You are probably familiar with this emblematic Windows feature whose role is to move files or folders quickly. It has long been impossible to do this on Xiaomi 12X without the help of specific software, however, it is now possible. And you will realize, in the event that you do not already know that it will make your life easier on many points.

We will suddenly reveal you in this guide how to copy/paste on a Xiaomi 12X? To do this, first of all, we will see what interests you will have in using this Android feature, then, how to copy paste or cut paste on your Xiaomi 12X, first of all text directly thanks to the internal operations of your mobile phone, and finally folders or files through an external application.

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What's the point of copying and pasting on a Xiaomi 12X?

We therefore start this tutorial by showing you everyone the benefits of the copy/paste function on a Xiaomi 12X . This functionality is as we explained to you originally from computers, and without it it would be particularly complicated to organize its files and different folders.

It will actually give you the possibility like the function cut and paste select one or more files or folders, create copies of them in the memory of your Xiaomi 12X and drop them wherever you want. In the event that you perform a copy/paste you keep the original copy in its location, whereas in the event that you perform a cut/paste you will move the file and at the end of the technique it will not only one version will remain where you pasted it.

This function is really convenient for organizing your files in different folders, you may need to create a folder on your Xiaomi 12X to better find yourself in your files.

How to copy/paste on a Xiaomi 12X?

We are moving on to the practical part of this tutorial, and to do this, we will first show you how to copy and paste text directly from your Xiaomi 12X, then files or folders using a dedicated application.

How to copy and paste on Xiaomi 12X text

We begin by revealing to you the particularly easy-to-use technique which is to copy-paste text on your Xiaomi 12X? The technique is fortunately very simple, and regardless of the application on which you find the technique is going to be exactly the same. The only difference will reside in the fact that on a certain number of applications the text selection is not always going to be obvious and you will have to select large portions of text even if you only want to copy a sentence (example: Facebook). Let's go:

  • Unlock your Xiaomi 12X and find the document/app/text you want to copy or cut and paste
  • Make a long press on one of the words of the text
  • You will then see a dialog window open with different options click on "Copy" or "Cut" in the event that it is available and that is what you want to achieve
  • Now go to the app in which you want to paste this text, make a long press in the destination text area
  • In the dialog box click on paste option

How to copy and paste on your Xiaomi 12X of folders

In the event that you want to copy and paste photos, folders or files on your Xiaomi 12X, you will need to use a file manager. Generally all smartphones are now equipped with it by default, however, this is not the situation for all, we have decided to reveal the technique to you with Astro, one of the most used managers. You should know that the technique is substantially identical and that only certain terms or organization of the application differ:

  • Open your file manager or download and install Astro on your Xiaomi 12X
  • Navigate through the different folders until you find the file or folder you want to copy and paste
  • Make a long press on it or click on the three small vertical dots at the top right of its label
  • Press "Copy to" and select the destination directory of the file or folder

If you are ever looking for a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Xiaomi 12X, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Xiaomi 12X.