How To Completely Delete Data From Iphone

Summary: Do you want to erase everything on your iPhone? But fear that it could be recovered. Learn about the best tool that wipes iPhone data permanently and makes it unrecoverable by any recovery software.

How to Wipe iPhone Data Permanently?

Your iPhone is a trove of personal data — photos, videos, passwords, ID proofs, bank details, chats, messages, contacts, and a lot more— which naturally, you don't want to fall into other hands. That's the reason you prefer to delete all the information on your iPhone before selling or giving it away to others.

But there are several iPhone recovery software that can easily restore deleted data from an old or discarded iPhone. So there's always a fear if someone could recover your iPhone's data and misuse it.

Here's a solution —permanently wipe iPhone data, beyond the scope of recovery by any software.

How do you permanently erase data from iPhone?

Manual deletion is one of the way to remove data. But it can be easily recovered by iPhone features like restore 'Recently Deleted' or a recovery software.

Then, Apple suggests to reset content and settings of the iOS device. It's effective as the deleted data is not accessible directly on your iPhone. But this also does not completely erase your data from iPhone storage.

So to wipe iPhone permanently, a specialized erasure software should be used. iPhone data erasure tool completely destroys all information on your iPhone storage by overwriting, thus rendering it unrecoverable.

Methods to erase everything on iPhone

Reset content and settings on iPhone (data gets inaccessible but recoverable)
Use iPhone data erasure software – Stellar Toolkit for iPhone (permanently wipes iPhone's data, unrecoverable)

Method 1: Reset content and settings on iPhone

Apple provides factory reset feature in iPhone with 'Erase All Content and Settings' option. You can bring your device to default settings by erasing iPhone data completely with this method.

Apple's factory reset will delete all settings, passcodes, photos, videos, notes, contacts, call history, messages, search history, apps history and other data on your iPhone.

However, erasing iPhone with 'Erase All Content and Settings' option, does not delete your data permanently. All the personal data on iPhone is still recoverable with the help of an advanced iPhone data recovery software.

Steps to Factory Reset iPhone:

Open Settings on your iPhone.
Tap and follow General > Reset.
Tap on Erase All Content and Settings.
A dialog box appears, click Erase Now.
Enter Passcode and your Apple ID password, when prompted. This will wipe iPhone completely and turn off the device.

Now your device is ready to use as new without any personal photos, videos or other information.

Note: Backup your iPhone data on iCloud or iTunes before performing factory reset. Even when you want to sell the iPhone, the old data remains in iCloud and iTunes. And you can access it anytime on your computer or new iPhone.

Method 2: Erase data permanently using Stellar Toolkit for iPhone

When you want to delete iPhone data permanently beyond the scope of any recovery software, use an iPhone erasure tool – Stellar Toolkit for iPhone.

Factory reset option by Apple, does leave a chance of iPhone data recovery by using a software. But, Stellar Toolkit for iPhone software permanently resets iPhone. The software erases iPhone data completely from the storage drive by overwriting and sets it to original default settings. The software leaves no possibility to recover data by any means.

You can quickly remove iPhone's personal settings, photos, videos, audio, music, contacts, messages, chats, installed apps, call history, reminders, search history, and other data.

The software works with all iPhones and iPads. It can wipe off data from iPhone 11 Pro, 11, XS MAX, XS, XR, X, 8, 7, 7s, 6s, 6 Plus, 6, 5s, 5c, 5, 4s and 4. It supports iOS 6.0 and up to iOS 13.2.

Stellar iPhone erasure lets you completely wipe data from unlimited number of iPhones with the software.

Additionally, the toolkit can also recover the lost or deleted data from iPhone, iCloud, and iTunes in various data lost cases such as water damaged iPhone, broken iPhone, stuck at Apple logo and so on.

Key benefits

Wipes complete iPhone data permanently
Erases data from multiple unique iPhones
Easy-to-use
Compatible with all iPhones and iPads

Steps to erase iPhone data permanently with software:

Step 1: Download and run Stellar Toolkit for iPhone on your computer.

Step 2: Select Erase Data.

Select erase data to wipe iphone before sell

Step 3: Erase iPhone Data screen appears. Click Next.

Step 4: Plug in your iPhone into the computer when prompted.

Step 5: Click Erase.

Step 6: An Erase Process dialog box appears. Select Yes to start the erasing process on iPhone. You can view the process progress bar.

Step 7: Once the process finishes, 'Data Erase Completes' message box appears. Click OK.

Your iPhone is now reset as new without any personal information, passwords, or settings.

When should you erase iPhone data with software?

Your data is sensitive and can be easily exploited by someone. So before giving away your iOS device to its next owner, it is better to wipe it off completely, so that no one can recover it.

You can use an iPhone erasure software when you are,

Selling an old iPhone
Exchanging an old iPhone with a new one
Donating an iPhone to someone
Fixing technical malfunction in your iPhone

Finally,

Stellar Toolkit for iPhone comes to the rescue when you want to be absolutely sure about your iPhone data privacy.

If you have to use your iOS device as new, give it away, donate, or resell, you must use the erasure software to wipe iPhone data permanently. Its 100% secure and easy-to-use.

Free trial is available for Stellar Toolkit for iPhone here.