IPhone needs space / how to get rid of other

There is too much "other" on my iPhone. In the past I've done a reset (at least I think that's what it was called). It was not too hard but a bit nerve racking. Is there an easier way to clear out other?
Thanks.

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I have masses and masses of 'other' data on my iphone. I have stripped it of all music (500 songs) and it has made no difference. I understand the data is most likely old apps etc not deleted properly, like a ghost trail. I have deleted all unnecessary texts, voicemails, calls, photos, internet history, etc. I have nothing left to delete data-wise. Does anyone know how to get rid of this 'other' data? It was literally taking 6.8gb of my 8gb phone, i have halved that by checking and unchecking 'automatically sync' in itunes, but still can't shift the rest. Really slowing my phone down

Most of the "other data" on my phone is the forced IOS 7 upgrade from Apple.
They push the upgrade(around 850 mb) and also reserve another huge chunk of space on the phone to do a backup and install on the phone (mine is about 2.5 gigs after some manipulation).
If you do not want the upgrade, it just sits there on the phone.
You can not remove it.
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When a new upgrade is pushed to your phone, the amount of confiscated storage will accumulate with each subsequent release.
Apple can't be bothered to delete the older/outdated upgrade file being replaced by the new, hence the "other data" just grows over time. I have seen mine get to almost 6 gigs.
You can use Itunes on your computer to "download only/ not install" the newest update, then do a restore of your data and a sync. This appears to remove all the outdated updates from the phone.
You will however, still have about 2 gigs of your storage space still hijacked by Apple to store the most recent forced upgrade.
I am still on IOS 6 and plan on sticking with it simply for personal preference and vision reasons, as that is my prerogative.
It does perplex me why Apple refuses to make IOS 7 optional for users that have always had IOS 6. I can fully understand insisting that new devices run IOS 7, and obviously many IOS 6 users would have jumped anyway.
Apple needs to add an asterisk to word *adoption rate of IOS 7 in their corporate guidance statements.
They knowingly mislead given the current reality that ultimately no one can opt not to adopt it.
Hotel Cupertino, "You can check out, but you may never leave"

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I have about 2 gigs worth of other on my iphone5 when or how can I get rid of all of it? It is wasting space!

if you look to the right under the [More like this] tag you will find several posts about what Other is and how to get rid of at least some of it
because if you want all of it gon you likely have to delete all your contacts and appointments and the likes too

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maclife.com/how_remove_other_data_your_iphone
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In april, i got my iphone 4 replaced because of a broken lock button. When i brought the replacement home, i noticed that when i plugged it in there was a lot of "other" data in the capacity bar, and there was nothing on my phone at the time. Now, the other data is still there and it takes up more than half of my storage, and i have no more storage left for pictures or music or apps. I think the other data is a result of a corrupted backup, because my backups do not work (once i figured that out i stopped using them). But now i need to find a way to get the other data off of my phone while keeping all of my photos and contacts without a backup, which means restoring it isnt an option until i find some way to back up my photos and contacts individually. I need to do this because if i backup everything on my phone on itunes, the "Other" will too be backed up, and then i'd be in the same place. can someone please help me? If i call apple tech support will they be able to help? Please let me know if you have had this problem/ has it been resolved/ how it was resolved. Thank you.

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How to get rid of other/corrupt data?

My phone: iPhone 4s, 16gb, newest IOS 8.1 (newest right now) / Newest iTunes on computer
Multiple times now under IOS 8, I've attempted to sync my phone (only music) and suddenly 9+ gb of `other` data appear when I plug in my phone, which then deletes nearly all my music (which takes up about 8gb). The red circle and square appear and I cannot play any songs.
I`ve tried restoring to new, but I don`t want to lose all my texts/contacts/notes etc. so I always end up backing it up, only to get the same problem yet again. This is the 4th time now and sometimes it ends up going away but this time it isn't and it has been weeks.
When I check my data usage under my settings it says I have little to no space available, yet when I look at the division of the data between apps, my music is the highest at 750mb (the 100ish of my favourite songs i was able to squeeze into the space available), so i assume there is some sort of corrupt data I am unaware of.
I've called apple help in the past which fixed the problem by playing with my itunes and icloud sign in settings. It fixed the issue, only to have it return the next week when I synced it again.
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ca$hbury828 wrote:
I`ve tried restoring to new, but I don`t want to lose all my texts/contacts/notes etc. so I always end up backing it up, only to get the same problem yet again.
Yes, because you have corrupted data in your back up. As long as you keep loading from that corrupted back up, you'll have the same problem.
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On iTunes when i plug my iphone in, the bar at the bottom with contains the information about the capacity of my iphone, it has a bar called 'other' which has 4GB. I don't know what is taking up that space or how to get rid of it. please help :)

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