I'm trying to get rid of Other on iPhone 5?

I know this is a tired question because no one can figure out how to truly remove the (5GB in my case) excess of "other" on the iPhone because it apparently might be due to corrupted files. I've tried everything I can find online to no avail. I really don't want to resolve to starting a new phone because I need my current photos, contacts and messages. Any suggestions?

Other includes the ios that runs your iphone.

You can't remove the apps that come with apple - you just can't. It's part of apples scam.

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