How to Delete “Other Files” on Your Xiaomi Phone

New Xiaomi phones come with a large amount of internal storage. Even budget models get at least 64 GB of permanent storage. But memory can still be insufficient since applications, photos, and videos weigh quite a lot. Users are especially wary of the “Other” section because it’s unclear what materials are stored there. In today’s article, let’s discuss how to delete “other files” on your Xiaomi phone using system functions and third-party apps.

Kas ir citi faili?

“Other files” are materials that don’t fit into the main sections, such as systems, apps, images, audio, and video. The file does not fall under a specific designation, so it is automatically placed in the “Other” tab. The amount of undefined data can be huge: “other files” take up a lot of space in the mobile device’s internal storage.

The following files end up in the “Other” section:

• Arhīvi.
• Lejupielādes no interneta.
• Dati no ziņojumapmaiņas ierīcēm (fotoattēli un videoklipi).
• Lietojumprogrammas kešatmiņa.

Until recently, “other files” used to include documents and apk, but MIUI 12 and 12.5 have created separate sections for them. But the “Cache” tab no longer appears in the system storage, so it has been reclassified as “Other”.

It’s a mistake to think that all unspecified materials are useless and must be removed from your phone. You may need archives and downloads, so don’t rush to delete them. But the media data, downloaded from messengers and program caches in most cases, are unnecessary and only take up free space.

How to find out the size of “other files” in MIUI (12.5)

First, we recommend you find out how much space “other files” take up. Usually, their size ranges from no 2-4 GB līdz 10 GB vai vairāk. The longer you’ve been using your smartphone, the more files you have (unless you clean it regularly).

Izmantojot sistēmas iestatījumus

Vienkāršs veids, kas neprasa papildu lietojumprogrammas lejupielādi.

1. Go to “Settings” – “About phone”. Open “Storage”.
2. Mēs apskatām diagrammu un atrodam sadaļu “Other”, ko norāda gaiši violeta krāsa. Tajā var redzēt, cik daudz vietas aizņem faili. Manā gadījumā tas ir 12,23 GB (128 GB tālruņa versija).

Unlike the other tabs, viewing ” Other ” is impossible. Therefore, users can’t figure out which files to get rid of.

Ar aktivitāšu palaidēju

Programma Darbību palaišanas programma ļauj arī noteikt aizņemtās atmiņas apjomu. Dati var atšķirties no sistēmas elementa. Šīs metodes galvenā priekšrocība ir tā, ka varat noskaidrot kešatmiņas lielumu.

1. Lejupielādējiet programmu no Google Play un instalējiet to.
2. Atveriet darbību palaidēju, noklikšķiniet uz palielināmā stikla attēla un ievadiet “Storage” meklēšanas joslā. No parādītās izvēlnes izvēlieties objektu.
3. Tiek parādīta detalizēta informācija par iekšējo atmiņu. Šeit nav diagrammu. Saskaņā ar programmas datiem citi faili aizņem 4,90 GB, bet sistēmas iestatījumi rāda 12,23 GB. Kešatmiņa ir 428 MB (pirms tīrīšanas tā bija 3,68 GB).

We found out what are the “other files” in the storage and how to find out their size. Now let’s proceed to delete these materials.

Deleting “other files” on all Xiaomi phones

The deletion of “other files” in Xiaomi can be done differently. There are manuāli dzēsumi kad lietotājs selektīvi izņem nevajadzīgus materiālus un automātiskais izmantojot īpašas lietojumprogrammas.

Lietotņu izmantošana

Several working utilities can clean the folder with “other files” on Xiaomi.

Disku analizators

Ļoti noderīga lietojumprogramma ar uzlabotu funkcionalitāti. Tā ir brīvi pieejama Google Play. Galvenās iespējas ir bezmaksas.

1. Instalējiet lietojumprogrammu no pakalpojuma Tirgus un palaidiet to. Pagaidiet dažas sekundes, kamēr programma skenēs visus viedtālrunī saglabātos failus.
2. Scroll through the top panel and go to “File Categories.” We’re looking for the “Other” cilne.
3. Izvēlieties apakšpozīciju, kas aizņem visvairāk vietas, un atveriet to. Noklikšķiniet uz jebkura faila, lai atvērtu papildu izvēlni. Noklikšķiniet uz zilā “Select All ” – “Delete” icon. Browse through the list and confirm the deletion of the selected files. Usually, there is no important system data in the “Other” section, but still, be careful not to delete files labeled “Android” and “Sistēma“.
4. Repeat the above procedure with all the folders in “Other”.
5. Now check the result. Let’s go into the storage and see the weight of the “Other” section. Before this procedure, it was 12.23 GB. After some manipulations with the Disk Analyzer, it was 12,09 GB. Nav slikts rezultāts.

SD kalpone

SD Maid ir ļoti populārs, un, lai tas darbotos pareizi, ir nepieciešami divi nosacījumi: root tiesības un Pro versija. Taču jūs varat iztīrīt viedtālruni arī tad, ja Super lietotāja režīms nav aktīvs un ir instalēta bezmaksas versija.

