How to completely clear the history on the Xiaomi Redmi phone: 7 proven ways

Why Clearing History on Redmi Is Not Just Privacy, But Performance

Xiaomi Redmi smartphones based on MIUI They collect data about your activity faster than you can see it, and your browser history, your call log, your app cache, even your system logs, all take up space on your internal drive and can slow down your device, but it's not just memory. Undeleted data becomes a vulnerability for fraudsters if the phone falls into the wrong hands.

In this article, we will discuss how to clean up the entire history on Xiaomi Redmi for the first time. 5 Minutes, including hidden system files that are not deleted by standard methods.Instructions are relevant for Redmi Note models 12/13 Pro+, Redmi 10C, POCO X5 and other devices on MIUI 14/13 (including global and Chinese versions if your phone is running Android 13/14 — There will be more ways.

Important: Some methods require super-user rights (root), but we will show you alternatives for users without root access, and you will learn how to automate cleaning, so that you do not do it manually every month.

1. Clearing up browser history: Chrome, MIUI Browser and Hidden Data

Xiaomi Redmi browsers store not only visited pages, but also cookies, autocomplete data, image cache and even geolocation. Standard deletion through browser settings leaves up to 30% of the "junk". Here's how to delete everything completely:

For Google Chrome:

1. Open Chrome. → press ⋮ → History → Clear the data.
2. Select the period For all time.
3. Check the boxes: 📌 Visiting log 🍪 Cookies and website data 🖼️ Cached images and files 🔍 Autofill data

Delete the data

For MIUI Browser (built-in browser Xiaomi):

• 🔹 Go to Settings. → Annexes → Application management → MIUI Browser → Warehouse.
• 🔹 Click Clear Data and Clear Cache.
• 🔹 For complete cleaning: go to the browser → ⋮ → Settings → Confidentiality → Clearing personal data.

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If after cleaning the browser still slows down, try to disable the preloading pages in the Chrome settings (Settings) → Confidentiality → Preloading pages: This will save up to 15% of traffic and speed up the workflow.

⚠️ Note: If you are syncing with a Google account, the history may be restored after re-entering. To avoid this, disable syncing in Google Settings → Account. → Synchronization before cleaning.

2. Delete the call history and SMS: nuance MIUI

Call log and messages MIUI It's not just stored in a visible interface, it backs up and caches metadata that can take up to 500 MB to delete everything:

Clearing the call log:

• 📞 Open the phone application → Journal → ⋮ → Delete.
• 📞 For selective removal: keep your finger on the number → Delete.
• 📞 To remove hidden data: go to Settings → Annexes → Application management → Phone. → Warehouse → Clear the data.

Removal SMS/MMS:

• 💬 Open the messages. → Keep your finger in the dialogue. → Delete.
• 💬 For mass removal: ⋮ → Settings → Clear all messages.
• 💬 Attention: MIUI backup SMS into /sdcard/MIUI/backup/AllBackup. Remove this folder manually through the file manager.

⚠️ Note: If you use Dual Apps, your message history is duplicated. Clean it separately for each clone in Settings → Dual Apps.

3. Cleaning up application history: from cache to autocomplete data

Xiaomi Redmi apps leave traces in four places: cache, data, external storage, and system logs. Standard cleaning through settings only removes cache, not personal data. Here's how to do it correctly:

Method 1: Using MIUI settings (without root)

• ⚙️ Go to Settings. → Annexes → Application management.
• ⚙️ Select an app (such as WhatsApp or TikTok).
• ⚙️ Press Warehouse. → Clear data (deletes everything, including settings) or Clear cache (saves settings).

Method 2: Mass cleaning (hidden MIUI function)

• 🧹 Go to Settings. → Memory. → Cleanup.
• 🧹 Click Deep Clean (remove the cache of system applications).
• 🧹 To delete the residual files, use Settings → Additionally. → Cleaning up garbage.

⚠️ Note: Some apps (such as Mi Fit or Mi Home) store data in the Xiaomi Cloud. To delete it completely, go to Settings → Xiaomi account → Mi Cloud → Data management.

