Other Data

[whiteowl4]

Does Other data in iPhone contain software update that couldn’t be installed due to storage issues? Is it possible that it may also have a previous software update that was eventually installed after 3-4 tries but the update continued to remain in that other data and was backed up to Mac. And, when I restore backup from Mac, it is still there on other data?
Do open tabs in Safari and Chrome contribute significantly to this other data? I have 500 tabs in Safari opened all the time and roughly 100-200 in Chrome.

 

[Just_Me_D]

It’s possible, depending on one’s interpretation of the following.

“The Other category is big and varied, because it’s a real catch-all category. It’s comprised of system caches, logs, Siri voices (if you’ve downloaded other voices), updates, and so much more.“

Source: https://www.macworld.com/article/23...-what-is-it-and-how-do-you-delete-it.html/amp

 

[Ledsteplin]

If you want to get rid of "Other", try restoring as new, not from a back up.

 

[phlamethrowre]

My “Other” data is currently at 16GB. That’s seems high although I really don’t care. My phone is a 256 GB and I’m using about 30GB total, including the other storage.