How to Erase iPhone Data Permanently before Selling

"Recently I replace my iPhone 5S with iPhone 6S Plus, I think the screen of iPhone 5S  is too small, so I chose the bigger screen iPhone 6S plus. But now I have a little regret, and I think the small screen iPhone 5S is more suitable for me, therefore, I want to buy another iPhone 6,and resell my iPhone 6S Plus to my friend. But I was looking for a secure way to permanently erase data from iPhone 6S on computer before reselling it without restoring.I tried a lot of ways,including restoring to factory settings, however, it is disappointing that the erased private data can still being recovered by a recovery tool.How can I wipe all data from iPhone permanently?Please help!"--Ask by Juan Li

When you need to sell iPhone/iPad/iPod to someone,you must wanna wipe all data and settings on device before selling to protect your privacy,the traditional way is restore device to factory setting.However,even though do the restoring on device,your erased data still can be recovered by some professional data recovery.So how to finish the data erasing task safely and permanently?

Permanently erase everything stored on iPhone with iPhone Data Eraser software,which allows you permanently erase data from iPhone before selling,it support erase everything on iPhone without restoring,as well as iPod or iPad within several clicks.Then all your data,including contacts,photos,videos,call logs,notes,account credentials,app data and documents are gone forever.No data recovery software available on the market can recover the erased data on your sold device.Supported iOS device:iPhone 7,iPhone SE,iPhone 6S(Plus),iPhone 6S,iPhone 5S/5C/5,iPad Air,iPad Pro,iPad Mini,etc,.

 

How to Delete iPhone Data Permanently before selling
Step 1.Run the iPhone Data Eraser on Computer
Download the program from below download link and double-click the file to begin installation process.There is a built-in wizard guiding you through the entire process.After that,the program will run automatically and a shortcut will display on computer desktop.

Step 2.Connect iPhone to Computer and Select Right Erasing Option
Plug the iPhone to computer via USB cable.The program will detect the device once it was well connected.Then you can proceed to the next step.However,if the program can't detect the device,please make sure iPhone USB driver and iTunes are installed properly on the computer.

Note:The program offers 4 erasing option for your different demands: "Express Cleanup", "Erase Private Data", "Erase Deleted Files" and "Erase All Data".You can select the appropriate option and have a try.As we want to erase everything stored on the iPhone,so select "Erase All Data" from the sidebar,which leads to the next step.

Step 3.Start Analyzing and Scanning the Data on iPhone
In this step,it will automatically analyze and scan all your existing and deleted files from your iPhone device;generally it takes few minutes to complete the process depending on the file.

Step 4.Preview and Erase All iPhone data
After scanning, all data will be scanned out and presented as details, by default, all files will be selected. Unselect the files you wish to keep.

Step 5.Start Erasing Everything on iPhone
Input "delete" and click "Start" Button to confirm that you are going to erase all the data on the iPhone. Then the program starts erasing apps,music, videos, photo, contacts, SMS and other files stored on the device. It only takes a few minutes to complete the task.

After a little while,you can see all data on your iPhone had been removed and the iPhone just as a new one without any data.

 

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