HT1689 What is other in the iPad

What is other on the iPad when syncing.  It seems to take up a lot of space.  Can I reduce on the amount of other without creating an issue on the iPad?

How Do I Get Rid Of The “Other” Data Stored On My iPad Or iPhone?
http://tinyurl.com/85w6xwn
With an iOS device, the “Other” space in iTunes is used to store things like documents, settings, caches, and a few other important items. If you sync lots of documents to apps like GoodReader, DropCopy, or anything else that reads external files, your storage use can skyrocket. With iOS 5, you can see exactly which applications are taking up the most space. Just head to Settings > General > Usage, and tap the button labeled Show All Apps. The storage section will show you the app and how much storage space it is taking up. Tap on the app name to get a description of the additional storage space being used by the app’s documents and data. You can remove the storage-hogging application and all of its data directly from this screen, or manually remove the data by opening the app. Some applications, especially those designed by Apple, will allow you to remove stored data by swiping from left to right on the item to reveal a Delete button.
 Cheers, Tom

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  • HT1689 what is other in my ipad memory and where do I go to remove things from it?

    Need help my "other" in my memory storage is filled and I have no idea what this stuff is on my ipad and where to go to remove anything.Can't synch to I tunes because Iam out of memory because "other" has it all filled!

    How Do I Get Rid Of The “Other” Data Stored On My iPad Or iPhone?
    http://tinyurl.com/85w6xwn
    With an iOS device, the “Other” space in iTunes is used to store things like documents, settings, caches, and a few other important items. If you sync lots of documents to apps like GoodReader, DropCopy, or anything else that reads external files, your storage use can skyrocket. With iOS 5, you can see exactly which applications are taking up the most space. Just head to Settings > General > Usage, and tap the button labeled Show All Apps. The storage section will show you the app and how much storage space it is taking up. Tap on the app name to get a description of the additional storage space being used by the app’s documents and data. You can remove the storage-hogging application and all of its data directly from this screen, or manually remove the data by opening the app. Some applications, especially those designed by Apple, will allow you to remove stored data by swiping from left to right on the item to reveal a Delete button.
     Cheers, Tom

  • I purchased 2 ipad mini's at Xmas, I then sync'd them with itunes on my pc, and put basically the same apps on each of them. Both are 16gb units. One of them is full ( with over 9gb of "other" memory) the ipad still has 10gb left.What could be causing thi

    I purchased 2 ipad mini's at Xmas, I then sync'd them with itunes on my pc, and put basically the same apps on each of them. Both are 16gb units. One of them is full ( with over 9gb of "other" memory) the ipad still has 10gb left.What could be causing this "other" storage

    How much space is used by your Other? You may be able to reduce.
    How Do I Get Rid Of The “Other” Data Stored On My iPad Or iPhone?
    http://tinyurl.com/85w6xwn
    How to Remove “Other” Data from iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
    http://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-remove-other-data-from-iphone/
    With an iOS device, the “Other” space in iTunes is used to store things like documents, settings, caches, and a few other important items. If you sync lots of documents to apps like GoodReader, DropCopy, or anything else that reads external files, your storage use can skyrocket. With iOS 5/6/7, you can see exactly which applications are taking up the most space. Just head to Settings > General > Usage, and tap the button labeled Show All Apps. The storage section will show you the app and how much storage space it is taking up. Tap on the app name to get a description of the additional storage space being used by the app’s documents and data. You can remove the storage-hogging application and all of its data directly from this screen, or manually remove the data by opening the app. Some applications, especially those designed by Apple, will allow you to remove stored data by swiping from left to right on the item to reveal a Delete button.
    What is “Other” and What Can I Do About It?
    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5142
    iPhone or iPad Ran Out of Storage Space? Here’s How to Make Space Available Quickly
    http://osxdaily.com/2012/06/02/iphone-ipad-ran-out-of-available-storage-space-ho w-to-fix-quick/
    6 Tips to Free Up Tons of Storage Space on iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch
    http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/24/6-tips-free-up-storage-space-ipad-iphone-ipod-tou ch/
    Also,
    How to Clear Message/iMessage Cache on iPhone & iPad And Reclaim Lots of Free Space
    http://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-clear-message-imessage-cache-on-iphone-ipad/
     Cheers, Tom

  • My iMac keeps on losing internet connection. Webpages get stuck after a minute or so. If I check the internet connection via diagnostics it seems to work just fine. Others, like the iPad use the same wifi connection and never fail. What can I do?

