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Q: Erasing "other" data???

Arrrrrgggghhhh! Here we go again. A horribly aggravating issue with my iOS-units (this time iPad Mini Retina), and Apple takes NOOO responsibility for it. "Let´s not offer our customers any actual support at all! Let´s have our customers help themselves instead, so that we can focus on making money!"

 

How do I get rid of the incredibly annoying "other" data that currently takes up 4 GB of space? I more or less only use my iPad for movies, playing backtracks when I´m performing live, and for GPS-navigation at sea. None of which should cause 4 GB of unidentifiable data to end up in the "other"-category. Erasing and restoring from backup does NOT work.

iPhone 5, iOS 6.0.1

Posted on Jan 11, 2015 1:37 AM

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  • by K Shaffer,

    K Shaffer K Shaffer Jan 11, 2015 1:57 AM in response to adamfresk
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    Jan 11, 2015 1:57 AM in response to adamfresk

    Have you determined the size of all the applications, system files, device-owned software

    and that which is not added by you into the device's total occupied storage space, then

    do some vague math to see what the difference is between your created content & that?

     

    In the more complex Mac OS X, the Other includes most system files among other content

    and the computer may not function properly without it. There probably are some articles in

    Support online that answer the question, put one way or another: "What is Other content?"

     

    While I know I've read about this, and there would be some similarity between iOS + OS X
    in these kinds of files, I do not remember those details. Maybe because at the time I was

    using an older OS X version that 'just works' and never needs that kind of interrogation.

    I do know you usually would not erase 'other', if you could; it may affect how the device works.

     

    In OS X there is this support article; maybe one exists for iOS:

    •OS X: What is "other" space in About This Mac? - Apple Support

     

    The topic of iOS and Other come up in this search result:

    https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=clean+ios+other+data

     

    Here's the results of the OS X and Other topics. Slightly different:

    https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=clean+OS+X+other+data

     

    Be wary and avoid third-party software whose theme is a 'free download' from questionable

    sites or sources; and installs stuff that may affect your system, some of it is adware/malware.

     

    Good luck & happy computing!

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