What is "Other" content in Macintosh HD?

My Mac HD has 120 GB: Audio 9G, Photos 13G, Apps 9G, Other 52G. What does "Other" actually contains?

Your query should be fully answered in these two extracts from the Pondini web site:
http://pondini.org/OSX/LionStorage.html
http://pondini.org/OSX/DiskSpace.html
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What is "Other" content

When I plug in my iPod to my computer, the capacity graph shows my 9.84GB of Audio and 11.09GB of Other content. What is this Other content? I have just a few photos, one audiobook and no video.

Other can be Album Artwork, Notes, Contacts, Firmware etc. or files that are on there if you are using the iPod as a removable storage device. If you feel that Other is being incorrectly reported then try restoring your iPod. Restoring will erase the iPod's hard drive, reload the software and put it back to default settings. 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

What is other content in my ipad

My ipad is full and I am trying to manage the content. I uncheck all of my apps, movies and any content that is large content and it still say there is like 9 Gb of items in the yellow "other" category. I cant figure out what this stuff is to prevent it from being synch'd. Any advice on how to exclude this or where to search for it?

How much space is used by your Other? You may be able to reduce.
How Do I Get Rid Of The “Other” Data Stored On My iPad Or iPhone?
http://tinyurl.com/85w6xwnhttp://tinyurl.com/85w6xwn
How to Remove “Other” Data from iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
http://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-remove-other-data-from-iphone/http://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-remove-other-data-from-iphone/
With an iOS device, the “Other” space in iTunes is used to store things like documents, settings, caches, and a few other important items. If you sync lots of documents to apps like GoodReader, DropCopy, or anything else that reads external files, your storage use can skyrocket. With iOS 5/6/7, you can see exactly which applications are taking up the most space. Just head to Settings > General > Usage, and tap the button labeled Show All Apps. The storage section will show you the app and how much storage space it is taking up. Tap on the app name to get a description of the additional storage space being used by the app’s documents and data. You can remove the storage-hogging application and all of its data directly from this screen, or manually remove the data by opening the app. Some applications, especially those designed by Apple, will allow you to remove stored data by swiping from left to right on the item to reveal a Delete button.
Also,
How to Clear Message/iMessage Cache on iPhone & iPad And Reclaim Lots of Free Space
http://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-clear-message-imessage-cache-on-iphone-ipad/http://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-clear-message-imessage-cache-on-iphone-ipad/
 Cheers, Tom

"Other" Content

iPhone 3GS, 32 GB syncing with 10.6.2 MacBook Pro, latest iTunes. Yesterday my phone kept on shutting off and rebooting itself so I decided to do a restore after the third time throughout the day. I had about 2 GB of free data on the phone before I restored it. I erased it ok and then was implementing restoring the backup overnight it failed because I was out of space it said. Turns out it had created a huge "other" category. I've since erased the phone again and am moving only certain things back again. I'm only half way through moving my music over as a last item and the other is up to 600 MB. Before the music it was about 300 MB. Does anyone know what this "other" content typically is? Is there an average size for this "other" content? Is there anyway to remove it?

Normal for me is about 290MB on my 32GB 3GS with total app size of about 1.8GB...
Restoring from back up is not what you want to do when trying to get rid of any OS issues... You would always want to use "set up as new iPhone" IF you're trying to get rid of OS bugs...

HOW TO DELETE 'OTHER' CONTENT on ipod nano?

This other content is using up my memory and I cannot download songs.
1. I do not even know what the other content is or where it has come from
2. It is not allowing me to download music, I only have 200 songs on it and it is 8GB so something is wrong.
3. I am willing to delete all current content apart from videos?
I am not good with computers, so if anyone can help please send straightforward simple to follow instrcutions. All help appreciated.

Read the PDF user manual for a possible solution: iPod Manuals, search through Apple's Knowledge Base for support Articles and/or iPod Nano Support

HT201402 What is the Content "other" category in the "about this mac" Storage information?

I have 250 Gig MacBook Pro. My Audio is 21G, Movie 33G Photo 13G, App 17G Backup 0G, Other 124G. What is the content of "Other"

Hi,
Can anyone help me with this: (see attached picture)
I suppose there is a (preference) file to reset in order to display correctly the storage information ?
Thank you for your help.
Stan.

What is the "other" content on my 6th gen nano?

16 gig nano with only selected music and podcasts is showing 6.4 gig of audio and 8.4 gig of "other" content. What is the other content and how do I remove it?

Other usually consists of specific files and that are not readable by iTunes such as the iPod's operating system, files that may be stored on the iPod (when using it as an external hard drive), album artwork, and in the case with older iPods, games. However, sometimes, it always consists of corrupt files that are leftover from sync operations with iTunes that went bad.
The only way to reduce the size of the Other category is to connect the iPod to iTunes and restore it to factory settings.
B-rock

Other Content now 4.5gbs what is it?

