How to clear "other" space in iphone

my iphone is using 2.5gb extra,
I don't know why,
Can any one tell me how to remove the extra other space??

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suddenly other space in my iphone increased to 1.26GB from 800MB. please suggest how to reduce the space in 'other'

I am having 'other' storage problems on a lot of my devices and I have been searching for a way to solve this. I was looking through threads of discussions and everyone pretty much said the same thing- that it 'other' is data that can't be classified into sections eg. things like documents, contacts, mail etc and that a way to get rid of it, as mentioned above, is to restore is. But then I came across this thread of disucssions: https://discussions.apple.com/message/17668547#17668547
which said that there was a way to reduce the storage without restoring, having something to do with old uptade files of apps. I'm not sure if this works as I haven't tried it yet but they said it was safe and worked, so there is an option

How to delete "other" space in iPhone?

I have a 16GB iPhone 4s, I was always wondering why my other family members had so many pictures (1,000+) and so many songs, etc. with the same amount of memory. I always had problems with my phone because I'd have at most 600 photos and I'd get a notice saying I should manage my settings and I wouldn't allowed to take more photos, etc. I checked how much space these things were taking and the "other" category has 4. 79 GB that it's taking up! I read that I should restore my phone but I wouldn't wanna lose my pictures.
If i restore my phone when how do I add the photos back into camera roll, rather than add it to an album?
And why is "other" taking so much space? I read it's from corrupt files, but where did all this corrupt files come from?
Thanks!

The issue source is likely a corrupt app. If you have an app or two that has not been widely used and reviewed, those are the places to look. If you haven't done the restore yet, you could also check Settings > General > About > Diagnostics & Usage > Diagnostic & Usage Data and see which app(s) are crashing a lot. That may help.
"Another way to restore contacts and photos"? That depends a lot on what source you're using for these. If, for example, you use iCloud, restoring contacts would be trivial - simply turn on Contacts in iCloud on your iPhone and you're done. The basic way is to use the iTunes tabs (e.g., Photos) and select what you want there.

How to clear the music from iPhone?

How to clear the music from iPhone?
Im tyring to update my music on my iPhone, although my old music is remaining on the device.
I have tried unselecting the sync music and syncing my iPhone, to remove all the songs - didnt work. I have tried unchecking each of the artists, so that none are checked and syncing - didnt work.
I dont know what else i can try so that the remaining music is completely removed from my device.

If all music is not removed from your iPhone when deselecting Sync Music under the Music tab for your iPhone sync preferences with iTunes followed by a sync, something is wrong with your iPhone.
Under the Summary tab for your iPhone sync preferences with iTunes, try selecting Manually manage music and videos. A warning message will be provided indicating doing so will remove all music - and videos - iTunes movies and tv shows from your iPhone.
If this works, you can switch back to syncing music.
If this doesn't work either, try restoring your iPhone with iTunes with Sync Music deselected under the Music tab before doing so.

HT4906 I tried to do the update but it reads that I don't have enough hard drive to do the update. How do clear up space on my hard drive to do the upte????

I tried to do the update but it reads that I don't have enough hard drive to do the update. How do clear up space on my hard drive to do the upte????

That is hard to say, as we do not know what you keep on your hard drive.
To free space
empty the trash, both on your Desktop and the Aperture Trash,
Delete files and folders you do not need
Move files to an external volume.
There are utilities that let you find large files, like Omni Disk Sweeper, but that is not a free application.

How to reduce "other" on my iphone 4s (ios7)m if it is over 2.38gb

how to reduce "other" on my iphone 4s (ios7) if it is over 2.38gb

Restore the phone.

How to clear "other" storage space

How do you clear storage space taken up by "other"?

