So I deleted everything off of my iphone. The more I delete, the larger the "Other" section gets. How do I resolve this?

So at first on my 8GB iphone I had about 10 apps, 2.5 gigs of music, and a lot of pictures. I have about 2.2 gigs being taken up by "Other" when I synced it to itunes. I deleted all of my messages, all of my emails, cleared all cache & my browsing history and bookmarks, no notes, nothing in calendar, deleted all of my pictures, deleted half of my music, and resynced it to find that my "Other" was now at 3.37 gigs. I'm really angry, and I'm restoring my phone in hopes that it resolves the problem, but has anybody else experienced this?

You can normally only copy off photos taken with the phone or saved from emails/websites. For photos that were originally synced from a computer you will need a third-party app on the phone such as Simple Transfer which can copy them off via your wifi network. But as photos are 'optimised' when they are synced to a device, any that you then copy back to a computer may not be exactly the same as they originally were on your computer.

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iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4527
Method
Considerations
Home Sharing
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Windows Migration Assistant
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Errors related to third-party security software
Error 2, 4 (or -4), 6, 1000, 9006
Follow Troubleshooting security software. Often, uninstalling third-party security software will resolve these errors.
There may be third-party software that modifies your default packet size in Windows by inserting a TcpWindowSize entry into your registry. Your default packet size being set incorrectly can cause these errors. Contact the manufacturer of the software that installed the packet size modification for assistance or follow this article by Microsoft: How to reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
Verify that access to ports 80 and 443 are allowed on your network.
Verify that communication to albert.apple.com or phobos.apple.com is not blocked by a firewall, or other Internet security setting.
Discard the .ipsw file, open iTunes and attempt to download the update again. See the steps underAdvanced Steps > Rename, move, or delete the iOS software file (.ipsw) below for file locations.
Restore your device while connected to a different network.
Restore using a different computer.

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Syncing to a New Computer...
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Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device
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well here's the thing, her computer broke. ...
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Ok, I have deleted EVERYTHING off my 16gb ipad. Photos, music, apps. All I have are the standard apps. It says I have used 11gb and only have 1.6 left. When I first bought it I had up to 4 movies and lots of apps, no problems. What's going on please!?

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http://tinyurl.com/85w6xwn
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