Is there anyway to delete these other files through SSH. It's hard to find out where the source of all these big files are.
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2.25 Gigs of "Other Files" Is there Anyway to Delete
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"Other" is the entire size of your system partition plus anything in /private/var that is not in one of the following subfolders:
Audio = Audio contents of /private/var/mobile/Media/iTunes_Control/Music
Videos = Video contents of /private/var/mobile/Media/iTunes_Control/Music
Photos = Contents of /private/var/mobile/Media/Photos/Thumbs
Apps = Contents of /private/var/mobile/Applications
"Other" is a catch-all that will include the entire size of the system partition plus anything in /private/var not included in some other category. This includes database files, configuration files, unsynced iTunes purchases, the Camera Roll, recordings, voicemail, contacts, calendars, MMS, caches, log files, etc. as well as most things installed by Cydia.
And they are on your phone because you chose to install them...
You can also dump them if you choose, but I wouldn't do it with SSH.
Did this happen suddenly? Yesterday, I suddenly has zero space on my iPhone and about 5GB of "Other." Se if this is the cause... http://xsellize.com/threads/93668-WARNIN-MEMORY-LOW-you-might-have-it-today!!!