On iTunes, what is the "other" for the usage on the iphone displayed on the bottom of iTunes. I have a 16G iphone 4, and 8.6G is being filled up as "Other". I am currently running out of room and was wondering why the "other" is using so much of my space on my iPhone. Thanks!
iPhone 4, iOS 5.1
The "other" represents data that iTunes can't recognize. A small amount of other (a few hundred MBs) is normal. Anything much over a GB represents corrupted data caused by an interrupted sync or some other glitch. The cure for your problem is to restore your iPhone from the iTunes backup file. Find restore instructions here:
The "other" represents data that iTunes can't recognize. A small amount of other (a few hundred MBs) is normal. Anything much over a GB represents corrupted data caused by an interrupted sync or some other glitch. The cure for your problem is to restore your iPhone from the iTunes backup file. Find restore instructions here:
Thank you for your help with this problem! I was thinking of restoring everything but I was wondering if i could back up some of my things such as my text messages, and data from applications.. I attempted this but using back up icloud but not sure if it worked or worked at all.
It should work. "Backed-up information includes purchased music, TV shows, apps, and books*; photos and video in the Camera Roll; device settings (for example, Phone Favorites, Wallpaper, and Mail, Contacts, Calendar accounts); app data; Home screen and app organization; Messages (iMessage, SMS, and MMS), ringtones, and more. Media files synced from your computer aren’t backed up, but can be restored by syncing with iTunes."
If you're not sure, this explains how to backup using both iTunes and iCloud: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
Oh okay, so pretty much the only way to resolve this problem is to restore my iphone4?
On iTunes, what is the "other" for the usage on the iphone displayed on the bottom of iTunes. I have a 16G iphone 4, and 8.6G is being filled up as "Other"
