Question Warranty repair, how to backup EVERYTHING before sending it off

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I have read a lot, but many threads refer to ADB/APK, which is, I thought, long since obsolete. When googling on threads from the last year, it just talks about backing up photo's and messages.

I want to make an image of the phone that I can put back if I get it back from the repair. instead of spending hours and hours on putting all relevant apps back.

Best match I found was an app called mobikin.

Will this work as advertised? Are there better options that I have (obviously) missed?

Phone is a Xiaomi Redmi Note 6, 64GB (pretty full so a 50GB limit in the backup software won't work) and not rooted
 
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PC (WIN10). Thanks for the link, if it works, that would be exactly the (simple) solution I managed to miss ;)

EDIT: I cannot do anything with that software with my Redmi Note7 unless I update it (the Note7) first. The thing is a few months old, why do I need an update already? (retorical question...) Partly because of a failed windows-installation just last month (computer got past bootsequence) that wiped every bit of personal information from the harddisc after specifically clicking "keep all files n personal folders" when reinstalling W10, I am not worlds biggest fan of reinstalling/updating software, but I guess I will have no choice.

EDIT2: The Note6 with the warranty issue is my daughters, hence me using both (Note6 and Note7) numbers.
 
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Connected the Note6 pro, same malarky about needing to update the phone first. So we looked at available updates for the system (and also for apps): none available.
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Let's just say that software and me are not friends. And haven't been since I forgot to plug in the 16k expansion module on my dad's ZX81 and ran out of space and I couldn't even save the program I was writing.

All personal data has been backed (by using it as a USB stick and whatsapp to Google-drive) and she made a list of apps she'd like to install.

Thanks @ pkcable for the good tip that unfortunately didn't work as hoped or expected.
 
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