Why do I have 310MB of "other data" after restoring as new?

I just restored my device as new in an attempt to get rid of all the "other" data that was on my phone. After doing so, there is still 310MB on my phone. What is this and why do I have it? I used iExplorer and even a data recovery software that lets you preview data and neither showed any data. Any help?

OmniDiskSweeper and Grand perspective do not delete files. They simply are tools to show what you have on your MBA and you have to take action if you want to delete data or transfer the data to an external HDD.
The title OTHER is not very descriptive and some people get nervous as a result. One should not focus on the title of the category, but the actual files that may be included by the OSX in that category. Based on your last post, the game that you deleted was vied by the OSX as an OTHER file.
Ciao.

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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 Here...
maclife.com/how_remove_other_data_your_iphone

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If restoring from a backup still shows the "Other" data, it's likely contained as a part of the backup. You can restore the device and resync that data (apps, music, etc) back to the device. The things to pay attention to would be things like contacts, calendars, and notes -> would want to make sure those were synced with an account of some sort, or saved elsewhere to transfer back to the device. Also, items like messages can't be synchronized back over to the device, unless it's from a backup.

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HHHEEELLLPPP!!!

No need to start a new post asking the same thing.
Read your last post:
Why do I have 7gb of "other" on my iphone 4s?
Did you restore as new?

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I have the issue with losing all my notes and I don't even know why. I can't remember changing any email account info. What happened to them?
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I did find another point worth mentioning.
I use my iPhone 4 with a corporate Exchange email account. I had deleted the account from my phone just before I did this backup/restore process...and I thought my battery drain was much, much better (if not outright fixed).
Later in the day, after seeing my battery life improve to near-new behavior, I re-added my Exchange mail account. Considering I have 1 yahoo account and 3 gmail accounts, the Exchange account adds a 5th email account.
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Bottom line is that I re-added a couple dozen applications and battery life didn't change. By far, the Exchange account drains the battery worse than any other app and setting. This account must be polling very frequently and since people tend to send very large file attachments to that account, perhaps those effect the battery drain even though I have the account set to not download attachments.
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There was useful information posted in that threat that addressed the issue that I am experiencing. I will try to reiterate from the apple website, it says.
Recovery mode
If you've never synced your device with iTunes, or haven't set up Find My iPhone, you'll need to put your device in recovery mode. Then you'll restore your device as new or from a backup.
This will erase the device and its passcode.
Disconnect all cables from your device.
Hold down the Sleep/Wake button, then "slide to power off" to turn off your device.
Press and hold the Home button and plug the device into your computer. If your device doesn't turn on automatically, turn it on. Don't release the Home button.
Continue holding the Home button until you see the Connect to iTunes screen.
If iTunes doesn't open automatically, open it. iTunes will alert you that it has detected a device in recovery mode.
Click OK. Then restore the device.
If your device doesn't go into recovery mode, try steps 1–4 again.
They suggested that I try this over again until it works. It did not work for me the first time.

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OmniDiskSweeper and Grand perspective do not delete files. They simply are tools to show what you have on your MBA and you have to take action if you want to delete data or transfer the data to an external HDD.
The title OTHER is not very descriptive and some people get nervous as a result. One should not focus on the title of the category, but the actual files that may be included by the OSX in that category. Based on your last post, the game that you deleted was vied by the OSX as an OTHER file.
Ciao.

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THANKS...

"Other" represents data that iTunes doesn't recognize. A certain small amount of Other is normal. My iPhone shows 0.8GB of Other. Depending on the number of apps you have that store data, you may have more or less Other. A large amount of Other, more than 1GB or so, probably represents corrupted data which can be caused by interrupting a sync or some other glitch.
To restore Other to normal levels, connect your phone to iTunes and select Restore in the summary pane. You'll find detailed instructions here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414

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OmniDiskSweeper and Grand perspective do not delete files. They simply are tools to show what you have on your MBA and you have to take action if you want to delete data or transfer the data to an external HDD.
The title OTHER is not very descriptive and some people get nervous as a result. One should not focus on the title of the category, but the actual files that may be included by the OSX in that category. Based on your last post, the game that you deleted was vied by the OSX as an OTHER file.
Ciao.

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Vicki

Hi Vicki,
Try resotirng your iPod to factory settings. Typically, that fixes this kind of issue, since restoring deletes all of the contents off your iPod.
For instructions on how to restore an iPod, check out this Knowledge Base article:
Restoring iPod to factory settings
Does that fix the issue, or do you still have too much "Other" space on your iPod?
-Kylene

Why did i lose my apps and data after syncing to another new computer? i clicked transfer but only transfered part of the apps?

Okay basically i had 166 apps in my ipod...
After i bought new laptop and wanted to sync into it, it said to transfer apps from ipod touch to laptop, i did, but it only transferred part of it and said the remaining was not able to be transfered...
i had encountered this problem when i transfered the apps in my old pc to my old laptop, now that i wan to transfer apps from my old laptop to my new one, i thought i knew what to do..
i knew the problem was with the fact that the other apps was bought with another apple id thus not able to transfer as it is not yet authorised... while it was syncing, i authorised the older apple id that the apps was not synced yet... after i did, i realised i was left with the apps bought with my new apple id only...
then i realised i lost all my data on my older apps, like the privacy photo app which had memories of my photos stored in it.. tap tap 4 all my songs in it... and 70 other apps..
What happened? this did not happen in my previous attempt during my transfer of apps from old pc to old laptop... so why?
its really really sad... all my data was lost, i got back the apps though.. but data in it all LOST...
what to do? can i still retrieve it back?

- Try redownling the apps by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
The computer has to be authorized and signed into the account that originaly purchased them.
- When all the apps are ih the iTunes library, try restoring from backup if you have the backup that would contain all the app date. I would turn off autosyncing (go to iTunes>Prefernces>Device and check the box titled Prevent iPods...automatically" to prevent overwritting the previous backup.

Do i have all my save data after is update?

i have an ipod 4g but i cant make a reserve copy, if i update do i still have all my save data???

All I can say is:
- backup the iPod by:
iOS: How to back up
- Update the iPod by:
iOS: How to update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
If yo update via iTunes make sure that all your synced media like apps and music are in your iTunes library since those are not included in the backup. The backup does included photos taken by or saved to the iPod.

Why do I have 310MB of "other data" after restoring as new?

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