Clearing up space on my ipod

My ipod says I have 2.7GB of App data on my hard drive, but I only have 4 apps and they only add up to about 50MB. How do I find out what exactly is taking up so much space and how do I clear some of it up? There is no way the apps I have can add up to 2.7GB. I have the same exact apps on my iphone(plus nearly two dozen more) and they don't take up nearly as much space as the apps do on the ipod. Help?

What is the Other on my iPhone and How to Remove It
An "other" that large usually indicates that the "other" includes corrupted files.
First try:
"First you go settings/general/usage/music/then left swipe over music and press delete and you would think it deletes your music but it doesn't instead it deletes your other but make sure your ipod is connected to a computer while doing this"
as recommended by:
How do I get rid of "other" storage: Apple Support Communities
Next, 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: Restoring iOS software

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