Help with missing memory...

[SCMedic]

My iPhone has 1.24gig of storage space missing, listed as "other". What the hell is it, and how do I get rid of it?

 

[alb0zf1n3st]

Maybe emails and stuff with pitcures but thats a lot of memory if soo.. maybe goto settings and then safari and clear cache an cookies? I had like 320MB used and i did that now have like 70 mb lol

 

[SCMedic]

Did all that. Cleared Cache, no emails, only 10 iPhone taken pics..

 

[alb0zf1n3st]

Hmm im not to sure... I mean thats a lot of space condisering the phone isn't even that big in space.. That worked for me Im not sure..

 

[SCMedic]

I even cleared my music off, just to see what the deal was.. iTunes shows that space as "other".

 

[paintdude258]

Weird, just checked my iPhone and it says i only have 32.4 mb of "other" memory! Have u downloaded any applications since you have had the phone?

 

[ben1380]

Have you tried restarting it?

I had the same thing. I think it's like a temp directory or something. I restarted it and it went away.

 

[vrsc]

contacts?............................

 

[Britna]

I had the same problem, I was like WTF?!

I did a hard restore on iTunes, and my iPhone.

takes a while, but gets rid of it. Now it's back to normal.

 

[Dave Marsh]

I read about this issue yesterday, but can't quickly find the link. Basically, the iPhone has moved a bunch of stuff to this "Other" location because of a problem it had. The only way to recover the lost storage is to sync up your iPhone with your computer, then do a Restore of the iPhone. That will wipe your storage and the next sync will bring your data back from your computer's backup.

I'm sorry I can't remember the details, but it's not a new issue. As I recall, following the Restore to its factory state and then re-syncing returned the iPhone to its correct state, with the "Other" stuff gone and everything else was perfect.

 

[SCMedic]

That's what I did. All better.

 

[Lazarus]

ok it seems i need to do this as well, but i'm scared too. do you loose anything?

 

[SCMedic]

Didn't lose a thing. iTunes makes a nice backup! The only thing I had to do was redo my voicemail message, and any custom iPhone settings.

 

[Lazarus]

so ya had to set photo's and tones back to contacts? how about my photo problem? if the pc says the folder is 12mb it should be the same on the iPhone no? because its 60mb that's a big leap

 

[Dave Marsh]

I was playing with an iPhone last night that had been reset and re-synched, and the only changes I noticed were that the AirPort passwords had to be re-entered. The restored iPhone remembered the networks to automatically join, but the passwords were missing. I asked the owner if any other settings had to be redone, and he said yes, but that all his personal data was restored.

 

[Lazarus]

kool so it pretty much restores like a bb would, good to hear thx

 

[brinox]

Didn't lose a thing. iTunes makes a nice backup! The only thing I had to do was redo my voicemail message, and any custom iPhone settings.

lol, so when i got my replacement on wednesday i checked my greeting, it was set to default like you would normally come to it as when you first get it.

then i called my number from my office phone to see if it would give me the generic message and it played my custom message i recorded!

just a thought for right now

 

[Lazarus]

this is after you restored it right?