1. Lejupielādējiet un instalējiet programmatūru no pakalpojuma Google Play.
2. Dodieties uz “Trash” cilne, grant access to the internal memory, and give all the requested permissions. Wait for the scan to complete. The program found only 6 MB of junk for me. We click on the red garbage can in the screen’s bottom left corner. The useless files will be deleted.
3. Nākamais apmeklējamais objekts ir “System”. The application warns that only safe files that do not affect the operation of Android will be deleted. Since my smartphone is not rooted, it was impossible to scan and clean this section. If you have root rights – there will be no problems. The utility will show unnecessary materials, and you remove them by clicking on the trash.
4. One important tab remains – “Duplicates”. Superlietotāja tiesības šeit nav nepieciešamas, taču ir nepieciešama lietojumprogrammas PRO versija. Skenēšanu var veikt bez maksas. Jūs uzzināsiet atrasto nevajadzīgo failu lielumu, bet bez Premium versijas tos nevarēsiet dzēst. Man dublikātu lielums bija 96,71 MB.

Darbību palaišanas palaidējs

Šī programmatūra parāda glabāšanas slodzi un ļauj izdzēst kešatmiņu. MIUI 11 varēja izdzēst kešatmiņu, izmantojot sistēmas iestatījumus, taču divpadsmitajā korpusā šī funkcija ir pazudusi.

So, open the Launcher and enter “Storage” in the search bar. Scroll down the page and click on “Cache data”. Apstipriniet kešatmiņas datu dzēšanu.

We go to the data repository from the system menu to check it. We see that the size of “Other” has decreased to 9,18 GB.

Nevajadzīgo materiālu manuāla izņemšana

You can clean “other files” in MIUI on your own. In this case, the installation of additional applications will not be necessary.

Arhīvi

Archived data downloaded from the Internet or transferred to your phone from a computer occupies a lot of space in the “Other” section. The problem is solved by removing unnecessary archives. To do this:

1. Dodieties uz Explorer un galvenajā lapā meklējiet cilni “Archives”.
2. Tick the files that will not be needed. Click “Delete” in the lower menu that appears. Confirm the action.

Lejupielādes

The situation with downloads is similar. In Explorer, open “Downloads” and select unnecessary files. At the bottom, press “Delete”.

Atgriezieties failu pārvaldnieka galvenajā lapā un noklikšķiniet uz “More”. The ” Other” section displays the names of your social networks and messengers. For me, they are “Telegram” and “Instagram. In turn, open each tab and delete the downloaded files (photos, videos, documents, audio).

Atkritumi

Photos and videos deleted from the Gallery do not disappear forever but are placed in the Trash for 30 days. The Trash is allocated to the “Other” section, so it’s also cleared.

1. Atvērt galeriju.
2. Noklikšķiniet uz cilnes Albumi.
3. Under “Other Albums,” find “Trash”.
4. Noklikšķiniet uz lielā zilā “Delete” button.

Lai izdzēstu miskasti, varat arī izmantot failu pārvaldnieku:

1. In Explorer, open an additional menu by clicking on the three horizontal bars. Go to “Settings” and activate the “Show hidden files” slider.
2. Go to the internal shared drive and open the folder “MIUI” – “Gallery”.
3. Find the folder “cloud”, in which there is another folder called “.trashBin“. Mēs iztukšosim šo mapi.

Kurjeri

Materials from the messengers are listed in the “Friend”. They take up a lot of space. This is especially true for videos. To get rid of such files, you need the following:

1. Dodieties uz iekšējo disku un atveriet mapi ar ziņapmaiņas programmas nosaukumu, piemēram, WhatsApp, Viber un Telegram.
2. Delete unnecessary folders. All information is divided into subfolders: “Audio”, “Documents”, “Images”, “Video”, “Voice Notes”, etc.

Xiaomi tīrīšana ar sistēmas lietotni

Visos Xiaomi un Redmi viedtālruņos ir iepriekš instalēta “Cleanup” pieteikums, which thoroughly scans the phone memory and detects useless data. Look for the program shortcut on the desktop. After opening the application, an automatic scan will begin. After 15-20 seconds, the size of the trash will pop up. At the bottom, click the red “Clear” button.

You can also access the Cleanup app through the settings menu. To do this, open “About Phone” – “Storage”, and at the bottom, find the light blue button “Clear”. And, of course, this item is in the “Security” app.

After doing all the above procedures, be sure to restart your smartphone! Then go into the storage and see the result. I cleared the “Other” section from 12.23 GB to 7.11 GB. Getting rid of “other files” is impossible because they contain the cache of system applications and other important data.

BIEŽĀK UZDOTIE JAUTĀJUMI

What to do if the ” Other ” size increases again after a few days?

This is a common situation. The phone starts saving the cache again. There is only one way out – to repeat above mentioned procedures regularly. It is recommended to do the cleaning once in 5-6 days.

Do the photos and videos affect the size of “other files”?

No, because photos and videos are displayed in separate sections called “Pictures” and “Videos”. But if you delete materials and don’t clear the Trash, they will go into “Other.”

Vai varu dzēst dublējuma mapi?

Šajā mapē tiek glabātas dublējuma kopijas. Ja dublējumu pārsūtāt uz datoru, varat to dzēst no viedtālruņa.

Ko darīt, ja dzēšat svarīgu sistēmas failu un tālrunis netiek ieslēgts?

Try to access the recovery and reset to factory settings. If this doesn’t work – there’s only one thing to do: reflash the device.

We figured out where the “other files” are and how to get rid of them without damaging the phone. If you know additional methods of cleaning the “Other” section – write in the comments.