Many iPhone, iPad and iPod touch Pay attention to the chart of the occupied space in iTunes. One of the categories on it is called "Other." Since this section begins to take up more and more space on the device, it becomes necessary to clean it. What is in this section and how to reduce its size?
All data on Apple mobile devices is divided into several categories - Audio, Photos, Programs, Books, Documents and data. All content that does not fall into these sections is identified by iTunes as "Other." What is in this place? First of all - application files, save games, caches, temporary files, program settings and more. For example, if an error occurs as a result of synchronization with iTunes, the size of the “Other” will increase. It also includes programs that were installed from third-party sources, tweaks and applications from Cydia, as well as files downloaded to an iOS device, bypassing iTunes.
However, some of these programs may appear in the "Programs" section, it all depends on the developer. For example, you have removed one of the games or the application. If the developers decided that the settings, cache and other information should not be considered their contents, then all this content is defined as "garbage" and gets into iTunes in the "Other". Some mapping applications use the Other section to cache their maps.
How to clear the Other section in iTunes
As mentioned above, many programs store additional files in the Other folder, and one of them is Messages. When you conduct correspondence with someone and actively exchange photos and videos, all files are saved in the program itself (it stores information in the "Other" section). And this can result in gigabytes of data, especially if you often upload video via iMessage.
Only one way out is to delete this content. Searching for videos / photos in messages at least a week ago is a big problem on the iPhone, as scrolling through the history can take a long time. Therefore, you will have to erase entire history of conversations on the device.
It also makes sense to delete old notes and cache files in browsers. When used extensively, Safari, Chrome, and other mobile web browsers store hundreds of megabytes of data in memory that take up valuable space. The Mail application also saves information in the Other section.
For those who jailbreak, it makes sense to use the file manager, which allows you to view file system devices from a computer, such as iFunBox. First of all, you can erase the consequences of unsuccessful synchronization with iTunes. You can do this by deleting the files from the User / Media / ApplicationArchives folder, and the / var / tmp folder contains temporary files, they can also go under the knife.
You can also carry out a "general cleaning", freeing up space on the iPhone and iPad for more useful information - music, video and software. It can help. Utility for Mac and Windows allows you to selectively delete cache files, cookies and temporary files. In addition, using the application you can clear the call history, Safari browser, navigation, delete messages and more.
Finally, you can approach cleaning iPhone and iPad dramatically, restoring new firmware and thereby resetting the device to the factory settings. After that, you will have to reinstall all the necessary programs, download music, photos, etc. Thus, you will not only clean mobile device from unnecessary tails and reduce the "Other" section, but also get rid of those applications that you have not been using for a long time.
Often free place , but also mac computer - especially if “under the hood” you have a 128 GB SSD. In this case, you can, of course, use third-party applications, but for good programs , and ways to clean your Mac with standard tools operating system there is.
First you need to find out if you have this “Other” at all. We go to the Apple menu - "About This Mac", where we open the "Storage" tab. As you can see, it is not clear to me what almost 180 gigabytes are occupied with.
First, clean the cache files - depending on the computer, they can take from a couple of gigabytes to 10 or even 20 gigabytes. Open and select the keyboard shortcut Command + Shift + G. In the window that appears, enter the path ~ / Library / caches.
After that, you will get access to the application cache files: choose for yourself which folder should be deleted. Preliminarily advise you to view how much disk space it takes.
What else is good to do is to clean the Downloads folder. Yes, do not be surprised, have you looked into it for a long time? For example, I had last year’s files and folders of several gigabytes each. Over time, as a rule, you forget about them, but they remain a burden for hard drive or SSD.
What everyone forgets is the old ones on iTunes. Okay, if there are copies of 3-4 gigabytes, and if 30-40? Open iTunes, select "Settings" - the "Devices" tab and remove excess junk. Now all this is in iCloud!
In general, do not forget to delete unused applications.
Apparently, some smartphone manufacturers have decided that since users of their devices are available cloud services for data storage, the amount of memory on the smartphone itself is not so important: both HTC and Nokia “forget” to add micro SD memory card slots to their products, although Windows phone 8 supports memory expansion in this way.
It’s good that at least the flagships are equipped with 32 GB of internal memory, because 16 GB is frankly small, because cloud storage far from always available, and the ease of use still leaves much to be desired.
Even worse, Windows Phone does not have a complete tool to clear the cache left by applications, so garbage gradually accumulates, clogs up memory and slows down the device. You can get rid of the accumulated cache by the radical method - reset to factory settings and completely erase the contents of the memory. But after a while the cache will accumulate and you will have to do it again full reset. There are two ways to partially solve this problem.
The first is with a homebrew application. To automatically clear the cache on unlocked WP-smartphones, you can use the application from Windows Phone Hacker - ().
The second is manual removal of unnecessary files. Most of the garbage is collected and stored by the Photo and Office hubs, as well as the browser and email.
Skydrive
The fact is that some of the photos that you store in SkyDrive are synchronized with hidden folder in phone.
Go (from a computer or phone) to SkyDrive and move the folder with photos downloaded from the phone to any other folder. After a while, there will be more free space on the phone. The same goes for photos uploaded to Facebook: delete them from SkyDrive, and there will be more space in the phone’s memory. If you have hundreds of such photos, the increase in free space will become noticeable.
Moreover, in general, all the photos that you store in SkyDrive can save their thumbnails to your phone. True, until you open one or another folder in the “Photo” hub, previews will not be downloaded. Fortunately, they are automatically deleted after a few days.
If you actively use e-mail and set the synchronization period to 30 days on your phone, you can easily miss several hundred megabytes of memory. We advise you to set a synchronization period of 7 days and synchronize only those folders that you need. Mail clients support the search for letters in the server, so you can always find the message you need, even if it is not downloaded to the phone.
