Why is the "other" memory on my iphone5 so large?

Why is my "other" memory on my iphone5 so large, about 6.7 GB ? What does "other" memory consist of? Can you adjust or control it?

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After upgrading ipod touch4 to ISO 5, why is the 'other' memory usage running at 25gb?

just upgraded my ipod touch4 to iso 5 and discovered that the "other" memory usage is running at 25gb and basically uses all of my 32gb capacity. Something mucst be wrong???

it is icloud's backup and photostream feature. Turn them off and reboot the device and the space will come back.

Hi, I finally got lucky and past the "other" memory status issues when syncing. Now I'm "waiting for changes to be applied" sync stuck all night (itunes yesomite iPhone 6 plus). is this a bug? I have not had a single successful sync with yesomite.

hi, I finally got lucky and past the "other" memory status issues when syncing. Now I'm "waiting for changes to be applied" sync stuck all night (itunes yesomite iPhone 6 plus). is this a bug? I have not had a single successful sync with yesomite.
please help. this issue prevents music from syncing. I have set the sync setting to convert songs to 192kbps AAC to save space, I figure that could slow the sync
down, but it's hanging indefinitely (I've left it for 24 hours with out it completing.)
the the only music that appears on the phone are songs purchased from the iTunes Store. 95% of my collection are rips from my CDs.
thank you for any help!

Yeah it's pretty sad that $1000 phone they put out you such cheap memory It causes issues, I have iPhone 6+128 GB actually this is the second brand-new one they gave me because they keep affording it trying to act like that's not the issue because they're too stupid to know how to check what memory is in each one before they give it to me when I have told them multiple times my back up runs perfectly fine on two 5s phones and a 6 64GB of course running MLC memory.
I told them it's because just like the write ups say I have 809 apps but I have not even put all my music on the phone so I'm still running 50 to 60 gigs free and it crashes and reboots itself sometimes in multitasking and more often than it does that in between multitasking I get a black screen for 1 to 2 seconds in between apps and upon start up the Apple logo screen will flicker and do weird things, One of the genius idiots asked me if I could just delete some of my apps, really that's the answer to fix the phone the customer needs to limit the amount to apps they put on their phone, why the **** get a 128 gig if you can't put on anything you want to it guess they need to start selling them saying you can only put a limited number of apps on them, it's really is a **** joke, I have over $20,000 of Apple merchandise easily and always get the new phone every year but I'm starting to reconsider my decisions in the future because this company is starting to go downhill, The reason water not recalling the phones is because they're dealing with their top-of-the-line thousand dollar phones in this case and most people don't have over two or 300 apps so they're not having as many issues, so basically they have messed up phones they just don't know it in their hands and Apple is just too **** greedy to recall the phones, they'd rather sell customer spends that only work half ***.
Stuff like this will be the downfall of their company, all the people that stay with them because as long as you don't jailbreak their stuff it normally just works without issue will be soon jumping ship if stuff like this keeps up, because I can guarantee they got me thinking now.
not that I wanted to know or should I be expected to but I even offered for them to open up my brand-new phone and just replace the memory to MLC memory which is something I shouldn't have to do with a brand-new **** phone, they should just make one with the right memory and give me a new phone, actually just don't sell customers that buy the top-of-the-line phone from you trash ones in the first place that would be a great option.
what burns me up the most is when you talk to AppleCare and Genius Bar they try to act like the issue isn't there and they're unaware of it, they say that Apple hasn't come out with any information about it, yeah that's because they don't want to recall the trash.
Apple has became nothing better than your run-of-the-mill company, android is becoming just as good as they are sad to say this since I have been an Apple fan for so long but there is no excuse for BS like this they have been looking for options to fix my phone for a month now this is not the way you should treat loyal customers, I would've been better off keeping my 5S and in the future just switching to android.
it's pretty sad that the company has no idea how to check which memory is in their **** phone and even after I offered to let them just replace the memory in my new phone by opening up my brand-new phone to replace it they have no idea how to do that either, yeah Genius Bar sure, I think that should change the name to idiot bar and Apple don't care instead of Apple care.

How to get rid of the "other" memory

I need steps to find a way how to get rid of the "other" memory. Ive tried deleting my photos. But my memory is still low. My iphone 4 is a 8GB and still that isnt much, and to have this "other" memory take most of it up is making me mad. HELP PLEASE!!!!!!

