Iphone memory "other, Iphone memory "other"

I have a 8GB iPhone 4 that I have been having issues with its memory lately. I have noticed that I have 2.1 GB taken up by a file named "other". I just reset my iPhone to the factory setting the other day, yet it is still at 2.1 GB of the "other" file already. I am wondering if there is anything else I can do to fix this issue?

You say youve reset your phone to factory settings, do you mean restore? Anything over around 1gb of other memory, normally represents corrupt files, In order to alleviate them you should connect to itunes and do a restore from your backup. If that does not fix then you will need to restore your phone as new in itunes.

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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

Is there any way to avoid rebuilding my iPhone 4 every 6 weeks when "OTHER" fills up my memory?

I am sick of rebuilding my iphone 4 every 6 weeks: setting up as a new phone, installing the apps again, reconfiguring them, rearranging them how I like them.
It's a pain in the behind and a very good advertisement for Android at the moment.
Is there a way to stop this from happening?
It's to the point now that I call each build as "My iPhone (build YYYYMMDD)". So today's fresh install underway is Build 20120324. The last one was 20120214.
The best Apple "support" could offer was to rebuild as a new iPhone each time.
So, with "Other" growing in 6 weeks from <1GB to 5.3 today (when it filled my phone's memory), is there any way to stop this?
My crappy, free, cheap Android tablet never has this problem!
GEF.

If you're restoring your phone so often, I'm minded to think it's something to do with one or more of the Apps and not the phone/iOS itself, (it's unlikely you'd get the same bug everytime).
Use your phone for a few days and make a note of long it takes for 'other' to build. Then restore as new but this time only sync the apps you really need. Again, make a note of long it takes for 'other' to build.
Maybe a process of elimination will tell?

My iPhone 5 appears to be using too much memory, particularly 7.9GB out of the 32GB labeled "OTHER". Even my iPad Air has only 3.9GB labeled "OTHER". How do I identify what "OTHER" is actually used for and how do I mitigate this?

According to iTunes I am using approximately 20.35GB of the available 27.32GM of memory, leaving about 7GB free. Of the used memory, about 7.9GB is labeled "OTHER". Making the same measurement on my iPad Air, only 3.9GB is labeled "OTHER". Why am I loosing so much memory capacity and what do I do to mitigate this problem?
This is having a significant effect on using my iPhone for recording Video interviews which in some cases constitute two to three hours of video. I need to be able togged the "OTHER" memory space so I can do more than one video recording during a session. Lowering the "OTHER" category to 3.9GB, the same as the iPad Air, would make it possible to record two or in some cases three videos before having to offload them to the MacBook Pro for editing in the evening.

Charliebear88 wrote:
No. He mentions freeing up storage on the iPhone, Mac, and hard drive. I'm looking for just the iPhone, and his suggestion for that is downloading some program.
No, it's not, if you would actually read the linked information like I said. There is plenty of information in this link about how to reduce or eliminate your 'Other' data without using third-party programs or procedures:
http://appducate.com/2013/01/reclaim-other-storage-space-on-ipad-iphone-and-ipod /
• Delete Browser Cache
• Delete Mail account and re-add
• Delete Text Messages
• Empty out the Reading List
• Delete iTunes Backups
• Backup to iCloud instead of iTunes
• Restore as new then restore the backup
• Restore as new, but don't restore backup

How can i remove "others" memory from my iphone?

Hello
im using iphone 4s 16gb and recently my iphone told me that i have no free space.
I Connected my iphone to itunes and i saw that 4 gb is taken by others.
i updated my iphone version (7.1.1 to 7.1.2) and it disappeared, but only for one hour.
the next couple of days the others memory grown to 5.8 (!!!!) gb!
i Dont know what to do. I cant afford to lose all my data so i cant restore my iphone.
does someone have any suggestions?
Thanks!

Kappy's User Tip to deal with "Other": https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5142

I have an IPhone 5. There is 17.01 GB of other memory being taken up. I've been told my memory has been corrupted and I need to restore my phone to a new IPhone. If I do this, will I lose everything on my phone? I backed up my phone in iCloud yesterday.

I can't figure out what is taking up 17.01 GB of memory on my IPhone 5. I have read in these forums that I should restore my IPhone to its original settings, but I am afraid if I do that I will lose all my stuff. I did back my phone up in iCloud by plugging it into my laptop, but I still don't feel i know what Im doing is 100% correct. Can anyone guide me along? I would greatly appreciate the help.

Yes, when you restore as new everything will be wipe from your phone.
You will need to sync with itunes http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386 to get back your apps/music and contacts IF you sync with a program in itunes.
I suggest you import your pics to your computer http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083 then after you restore your phone, you can sync it back to your phone.

How to reduce "other" in itunes memory on iphone?

how to reduce "other" in itunes memory on iphone? The amount of memory is increasing to point i have no more memory. Most of this is in iphone "other". How do I reduce this?

Not if you sync regularly. And have set up the phone to sync to contact and calendar apps on your computer as explained in the manual.

