How to Permanently Erase Data from iPhone Before Selling

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Erase iPhone Data before Selling

By Selena KomezUpdated on January 10, 2017


What to do before selling your old iPhone?One of most important thing you must to do is permanently erase all data from iPhone before selling it.As we all know that “Erase All Content and Settings” is not going to delete the data permanently. The data is still on your old iPhone unless it was overwritten by other data recovery softare in market.This old iPhone store a lot of important information,like contacts, text messages, photos, email address, my bank account, Apple ID, photos, videos, emails and more.If you want to keep your Pravite data safe before selling or donate,recycle.In order to avoid some of the important data exposed, you must permanently delete iPhone data permanently without restore,and then selling your old iPhone safely.

Recently, many iPhone fans want to buy a new iPhone 7 plus instead of old iPhone 6s/6/SE.However,the fist ting you need to do is transfer data from old iPhone to iPhone 6,and erase all data on the old iPhone permanently.
You may want to know:How to transfer data from old iPhone to new iPhone

Permanently Erase Your iPhone’s Data Before You Sell It

Many iPhone users will choose to simply delete, the upper surface of this approach is to erase all the data, but many recovery tools can be restored back, which is why a lot of deleted photos exposed on the network.So simple delete is not enough, how to permanently delete iPhone files before selling and can’t recovered?

Here You can use a best iPhone Data Eraser,which allows you to easily delete all data from iPhone 7/SE/6S/6/5S/5/5C/4S/4 permanently,including photos, videos, contacts, messages, notes, call history, Apple ID, personal information, apps and other private data,once you use this ios data eraser to wipe iPhone data,no one can recover any data from it with any recovery software.

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Tips:Because this removal is permanent, unrecoverable,so you need to Backup your old iPhone first.You can use iTunes or iCloud to backup the data on your old iPhone, or directly transfer it to your new iPhone 6s/iPhone SE with Phone Transfer,which not only supports transfer data between ios, Android, Nokia,but also can help you backup data and restore to new phone.
Read more:
how to backup and restore data from iPhone

Part 1:Erase Deleted Data from iPhone before Selling

Step 1. Run iPhone Data eraser tool and Connect your iPhone with your computer

Download and install iPhone Data eraser on your computer,Launch it and connect your computer with your iPhone via the USB cable.If the connection is successful, your iPhone will appear in the software interface, as shown below.

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Step 2.Click “Erase All Data”Mode

In the software interface on the left, there are six delete mode, where you need to click ‘Erase All Data’.This deletion mode allow you to wipe all data, like Messages, Call History,Notes, Voice Memos, Safari Bookmarks, Photos, Videos, and more on your iPhone 5S.

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Note: The iOS Data Eraser provides you 4 key feautres: “iOS OPTIMIZER“,”SPACE SAVER“, “ERASE PRIVATE Data“, “ERASE DELETED FILES” and “ERASE ALL DATA“.Please select one of features you want to do,if you want to erase everything from iPhone permanently,please select “Erase All Data” ,and the the program pop up a new windows to the next step,the program ask you choose the security level to erase your iPhone data.

Step 3.Start Analyzing and Scanning all Files Stored in Your iPhone.

In this step,the program begin to scan all the files stored in your iPhone device,during the scanning process,it may takes you few minutes,because it depending on the file size. After scanning process complete,select the deleted data and preview them one by one,and then select what type of files you want to wipe.

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Step 4. Privew and Select What Type of Data Want to Delete

After scanning, all deleted data will be scanned out and presented as details, by default, all files will be selected. Unselect the files you wish to keep.

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Step 5.Finish Wipe All Data on iPhone and Set Your iPhone as a new one

Deletion process may take you some time, patience, mobile phones to stay connected with the computer.

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Free download the ios data eraser:

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Tips:The iOS Data Eraser, a USB cord and, of course, a computer are all you need to erase all content and settings on an iPhone, say, iPhone 5. This software allows you to wipe the private files, the already-deleted data and other documents on iPhone,Andriod phone permanently. With no complex steps at all and some time spent, your phone will be wiped factory-new.

Part 2:Delete Existing Files from iPhone before Selling

The second choice here suggest to you is iOS Full Data Eraser,as its name,it’s a data totally wiper to erase all data and setting from iPhone without restoring and set it as a new iPhone.With iOS Full Data Eraser,you are allow to safely and completely wipe all files on iPhone permanently before selling,nobody can ever recover and view your deleted iPhone data.

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Supported Devices:

-iPhone 7,iPhone SE,iPhone 6S Plus,iPhone 6S,iPhone 6 Plus,iPhone 6,iPhone 5S,iPhone 5C,iPhone 5,iPhone 4S,iPhone 4

-All models of iPad Pro,iPad Air,iPad mini,iPad 4/3/2

-iPod touch 5,iPod touch 4

Run iOS Full Data Eraser on your computer,choose “More Tools” on the left side and you’ll see all features inside as follows.Choose “iOS Full Data Eraser” from tools.

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Step 1.Connect iPhone to the computer

Step 2.Start Erasing iPhone Completely and Permanently

Step 3.Wait Until the Data Erasure is Complete

When the data erasure is complete,you will see a window disappearing as follows.

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Now,your iPhone is fully erased and turns into a new device with no content,and you can begin to set it according to your need.

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