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How to erase iPhone completely before selling

 
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 10:31 am    Post subject: How to erase iPhone completely before selling Reply with quote

I want to sell my iPhone 5S and want to remove all the content and settings from the device, how can i do that?

Edit: I searched on Google and found a post on CNET, saying a factory reset is not secure enough and the data is still accessible by tools. I followed the tutorial on that post to erase content and settings first with an data cleaning app, then do a factory reset. This should be enough and there is no way to recover any data from the iPhone.


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PostPosted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 12:09 pm    Post subject: Re: How to erase iPhone completely before selling Reply with quote

[quote="lucillie"]I want to sell my iPhone 5S and want to remove all the content and settings from the device, how can i do that?[/quote

actually it's pretty easy.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201351
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2020 5:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2020 9:42 pm    Post subject: Re: How to erase iPhone completely before selling Reply with quote

lucillie wrote:
I want to sell my iPhone 5S and want to remove all the content and settings from the device, how can i do that?

Edit: I searched on Google and found a post on CNET, saying a factory reset is not secure enough and the data is still accessible by tools. I followed the tutorial on that post to erase content and settings first with an data cleaning app, then do a factory reset. This should be enough and there is no way to recover any data from the iPhone.


hard reset will delete your data, apps and settings
https://mobilespecs.net/phone/Apple/Apple_iPhone_5s/faq/214.html
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 12:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd rather destroy my iPhone than sell it to someone xD
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Back up your device.
Tap Settings > iCloud. ...
Tap Sign Out again, then tap Delete from My iPhone and enter your password.
Go back to Settings and tap General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings*. ...
If asked for your device passcode or Restrictions passcode, enter it.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 3:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the main thing is to make sure that you have removed the phone from the locator
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