How to remove "other" files from iphone memory

Concerning how the memory is used on the Iphones under the "other" category, I have found that the biggest culprit is text messages that include photos and videos sent and received. Think about it, when you take a picture and then send it, even though you delete it from your camera roll, it is still necessary to hold in memeory as being part of the text history. It is only removed from the phone when you delete it from the text message as well. This also applies to text messages received. This is a large hidden area to most people!
good luck.
Armand S.
Phila.

Restore the iOS. You may have to do this as a new phone (without using a backup). Note that "other" contains messages and emails - if you have a lot of these, especially with photos/videos, that would account for the other usage.

How can I reclaim the memory classified as OTHERS? its eating up 4.2gb of my iPhone

Is there any way to relaim or reduce the Others memory on Iphone? its eating up 4.2gb of my memory. Apple tech support suggested to restore my phone. Is there any other option aside from that?

Restoring from backup will not affect any data on the device.
Only restoring as "new" will affect data on the device.
If SMS/MMS messages are that important, copy them to a note or email and email them to yourself.

How do I delete the "other" memory from my Iphone 4?

Most of the memory on my phone is taken by music, but the "other" memory is getting annoying. It takes up 1.34GB and i want to delete it. can anyone help me?

Same issue with my iPhone 4. I deleted everything (apps.songs, pics, video) anything you can think of..... I call apple and they recommended a restore so I did and what happen?.... I still see those "other" spaces taking a big chunk of memory. So I made an appointment with the Genius Bar & most likely they will replace my phone .... Blah !!

IPhone 6 seems to use huge volume of other memory

For eg. on my iPhone 6 with 16GB memory I see 958 MB for photos, 286 MB for apps, 54 MB for documents and data & 10.5 GB of Other data.I keep deleting apps and the memory freed up gets gobbled up by other data in no time. The iPhone has become unuseable - even to look at contacts / make phone calls. I called Apple support but they were of no help. all I was told was to restore the iPhone. By the way I started having this issue only when my OS was updated to 8.2. Any one has similar issues ?

Older posts but may still apply:
Texas Mac Man post (2/10/2012) on "Other" data on iOS device - https://discussions.apple.com/message/19861751#19861751
https://discussions.apple.com/message/20053939#20053939 - "If it is much more than a gb or so, then it indicates corrupt files. A restore should resolve." "If restoring using your backup didn't work, you'll have to save as much of your data as you can (import your photos to your computer, sync your contacts and other data with iCloud, email things like Notes and Voice Memos to yourself, sync with iTunes to transfer all your purchases, etc.) and then restore it as new without using your backup." - https://discussions.apple.com/message/20054011#20054011

IPhone memory used by "Other"

I recently upgraded to iOS 5 and now 7 Gb of my iPhone 3GS is used by "Other". What is "Other" and why is so much memory assigned to it?

Hi All,
I have been facing the same issue and found a solution that does not require a full restore!
Its seems to be related with the music synchronization mechanism
Here is a link to a very usefull documentation that describe what I did to resolve my issue!
http://www.ipodrepublic.com/iphone/fixing-issue-other-files-iphone-memory/2010/0 3/31/
Hope this help.

When my iPhone connects to iTunes all it says for my memory is other, how do I fix this?

All my memory bar for my iPhone shows when synched to iTunes is 5.9G's of Other, and nothing else shows up. All my apps and photos are still on my phone but I'm worried that if I synch it they might be deleted.

A huge amount of "Other" as you have is typically caused by corrupted files, which generally are the result of some faulty app. Check your apps carefully to make sure they work properly.
To reduce "Other" to iis standard size (about 1GB or slightly more), restore your iPhone. Plug it in to iTunes, let it sync, then choose "Restore" from the iPhone's summary tab in iTunes.
As the restore proceeds, you will be given the choice of "restore from backup" (which may or may not work), and "restore as new" (which certainly should work). Try restoring from backup first. If that fails, restore as new and then manually sync.

"Other" memory iphone 5s

I just got a new iphone 5s, put my old back up from my iphone 4s on it and now there is 8.1gig of memory taken up by 'other' storage and i dont know where its from. i have almost no photos, music, contacts or apps on my phone and its the same memory size as my old one but i cant do anything about getting rid of other.,
please help

OTHER DATA
Other data on your device should only be about 1.5GB and larger than this may indicate corrupt data.
Read http://www.maclife.com/article/howtos/how_remove_other_data_your_iphone
http://www.imobie.com/support/what-is-the-other-on-my-iphone.htm
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4542883?start=0&tstart=0
To get rid of it you need to restore not from a backup.
Restoring http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414

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 remove 'others' memory from my iphone?

How to remove 'others' memory from my iphone?

OK I have deleted all old texts, voicemails and turned off the document and data to my iPhone 5. I still show 1.5 GB of "OTHER".
Any other ideas on how to remove this 1.5 GB of information.
I can't update my iOS anymore.

Iphone memory "other, Iphone memory "other"

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