Xiaomi and Redmi smartphone owners often face a mysterious situation: the storage is crowded, but when checked in detail it turns out that the lion’s share is occupied by the “Other” section. The MIUI or HyperOS system can show that photos and applications take up little space, but free memory is catastrophically lacking. This causes bewilderment and leads users to delete important files or even think about buying a new device with a large storage capacity.
In fact, this name hides a collection of system temporary files, messenger cache, remnants of remote programs and data that the operating system cannot automatically classify. Understanding the structure of this partition will allow you to safely free up gigabytes of space without risking damage to the work of the gadget. In this article, we will discuss in detail what this volume is made of and what methods can be effectively managed files.
It’s worth noting that standard cleaning tools often fail to get the deep cache of some applications. Xiaomi’s cleaning algorithms only work correctly with surface temporary files, ignoring internal messenger databases, which is why even after a standard “Cleanup” procedure, the “Other” section can remain huge.
The Anatomy of the Other: What’s Hiding There
The Other section of Xiaomi’s shell-based Android file system is a kind of black box, and it includes all the data that doesn’t belong to the standard categories like Images, Videos, Audio or Apps, primarily app cache. Social media, browsers and streaming services save previews, thumbnails and temporary files for fast downloads of content, and over time this volume can reach tens of gigabytes.
A huge share is often taken up by messenger data, especially Telegram and WhatsApp, which store the history of correspondence, sent and received media files in their internal folders, which the system perceives as an unknown type of data, and if you actively use channels with video or large files, they will be the main consumers of memory.
Also in this section fall:
- 📂 Residual files of remote applications that have not been cleaned by the system.
- 📂 Error logs and crash reports generated by the system and programs.
- 📂 Temporary update files that are not automatically deleted.
- 📂 Cache of offline navigation cards and streaming services like Spotify or YouTube.
⚠️ Warning: Do not attempt to delete files from system folders manually through Explorer unless you are sure of their purpose.Deleting critical libraries can lead to unstable interface operation or a cyclical smartphone reboot.