Other space in iPhone

Ahh. I've scanned so many threads and I've only made my problem worse. I have always synced using iTunes on my Macbook Pro, and was running out of space, so I backed up my pictures and deleted them off my iPhone. Then I noticed I had lots of 'Other' space. I tried deleting my email account off my phone, no difference, so I added it back. I deleted all my text conversations, nope. I restored my phone and the space went UP. From 3. something GB to 4.22GB. I tried someone's idea of Settings> General> Usage> Music and deleting it, it wouldn't let my songs play so I deleted my music and then re-synced it. I have a 16GB iPhone and while I know some software space is needed, 4GB is ridiculous. How can I get this off!!

Yes hun if you restore as new the phone will be wiped, but thats why i suggested transfering purchases and importing photos and syncing with the computer first. you will be able to get your things back.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083 Importing photos
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848 Transfering purchases

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I have a 16GB iPhone 4s, I was always wondering why my other family members had so many pictures (1,000+) and so many songs, etc. with the same amount of memory. I always had problems with my phone because I'd have at most 600 photos and I'd get a notice saying I should manage my settings and I wouldn't allowed to take more photos, etc. I checked how much space these things were taking and the "other" category has 4. 79 GB that it's taking up! I read that I should restore my phone but I wouldn't wanna lose my pictures.
If i restore my phone when how do I add the photos back into camera roll, rather than add it to an album?
And why is "other" taking so much space? I read it's from corrupt files, but where did all this corrupt files come from?
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The issue source is likely a corrupt app. If you have an app or two that has not been widely used and reviewed, those are the places to look. If you haven't done the restore yet, you could also check Settings > General > About > Diagnostics & Usage > Diagnostic & Usage Data and see which app(s) are crashing a lot. That may help.
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I deleted some of my text message histories to get rid of 'other' space (6.33 gb). They were gone from iMessage, but they still showed up in search, so they were still taking up space on my phone. I synced my iPhone (4s) but the messages are still there.

I deleted some of my text message histories to get rid of 'other' space (6.33 gb). They were gone from iMessage, but they still showed up in search, so they were still taking up space on my phone. I synced my iPhone (4s) with iTunes but the messages are still there. How can I get rid of these texts for good and have more space on my phone? 6.33 gb of other space is way too much, thats almost half of my overall available space (13.5 gb.) I don't want to reset my phone and lose all my other texts/ app progress/ photos. I do have backups, but when I restore from the backup the other space comes back along with everything else. What can I do to get rid of this other space and the 'deleted' text messages? (I'm running iOS 6.1.3 if that helps)

But once again, I do not want to lose my other texts, app progress, and photos. I could sync the photos but i would still lose the app progress and texts. I would only restore if it was the only option left, but the other space, as already stated, isnt the main concern. The main concern is those 'deleted' texts. If they go, then a good size chunk of the other space goes. I know you CAN delete texts for good. It worked fine before. All i want to know is why its not working for me now, and how to fix it.
I also know that when you delete texts on your iphone, they get marked for deletion, however they stay on your device (thats why they show up when you search for them.) then when you sync your device with itunes, the texts marked for deletion should disappear. When i synced they didnt disappear. Thats what i need an explanation/solution for. Why the texts marked for deletion didnt get fully deleted after the sync.

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Should only be about 1GB and larger than this may indicate corrupt data
Read http://www.maclife.com/article/howtos/how_remove_other_data_your_iphone
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

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"Other" contains objects that are not categorized elsewhere. It includes, for example, iOS, mail messages, and working space.
If "Other" is more than about 1.5 gigabytes, that would be considered a lot of space. That is often caused by corrupt app(s).
You can shrink "Other" by restoring your iPhone using iTunes. Plug your iPhone in, let it sync, then choose "Restore" from your iPhone's summary page in iTunes. You can try restoring from the backup, but that may not work. If not, restore as new and selectively sync apps back.

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Ok, so I appreciate the suggestion that it may be a corrupted file. But have you noticed that I am not the only person having this problem? Actually look. It is a valid problem, and I'm not the only one having it. So asking for Apple to fix it really isn't wrong.
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=567122
http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/27483/why-does-my-iphone-use-so-much-ot her-space-after-upgrade-to-ios-5
http://www.ipodrepublic.com/iphone/fixing-issue-other-files-iphone-memory/2010/0 3/31/
Obviously the problem is not new. And it isn't huge, but it is inconvenient and annoying. How are files getting corrupt so frequently that they are taking up 8 GB of space? There has to be a cause. And the fact that before iOS 6 happened, all I had to do was delete text messages and that would immediately fix it. Why has that changed?
Also, it's a crime to say the word Google? Sorry it offends you, that's what I used to search.

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Try restoring your phone and installing just the stuff you want and need. That space should disappear.
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HT201407 I have 4.83GB of "other" space on my Iphone and I have tried nearly everything possible to get rid of it. Is there anything else I can do that I don't know about? I'm going crazy

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Restore from a backup will get you some 'other' back.
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tgarmy wrote:
Now it tell me Itunes cannot backup because an "error" occured???? If i can't back it up then what do i do?
Restart the computer and the iPhone might resolve a backup issue. Also, try resetting the iPhone by holding both the sleep/wake button and the Home button at the same time for at least 10 seconds until the Apple logo reappears. Afterward, attempt to restore again.
Before you restore, consider a few other things... One particular onging thread regarding "other" data has users finding that text messages with photos and/or videos taking up the "other" space. Deleting those text conversations helps regain space. (Before deleting, transfer any photos and videos you want to keep to your camera roll or computer.) In addition, check for any deleted phone voicemail messages and delete those to as well as voice memos.
If you decide to restore, the recommendation is to restore as new phone because the backup probably has the "other" data.
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