    Running 10.6.8 on Intel dual core iMac, it keeps on losing internet connection. Webpages get stuck after a minute or so. If I check the internet connection via diagnostics it seems to work just fine. Others, like the iPad use the same wifi connection and never fail. What can I do?

    Greetings,
    I've never seen this issue, and I handle many iPads, of all versions. WiFi issues are generally local to the WiFi router - they are not all of the same quality, range, immunity to interference, etc. You have distance, building construction, and the biggie - interference.
    At home, I use Apple routers, and have no issues with any of my WiFi enabled devices, computers, mobile devices, etc - even the lowly PeeCees. I have locations where I have Juniper Networks, as well as Aruba, and a few Netgears - all of them work as they should.
    The cheaper routers, Linksys, D-Link, Seimens home units, and many other no name devices have caused issues of various kinds, and even connectivity.
    I have no idea what Starbucks uses, but I always have a good connection, and I go there nearly every morning and get some work done, as well as play.
    You could try changing channels, 2.4 to 5 Gigs, changing locations of the router. I have had to do all of these at one time or another over the many years that I have been a Network Engineer.
    Good Luck - Cheers,
    M.

  • TS1368 What is the "other" on the IPAD when you try to download - it's massive gigs

    What is the"other" on the IPAD when you try to download - it's massive gigabytes and I can't get it off the IPAD

    This indicates corrupt files.  A restore should resolve.

  • What time (local) is the iPad mini available for pre orders

    What time (local) is the iPad mini available for pre orders

    Internet wise? Best to ask apple.
    Lower right hand corner of this page is a 'contact us' link.
    Click there and find the appropriate phone number and ask them.
    May be midnight, may be later. They're the only ones that know for sure.

  • What exact time is the ipad mini preorder begin?

    What exact time is the ipad mini preorder begin? Been waiting here and really want to know when it releases.....

    It will be interesting to see how we'll it sells considering its premium price and size. If it sells well then Apple marketing did their homework.

  • What has happened to the iPad 2 finger select and drag technique? Since upgrading to iOS7 it does not work? I used this all the time to select multple images, approx 75  from an SD card containing 1000  images. Its painful indvidually selecting the images

    What has happened to the iPad 2 finger select and drag technique?
    Since upgrading to iOS7 it does not work?
    I used this all the time to select multple images, approx 75  from an SD card containing 1000  images. Its painful indvidually selecting the images

    What would you like us to tell you? If it doesn't work, there is nothing that we users can do about it.
    Please submit your feature request to Apple at this link: http://www.apple.com/feedback

  • What epub apps can the iPad mini read natively?

    What epub apps can the iPad mini read natively?

    From the iPad User Manual (page 92):
    You can also find DRM-free ePub books and PDFs on the web and add them to your iTunes library

  • Whats so great about the ipad 2?

    whats so great about the ipad 2? why does everybody like it? im just trying to decide wherther or not i should get one?
    austin

    Here's the features http://www.apple.com/ipad/  Only you can decide.
     Cheers, Tom

  • What is others in the macbook??

    What is others in the macbook??

    Check out this great User Tip from Kappy:
    What is “Other” and What Can I Do About It?

  • What is "other" in the capacity bar and how do i manage it?

    What is "other" in the capacity bar and how do I manage it?

