What does "other" consist of on my iPhone?

That section is taking up 8.38GB of data on my phone, so I have almost no available storage.

This indicates corrupt files.  A restore should resolve

Similar Messages

  • Under the content of what your iPhone holds there is music, apps, photos etc.. what does other consist of? Because I have a lot!

    What does the "other" consist of in terms of what your iPhone holds?  There is music, apps, photos etc.... what is the other?

    See -> What is "Other" and what can I do about it? by Kappy.
    Clinton

  • What does "Other" consist of on MacBook Early 08?

    I am running OSX and in my system info it shows that "other" is taking up 70.2 gigs of space!  Yikes!

    That, I am.  I'm working on deleting from photos and music - my biggest hog! 
    Thanks for the assist.

  • When syncing iPhone what does 'other' storage mean?

    When syncing my iPhone with my mac. what does 'other' contain for my storage?

    How to Remove “Other” Data Stored on the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch

  • HT1711 At the bottom of the itunes main page, the colored bar graph indicates what amount of media i have on my iphone.  What does"other" stand for?!

    can anyone tell me at the bottom of the itunes main screen, on the color graph what does "other' mean?

    It is whatever does not fit in the remaining categories.
    Could be app data, contacts, calendars, favorites, recents, etc

  • HT1689 What is Other (5.96gb) on my Iphone storage and how can I get rid of it?

    What is Other (5.96gb) on my Iphone storage and how can I get rid of it?

    LillynWilson wrote:
    What is Other (5.96gb) on my Iphone storage and how can I get rid of it?
    "Other" data is real data that you put on your phone by using the built in apps. It is not music, not videos, not pictures and not App Store app data. It is "OTHER" meaning everything that does not fall into these categories. Such as:
    email messages and attachments
    Reminders
    Calendar entries
    Contacts
    Text messages
    MMS messages and attachments
    Genius data
    Music cover art
    Operating system settings
    Safari cache
    bookmarks
    Game Center status
    Music catalog
    Probably a few I've missed. There was a problem in an earlier version where deleted MMS messages left behind their attachments, but that has been fixed as of 6.1. The reason that deleting music recovers some Other space is because it delete cover art. But is also screws up your music, which will no longer play correctly.
    You will find posts from people who said they recovered over 1 GB of space by just deleting old text messages.
    If you want Other to be smaller you will have to keep less data on your phone; delete old MMS and texts, delete old email (especially from the "deleted" folder), clear the cache, eliminate cover art.
    Your Other is so large, however, that there may be corrupt data contained in it (unless you send a lot of MMS messages with large attachments). If this is the case you should restore the phone as New.

  • What does "other" mean at the bottom of the sync page? It is taking up a large amount of space on my phone.

    What does "other" mean at the bottom of the sync page? It is taking up a large amount of space on my phone.

    The other section contains temporary files, such as text messages, iMessages, voicemail, and other storage that is meant for small short term use.  If the other section of your phone has grown quite large and you can't account for what it could be then you may have experienced a syncing error to iTunes.
    I have experienced this problem frequently during my years with the iPhone.  The other portion of my phone grows with every sync of my phone to iTunes.  There comes a point where it takes up the majority of the space on my iPhone, making the device near unusable.
    When it grows to this extent is usually cased by an error during the syncing process.  Any information iTunes can't reconcile during the syncing process is saved out of sight, out of mind, in the 'other' section.
    You will never be able to see or recover this section unless you are very savvy and know how to poke around the archived iPhone back-up on your computer.  (if you are thinking of trying, stop.  It will not be worth your time and effort, or if using third party software, the money or spyware associated with it *cough* iTools *cough*).
    The only fix I have found that works is to back up your phone to iTunes, and preform a 'restore'.  This erases the content of your phone, and restores it to factory settings.
    That is you phone will be as if you took it fresh out of the box.  You can preform a restore from back-up through iTune, or iCloud to get your content back.
    Lo and behold your have trimmed the mystery meat.

  • What does buying a sim card for iphone do? Price?

    What does buying a sim card for iphone do? Price?

