Cleaning up storage on Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T: Full Guide with Hidden Tricks

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T his 32/64/128 GB of internal memory quickly clogs up with unnecessary files, especially if you actively use messengers, social networks or games. Even after removing applications, free space is not always restored - the cache is the fault of this cache. MIUI, Photo duplicates, residual files and hidden folders of the system. In this article, we will discuss all methods of cleaning, including little-known functions. MIUI 12/14, Which are working on the Redmi Note 8T (willow).

The feature of this smartphone is hybrid storage (if you have a 32GB version, then some of the memory is given to system needs), so standard cleaning methods often do not give the expected result. MIUI Global Stable and MIUI EU, It's important that some methods require super-user rights, but most solutions work without them.

1. Analysis of occupied space: what exactly eats memory?

Before you clean, you need to understand which files take up the most space. - Redmi Note 8T And there's built-in tools and third-party tools for this:

1. Go to Settings → About the phone → Memory.
2. Click on Memory Analysis (may be called Storage).
3. Wait for the scan to be completed (on Redmi Note) 8T It takes 10 to 30 seconds).

The system will show you the distribution by categories: Apps, Images, Videos, Audio, Documents and Others. Note the "Other" section, which often hides:

• 📁 Residual files of remote applications (folder) /data/app-lib).
• 🗑️ Google Play Services Cash and MIUI System (can weigh up to 1-2 GB).
• 🔄 Logs of the system (/data/log), which accumulate after failure.
• 📱 Backups of Mi Cloud (if synchronization is enabled).

For more detailed analysis, use third-party utilities, such as Files by Google or SD Maid.

• 🔍 Photo and video duplicates (especially if you’ve used Google Photos with automatic downloading).
• 🗃️ Empty folders and files with zero size.
• 📦 Archives and APK-files left over after application installation.

2. Cleaning the application cache and system

Cash is the main memory eater on the Redmi Note 8T. It's divided into two types:

1. Application cache – temporary files that create programs to speed up work.
2. System cache - files MIUI, including data on themes, fonts and animations.

Cleaning the cache can be done in several ways:

Method 1: Through Application Settings

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Select an app (such as Facebook or Telegram).
3. Click Clear Cache. Don't click Clear Data, it will delete all settings and accounts!

Method 2: Mass cleaning the cache of all applications

1. Open Settings → Memory → Cleaning.
2. Select the "Cash" tab.
3. Press "Clean" (on) MIUI The 14 button may be called “Optimize»).

On the Redmi Note. 8T After the cache is cleaned, the system can temporarily slow down, which is normal. After 5-10 minutes, the work stabilizes.

Method 3: Cleaning the cache MIUI (covert)

This method removes unnecessary themes and system animation files:

1. Open the “Themes” app.
2. Go to "My Subjects» → «Loaded».
3. Remove all unused themes (they can weigh up to 500MB!).
4. Back to Settings → The phone. → Memory and click "Clean" in the "System cache" section».

Check the vacant space before cleaning

Close all active applications

Disable autosynchronization (Settings → Accounts)

Restart the phone after cleaning-->

3. Removal of unnecessary applications and their residues

Even after removing the application through Settings → Apps on the Redmi Note 8T remain:

• 📂 Folders with data in /data/data/packet.
• 🗑️ Files in /Android/obb (play-off).
• 🔗 Symbolic references to /data/app-lib.

To remove them completely:

Step 1: Removal through ADB (rootless)

If you have a computer, plug in your phone and do:

adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 name packet

To find the name of the package, use the App Inspector app or command:

adb shell pm list packages | grep "appendix name"

Step 2: Manually clean folders (requires a file manager with root)

Use Root Explorer or FX File Explorer:

1. Go to /data/data/ and delete the folders of remote applications.
2. Clean it up. /Android/obb/ (This is where the game caches are stored, for example, PUBG Mobile or Call of Duty).
3. Check it out. /sdcard/Android/data/ — There may be files up to a few gigabytes in here.

⚠️ Note: Do not delete folders of system applications (for example, com.android.settings or com.miui.home) – this will cause a crash. MIUI!

Step 3: Remove pre-installed applications (bloatware)

On the Redmi Note. 8T Many unnecessary apps from Xiaomi and Google that can't be removed by standard methods:

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Before removing system applications, back up through Settings → Additionally. → Backup. It'll help you recover your phone if something goes wrong.

4. Hand-cleaning garbage: hidden folders and files

On the Redmi Note. 8T There are folders that are not visible through a standard conductor, but take up gigabytes of memory:

folder /MIUI/

Here are stored:

• 🎨 Theme and wallpaper files (/MIUI/theme/).
• 📱 Backup copies of settings (/MIUI/backup/).
• 🔊 Notification and alarm clock sounds (/MIUI/sound_recorder/).

folder /Android/data/ and /Android/obb/

It contains game and application data, like:

• 🎮 PUBG Mobile – folder com.tencent.ig (can weigh 2-4 GB).
• 📷 TikTok - folder com.zhiliaoapp.musically (cache video).
• 💬 Telegram – folder org.telegram.messenger (media files from chats).

