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Lost 3GB of memory after Syncing with itunes, unable to locate/delete them?

This morning, I did the regular syncing with Itunes, and suddenly I noticed that my Free memory had suddenly dropped from 9.7 to 6.7 Gb
I also noticed while syncing that my iphone is syncing song titles that already exist on my iphone and itunes again for some reason.
after syncing,my free Memory dropped from 9.7 GB to 6.7GB and my OTHER memory went up from 1.36 to 4.36 for some reason.while Music, photos and APP memory stayed the same.
keep in mind the new added 3 GB are exactly the same total memory of my music.
I usually have a total of 14.28 GB out of 16 GB 3GS
music: 3GB
photos 146.9MB
APP:876MB
Others 1.36 GB
Free 9.7 GB
After this morning Sync I Have
Music: 3 GB
APP:876MB
photos 146.9 MB
Others 4.36 GB
Free 6.7 GB

I checked to see if I have duplicates titles of my music in my ipod, and everything was the same.no duplictaes
I am unable to locate the additional 3GB I have under Others in my memory.

Is there a way to break down the memory Status Other in order to see what are the new 3 GB added to my phone?
HOw can I free my phone from the new 3Gb data?
Hoe to locate or delete the new data? any application that can break it down in order to locate the folder with the new data either in itunes or on my iphone?
I tried resorting but I still got the new memory status since I had synced my iphone several times trying to resolve the issue.

any help on this issue is highly appreciated
Regards
Guss

iphone 3GS 16 GB, iPhone OS 3.1.2, Windows Vista

Posted on Jan 18, 2010 2:20 AM

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Jan 18, 2010 7:53 AM in response to GussJ

It may be best to remove all synced data, then re-install it one item at a time so you can see what data is causing the issue...

Install music only, then photos only etc...after each note the new free space and of course know how much was being put on to see if you find the section that is creating this issue.

You may find that simply by removing all data and putting it back on the issues resolves.

Jan 18, 2010 8:02 AM in response to roaminggnome

Thanks all,
I tried restoring to earlier back up it didn't solve the issue.
could it be something to do while using my iphone as ipod connected to my Chevrolet Tahoe usb touch screen, that may have caused file corruption when disconnecting without ejecting the Iphone?
I got a couple of errors few times, while listening to my iphone through my Tahoe system connected via USB

Jan 18, 2010 8:26 AM in response to GussJ

Page 204 of the manual:

"If you restore, the latest version of iPhone software is reinstalled, settings are restored
to their defaults, and data stored on iPhone is deleted, including downloaded
applications, songs, videos, contacts, photos, calendar information, and any other
data. If you’ve backed up iPhone with iTunes on your computer, you can restore data
from the backup at the end of the restore process. "

Lost 3GB of memory after Syncing with itunes, unable to locate/delete them?

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