    Sim Card is what makes a phone a phone 1 sim Card Will MAKE it run on at&t network another on tmobile or vodaphone or o2 or orange

  • HT1386 what does "other" represent under capacity?

    What does "OTHER" represent under capacity?

    Hi All,
    I have been facing the same issue and found a solution that does not require a full restore!
    Its seems to be related with the music synchronization mechanism
    Here is a link to a very usefull documentation that describe what I did to resolve my issue!
    http://www.ipodrepublic.com/iphone/fixing-issue-other-files-iphone-memory/2010/0 3/31/
    Hope this help.

  • When I plug my phone on itunes, there's a "toolbar" at the bottom that shows me what is in my phone ie: music, picture, apps... what does "other" stand for ??

    When I plug my phone on itunes, there's a "toolbar" at the bottom that shows me what is in my phone ie: music, picture, apps... what does "other" stand for ??

    https://discussions.apple.com/message/20762105#20762105
    and see to right "more like this "

  • What does "Other" mean when I sync my iPod touch 4G on iTunes?

    When I sync my Apple produtcs to my iTunes, "Other" appears on the storage bar. What does "Other" mean because it says that I have 5.13 GB of "Other"

    Other is usually around 1 GB...
    A  ' Large Other ' usually indicates Corrupt Data...
    First Try a Restore from Backup... But... if the Large Other Persists, that is an Indicator of Corrupt Data in the Backup... Then a Restore as New is the way to go...
    Details Here  >  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
    More Info about ‘Other’ in this Discussion
    https://discussions.apple.com/message/19958116

  • Whats does the cloud mean on my iphone album list

    Hi,
    What does this cloud symbol mean on my album list on my iphone ?
    When I select it nothing is due for download. (see second picture)
    I have Itunes Match on but Show all music as off in the settings.

    It generally means that there are other tracks on that album available for download. If you have "show all music" set to ON, you'd see the rest of the tracks in the cloud. Or it could be a visual glitch.

  • What does "other" mean when syncing my device?

    i plug in my iphone 4s into my imac. there is over 2 GB labelled under Other in iTunes... how do i minimize it simply? what exactly is it? what does it mean? can somebody please let me know?

    "Other" is just that. All of the data on your phone that is not listed explicitly; everything except music, videos, photos, podcasts and apps. Examples include email, text messages, mms messages and their images, app data, Siri cache, Safari cache, maps, operating system settings such as mail accounts, WiFi settings and passwords, album art, etc, etc, etc.
    5 GB is a bit large, however, so you may have some data corruption also. Take a look at "More Like This" to the right of your post.

  • HT4859 what does it mean if my new iphone says that iCloud backup are compatible with the version of iOS (6.0.2) on this iblePhone

    I am trying to back up my fiels from old iPhone 3S to the new one I have just bought using iCloud and when I am doing it, my new iphone 5 is writing thet iCloud back-up are compatible with the version of iOS  (6.0.2) on this iPhone. What does it mean?

    I just worked on this same issue for someone else at work (iPhone 4 or 4S up to date). The iPhone 5 needs to be up to date to the newest version of IOS
    Here is what I did:
    1. Got into the iPhone 5 without using an account
    2. After getting in, it shows that there is an update
    3. Completed the update
    4. After the phone rebooted,  went in and completed a reset of the phone to factory
    5. When it came back up followed prompts and was able to restore from iCloud backup.
    Hope this helps

  • What does the copy icon do in iPhone 4S photo app?

    Hi
    Anyone know what the copy icon does in iPhone 4S photo app?
    Go to your camera roll or any other album and click the editing icon on the top right of screen.
    You're then asked to select photos from that album.
    After tapping one or more photos, you're presented with options to SHARE, COPY, ADD or REMOVE
    All make sense except the COPY option.
    What does it do?
    Thanks in advance!

    Thanks for the reply but you email the photo simple by clicking SHARE
    I did myself wonder if it was a COPY/PASTE function but I can't see anywhere in the iPhone where it offers you the option to PASTE what you've just COPIED from the photo app

Maybe you are looking for