What is the "other" section on my iphone , and how do you erase it

by other i mean in itunes when you sync your iphone , the bar at the bottom theres a little other section and i have 3 gbs of that , no my phone is not jailbroken

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What is the "other" section on my ipod and how do i remove it

hi, im not the most ipod literate user in the world, but i have heaps of storage space being used in the section other. what is in there and how do i take it off?

Hi, welcome to Apple Discussions.
"Other" is the measure of used space on the iPod not taken up by Audio, Video & Photos. This includes the iPod's library and artwork plus any files you may have copied to your iPod in disk mode. The overhead for the library & artwork data is typically 1-2% of the size of the media, e.g. for 100Gb of Audio & Video expect to have around 1.5Gb of "Other". This information is needed for the iPod's operation and cannot be removed.
If you have significantly larger amounts of "Other", not related to files you've intentionally placed on the iPod, then these are probably disconnected copies of your media files or iPod libraries left over from failed sync operations. The only way to recover the space is to do a full restore.
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What does the other mean on my itunes and how do you see what is in your other?

When i was syncing my ipod its other category rose from around 1gb to 42gb in seconds and i do not know what the files are can anyone suggest something, because i have been on other chat things and they said it would be either album artwork or photos

Other is the measure of used space on the iPod not taken up by Audio, Video & Photos. This includes the iPod's library and artwork plus any files you may have copied to your iPod in disk mode. The overhead for the library & artwork data is typically 1-2% of the size of the media, e.g. for 1Gb of Audio & Video expect to have around 15mb of Other. This information is needed for the iPod's operation and cannot be removed.
If you have significantly larger amounts of Other, not related to files you've intentionally placed on the iPod, then these are probably disconnected copies of your media files or iPod libraries left over from failed sync operations. The only way to recover the space is to do a full restore.
If you have copies of all your media in your iTunes library this isn't a problem, but if you've been manually managing the content then you might need to try to recover the files from it first. See this post by Zevoneer on transferring files from the iPod to your computer. Some of the tools rely on the iPod having a healthy library however the manual method mentioned towards the end of the post should work regardless.
Note restoring should clear all files from the iPod's drive however sometimes it doesn't actually seem to work. Options include manually deleting all visible & hidden files & folders via Explorer/Finder or formatting the drive.
When repopulating the drive you may find breaking the process up into smaller stages makes it less likely to fail.
Break up large transfers
In iTunes select the menu item File... New Smart Playlist. Change the first drop-down box to Playlist, the next to is and the next to Music or whatever playlist holds the bulk of the content you want on your device. Tick against Limit to, type in say 10, then change the drop-down to GB, and set the last drop-down to artist. When you click OK you can enter a name for the playlist, e.g. Transfer. Now sync this playlist to your iPod rather than your entire library. When the sync is complete modify the rule (File... Edit playlist) to increase the size by your chosen amount, then sync and repeat. You can experiment with different size increments, if it doesn't work just choose something a bit smaller until it works each time. Before long you should have all your music on your iPod. Once that's done you can move on to other media such as podcasts, videos, photos, playlists etc.
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What's the 'other' part in my storage and how do I get rid of it?

A big part of the storage of my iPod Touch 4th Generation is occupied with 'other', it's about 7 GB. What is this and how do I get rid of it?

What is the Other on my iPhone and How to Remove It
An "other" that large usually indicates that the "other" includes corrupted files.
First try:
"First you go settings/general/usage/music/then left swipe over music and press delete and you would think it deletes your music but it doesn't instead it deletes your other but make sure your ipod is connected to a computer while doing this"
as recommended by:
How do I get rid of "other" storage: Apple Support Communities
Next, usually restoring from backup eliminated the corrupted files. However, sometimes restoring to factory settings/new iPod is required.
To restore from backup see:
iOS: How to back up

What is including in the other section of my memory and how do I manage it?

I'm running out of memory and I can't seem to find out what is in the section labeled as other when I connect the Ipad to itunes. Can anyone help?

that other folder is files sync'd from your pc but are not readable by the device. so try this but understand its a complete data loss and your backup will have the "other folder" so must be set up as new. as far a permanent fix buy a mac computer and dont sync with windows
recovery mode
open itunes on computer
plug cable into computer not phone
turn phone off
hold home button and plug cable into phone. do not release home button until an itunes graphic appears on device.
look to computer should have message about recovery mode click ok and restore
Peace, Clyde
if u need an article see
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

What is the other space on my iphone

What is the "other" space on my iphone and how can I reduce it?

