Why can't I get rid of the "other" usage on my iPhone 4?

I have 2.45gb of "other" usage on my iPhone 4. I have tried restoring it from backup, and the "other" still won't go away. I have restored all my settings and restarted my phone to it's factory settings and still no change. I have even deleted all my safari history and data/cookies. Everything I have seen to do to get rid of it isn't working. Any other ideas? It's only an 8gb phone and I feel like 2.45 is a lot to be used up by "other." Am I wrong?

Usually restoring from backup eliminated the corrupted files. However, sometimes restoring to factory settings/new iPod is required.
To restore from backup see:
iOS: How to back up
To restore to factory settings/new iPod see:
iTunes: Backing up, updating, and restoring iOS software

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Read http://www.maclife.com/article/howtos/how_remove_other_data_your_iphone
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4542883?start=0&tstart=0
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Restoring http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414

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http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202867
Go step by step and test.
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11212
2. Backup your computer.
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   http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13806
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8. Move iTunes, iPhoto and iMovie media folders to an external drive.
    iTunes
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    iPhoto
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    iMovie
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http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202867
Go step by step and test.
1. Start up in Safe Mode.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11212
2. Backup your computer.
3. Empty Trash.
   http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13806
4. Disk space / Time Machine ?/ Local Snapshots
Local backups
   http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4878
5. Delete old iOS Devices Backup.
    iTunes > Preferences > Devices
    Highlight the old Backups , press “Delete Backup” and then “OK”.
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6. Re-index Macintosh HD.
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    System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2409
7.Try OmniDiskSweeper. This will give the storage size details of the items.
   https://www.omnigroup.com/more
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8. Move iTunes, iPhoto and iMovie media folders to an external drive.
    iTunes
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