Ok currently I am having numerous problems with my iPhone and really need some help.
I have an iPhone 5s 16gb
First Problem: My phone has 5GB of "Other" data. This is not due to cached data, app data, it is random extra data from somewhere. In the past, I have plugged my phone in, completely restored it and then backed it up to my previous versions. This seemed to completely remove all of the "other" data; however, right now, after 2-3 days later, it is completely full of 5GB of "other."
Second Problem: I have updated my phone to iOS 8.0.2 through my phone. It would not update through my computer. Saying it would take over 2 hours and then failed over 10 times. "The was a problem downloading software for iPhone. The network connection timed out." My internet connection is fine. I have tried it through wifi as well as directly connection to my router.
Third Problem: I updated to iOS 8.0.2 through my phone itself. This worked fine. The problem I am having now is back to my Fist problem. My phone is full of Other data and I am trying to restore my iPhone to clear the data. I cannot even take a photo/video or hardly update some apps because all the space is taken up with "other." Since I updated my phone to iOS 8.0.2, I assumed I would be able to back it up and restore it like I have always done. When I click "check for update," it says everything is up to date. On my phone, it says I have the latest version. When I go to "restore iPhone..." it tries to make me update my phone again; thus I am running into my Second Problem: the network connection times out.
Please help anyway that you can. I am extremely frustrated with this issue. For the past 2 months, I have had to restore my iPhone and then set it up like a brand new on from my back up nearly once a week. All of this work, only to find out now that with this new update, I cannot restore my iPhone.