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clearing the iphone 3G of personal data before i sell it

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Old 26-06-2009, 12:15 AM   #1
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clearing the iphone 3G of personal data before i sell it

Do i just need to do a 'restore' in itunes to wipe off all my personal data? or is futher action required?

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Old 26-06-2009, 12:17 AM   #2
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Re: clearing the iphone 3G of personal data before i sell it

Settings> General> Reset> Erase all content and settings.

Job done.
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Old 26-06-2009, 12:49 AM   #3
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Re: clearing the iphone 3G of personal data before i sell it

A restore is 'better' though and will also remove all personal data at the same time.
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Old 26-06-2009, 5:21 AM   #4
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Re: clearing the iphone 3G of personal data before i sell it

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Settings> General> Reset> Erase all content and settings.

Job done.
Just be aware that this can take an hour - so make sure the battery is well charged. Works a treat though
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Old 26-06-2009, 2:49 PM   #5
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Re: clearing the iphone 3G of personal data before i sell it

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A restore is 'better' though and will also remove all personal data at the same time.

Do you mean that erase doens't remove personal data then ?
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Old 26-06-2009, 2:58 PM   #6
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Re: clearing the iphone 3G of personal data before i sell it

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Do you mean that erase doens't remove personal data then ?
Erase removes the data. Restore sets the phone back to it's out of the box state and also removes the data.
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Old 26-06-2009, 4:51 PM   #7
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Re: clearing the iphone 3G of personal data before i sell it

The facility on the iPhone to erase the data also resets it back to factory settings. It took 2 hours on my old 3G
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Old 26-06-2009, 5:46 PM   #8
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Re: clearing the iphone 3G of personal data before i sell it

The phone method works best and securely erases all data.
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