To do that you will need to restore your phone:
If You Are Locked Out, Have Forgotten Your Passcode, or Just Need to Restore Your Device
1. iTunes 10 for Mac- Update and restore software on iPod, iPhone, or iPad
2. iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Wrong passcode results in red disabled screen
3. iOS- Understanding passcodes
4. What to Do If You've Forgotten Your iPhone's Passcode
5. How to Recover Forgotten iPhone Restrictions Passcode | The iPhone and iPad
     If you have forgotten your Restrictions code, then follow the instructions
     below but DO NOT restore any previous backup. If you do then you will
     simply be restoring the old Restrictions code you have forgotten. This
     same warning applies if you need to restore a clean system.
A Complete Guide to Restore or Recover Your iDevice (if You Forget Your Passcode)
If you need to restore your device or ff you cannot remember the passcode, then you will need to restore your device using the computer with which you last synced it. This allows you to reset your passcode and re-sync the data from the device (or restore from a backup). If you restore on a different computer that was never synced with the device, you will be able to unlock the device for use and remove the passcode, but your data will not be present. Refer to Updating and restoring iPhone, iPad and iPod touch software.
Try restoring the iOS device if backing up and erasing all content and settings doesn't resolve the issue. Using iTunes to restore iOS devices is part of standard isolation troubleshooting. Restoring your device will delete all data and content, including songs, videos, contacts, photos, and calendar information, and will restore all settings to their factory condition.
Before restoring your iOS device, Apple recommends that you either sync with iTunes to transfer any purchases you have made, or back up new data (data acquired after your last sync). If you have movie rentals on the device, see iTunes Store movie rental usage rights in the United States before restoring.
Follow these steps to restore your device:
     1. Verify that you are using the latest version of iTunes before attempting to update.
     2. Connect your device to your computer.
     3. Select your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch when it appears in iTunes under Devices.
     4. Select the Summary tab.
     5. Select the Restore option.
     6. When prompted to back up your settings before restoring, select the
          Back Up option. If you have just backed up the device, it is not necessary
          to create another.
     7. Select the Restore option when iTunes prompts you (as long as you've backed up,
         you should not have to worry about restoring your iOS device).
     8. When the restore process has completed, the device restarts and displays the Apple
         logo while starting up:
           After a restore, the iOS device displays the "Connect to iTunes" screen. For updating
          to iOS 5 or later, follow the steps in the iOS Setup Assistant. For earlier versions of
          iOS, keep your device connected until the "Connect to iTunes" screen goes away or
          you see "iPhone is activated."
     9. The final step is to restore your device from a previous backup. If you do not have a
          backup to restore or have forgotten your restrictions passcode, then restore as New.
If you are restoring to fix a forgotten Restrictions Code or as a New device, then skip Step 9 and restore as New.

How to get rid of "other" space on iphone

My phone has 3.64 of "other" space. How do I get rid of it??

You don't get rid of it as some of it is neccessary.
You can reduce the corrupt files by restoring your iphone.

2 questions; how to erase "other memory" on iphone 5 and how to sync to a new computer

Apple support is failing to help my issues so I thought its best to turn to the community. OK so I've talked to Apple before about my "other memory" and I performed a soft reset on my phone and it decreased other memory by maybe a gig. A month later now its higher than it was before at over 5.6 gigs, any way how to make it as little as possible?
Also I just got a new macbook pro and I use to sync my iphone 5 to my macbook (2008), how do I make my macbook pro my primary itunes and still keep all my info on my phone? My new macbook pro itunes says its backed up, but when I plug it in it won't sync any new songs or app data to my itunes, etc.
Any help with these issues will much be appreciated!!

"Other" is all of the data for all of the built in apps. If you delete its contents all of your built in app data will disappear. Some of what is contained in other:
email messages and attachments
Reminders
Calendar entries
Contacts
Text messages
MMS messages and attachments
Genius data
Music cover art
Operating system settings
Safari cache
bookmarks
Game Center status
Music catalog
Probably a few I've missed. There was a problem in an earlier version where deleted MMS messages left behind their attachments, but that has been fixed as of 6.1. Some people suggest deleting your music on the phone. DON'T DO IT! The reason that deleting music recovers some Other space is because it deletes cover art. But is also screws up your music, which will no longer play correctly.
You will find posts from people who said they recovered over 1 GB of space by just deleting old text messages.
If you want Other to be smaller you will have to keep less data on your phone; delete old MMS and texts, delete old email (especially from the "deleted" folder), clear the cache, eliminate cover art.
Your Other is so large, however, that there may be corrupt data contained in it (unless you send a lot of MMS messages with large attachments). If this is the case you should restore the phone as New.
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For your other question, the easiest way is to copy your iTunes library folder from the old computer to the new computer. For the hard way, see: Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive

Other space in iPhone

Ahh. I've scanned so many threads and I've only made my problem worse. I have always synced using iTunes on my Macbook Pro, and was running out of space, so I backed up my pictures and deleted them off my iPhone. Then I noticed I had lots of 'Other' space. I tried deleting my email account off my phone, no difference, so I added it back. I deleted all my text conversations, nope. I restored my phone and the space went UP. From 3. something GB to 4.22GB. I tried someone's idea of Settings> General> Usage> Music and deleting it, it wouldn't let my songs play so I deleted my music and then re-synced it. I have a 16GB iPhone and while I know some software space is needed, 4GB is ridiculous. How can I get this off!!

