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What is 'Other' in my iPhone storage, why is it taking up so much space?

You'll probably see a lot of recognisable categories eating up your storage - apps, photos, and so on. But there is one, often rather large category, that may raise concerns: 'Other'

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If you’re an iPhone user, check your storage now by selecting Settings, then General and then iPhone Storage.
You’ll probably see a lot of recognisable categories eating up your storage — apps, photos, and so on. But there is one, often rather large category, that may raise concerns: “Other”.
It’s shaded light grey and often represents a significant proportion of the overall storage available.
There is one, often rather large category, that often raises concerns: ‘other’. Author provided

What is ‘Other’?

For more detail, scroll down and tap the “Other” category (right at the end).

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