ICloud erase mode

Hi,
My phone was stolen 3 weeks back and I too had the same issue. Find my iphone was turned off, i don't know how.. I put the phone in lost mode and then erase mode. I brought a new iphone 4s and after 2 weeks, suddenly all of my contacts got disappeared from my iCloud, Mac Contacts, iPhone without any reason. I tried to do a restore iPhone and the contacts came back but disappeared in fraction of second. Used Backup from old data and the same had happened.
Out of no reason I checked with photos and suddenly, I could get the photo of the guy who stole my iphone. I immediately synced that pic to iPhotos. that displayed all info(date, time, camera used, flash on) except the location services.
I logged into iCloud.com to see if the phone got erase. But it still showed erase mode activated. Phone will erase the data once it is connected to internet. But without connection to internet, that guys pics would not have come. I guess there is something about Activation lock to be still active and deactivate which does not work properly.
Please help

Login to your account and see if it will accept a cancel but usually it will not. Do not turn your iPhone on, instead connect to iTines and backup the iPhone, then if it erases restore the backup.

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dear all
can you help me to cancel erase mode to my Iphone ?
because i find my iphone ....
regards

Hello there, abady9119
The following Knowledge Base article is a great resource for Find My iPhone features and how they function:
iCloud: Find My iPhone overview
http://support.apple.com/kb/ph2696
Under "Using Lost Mode" the following information is linked:
Stop Lost Mode or change your contact info
Sign in to icloud.com/#find with your Apple ID (the one you use with iCloud).If you’re using another iCloud app, click the app’s name at the top of the iCloud.com window, then click Find My iPhone.
Click All Devices, then select the device that’s in Lost Mode.
Click Lost Mode, then change the information or click Stop Lost Mode.
If you're speaking about "Remote erase":
If you erase then find your iOS device, you can restore the information on the device using iCloud Backup (if backup was turned on before you erased it) or iTunes. For more information, see iCloud storage and backup overview, or your device’s user guide in Safari bookmarks or on the Apple Support website.
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro.

HT4522 what is the preferred disk erase mode for Time Capsule

I've been wanting to re-format my Time capsule as I've bought a new Mac Book and currently have 2 backups loaded. Since I've merged data, I wanted to erase and re-use the TC.
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Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click on the Time Capsule icon, then click Edit
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7 Pass zeros the drive 7 times, etc.
BTW, the Time Capsule drive is formatted in Mac OS Extended (Journaled). This cannot be changed unless you pull the drive from the Time Capsule (voids the warranty), place it in a separate enclosure and use Disk Utility to make the changes that you want.
Then, you have to reinstall the disk back in the Time Capsule.

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I want to stop erase mode, pls help me?

hello, i want to stop erase mode, pls help me?

Do you mean Erase Mode through Find my iPhone? If so, there is no way to stop it. When it is finished you will need to restore your device using your latest backup.

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TS3992 If I back up pictures from the camera roll on my iPad to iCloud and then delete the pictures off my iPad will the next back up to iCloud erase those picutres from iCloud?

If I back up pictures from the camera roll on my iPad to iCloud and then delete the pictures off my iPad will the next back up to iCloud erase those picutres from iCloud? or will all pictures remain in iCloud?

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Hello, I loss my Iphone and it was set to erase. The process is still pending. Is there a way to reverse this process.

Login to your account and see if it will accept a cancel but usually it will not. Do not turn your iPhone on, instead connect to iTines and backup the iPhone, then if it erases restore the backup.

How to cancel icloud erase mac

Having lost my MacBook Air, I went into icloud and chose the "erase all data" option. Luckily, i then found it back. I still have not connected it to the internet but will have to do so. Does anyone know how to cancel the "erase all data" request?
thanks.
PS I also set up "lock" and i can undo that but will not do so until i discover a way to cancel the erase all data feature.

Make absolutely certain that you are not within range of a wireless network - unplug your modem and / or wireless router
Back up your MacBook Air using Time Machine or "clone" software
After your wireless network is operational, let the erase occur, then restore the MBA
The above is the safest suggestion but consider performing the folllowing before doing any of the above, which would eliminate the need for Step 3 entirely. I have not yet verified it will work, which is the reason for backing up your MBA first:
On another computer, log in to iCloud.
Select your MBA from the "Devices" list. If the MBA is off line (which it will be) you will find a link on the bottom of the iCloud.com page - the one that looks like this
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If you have the original Apple ID and password that it was registered with, then it will work as normal, without those it is locked and of no use.

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ICloud Erased my contacts!

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Does iCloud erase iPhone delete photos from the phone

I hope it does

The only connection iCloud has with photos is Photo Stream. That's where the last 1000 photos you took with your iPhone are uploaded into the cloud and synced with your Macs running iPhoto. iCloud does not erase anything from an iPhone, or an iPad for that matter.
Please post back if that doesn't answer your question, or if I misunderstood.
Matt

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