Yes hun if you restore as new the phone will be wiped, but thats why i suggested transfering purchases and importing photos and syncing with the computer first. you will be able to get your things back.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083 Importing photos
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848 Transfering purchases

Clean up other space on iphone

I have over 3GB of OTHER space. How do I clean it up?

Restore the iphone as new. It is the only way to get rid of the corrupted data you have on there.

How to remove "Other" from my iPhone 5 memory to free up space?

I tried doing a rest and it didn't help my problem. Are there any other things I could try?

jessraygor wrote:
... Any suggestions other then the reset to "new Phone"
No.
Other is usually around 1 GB...
A ' Large Other ' usually indicates Corrupt Data...
First Try a Restore from Backup... But... if the Large Other Persists, that is an Indicator of Corrupt Data in the Backup... Then a Restore as New is the way to go...
Details Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414

How to clear downloading items from iphone

I bought a season of a TV show using my iphone. My mistake as I didn't want them downloading to my phone. So I paused the downloads. How do I clear it so it does not keep telling me I have 21 items to download?

Try swiping/dragging from right-to-left across them in the Purchased tab in the iTunes Store app and see if you get a Delete button show on them

How to delet 'other' memory from iphone

My iphone works fine, but I have a problem with the memory of my 8gb phone, i have 2.2 gb of music and one app thats 9mb and when i try to download another app it says i do not have enough memories, i go to seetings to see whats wrong then it says thats 4.3 gb is other? How do I delet the other memory i am not using.

Good day all,
I have a 4S that had 5+G of "other" that I was trying to free up. I searched and searched, tried all the suggestions and had no success. I tried a full restore and freed up the memory but didn't want to loose all my settings, app folders, etc. After a process of elimination the solution that worked for me was to delete txt messages! When I went from the 3G to the 4S I restored from a back up. I've never delete any of my txt message history... so all that information, photos, videos, etc were being caried from one device to the other for like 3 years!
I started with a test. Pluged in my 4S, synced it. Registered 5.2GB of "other". I ejected the phone from itunes. I deleted my wifes txt message (with whom I txt the most). I plugged back in and "other" dropped down by an entire Gig!! So, I tried again with another that I txt often... and sure enough when down another Gig.
So, I decided to take the plug and start off fresh... I deleted ALL of my txt messages and my "other" memory went down to .52gigs!
This is why a FULL restore has been successful for those trying to clear out "other" memory. When you initiate a Full restore, you are cleaning out your entire memory of txt messages which includes large files of photos and videos!
So this is what worked for me folks! I hope it helps someone!

How to clear "other" section

I have deleted the Backups.backupdb folder, and the Backups section is now empty, however, the "other" section has increased, I would like to know how can I delete the other section files related to the backups.

I would suggest that the Time Machine back-ups be done with an external hard drive. After the back-up is done to the external hard drive, turn off Time Machine. After you power up your lap top again, the back-ups under the disk utility storage window should show zero KB.
What I have found that the "other" files were, for me anyways, was from my iTunes. I moved my iTunes to an external hard drive because it was over 300 GB and my hard drive is only 500 GB. From what I can gather is this. When you de-select something in iTunes for your iPhone, iPod, or iPad, what was deselected gets "deleted" from the device and goes into the "other" catagory. I am guessing as you are not actually deleting it from iTunes, just a device. Deleting a copy. I only happened to notice this because I have a 3rd party wiping program called BCWipe. And after I had un-selected a couple movies on my iPad and synced, I did a wipe of my trash. In my wipe program window I happened to see a lot of iTunes files with the .trashes extension. So after it was completed I went back to the storage window and you can see below that it cleared it all up. The trash icon in the dock was showing to be empty, even before I wiped the trash.
I have seen a lot of posts state that there are Pages/Numbers/PDF files that are also stored under the "other" section but I don't think that is true because I have nothing in the stored as other (see below) and just over 27 GB in the Apps. So I believe that these documents are kept within their appropriate application.
I just want to add that this was using MacBook Pro with Mavericks.

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