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    selling iPhone; how to erase private data?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Faskerya, Apr 16, 2018.

  1. Faskerya

    Faskerya Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have an old iPhone that i'm going to sell it , in addition, my phone also has some important messages need to deal with , because those are about my bank account, so I tried the factory reset program , and I always thought it was enough to clean them up.
    But recently, I read an article on Google.It says that data can't be cleaned up at all after factory reset .
    Why ? Is it wrong?
     
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    I don't know where you got that impression. Doing a factory restore through itunes or erase all content and settings from the iOS menu will clear your phone of everything. Sometimes internal system logs get leftover through option 2, so I always stick to option 1, especially when that pesky "other" folder starts to balloon in size.
     
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    Faskerya Notebook Enthusiast

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    Are you sure ? but Google has certified this concept, the factory reset is not enough , i have tested it on my iPhone , those deleted data can be retrieved .......
     
    Faskerya, Apr 18, 2018
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    If you're that paranoid, then don't sell the device. Smash it with a hammer and recycle the leftovers.
     
    saturnotaku, Apr 18, 2018
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    Lol......this is not a good idea for a poor man , I hope you can give me other effective advice.
     
    Faskerya, Apr 18, 2018
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    Unless you're holding NSA secrets, restore in iTunes and sell it
     
    Raidriar, Apr 19, 2018
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    But there is still the possibility of recovery, isn't it ?
     
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    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Not if you're that paranoid, which you clearly seem to be.
     
    saturnotaku, Apr 19, 2018
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    I think he needs to have it nuked with a hydrogen bomb
     
    Raidriar, Apr 19, 2018
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  10. Starlight5

    Starlight5 Yes, I'm a cat. What else is there to say, really?

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    @Faskerya fill it with junk data to the brim, then factory restore.
     
    Starlight5, Apr 20, 2018
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    Vasudev Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    try wondershare safe erase and choose erase private data.
     
    Vasudev, Apr 20, 2018
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    This is the first time I've heard of it.
     
    Faskerya, Apr 22, 2018
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    I have tried it , these deleted data can be recovered after factory reset
     
    Faskerya, Apr 22, 2018
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    Thanks , I'll take your advice.
     
    Faskerya, Apr 22, 2018
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    Starlight5 Yes, I'm a cat. What else is there to say, really?

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    It should be impossible to recover after described procedure. You basically delete all the valuable data, and write non-valuable data until the memory is full, then remove all the non-valuable data from the device - and no way the valuable can be recovered from the device afterwards. Maybe you have the data backed up to iCloud, and it restores itself every time? How do you even check that the data ain't nuked?
     
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    Quite impossible since Apple mobile driver disallows USB debugging mode and other file explorer kinda things difficult to view/remove.
     
    Vasudev, Apr 23, 2018
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    My friend bought a data recovery software before, I tested it on my phone, and the deleted data can be loaded on computer , It's terrible
     
    Faskerya, Apr 23, 2018
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    Factory reset the device and feed it with new data such as big movies. Once the data is overwritten, then it is hard to be recovered. for jailbreak device, you can take this tutorial as en example.
     
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    I don't know why more people would recommend the Factory reset program to me . i have tried it , but these delete data can still be found ,
     
    Faskerya, Apr 25, 2018
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    Well, that sucks.
     
    Vasudev, Apr 26, 2018
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    the iPhone model? Jailbroken or not?
     
    stackuzy, Apr 26, 2018
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    No , iPhone 6
     
    Faskerya, May 6, 2018
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    restore in iTunes
     
    boricuafly, May 25, 2018
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