App Data
Messages
E-mails
Phone Settings,
etc.
Here is a very LONG thread that has a lot of info:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3418045?tstart=30

What is the 'Other' section in iOS

I can't seem to find a definitive answer on Google. I noticed that the Other section on my iPhone is now taking up 1.3 GB of space and I'm just curious as to waht this is. I still have 10+ GB left so it's not a big deal, just curious as to what could be taking up so much space?

look to the right at more like this --------------------------------> look for the green check marks.

HELP!!!!!! What does the "Other" category mean when iPhone is on iTunes???

Hey,
I was fixing to sync my 3G iPhone when i realized i didnt have enough room for what i wanted because the "other" category is taking up so much space. Ive reset iTunes and iPhone but still see so much space taken up by "other." I've deleted all emails and texts and only have a few pictures on my iPhone but the "other" still takes up over 3gigs on my iPhone.
What is the "other" section and how do i get rid of items that the phone puts in the "other" category???
Also, as another seperate problem, i believe, i cant seem to locate the application link in my itunes library anymore for some reason even though the tab under the iPhone device link recognizes my applications in iTunes. How do I get the Applications link back in my iTunes library?
THank you so much!!!
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OK,
I checked my prefernces and you were right, the applications weren't checked. Thank you.
As far as my "other" problem.....before i do the restore, how do I backup my iPhone? When i clicked on restore a moment ago it said it will erase my phone but i thought that iTunes periodically backedup my phone anyways.

What is the other section on iTunes!!!?

I updated my iPod touch 64g 3rd generation to the new system. I recently had about 18 gigs free, but with the new system I have .98 free space and 21gigs in the other section so now all of my pics won't sync to my iPod! What in the world is the problem and what is the other section and why is it so full all of a sudden!?

Many files got corrupted during the update process and are in the "other" category. To recover, you need to restore your iPod. First try restoring from backup. If not successful (since the corruption is in the backup), you need to restore to factory defaults/new iPod.

What is the other section of my computer?

Hi, everyone. What is the other section of my computer it is taking up 40GB and I have NO idea what it is!!! Thanks for the help .

Read these two extracts:
http://pondini.org/OSX/LionStorage.html
http://pondini.org/OSX/DiskSpace.html
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HT1689 what is the "other" storage on my iphone 4 and how to i delete it?

Again what is the "other" storage on my iphone 4 and how to i delete it?

There will always be some other - favorites, history, voicemail and other items.
Much more than a GB or so indicates corrupt files. A restore should resolve.

HT201210 my iphone 3 couldn't restore, its saying the error 46. what is the meaning of error 46?and how can i resolve it?

my iphone 3 couldn't restore, its saying the error 46. what is the meaning of error 46?and how can i resolve it?

It doesn't matter when you installed antivirus software; if you have it on your computer it will frequently block access from applications to sites it does not know about. A sync does not require access to a site not on your computer; an upgrade clearly does. So if you have never jailbroken any device you do not need to be concerned about your hosts file, but you DO need to temporarily disable your antivirus during the update process.
The hosts file is an operating system file on all computers that overrides DNS lookup. In order to jailbreak or hack an iDevice the programs that do it need to redirect iTunes so it does not go to the Apple activation server, but instead goes to the hacking program for activation instructions. It does this by adding a record to the hosts file that bypasses the DNS lookup for gs.apple.com. But you don't have to be concerned about this.

I want to know what's the conference call in community level and how to use it

i want to know what's the conference call in community level and how to use it

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
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The last community calls were only for level 6 and higher users, so it's possible that you don't get invited to any until you reach level 6

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HT1386 what is included in the other section of the iphone and how do you reduceit

while syncing my iphone 4s the "other" section on the bar at the bottom jumped up to take up 5.42 gb out of no where. what is in this section and how do i remove things from there?

The "other" is normally <1 GB, and includes the iOS, app data, messages and email. If it expands, this usually means ther is either corrupted data or metadat (file system errors) in the phone.
To fix, Restore the phone, first using a backup and if needed as new (without using a backup)
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