1.1 Gig of Other

On my 8 gig 3rd generation iPod Touch, there is 1.1 gig of "other." When I look around in Phone Disk, I can see a 0.8 gig file sitting there in Application Archives. I think it is because a few months ago I canceled coping a big app over, so now I can't delete it! Is there any way to get that space back without losing all my information?

Welcome to the discussions,
the only way to reduce the size of your "Other" is a restore. You can use the last backup again to get your data back. Make sure you transferred your purchases as well before you start. You can also create a manual backup by right clicking on your device in the device list and choosing "backup" if you don't want to sync to create a backup.

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