB key and your Xiaomi Redmi 10? Either way, the process is the same. Follow the guidelines below to achieve this:
- Download a data manager in the event that the native application of your phone is not suitable for you
- Connect the OTG adapter to your Xiaomi Redmi 10
- Connect a USB key or an external hard drive
- Open your file manager
- Find the data you want to transfer to one of the two directories, you should see your USB key displayed in the storage locations
- Now do "Copy / Paste" or "Cut / Paste" depending on what you want to do between the two storage locations
If you want as many tutorials as possible to become a master of the Xiaomi Redmi 10, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Xiaomi Redmire 10.