After the install of IOS 5 my "other" content has jumped to 4.5gbs! What is taking up so much space on my phone? Also, calendar is not working properly. The plus button is missing so I can't add events to my calendar. I can edit existing ones, but can't add new ones. Tried a restore but didn't help

Seems like no answer after 2 weeks... Well i ask a question, i answer to a question.
Found workaround for that problem.
# Open up the about:config page (type it in the address bar and enter) and then right-click anywhere in the about:config page and choose New –> Boolean.
# Write extensions.checkCompatibility.4.0 and make it false.
What it does, is disables automatic compatibility checking from firefox, so you could still use your older add-ons that are not compatible with firefox 4.
Got that info from here:
[[http://www.nirmaltv.com/2010/07/08/how-to-make-incompatible-add-ons-work-in-firefox-4/]]

Hi, I've got 5gb of 'other' content on my iphone and i don't know what this is or how to remove it?

Just had my library transferred to a new PC, attempted to sync my iphone with itunes and there seems to be 5gb of 'other' content on my iphone? I can't work out what this is, or how to manager/reduce it?

I suspect you need to backup and then restore the device as this is generally the only way to clear up such data.
Your library should contain all the media that is on the device. If for some reason that isn't so see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
tt2

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.
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What is the content Tab

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We have just started using OBIEE as a business intelligence solution and I am in a process of creating RPD for our current data model. However, as I have gone through the official oracle documentation and various posts but I am still not sure what is the CONTENT tab of an LTS signifies logically?
Can anyone please elaborate upon this with a small example or direct me to a more precise documentation with an example?
I will be highly thankful.
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and give only those who
want.
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HT1349 Apparently you can have 5 computers registered for iTunes. I have 3 active computers but I guess I have other computers that are still activated that I no longer use. Is there a way to delete or see what the others are? Please help!

Apparently you can have 5 computers registered for iTunes. I have 3 active computers but I guess I have other computers that are still activated that I no longer use and I no longer have as they crashed. Is there a way to delete or see what the other computers are so that I can go in and delete them? I've tried to email Apple directly but apparently I need my hardware # and obviously I do not have that # since I don't have the equipment any longer. Any help is greatly appreicated. I am trying to add another computer and it won't allow me to as they say I'm at my limit. Please help!

Sure.
Just open up iTunes on your computer -> Go to the iTunes Store -> Click your e- maill address (top right corner of the window) -> Type in your password for your Apple ID -> Under Computer Authorisations (underneath your Apple ID account balance and address) -> Press 'Deauthorise All'
-> This will deauthorise all computers and devices from your iTunes account -> you then need to re- authorise any computers/ devices you would like to use with your Apple ID for iTunes content -> to do this, select the Store tab along the menu at the top (where 'File', 'Edit', 'View' etc..... are) -> Then click 'Authorise this Computer' -> Type in your Apple ID -> Voila!
For any iOS devices (non- computers) you wish to re- authorise, these will automatically do so when you go to play iTunes content, download an app or anything like that on those devices!
Hope this helps!

0.41GB of my iPod Touh 4G' is taken up by something called 'Others'. What are 'Others' and can they be deleted or are they an essential part of the iPod and embedded in it? If not essential how do I go about deleting it to enable me to add other pictures

0.41GB of my iPod Touch 4G's capacity is taken up by something callked 'Others'. What are 'Others' and will it be o.k to delete them? If so how do I go about doing it as there is no trace of a file on either iTunes or my iPod?

Other content is typically miscellaneous data used by applications you have installed - could be save data (e.g. for games), or documents you've created. There's no easy way to determine precisely what it is, but the only way to clear it is to either delete it from within the respective application, or remove the associated application altogether - neither of which are typically practical.

What r the content conversion parameters

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This link contains the text file.
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/d/dist.txt
what are the content conversion parameters are required to convert that text to xml.

Make it simple recordset structure as below ...
Details
        ----------->District code
        ----------->Port code
        -----------> Name
Recordset structure   Details, *
Details.fieldSeparator :
Details.endSeparator 'nl'
Details.fieldNames : District code, Port code, Name

What are the content conversion parameters

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This link contains the text file.
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/schedules/d/dist.txt
what are the content conversion parameters are required to convert that text to xml.

<sen_dt>
     <prefix>
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               <dc>
               <pc>
               <name>
          <main>
               <dcno>
               <pcno>
               <name1>
<rec_dt>
     <prefix>
          <District_code>             District code      optional
          <port_code>              port code          1
          <name>                   name
     <main>
          <District_code_no>
          <port_code_no>
          <name1>
content conversion
     document name:<sen_dt>
     document namespace:http::----
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     recordset name:input
     recordset structure:heads,1,main,*
     recordset sequence:Ascending
     recordset per message:----
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prefix.fieldfixedlengths:---
prefix.endSeparator:---
prefix.fieldNames;---
prefix.keyFieldvalue:--
prefix.keyFieldlnStructure:---
main.fieldFixedLengths:9,
main.fieldSeparator:|
main.endSeparator:'nl'
main.fieldNames:district code,port code,name
main.keyFieldValue:
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