49gb of 'other' stuff is stopping me syncing......

I have just updated to IOS 6 and now I have 49gb of 'other' stuff, which wasn't there before, registering on my 64gb Touch and it is stopping me from syncing.
It isn't TV, films or photos. What is it & how can I get rid of it?

In addition to checking 'Selected playlists, artists, albums & genres' I have now also checked the 'Automatically fill free space with songs' and that seems to have made a difference. Not sure why.
I am also still going to check out the link you have sent - thanks.
Another question - not sure if it is related.
After the reset & before syncing, I checked the 'Keep itunes media folder organised' option in Preferences and now under Album, everything is listed by artist.
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