    The "other" is mainly corrupt files and files that did not get deleted by apps one the app was done with the file. Normally the other s less than 0.25 GB.  To reduce the size of other, usually a restore to factory defaults/new iPodis required.  Sometimes restoring from backup helps a little.

  • HT1386 What is "other" in the storage category and how do you reduce that amount?

    What is "other" in the storage category and how do you reduce that amount?

    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

  • What is "other" on the storage bar? I have hardly any storage left and it's mainly taken up by "other"

    What does "other" on the storage bar? I have hardly any storage left and a lot of it is taken up by "other" but I'm not sure what to delete to make more room.
    My trash is empty.
    Hope someone can shed some light on this for me.
    Thanks.

    For information about the Other category in the Storage display, see this support article.
    Empty the Trash if you haven't already done so. If you use iPhoto, empty its internal Trash first:
    iPhoto ▹ Empty Trash
    Do the same in other applications, such as Aperture, that have an internal Trash feature. Then reboot. That will temporarily free up some space.
    According to Apple documentation, you need at least 9 GB of available space on the startup volume (as shown in the Finder Info window) for normal operation. You also need enough space left over to allow for growth of the data. There is little or no performance advantage to having more available space than the minimum Apple recommends. Available storage space that you'll never use is wasted space.
    When Time Machine backs up a portable Mac, some of the free space will be used to make local snapshots, which are backup copies of recently deleted files. The space occupied by local snapshots is reported as available by the Finder, and should be considered as such. In the Storage display of System Information, local snapshots are shown asBackups. The snapshots are automatically deleted when they expire or when free space falls below a certain level. You ordinarily don't need to, and should not, delete local snapshots yourself. If you followed bad advice to disable local snapshots by running a shell command, you may have ended up with a lot of data in the Other category. Reboot and it should go away.
    See this support article for some simple ways to free up storage space.
    You can more effectively use a tool such as OmniDiskSweeper (ODS) to explore the volume and find out what's taking up the space. You can also delete files with it, but don't do that unless you're sure that you know what you're deleting and that all data is safely backed up. That means you have multiple backups, not just one.
    Deleting files inside an iPhoto or Aperture library will corrupt the library. Any changes to a photo library must be made from within the application that created it. The same goes for Mail files.
    Proceed further only if the problem isn't solved by the above steps.
    ODS can't see the whole filesystem when you run it just by double-clicking; it only sees files that you have permission to read. To see everything, you have to run it as root.
    Back up all data now.
    If you have more than one user account, make sure you're logged in as an administrator. The administrator account is the one that was created automatically when you first set up the computer.
    Install ODS in the Applications folder as usual. Quit it if it's running.
    Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it, then copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
    sudo /Applications/OmniDiskSweeper.app/Contents/MacOS/OmniDiskSweeper
    Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
    Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
    The application window will open, eventually showing all files in all folders, sorted by size with the largest at the top. It may take a few minutes for ODS to finish scanning.
    I don't recommend that you make a habit of doing this. Don't delete anything while running ODS as root. If something needs to be deleted, make sure you know what it is and how it got there, and then delete it by other, safer, means. When in doubt, leave it alone or ask for guidance.
    When you're done with ODS, quit it and also quit Terminal.

  • My wife and I split up and I was given the iPad but she is still know what I am doing on it. Supposedly when I got the iPad there was a program that we set up so we could know what is happening on the iPad how do we stop that? She can still see my text

    My wife and I split up and I got the iPad. But she still knows what I am doing on it. Even though I changed my apple i.d password and everything. She knows who I am talking to what I am doing on fb, my iMessage, emails, how do I get my privacy back without losing all my apps, book and movies I paid for?

    Sorry, but you are describing many different problems all in one go.  Have you changed your FaceBook account and the passwords for all your email accounts ?
    You say you have changed all the passwords for all the accounts you use, including your Apple/iTunes account if you have one.  If this hasn't done the trick I suggest you restore your iPad to factory conditions, set it up again from scratch, and download the things you've paid for again.  You will not need to pay for things bought through your iTunes account again.

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