Huge "OTHER" category size after OS upgrade?

Recently after upgrading the OS software on my iPad2, It is almost full with the "OTHER" category showing 5.6GB size!
That is more than my pics & music combined, what is in the OTHER category & How can I get some memory space back for MY stuff?
Help Please!
Thanks Mark!

I had the same problem. The problem took me from 16gb to 1 gb when I had used maybe 5gb total. From what I can tell it is the result of downloading movies, music, and apps from iTunes, and then deleting them to make room or because you are simply keeping them in the cloud for back up. But I do not believe that when you delete them, it fully cleans the hard drive of residual memory.
This being said. Do two things.
1) turn off IPad 2 completely. Then plug in to your personal MAC while it is off. Once it turns back on This will free up a small amount.
2) go to iTunes on your MAC while the IPad is plugged in, Select file,devices,back up. (Back up will transfer all App purchases still on the IPad to your Mac), then after go back in select file,devices,restore from back up.
After you have done this your iPad will keep all music,movies,apps, pictures and files (Docs. To go), and it will run through a complete reboot. All your settings will remain the same as well. Then when you go to look at your memory it will be fixed. Like I said, my iPad had showed like 1gb of storage left, after I did this is showed 9.5 gb of storage free.
I don't believe in forums normally. I contacted apple technical support, and their representative had no clue what I was even talking about. So I took a chance on this, when I could have possibly lost everything not stored in my cloud. It worked perfectly. Hope this helps.

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