Syncing music results in large Other data on iphone

using 8GB iphone 3G and iTunes 7.7 on mac OS 10.4.11, when i sync music to the iphone, i get 1.42 GB of music plus 3.31GB of Other. when i turn off music syncing, Other goes does to 228MB. this happens if i have all other syncing but music turned off. Any suggestions for what i can do to reduce the Other data being sync'd as part of music? Thanks.

seems to have resolved itself on the 4th sync.

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What is contained in other data on iphone?

"Other" data is real data including your system files and cached content that you put on your device by using the built-in apps. It's just that as you use the phone, it will grow. This includes:
Messages and attachments
Contacts
Reminders
Safari bookmarks and cache
Email messages and attachments
Calendar entries
Genius data
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Operating system settings
Game Center status
To clear out “Other” data from your device, you don’t need to restore your device, just install and run iLike to resolve this problem.
How to Get Rid of Other Data on iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch
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Is the only answer to restore my iPod? And if I do this, won't I just have the same issue when my iPod is re-updated to the most recent version again?

If the iPod database gets corrupted, it will add files to "Other" instead of where they really belong.
Restoring the iPod will erase this database and recreate it.
And if I do this, won't I just have the same issue when my iPod is re-updated to the most recent version again?
No, it shouldn't. This is why you Restore the iPod. It erases the corrupt database.

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My 'other' storage has steadily grown. It's now at 2.5 gigs. It annoys me that it's days I can't account for. Under usage on my iphone the apps list never tallies up. So I am referring to other (yellow bar) when you sync in iTunes. There are do many possible causes and many suggest resetting as new phone is only true fix but I think that's very drastic. Anyway it tends to manifest itself on usb syncs with iTunes. I don't sync often but every now and then the increase in other seems to occur its not more music, vids or apps as I rarely add anything. I think the culprit could be 'syncing genius data' which seems to happen periodically. Does anytime else notice same pattern. What on earth is this genius data sync anyway. I have no idea what it's doing and how to stop it (without disrupting iTunes Match)

Thank you. Unfortunately I tried iMobie a while back, small insignificant gains. I really think restoring phone as new is draconian. I believe I have identified the culprit as syncing the phone to itunes on the computer. I don't do it often but sometimes when this happens it goes through the whole cycle of syncing genius data. I am pretty sure this is when the 'other' grows. For example last night it did it. After it finished my available space decreased by some 300 mob and I saw the other data had gone up from 2.1 gigs to 2.4 gigs. So I wanted to find out if this genius data sync can be stopped. I don't see what benefit or affect it has on my phone. And by preventing it is ther a possibility of reclaiming some of this 'other' data. I do understand other can creep up a bit what with cloud services, mails, messages etc but I am pretty certain genius sync is to blame.
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If I were to set it up as brand new, does that mean everything like my phone number, contacts, WiFi passwords, email set-up, etc. disappears?
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P.S. I have gotten the most recent software updates.

Your phone number is on your Sim card so no it would not be gone. Corrupt data does not go to the cloud. The only thing that the cloud saves are the specific things that you Checked in your set up and that's all that will be there.
I do not back up my phone to the cloud I only have the cloutd set to save specific things.
Again, look in set up under iCloud were you have signed your phone in as an Apple device and see what you've told it to save. I'm not sure exactly what data you have saved but that is one of the options that you have. Be sure you uncheck data.

How can i sync music not purchased from itunes from my iphone to itunes library on my pc?

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If after researching the info in the other comments you still find that there is music that you would loose on the iPhone, there are 3rd party apps that can manage iPhone content without erasing the iPhone. Just search for a Windows alternative to iTunes.
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If it is any condolances, i have similar issues, The only thing that worked was factory reset...and start fresh from the beginning.... If you are lucky enough to get rid if the "garbage" aka "other" memory
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The iphone didn´t get repaired but In received a complete new one.
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He didn't even know I had received a brand new phone untill I told him so. He told me only some hardware was renewed.
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i noticed there are a lot of people on different forums with similar problems. My theory is that when many people experience similar problems like this then Apple should look into the mirror and ask themselves if they did anything wrong.
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Fault Module Name: ntdll.dll
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Syncing music results in large Other data on iphone

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