4. Hidden History: How to Delete System Logs and Debugging Data

Even after cleaning the browser and applications MIUI They keep logging your activity, they're for diagnostics, but they take up space and they may contain sensitive information:

Where system logs are stored:

• 📁 /sdcard/MIUI/debug_log — mistake MIUI.
• 📁 /sdcard/log — application journals.
• 📁 /data/anr — data about the freeze (requires root).
• 📁 /data/tombstones — Reporting system crashes (requires root).

How to remove without root:

1. Use a file manager (such as Mi File Manager or Solid Explorer).
2. Move to the /sdcard/MIUI and delete the folders. debug_log, backup.
3. For cleaning. /sdcard/log You may need permission to access hidden folders.

Root access:

su


rm -rf /data/anr/*




rm -rf /data/tombstones/*




rm -rf /sdcard/MIUI/debug_log/*




rm -rf /sdcard/log/*

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System logs can be used up to 1 GB space, especially if you test betas frequently MIUI You can play heavy games, and cleaning them makes your phone work faster. 10-15%.

5. Automatic cleaning: setting MIUI self-purifying

Hand cleaning is tedious, but MIUI 14 allows you to automate the process. Here's how to set up autocleaning:

Method 1: Cleaning Planner

• ⏰ Go to Settings. → Memory. → Cleanup → ⚙️ (setting).
• ⏰ Turn on Auto Cleanup and set a schedule (e.g. once a week).
• ⏰ Check the data types for automatic deletion.

Method 2: Restricting cache for applications

• 📱 B Settings → Annexes → Application Management Choose the Application.
• 📱 Press Warehouse. → Restrict cache (not available for all applications).

Method 3: Using the Security App

• 🛡️ Open the Security app (Security).
• 🛡️ Go to Optimization. → Auto-cleaning.
• 🛡️ Set up rules for specific apps (like clearing Instagram cache every day).

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If the automatic cleaning doesn’t work, check the permissions for the Security app in Settings. → Annexes → Permits → Autorun. Without this background, the function is not activated.

6. Clearing Google Location History and Activity

Xiaomi Redmi is integrated with Google services that track your location, search queries and activity in apps, and this data is stored not on your phone, but in the cloud, but it can also be deleted:

Deletion of location history:

• 🗺️ Open Google Maps → ⋮ → Your chronology.
• 🗺️ Press. ⋮ → Settings → Delete the entire chronology.
• 🗺️ For selective removal: allocate days on the calendar → Delete.

Cleaning up Google activity:

• 🔍 Go to Settings. → Google → Account management → Data and personalization → My activity.
• 🔍 Use filters by date and type of activity (search, YouTube, Assistant).
• 🔍 For complete removal: Remove activity by → All the time.

⚠️ Note: Disabling location history may disrupt some functions, such as:

- Accurate weather forecasts in Mi Weather,

- Recommendations in Google Assistant,

- Google geotags.

7. Radical Clean: Reset to factory settings (last chance)

If you're selling a phone or want to completely erase all data without recovery, you need hard reset, which is a method that deletes everything, including:

- Accounts. Google/Xiaomi,

- Photos and videos (even from the folder) DCIM),

- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth settings,

- Installed annexes.

How to make a reset on Xiaomi Redmi:

1. 🔄 Go to Settings. → The phone. → Resetting settings → Delete all data.
2. 🔄 Enter the password from the lock screen (if any).
3. 🔄 Confirm action. The phone will restart and start the process. 5-10 minute).

What to do after the discharge:

• 📱 Set your phone up as new (don’t restore backup if you want a full cleanup).
• 📱 Install the apps again from Google Play.
• 📱 Check that old data is not restored through Mi Cloud or Google Account.

⚠️ Note: Some Redmi models (e.g. Redmi Note 11 Pro)+ 5G) Reset does not delete data from the external SD-Format it separately in Settings. → Warehouse → SD-map → Format.

FAQ: Frequent questions about cleaning up history on Xiaomi Redmi