Browser
Internet explorer can cache a huge amount of data, including images and music. Go to "Settings"\u003e "Applications"\u003e "Internet Explorer" and click on the "Delete Log" button - all temporary files will be deleted.
In Windows Phone 8, you can specify which types of files you want to delete from Internet Explorer log. In addition, here you can prevent sites from storing data on your device - the cache will be much smaller.
All opened by you, including through email, Office files are stored in the phone. If you often use the Office hub, there can be dozens of such files, they can take up a lot of space. Go to this hub, open your email and delete unnecessary files.
After the release of such "heavy" games as Asphalt 7, Modern Combat 4, etc. Many owners of Windows Phone smartphones have a memory problem. In this article, I will tell you how you can "scratch" a gigabyte or two from the "others" folder.
What is the problem? It's all about the mysterious folder "others." Almost everything is stored in it. Starting from the application cache, ending with copies of the photos you recently uploaded to SkyDrive. But standard windows tools Phone cannot clean this folder.
Moreover, to install the same Asphalt 7 you will need not 1 gigabyte, but as many as 4. After all, for installation you need to download the installation file, then you need to unzip it, only after that you can enjoy the game. Oh yes, you still need a place for a cache. Below are the ways in which I managed to free up the memory of the Windows Phone HTC 8s.
Method one
If you like taking pictures, then you are probably using automatic uploading of photos to SkyDrive? Then this method will not suit you. You can disable this feature and your memory will no longer be filled with copies of photos.
Second way
If you do not want to install special programs, and look for perverted ways to clear the memory of Windows Phone, then I can only advise you to completely reset the smartphone. After setting up your smartphone, you can find about 400 megabytes of free space.
Third way
Artificial filling of memory! Yes, you heard right. The thing is that the system itself can get rid of unnecessary files. It is enough to give her a reason to do so. For example, to score all the free space. In this case, the system will try to free memory.
Patient One - Shink Storage
The program is not convenient and is not translated into Russian. And the process of filling the memory is not displayed. And after filling the memory requires a reboot of the smartphone. You can download it for free.
Patient Two - Storage cleaner
This is already more interesting. The program is in Russian, there is an instruction, it displays the process of filling the memory, and it does not require a reboot. It removes not only copies of photos, but also setup files, recognizes an unnecessary program cache and deletes it. You can also download it for free.
Hope these solutions help you :)
Just recently, Nokia released an update for its smartphones. This update contained a feature (if you did not find this, rummage through the settings). With its help, you can find out exactly which application takes away your free memory.
After checking, you can remove the insidious program and reinstall it. This will remove the unnecessary program cache.
Also, Joe Belfior (Microsoft Vice President) promised to fix the memory problem in future updates. Well, we hope and wait.
Did the solutions proposed by me help you ?! We share our experience and feedback in the comments!
And in Mac OS X. Significant plus desktop OS Apple - in that it is much easier to understand what it consists of Other. Find out what is in the appropriate folder on your Mas, delete unnecessary - and free without exaggeration gigabytes of free space!
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How to find out the size of the “Other” folder?
1
. Click on the Apple menu (значок icon).
2
. Select item About this Masthen - Storage.
In new mac versions OS X folder Other marked in blue color, in old - yellow.
The decent size of the folder immediately attracts attention. 66 gigabytes - more than any other partition!
What is the Other folder in OS X?
Apple interprets the concept of "other" very broadly. Cupertino believes that everything that does not belong to the number of certain types of files (applications, backups, songs, films, photos) gets here. So in Other fall quite calmly:
- Documents (PDF files, .doc, .psd, etc.);
- Archives and disk images (.zip, .iso, etc.);
- User’s personal data;
- OS X system folders, temporary files, etc .;
- Files from user libraries (Application Support, files, screensavers, etc.);
- Cache (e.g. browser cache, system cache);
- Fonts, plugins, extensions;
- Other files that the search did not recognize - for example, a virtual machine with installed windows and etc.
As you can see, the contents of the folder Other OS X is far from always garbage. In principle, we can say this: any file that is not a photograph, film, program, song, or at least backup, the system will send to Other. Here is a kind of “apple” humor. Everything that is not media and not “backup” is “other” ...
If we need free space on the disk of our Mac, you should think about deleting the contents from the Other folder. How to do it?
How to clear the Other folder on OS X
Unfortunately, Apple did not provide one button or function for this. Manual cleaning assumes that you delete everything that is not needed from the following sections:
– Downloads;
– Documents (both through the side menu);
– Cache. To get to it, go to the Mac desktop, click ⌘Cmd + ⇧Shift + G (this is the "Go to Folder" command). In the line that appears, enter the path ~ / Library / Caches /. It is not recommended to delete everything in the Cache folder - it is better to erase only unnecessary files. Click ⌘Cmd + J, sort the files by size and delete unnecessary (and understandable :)). For these purposes, you can use the free OmniDiskSweeper utility.
- File attachments from chat with friends in Messages (path ~ / Library / Messages / Attachments /).
Uninstall via the smart folder Finder
Another opportunity to “delete” unnecessary files is a search through the Finder. Go to the desktop. Click ⌘Cmd + F to open Search through a smart folder. Make sure the search will go through the section This mas. In field A type select Other, in the list that appears - file size. In the second field, select More than, in the third enter the number (e.g. 100 ) Screenshots:
View the list and delete unnecessary.
Also don't forget about simple ways - uninstalling applications and cleaning.
Removing the system cache, temporary files, virtual memory files
Reboot or turn off your Mac. All the things listed in the subtitle are unlikely to harm you. Trying to delete something in the system folder is more expensive for yourself, this can (but not at all have to) be occupied only by an experienced "poppy-driver". If you "really want", you can use a third-party application
