How do I access the data stored in the other memory?

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Amount of data stored in "other" doubled using all remaining memory

On the bottom of the iTunes summary page for my iPhone is a graph showing how much space each category of items takes up of my available 8gb. So Audio takes up 288mb; apps 1.3 gb, etc. There is one category named "Other". For the year+ that I've owned the phone Other was about a gigabyte. This week--it doubled to over 2 gb totally maxing out my phone. I had to delete a gigabyte of apps, photos, etc to free up space.

What happened (I think I installed OS 8.1 about this time)?
Did something take over my phone?
How can I manage the data stored in "other"?
Is there some way to find out what is in there and delete what I don't need?

Thanks,
Russell Heath

 

[anon(5140585)]

Re: Amount of data stored in "other" doubled using all remaining memory

I have seen this before and I did a backup and then a fresh iOS download and restore through iTunes. My extra space came back as normal.

I think doing updates with OTA keeps most files on the device, which uses plenty of storage.