Hi, I have an iPod Touch 4th Gen with 8GB on it. I only have 2.88gb Songs, 90.4mb Video, 28.3mb Photos, 123.8mb apps but i have 3.40gb other. What is 'Other' ? I have 96 Contacts, only 4 notes, 3 voice memos (10 seconds) and no emails. I dont use passbook. 'Other' Is taking up all of my space and i dont know what it is!!! Its really annoying me because i cannot download anything else.
iPod touch, iOS 6.1.1
'Other' is everything that does not fit into the few categories like photos, music, videos...all copies of documents, emails, attachements, cache files from browsing, system files, and so on. Some of htat may clear if you do a reboot by holding both the power and home buttons until the apple logo appears and it restarts, ignore the red slider if it appears.
Low memory warnings, and things of that nature can result from material building up and a reboot releases some of that stuff.
An "other" that large usually indicates that the "other" includes corrupted files. Usually restoring from backup eliminated the corrupted files. However, sometimes restoring to factory settings/new iPod is required.
To restore from backup see:
To restore to factory settings/new iPod see:
iTunes: Restoring iOS software
Normally the "other" is less than 1 1/2 GB. It consists of items that do not fit the specific categories listed. It includes music artwork, mail, messages
What is 'Other" ?