About “Other”:
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202867
Go step by step and test.
1. Start up in Safe Mode.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11212
2. Backup your computer.
3. Empty Trash.
   http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13806
4. Disk space / Time Machine ?/ Local Snapshots
Local backups
   http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4878
5. Delete old iOS Devices Backup.
    iTunes > Preferences > Devices
    Highlight the old Backups , press “Delete Backup” and then “OK”.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4946?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
6. Re-index Macintosh HD.
    This will take a while. Wait until it is finished.
    System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2409
7.Try OmniDiskSweeper. This will give the storage size details of the items.
   https://www.omnigroup.com/more
   Select Macintosh HD and click “Sweep Selected Drive” at the bottom.
   Be careful. Delete only the files that can be safely deleted. If you are not sure about any file, don’t touch it.
8. Move iTunes, iPhoto and iMovie media folders to an external drive.
    iTunes
    http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201562
    iPhoto
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2506
    iMovie
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ph2289

Thank youbfor optimizing the touch input for scrolling on my HP Slate 500, why wont the others do the horizontal scrolling feature enables?

After testing all other available browsers the past month I have arrived at the conclusion that the Firefox browser is the only one that enables touch input for scrolling. Trying to navigate pages without this function using IE, Opera, Safari & Chrome is just tedious. I'm using the Slate as it was intended, business functions especially day to day charting for my patients in an online system.
The larger tabs for opening new searches & sites. If Microsoft plans on making W8 truly touch enabled they need to take note of what FF has done here. The touch input is limited on W7 but you've succeeded where others have failed.
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After testing all other available browsers the past month I have arrived at the conclusion that the Firefox browser is the only one that enables touch input for scrolling. Trying to navigate pages without this function using IE, Opera, Safari & Chrome is just tedious. I'm using the Slate as it was intended, business functions especially day to day charting for my patients in an online system.
The larger tabs for opening new searches & sites. If Microsoft plans on making W8 truly touch enabled they need to take note of what FF has done here. The touch input is limited on W7 but you've succeeded where others have failed.
3 cheers for FF! I couldn't do my job and document patient progress w/o your intuitive design. Brendan S. - Latham, NY
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Why is the "other" on my iphone take up so much space?

Why is the "other" on my iphone take up so much space?

"Other" contains objects that are not categorized elsewhere. It includes, for example, iOS, mail messages, and working space.
If "Other" is more than about 1.5 gigabytes, that would be considered a lot of space. That is often caused by corrupt app(s).
You can shrink "Other" by restoring your iPhone using iTunes. Plug your iPhone in, let it sync, then choose "Restore" from your iPhone's summary page in iTunes. You can try restoring from the backup, but that may not work. If not, restore as new and selectively sync apps back.

How do I delete the "other" memory from my Iphone 4?

Most of the memory on my phone is taken by music, but the "other" memory is getting annoying. It takes up 1.34GB and i want to delete it. can anyone help me?

Same issue with my iPhone 4. I deleted everything (apps.songs, pics, video) anything you can think of..... I call apple and they recommended a restore so I did and what happen?.... I still see those "other" spaces taking a big chunk of memory. So I made an appointment with the Genius Bar & most likely they will replace my phone .... Blah !!

How do move what is on my startup memory over to the other memory modules?

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control click on your hard drive icon and you will get a Get Info window like this:
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HT204380 why cant the other person hear me on loudspeaker or facetime?

why cant the other person hear me on loudspeaker or facetime?

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Why is the Other file so large on my iPhone - nearly 5 GB.

I have a 32 GB iphone 5s. I'm running out of space. In syncing with my computer, it shows the different file groups (audio, video, photos, etc.), and the "Other" file is nearly 5 GB. Why is it that big, and what is it all? Also is there a way to reduce it in size?

"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.
You will find posts from people who said they recovered over 3 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.
Sometimes "Other" includes data corruption. If you suspect this is a possibility try connecting to iTunes and click the Restore iPhone button. First restore from backup; the Other doesn't get any smaller you can Restore again and set up as New, then add your content back separately from your backup.

HT4858 I have bought 4 movies however one wont download due to insufficient storage, why arent the others stored in the cloud so I could down load the fourth movie?

Are movies automatically stored in the cloud and if so why can't I download a new movie. When I try it says "insufficient space". If the other movies are stored in the cloud- why won't the last movie download?
Sivle1940

You have to download or sync the movie to your iPad in order to watch it. If you already downloaded too much you won't have sufficient space on your iPad to download more, and iCloud doesn't expand the space on your iPad. Purchased movies are stored in the iTunes store, and depending on the country you live in and whether or not the studio allows it, you can redownload them again for free.
If you need more space on your iPad, transfer the movies you have already download on your iPad to your iTunes library by connecting it to your computer, opening iTunes, then going to File>Devices>Transfer Purchases. You can then delete some of the movies off your iPad to make room for more.

The "Other" memory on my ipad2 keeps growing. What is in the other category? It is now up to 3GB

When synching my iPad2 I am trying to stay within the 32GB of memory but this is filling up fast. I have a lot of music and pictures...
I was wondering about the 3GB of "Other" that shows up as yellow on the usage bar. What is in the "Other" category that I could manage?
Is it files used by various apps? Or ??
Appreciate any feedback on this.
Thanks

Hi King_Pinguin,
I have the same issue, my other category has grown to 7GB. Deleted the cache, cookies, but that removed 500kB. My books are 0. I am going app by app to see if I can delete data, but it is not clear where the problem is. Removed all games - didn't impact the other category at all. Any advice? Do I just totally remove everything, and then resync everything after that? Any advice welcome, right now I can barely use my iPad.

