How to see how much memory is left on Xiaomi Redmi: the complete guide

Owners of Xiaomi and Redmi smartphones sooner or later face a situation when the device starts to run slower or stops downloading new files. Most often, the cause is crowded internal storage. Understanding how to see how much memory is left is the first step to optimize the gadget and extend its life.

Modern applications and multimedia are a significant part of the world, so regular monitoring of free space becomes a necessity, and in this article we will take a look at all available methods of analyzing disk space, from standard settings to the use of engineering codes.

Do not ignore system notifications about the lack of space, as this can lead to unstable operation of the operating system MIUI or HyperOS. Proper file management will allow your smartphone to work as fast as on the day of purchase.

Standard method through system settings

The simplest and most reliable method available to every user is in the system menu. To get accurate information, you need to go to the Settings section, which is usually indicated by a gear on the desktop or in the notification curtain. In the list that opens, you should find the About phone item, which contains basic technical information.

Once you enter the About Phone section, look for the "Storage" or "Memory" line, and clicking on this section will reveal detailed statistics that visually display the space distribution, and you will see how many gigabytes of apps, photos, videos and system files are occupied, and how much is free for new data.

The system automatically counts volume, so the data is always relevant, and if you see that the "Other" partition takes up too much space, that's an excuse to do a deeper cache cleanup.

⚠️ Warning: Do not attempt to delete system files manually through root file managers unless you are sure of their purpose.

Use of the Security App

MIUI and HyperOS have a powerful system application called Security preinstalled, which is not only an antivirus, but also a great tool for analyzing disk space. Launch the application and select Cleanup on the home screen.

The system will quickly scan the device and prompt you to remove debris. However, for a detailed view, click on the "Clean" button or go to the file management section within the application, and this displays a fullness graph that shows the busy sectors.

• 📱 Application Analysis: Shows Which Programs Take the Most Space.
• 🗑️ Large files: allows you to find and delete forgotten videos or archives.
• 📸 Duplicates: Finding the same photos to save space.
• 📦 Application cache: secure removal of temporary files.

Using Xiaomi’s built-in tools is often more effective than third-party utilities, as they have deep access to system folders without the need to obtain superuser rights.

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Run a full cleanup routinely through the Security app at least once a week to prevent temporary messaging files from accumulating.

Verification through the file manager

For those who prefer to see the structure of files with their own eyes, the standard Explorer is a method to understand which folders have swelled to giant sizes. Open the Explorer app and look at the top of the screen or the bottom panel, where the busy bar is often displayed.

If you go into browsing mode by category (Images, Videos, Documents), you can quickly identify heavy files, and users often forget about downloaded files from the browser or saved statuses from WhatsApp and Telegram, which can take up tens of gigabytes.

It’s important to look at the Android/data folder, where the caches of games and apps are stored, and that’s where gigabytes of temporary data are often hidden, which can be safely deleted if you’re not afraid to reload content in apps.

Engineering menus and hidden codes

For advanced users, there is a way to check memory through an engineering menu that provides access to hidden hardware tests. To get there, you need to open the Phone app and enter a special code. For most Xiaomi devices, this is ##6484##.

The CIT (Customer Interactive Test) menu that opens up contains memory tests, but they are more likely to check performance than volume. System, data, cache sometimes uses #4636##, which opens the test menu to get detailed statistics on the partitions.

Here, in the phone information or statistics section, you can see more technical data on resource usage, which is useful if the standard interface is hanging or not displaying the correct information.

Analysis of the site by third-party utilities

If built-in tools are not enough, specialized applications from Google Play come to the rescue. Programs like DiskUsage or Storage Analyzer build a visual disk map, where each file is represented by a rectangle of a certain size.

This visual approach allows you to instantly find hidden files that are not visible in a standard Explorer. For example, you may find that a streaming app has downloaded hundreds of episodes of offline TV shows that you have forgotten about.

Using third-party software gives you more flexible sorting tools, so you can sort files by date of last change or size, making it much easier to find unnecessary content that takes up precious gigabytes.

⚠️ Warning: Be careful when deleting files through third-party analyzers. Only delete what you are sure is the purpose so as not to damage application databases.

What to do if your memory is constantly filling up

When memory runs out immediately after cleaning, it often indicates an application-specific problem or system failure. First of all, check the settings for automatic saving in instant messengers. Telegram and WhatsApp can by default save all received media files to the device memory.

It is recommended to set up automatic cache cleanup in the settings of these applications, for example, in Telegram you can set a cache limit, after which old files will be deleted automatically.

It’s also worth checking the memory extension feature, which uses a portion of internal storage as RAM, and if you don’t have enough free space, it’s best to turn it off in the settings so you don’t reduce the amount of available files.

• 🚀 Turn off autoloading videos on social media.
• 📂 Move photos and videos to cloud storage (Google Photos, Xiaomi Cloud).
• 📵 Remove the rarely used heavy games.
• ⚙️ Reset your junk app settings if they don’t work properly.

Constantly monitoring your disk capacity is a habit that will keep your Redmi’s performance high, and regular digital space hygiene is more important than having a powerful processor.

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The most effective way to free up space is not to search for one large folder, but to comprehensively clean the messenger cache and remove duplicate media files.

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