'Other' stuff on my ipod

When i sync my iPod, it states that there is 2.49GB of 'Other' (not music,photos,games,or pics). How do I determine what extra stuff is on there and more importantly, how do I get rid of it?

Hey Bigblock31,
Its hard to say what the other data is, try viewing the contents of the iPod in Explorer.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61131
To erase that other data and recover the space restore the iPod.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1339
Jason

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I don't think you understood what I wrote. You don't HAVE to pay for everything if you are happy with using the other account for updates, etc. But if you don't want to do that then you will have to buy new copies of everything for the new account. There's only one purchase item per account, but you can redownload an item in the account many times.
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One computer, multiple devices, one Apple ID.
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Once you step outside of that model you create such problems as not being able to use or update apps purchase under one Apple ID when using a different Apple ID. Or not being able to easily sync one device on more than one computer.

How can i get rid of all of the "other" stuff on my ipod.

I can't get it and my ipod is over capacity because of the "other" stuff on there .

An other less that about 1 1/2 GB is normal.
If larger that large usually indicates that the "other" includes corrupted files. Usually restoring from backup eliminated the corrupted files. However, sometimes restoring to factory settings/new iPod is required.
To restore from backup see:
iOS: How to back up
To restore to factory settings/new iPod see:
iTunes: Backing up, updating, and restoring iOS software

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I gave my iPod Nano (2G) to my daughter recently. Before I did, I restored it and put a bunch of her music onto it. It needed to be charged, so I plugged it in last night only to find all the music gone. I charged it and replaced all the music files, but now I'm noticing that when I look at the Nano's summary, it gives me this info: Audio 163 songs...Other 1 Gb.
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Hello David,
The Other section consists of such things as files stored externally on your iPod, album artwork, games, the iPod's software, and sometimes corrupt files leftover from failed syncs of your iPod with iTunes.
1 GB is unusually large, so I would recommend restoring the iPod via iTunes to see if that helps.
B-rock

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Sorry abaot my english

Hi...
Click None in the Payment Information window.
Instructions for either using your iPhone or a computer > Creating an iTunes Store, App Store, iBookstore, and Mac App Store account without a credit card

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So it sounds like your iPod may be corrupt, in which case you'll need to connect it to iTunes and restore it to factory settings.
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B-rock

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It depends upon what "stuff" you mean. Maybe this:
App Store - Bluetooth FileShare
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iOS: How to back up

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Hello,
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Anything like this for Windows?

deggie,
Thanks, I've heard of that one for Mac as well. I'll give it a try tomorrow at work and see if it works for me.

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Hello, friend. If you purchased all of the songs through itunes store, please follow these steps:
1. Open up Itunes and Click on Itunes Store
2. Once you're in the Itunes Store look to right side of the screen and you should see the word "purchased". Click purchased and you'll be sent to a purchase screen.
3. Click on "All Songs" and then it will show all the songs you've downloaded. From there you just hit the button that looks like a cloud with an arrow on it, and it will download all the songs all over again.
If you didn't purchase them through Itunes, then you'll have to download software that will strip the songs from your iPod. And here is a step by step guide show you how to transfer iPod music to Mac computer or iTunes library, hope it helps.
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Other can be comprised of a number of things, contacts, notes and album artwork for example. If you feel that the Other category is being incorrectly stated restore your iPod. Restoring will erase the iPods hard drive, reload the software and put it back to default settings, so if you have songs on your iPod that aren't on iTunes you will lose them if you have no back up. Once the restore is complete follow the on screen instructions and it should connect to iTunes and give you a prompt to automatically update your library onto the fresh installation. If you want to update manually or using selected playlists choose no and it will default to manual mode and you can choose whatever setting you like: Restoring iPod to factory settings with iTunes 7
The advertised song capacity of iPod is based on 4 minute songs encoded in AAC format at a bit rate of 128 kbps. Longer songs and songs encoded at a higher bitrate take up more space. 947 is pretty close to the advertised number so you may not get many more on if they don't fit Apple's baseline format: iTunes: About import settings and hard disk space

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