Folder /DCIM/.thumbnails

It contains thumbnails of photos and videos that the system automatically creates, and you can delete them, and they will recover the next time you view the gallery.

folder /Download/

Here they accumulate:

• 📄 PDF-file.
• 📦 APK-file.
• 🎵 Music and podcasts.

For convenience, use a file manager with a sorted size, such as Solid Explorer:

1. Open the menu. → «Sorting» → «By size».
2. Delete files from 100MB or higher that you don’t need.

5. Optimization of photos and videos

Media files take up the lion's share of memory on Redmi Note 8T, Especially if you are shooting a video in full. HD or 4K. Here's how to reduce the volume:

Method 1: Compressing photos via Google Photos

Google Photos offers the “Free Place” feature:

1. Open Google Photos → «Photo Photo» → «⋮» (menu) → «Make room».
2. Confirm the removal of photos already uploaded to the cloud.

This will remove local copies, leaving only thumbnails (saving up to 50-70% of memory).

Method 2: Convert video to a lighter format

Use the Video Compress app or VLC:

• 🎞️ Reduce the permission with 4K before 1080p.
• 🔊 Lower the bitrate of video to 5-8 Mbps.
• 🎵 Remove the audio track if you don’t need it.

Method 3: Transfer media files to a memory card

If you have a microSD installed:

1. Open the Gallery» → select files → «Move it» → «Memory map».
2. Or use Files by Google for mass transfer.

⚠️ Attention: On the Redmi Note 8T Memory cards are formatted as portable storage (not as internal memory), which means that applications cannot be transferred to it, only media files!

Method 4: Removing duplicates and blurred photos

Remo Duplicate Photos Remover or CCleaner apps will find:

• 📷 Repeated images (e.g. screenshots with the same content).
• 🖼️ Blurred or dark photos (casually taken).
• 🎥 Videos with a duration of less than 3 seconds.

6. factory reset: when nothing helps

If after all the manipulations of the free space is less than 10%, and the phone slows down, it is time to do a hard reset.

• 📱 Applications and their settings.
• 📁 Photos, videos, music (if not on a memory card).
• 🔑 Accounts and passwords (except those synced to Google).
• 📋 SMS call-book.

How to Reset on Redmi Note 8T:

1. Create a backup through Settings → Additional → Backup.
2. Go to Settings → About the phone → Reset settings.
3. Select “Erase all data” and confirm.
4. After restarting, perform the initial setup.

Alternative method (if the phone is not turned on):

1. Turn off the Redmi Note 8T.
2. Press Volume Up + Power before the Mi logo appears.
3. From the Recovery menu, select Wipe Data → Wipe All Data.
4. Confirm the reset and wait until it is completed.

⚠️ Attention: On the Redmi Note 8T s MIUI Global Stable may require re-assignment of your Mi Account after reset, and if you forget your password, restore it in advance at account.xiaomi.com!

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Factory reset is a last resort, and try all other methods before you do that, because it's almost impossible to recover data after a reset without a backup.

7.Prevention: How to avoid memory filling in the future

Not to clean the Redmi Note 8T Every month, follow these rules:

Setting up automatic cleaning

MIUI has a built-in tool:

1. Go to Settings → Memory → Cleanup.
2. Turn on the "Autoclean" option.
3. Set a schedule (for example, once a week).

Cache Limitation for Individual Applications

Some apps (such as YouTube or Instagram) allow you to limit the size of the cache:

• 📺 On YouTube: Settings → History and cash → Clear the cache (and disable "Cache Save»).
• 📷 On Instagram: Settings → Warehouse → Clear the data.

Use of cloud storage

Transfer files to the cloud automatically:

• 🌥️ Google Photos – Infinite Storage for Photos in Compressed Quality.
• ☁️ Mi Cloud – 5GB free for backups.
• 📁 Dropbox or Yandex Disk – for documents.

Control of loadings

Turn off automatic download of media files in messengers:

• 💬 WhatsApp: Settings → Warehouse → Autoboot media → «Never».
• 📱 Telegram: Settings → Data and memory → Autoboot media → «Never».

Regular memory checks

Set a reminder in Google Calendar or Mi Notes to check monthly:

• 🔍 Look through the folder. /Download/.
• 🗑️ Clear the browser cache (Chrome or Mi Browser).
• 📊 Use Files by Google to analyze garbage.

FAQ: Frequent Memory Cleanup Questions on Redmi Note 8T