How to see memory on the phone Xiaomi Redmi 8: Full analysis

Owning a Redmi series smartphone often faces the question of optimizing resources, especially when the device starts to run slower. Redmi 8, being a popular budget model, requires careful attention to filling internal storage and RAM. Understanding how resources are allocated, allows you to extend the life of the gadget and avoid sudden hangings at critical moments.

In this guide, we will take a detailed look at all the memory monitoring options available on Xiaomi Redmi 8. You will learn not only to look at the numbers, but also to understand what they mean for the Android system and the MIUI shell. Proper analysis of this data will be the key to the stable operation of your device.

Basic verification through smartphone settings

The easiest and most affordable way to find out the current state of storage is to use the built-in system tools, and to do this, the user needs to go to the main settings menu, which is indicated by the gear, and here is all the basic information about the configuration of your Redmi 8.

Find the About Phone section, which is usually located at the top of the list or in the system settings block, and this menu displays summary information about the model, the Android version and, most importantly, the available space.

Inside this section, you'll see a line showing the ratio of occupied space to vacant space. The system automatically calculates the amount of space that apps, photos, videos and system files take. Redmi 8 has 32 or 64 GB of internal memory, of which approximately 10-12 GB is reserved for the system partition and is not available to the user.

If you click on this memory line, you'll see a more detailed data distribution diagram, which visualizes which file categories consume the most resources, and it helps you quickly identify the heavyweights that occupy the useful space.

⚠️ Note: Do not delete system files from folders with system, vendor or boot names unless you are an experienced user.

Use of the Application Security

The MIUI shell on the Xiaomi Redmi 8 has powerful built-in toolkit to maintain the device. Security is the central node for memory and performance management. It provides more flexible cleaning options than standard Android settings.

Launch the app with the green shield icon. On the home screen, you'll see the Cleanup button, which will analyze the device for junk files. However, for a deep memory analysis, you should click on the Memory icon or go to the appropriate section through the application menu.

Here, the system will suggest removing the cache of applications, residual files after deleting programs and advertising. The tool runs in the background and constantly monitors the state of RAM, offering to free RAM with a single click.

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Use the Deep Clean feature in the Security app once a week to remove duplicate photos and large unused files.

Importantly, MIUI algorithms can aggressively unload background processes. This frees up RAM, but can lead to applications rebooting when they are restarted. Balance between free RAM and the speed of frequently used programs.

Real-time Memory Analysis (RAM)

In addition to permanent storage, the critical parameter is the amount of free RAM, which is the indicator that determines the multitasking of your Redmi 8. To view detailed information about the processes running in RAM, you need to activate the developer menu.

First, go to Settings → About Phone and quickly click on the MIUI Version seven times. After the notification that you have become a developer, go back to the main settings menu.

Now, the Developer section will add an option, and when you go in, look for a section that's related to running services or memory usage, and it shows you a list of all the active processes and the amount of RAM they're using right now.

• 📱 System Processes: The basic Android services required to run the interface.
• 🎮 User Applications: Programs that you have run that have not been closed completely.
• 📦 Application cache: Temporary data that speeds up program launches but takes up space.

This menu also shows the memory usage schedule for the last hour or day, which helps you to see if a particular application is causing a memory leak that is slowing down your smartphone.

Detailed analysis through the Engineering Tests menu

For users who want to access hidden diagnostic features, there is a special engineering menu that allows you to check not only the volume, but also the state of memory for read or write errors. On the Xiaomi Redmi 8, it is accessed through code.

Open the Phone app and enter the combination ##6484##. If the code is entered correctly, the CIT (Customer Information Test) menu will open. Here is a complete list of tests for all components of the smartphone.

Find a Storage or Internal Storage test on the list, and running this test will show technical information about the drive, including its serial number, file system type, and sector integrity check results.

The path to the memory test:


1.Type ##6484###




2. Find the item "Storage" or "Version"




3. Press to start the diagnosis

It's safe to use this menu if you're just running tests, but changing the parameters in the engineering menu without understanding their purpose can cause the device to run in an unstable way.

⚠️ Note: Do not press the "Clear eMMC" or "Format" buttons in the engineering menu unless you plan to completely reset your device with all data lost.

Third-party monitoring applications

Standard MIUI tools are sometimes not enough to analyze what exactly occupies space. Third-party tools from the Google Play Store can provide more detailed visualization and functionality. Redmi 8 is great for lightweight analyzers that do not load the system.

One of the best solutions is Files by Google or the specialized DiskUsage, which is to build a memory card, where each file is represented by a rectangle of a certain size, and the larger the file, the larger the rectangle area.

This visual approach allows you to instantly detect forgotten video files, archives or cache of messengers that take up gigabytes. The standard conductor often hides the structure of folders, and memory cards show everything in the palm of your hand.

When using third-party analyzers, it is important to give the necessary permissions, without access to storage, the application will not be able to scan data, and be careful with software-cliners that promise "2x acceleration" - often they only show ads.

Optimization and cleaning of storage

Once you’ve figured out where the main memory consumers on the Xiaomi Redmi 8 are hidden, there’s an optimization phase. Simply deleting photos doesn’t always have a long-term effect unless you have a data storage system set up.

The first step is to work with multimedia, and photos and videos are best transferred to cloud storage, like Google Photos or Yandex.Disk, and enable the "Free Space" function, which will remove the originals from the phone, leaving them in the cloud.

The second important aspect is messengers. Telegram and WhatsApp store all received media files by default, and in the settings of these applications, you need to limit auto-save only for important chats or turn it off completely.

Regularly cleaning the browser cache also helps keep the system in good shape. Over the months of using web surfing, hundreds of megabytes of temporary data can accumulate there, which does not carry any benefit, but takes up space.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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Regular memory monitoring and deleting unnecessary files are key to running the Redmi 8 fast even after years of use.