I have a 16 GB ipad2, and the "others" memory usage is in 2,8Gb. Does somebody know what is this about? How can I release space from that "others" issue?

Please help me to use better the available memory of my iPad2

Yeah, that's high.
First, try a system reset. I don't have too much confidence that it will help but it does cure many ills and it's quick, easy and harmless...
Hold down the on/off switch and the Home button simultaneously until you see the Apple logo. Ignore the "Slide to power off" text if it appears. You will not lose any apps, data, music, movies, settings, etc.
If the Reset doesn't work, try a Restore. Note that it's nowhere near as quick as a Reset. Connect via cable to the computer that you use for sync. From iTunes, select the iPad/iPod and then select the Summary tab. Follow directions for Restore and be sure to say "yes" to the backup. You will be warned that all data (apps, music, movies, etc.) will be erased but, as the Restore finishes, you will be asked if you wish the contents of the backup to be copied to the iPad/iPod. Again, say "yes."
At the end of the basic Restore, you will be asked if you wish to sync the iPad/iPod. As before, say "yes." Note that that sync selection will disappear and the Restore will end if you do not respond within a reasonable time. If that happens, only the apps that are part of the IOS will appear on your device. Corrective action is simple - choose manual "Sync" from the bottom right of iTunes.
If you're unable to do the Restore, go into Recovery Mode per the instructions here.

The "other" memory section on my Mac is WAY too big.

Hey everyone!
I know there are a LOT of discussions about this topic, but none of them really seemed to work for me. So the other day I got an error saying "Your startup disk is almost full". I immediately checked the storage section of "About my Mac", and sure enough, something like 100 GB were taken up by local backups. To fix this issue, I disabled local backups via this terminal command: sudo tmutil disablelocal.
I did a restart and checked my storage again. This time, it looked like this (and still does):
All of what used to be backups is now other. And the reason I have those 900 or so MB of backups is because I eventually turned those on again (with the reverse of the above command) in an effort to fix this. Out of options, I then went to the apple store, where they told me to just delete stuff that was too big. So I got a 1 TB drive and started copying and deleting stuff. The main thing I got rid of was a giant windows VM I had. And just to prove that something's wrong here, look at the breakdown of my files from OmniDiskSweeper:
If you do the math, I should have about 100 GB more free than I do now. I've tried:
Turning the thing off then on (you'd be surprised how often that works)
Resetting the PRAM
Forcing spotlight to reindex the machine
Throwing the machine out the window (well, not quite)
What I think might be the cause:
This is a stab in the dark here, but possibly all those GB of backups tried to delete themselves and somehow corrupted and aren not called backups anymore by the system?
Just one more thing: I noticed that OmniDiskSweeper showed a volume I don't recognize. It's called MobileBackups. Maybe that has something to do with it?
I'll appreciate your help.
Thanks!

Although the guide is a little dated, a lot of the information there is really great and helps you track down a lot of files that are just taking up way too much space on your hard drive.
http://pondini.org/OSX/DiskSpace.html
I just did this the other day on my Air running 10.9 and recovered around 50GB of disk space, so there is potentially a lot you can do. I suggest following the steps on this guide (to the T, don't want to mess anything up) and go from there. Don't delete ANYTHING that you are not aware of the function, and remember that searching for names of files is a great way to determine whether or not you need it. Some files that SEEM like junk and take up a considerable amount of space are system files that will either be replaced the next time you boot up or render you computer useless entirely.
For example, there is a file that saves the state of your computer just before it goes to sleep so that it can return quickly when you start up again, and that file is normally the size of the amount of RAM you have (I have 4GB of RAM, so the file was 4GB). After doing some research, this file will either be recreated if deleted, or your sleep mode will not be able to function properly if the file is deleted. So again, just tread lightly.
Also, there is an application I used to get rid of a bunch of duplicate files that I had on my drive called Gemini (http://macpaw.com/gemini), which I recommend using to clean up documents. Again, be careful, you don't want to go deleting files that you are using that the application mistook for a duplicate.
Hope this helps!

Why is the other category taking up all my space?

All of a sudden my computer's hard drive has been consumed by this "other" category. Not too long ago we had half the space on our computer. And whenever I delete applications and such it all comes back. I deleted 11 GB of applications, and two days later it was all consumed by the other category. We didn't even download anything! What is going on and is there a solution?
Macintosh HD                                                                   248.3 MB free out of 499.25 GB
Audio               Movies               Photos               Apps              Backups               Other
Zero KB           Zero KB              Zero KB             Zero KB          Zero KB               499 GB

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