What If I Erase All Data on iPhone - Practical Advice for iPhone Data Erase

Updated Apr 10,2018 | by Micky

What will happen if I erase all data on iPhone? To remove all data from iPhone means all the iPhone settings will be restored to the way it was when as a brand new iPhone, and all the Apps, files, including videos and music, will be wiped out along with your email account and Google search history…

So, why should we erase iPhone? Because sometimes, people want to sell their iPhones to others or repair their iPhones, and in case of personal information leak and data loss, they need to back up the iPhones’ data first and erase all data, and when they get a new iPhone, they can restore the data again. 

How to Erase All Data on iPhone

1.       Tap Settings, General, and Reset. Then tap Erase all Contents and Settings.

2.       If required, input your passcode or Apple ID password. Then, confirm you want to begin iPhone data erase.

3.       Wait for several minutes before the data is completely erased from your iPhone

The Best Way to Back up Data before iPhone Data Erase

Before erasing your iPhone data, it’s necessary to back them up first in case of any loss. Certainly, there are many tools for iPhone backup such as iTunes and iCloud. Indeed, most people tend to take them as their first choice. However, many complaints also come along. For example, the complexity of iTunes, the data loss during the transfer, no enough free storage space on iCloud, and so on…

Fortunately, there is a much better alternative for backup before users erase all data on their iPhone. IOTransfer – a practical and user-friendly iPhone transfer software – is able to back up all kinds of iPhone data from your media files like videos and music to contacts, Apps, PDF, and Podcasts. Similar to iTunes, you can conduct the whole process on PC once your iPhone is connected, but differently, it only takes 2 steps, 100% safe and simple!

To erase data on iPhone? Free download the best iPhone manager to back up your data first!

Back up iPhone Data within 2 Steps before iPhone Data Erase

Step 1 Preparation before iPhone Backup

Install and launch IOTransfer, connect your iPhone to PC via a USB and wait until it’s recognized. If the notice “Trust This Computer” pops up, simply click on “Trust”.

Step 2 Begin iPhone Data Transfer

Firstly, preset a folder on PC to save the backed up files. Go to “MANAGE”, in the opened panel, select the category of the data you want to back up in the left list. Here I will take photos for example. Go to “Photos”, choose “Camera Roll” or “Albums”. Then, select the photos you want to back up. If you want to back up all Photos, just tick off “Select All”. Click on “Export”, select the folder you previously preset to save the photos and then begin the transfer. Within a few seconds, the backup will be finished and now you can erase your iPhone completely.

How to Restore the Files after You Erase All Data on iPhone

Since you have successfully backed up your iPhone data in the previous steps, now you can restore them all on your new iPhone and other iOS devices.

1.       Install and launch IOTransfer, connect your new iPhone to PC via a USB cable and wait until it gets recognized.

2.       Again, go to “MANAGE” at the top and let’s still take the photos for example.

3.       Go to “Photos”, “Album”, and click on “Import”. Select the photo backup from the folder you preset and begin the transferring process. Within a few seconds, you can find the photos in the photo App on your new iPhone.

What if I erase all data on iPhone? You must be careful enough. Back your necessary data first so that you can retrieve them in the future. To make it safer, have a try at IOTransfer which is the most guaranteed way to back up iPhone before iPhone data erase!

Other Special Features of IOTransfer

1.       Convert HEIC Photos to JPG

2.       Download YouTube Videos for Free

3.       Clear iPhone App cache and junk files.

4.       Transfer PDF to iBook on iPhone

5.       Transfer data between iPhone, iPad, and iPod

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