"Other" category when syncing

How do you find out what is in the other category, I just downloaded the newest version of iTunes and now I have 10+GB if Other and there is not enough space for my regular files.

"Other" is the measure of used space on the iPod not taken up by Audio, Video & Photos. This includes the iPod's library and artwork plus any files you may have copied to your iPod in disk mode. The overhead for the library & artwork data is typically 1-2% of the size of the media, e.g. for 100Gb of Audio & Video expect to have around 1.5Gb of "Other". This information is needed for the iPod's operation and cannot be removed.
If you have significantly larger amounts of "Other", not related to files you've intentionally placed on the iPod, then these are probably disconnected copies of your media files or iPod libraries left over from failed sync operations. The only way to recover the space is to do a full restore.
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Can anyone tell me what the "other" category is when syncing the phone?
I am talking about the bar across the screen that tells you how much space each category uses.

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Hello Everyone,
Like most, my iphone/16gb 4s is bursting at the seams with apps, audio and such. When I look at the categories of data on my phone via itunes and the color bar at the bottom I see photos, apps, audio, etc... I have one large category titled "other". Does anyone know what exactly that is and how can I manage it???
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Hi ambropoetica,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The article below may be able to help you with this. Click on the link to see more details and screenshots.
iPhone, iPad, and iPod: Understanding capacity
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1867
iOS: "Not enough free space" alert when trying to sync
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1503?viewlocale=en_US
Orphaned files may remain on your iOS device if it is physically disconnected while syncing music, podcasts, videos, or photos. This can prevent iTunes from syncing the iOS device on subsequent sync sessions. When this happens, the Capacity indicator in iTunes may report a large amount of "Other" disk usage for the iOS device. To resolve this issue:
Turn off the music or photo sync option in iTunes for the device.
Click Apply to sync the changes to the device.
Turn the music and photo sync options for the device on again.
Click Apply again to try to sync the device to iTunes.
If the 'Not enough free space' alert appears, continue to step 5.
Turn off the automatic syncing functions for the iOS device. To do this:
Select the iOS device from the iTunes window and click the Summary tab.
Deselect "Automatically sync when this device is connected" and select the "Sync only checked songs and videos" checkbox.
Click Apply to sync the changes to the device.
Reduce the amount of data that is being synced to the device and resync the device. For example, if syncing your Music library exceeds the memory capacity of the device, choose "Selected playlists" to transfer rather than "All songs and playlists" under the Music tab in iTunes.
If the 'Not enough free space' alert appears, continue to step 6.
Restore using iTunes.
Cheers,
- Judy

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I have just installed BT Cloud for the first time so am still learning.
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Why would this happen and how do I move the files that have wrongly been stored in "Other" to join the rest in "Documents" within The Cloud storage.
As I say all the files I was uploading ended in .PDF
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1867
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Text messages
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MMS messages and attachments
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Music cover art
Music library database index (but not the music itself)
Operating system settings
Safari cache
bookmarks
Game Center status
Music catalog
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