What does "Others"mean in ITunes?

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Rajat1984 Author

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What does "Others"mean in ITunes?

I have an Iphone 6 16GB. Whenever I sync it with Itunes I get a yellow tab as Others which states +-1.75 GB storage. What does it mean? Is it cached files or temporary files and dat? I have around 900 songs in Itunes and I sync either the entire library or customize it depending on the storage capability. Apps that I use are FB,FB messenger, WhatsApp, Skype. I don't have any books or files or documents or photos. I,also, clear the browsing history on a regular basis. How to reduce the "Others" storage so that I can get more available space on my device.? Please help.

iPhone 6, iOS 9.3.1

Posted on Apr 30, 2016 9:54 AM

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elcpu

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Apr 30, 2016 9:58 AM in response to Rajat1984

Here is a good explanation. If it is unusually large, several GBs, you may have to do a restore if all previous steps below fail. Other can get corrupted at times. 1.75 GBs is not too bad but on a 16 GB device you should consider the above.

http://osxdaily.com/2013/07/24/remove-other-data-storage-iphone-ipad/

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Demo

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Apr 30, 2016 10:08 AM in response to Rajat1984

Rajat1984 wrote:

What does it mean? Is it cached files or temporary files and dat?

That is part of it. The link that elcpuposted for you will give you some more information about it and there is a user tip in ASC that you can read for more information.

What is "Other" and What Can I Do About It?

E-mails and and text messages with attachments can begin to take up a fair amount of space over time. So clearing some of those out can help. But your "other" really isn't out of control. It takes up a nice chunk on a 16GB device, but it could be pretty close to normal for what you have on your phone.

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Rajat1984 Author

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Apr 30, 2016 12:09 PM in response to elcpu

I did a Factory Reset through my IPhone and the Others section was considerably reduced in size from 1.75 GB approx to around 396 MB which is great. Thanks for your help!

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Rajat1984 Author

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Apr 30, 2016 12:10 PM in response to Demo

The Factory reset was of great help.

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elcpu

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Apr 30, 2016 12:18 PM in response to Rajat1984

Rajat1984 wrote:

I did a Factory Reset through my IPhone and the Others section was considerably reduced in size from 1.75 GB approx to around 396 MB which is great. Thanks for your help!

My pleasure, glad it worked. I have had to do the same but please be aware that Other will start to grow again.

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