How do I manage storage on the iPad?

Hi, I have a 30 gb iPad and have 4gb left. The largest thing on my iPad is 2.6 gb of iBooks data. But the rest adds up to 2.673 gb of data. So that leaves me a total storage area of 9.2 gb (5.2 used + 4 free). How do I figure out what is eating up the rest of my storage? I'm getting my storage numbers from "General > Storage > Manage Storage".
I'm thinking either the iOS takes up must take up 10 gb of data in and of its self. Then the rest of the applications (their physical installed size) are using the rest of that? Or that services being synced from iCloud (mail, contacts and calendars) are eating up memory.
Any assistance is greatly appreciated. I want to just wipe my iPad and see if that frees up data but don't want to lose my Minecraft data (it isn't backed up to anywhere I believe).
FYI, under storage it says I have used 22.4 gb and 4gb is available.
Thank you for anyone that has figured out the magic bullet on managing storage on the iPad and can share!

Found the answer. I backed up my iPad, wiped all the data, and then restored from back-up. Now I have 22.27 gb available to use. It was listed under "other" on my mac. :-/

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