How do I reclaim iPhone storage space taken up by ‘Other’?
I have found that there is a folder var/mobile/media/applicationarchives; that stores zip versions of your apps when attempting to appsync to itunes. If there is an interruption, the file may not auto delete and still occupy the space. This is a common appsync issue. You simply ssh into that directory and delete. BAM!
A step by step guide from the beginning here, shall we…
Written by Kevin - Visit Website1)Make sure you have OpenSSH installed on your iDevice from Cydia. If not search for it, download it and install.
2)Download an SSH protocol like WinSCP (Windows) or OpenSSH (Mac) to do this with your computer
(Or you can download iFile and look for it on the iDevice, I prefer to ssh into it)
3)For detailed instructions on how to SSH into your iDevice go here : http://www.iphone4jailbreak.org/how-to-ssh-into-iphone-4-using-winscp.html
4)Once you are connected to your phone, go all the way up to the folder “var” then select “mobile” then “media” and then “applicationarchives”
****If you do not see applicationarchives” then you do not have this problem and I would go explore every directory on the phone and right click the folder, hit properties and calculate to see if there is any folders that are storing more than a usual amount of data (like over a gig) and is not your apps, music, or photos. Then you will find the culprit. Having a ton of cydia stuff can be an issue too. You can delete those in the packages section****
If you do see it, then YAY!!! Continue to step 5
5)Delete everything in this folder!!!
6)Eject iDevice from iTunes and plug it back in and now check out all that free space you have!!!