Syncing Error: iphone doesn't have enough space when there's plenty

When I sync my iPhone, I sync contacts, calendars, music, podcasts. I have the 8 gig.
The space meter bar shows blue, purple etc... and I'm only using 6 gigs.....
Here is the problem...
When I try to sync my iPhone back to my mac, it turns the space bar completely yellow and says it doesn't have enough space on my iPhone to sync. The error msg. only sees the amt. of space left (approx 2 gigs) after a full sync.
A full restore takes care of it, but I am having to restore every time I sync.
Itunes doesn't seem to overwrite the old info....it just tries to put the original 6 gigs on to my already full iPhone.
I have version 1.1.1 iPhone and version 7.4.2 (4) itunes
Is this an auto sync prob?
Any help?

Likely you have a corrupted file, they tend to wreak havoc on the phone. Try this...
Sync 1 section at a time, when you hit the culprit you will know which sync it is under.
Then you will need to work with that sync to try to locate the corrupt file, eliminate parts to see which part it is in. Weed it out, it will take time but you will eventually find the culprit.
Good luck!

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