Wiping all data from an iphone 3gs to give to a new user

how do i rest an iphone3gs so that all data is erased and ready to hand over to a new user ... ?

Settings>General>Reset>Erase All Content & Settings, or restore the phone as a new device in iTunes, eject when finished, do not sync.

Similar Messages

  • How do I transfer all data from my old internal hard drive to a new internal hard drive

    How do I transfer all data from my old internal hard drive to a new internal hard drive? I have an iMac with a 320gb internal HD that is full and I am replacing it with a 2tb internal drive. I have several external drives; 1 tb, 2tb and 3 tb. The 2 tb is being used for Time Machine. Do I have to buy an enclosure? If so, where would I get an inexpensive one?
    I also want to partition the new internal drive for Windows, and I'm not sure how much space to use for that. I plan to use Windows to check my work in PowerPoint created on my Mac for clients on PCs.

    Do you already have Time Machine making backups onto the 2TB drive? If so, after you get the internal drive replaced, boot up into the recovery partition (hold down ⌘R) and restore the latest Time Machine backup that you have onto the new internal drive.
    I recommend always having two backups. I'd use SuperDuper to make a complete clone of your internal drive onto an external drive in addition to having the Time Machine backup.
    Boot Camp is what is used to make partitions for Windows. How much space to allocate depends on how much space you expect Windows to use up based on how you plan to use it.

  • Does anyone else have issues with firefox 5 totally crashing a windows7 laptop? This has happened now THREE times, each time wiping all data from the user that it was installed on.

    I recently upgraded to FF5 on a windows7 laptop. I havent had any previous issues with system crashes. But within HOURS of installing, my whole OS crashed, and after about an hour of "cannot start windows" the laptop "repaired" itself, wiping all data and a user. I reinstalled, and it crashed again. I want to go back to version 3.16, as I had no issues with that version.

    god, i love it when i find answers to my own questions!  here is a work-around, not really a fix because you have to run this daemon that constantly performs read operations to prevent the drive from going into low power mode - which seems to be the source of this problem.  caution: this will drain your battery if you leave computer awake while not plugged in, but this solution darn well beats the issues i was having before with spinning beachball every couple minutes.. i was going crazy!  it only eats about 2-3% of cpu usage and i have not had the problem since i installed this daemon which sits in Library\LaunchDaemons (if you want to remove it later.)  also the developer leaves his email in the install file and he is very helpful.
    here is a link to the crucial thread where i found this solution:
    http://forum.crucial.com/t5/Solid-State-Drives-SSD/M4-512gb-Macbook-Pro-15-i7-2- 3-2011/td-p/45848/page/12
    here is a link to the file itself:
    download here

  • HT4623 I deleted all contents from my iphone 3gs so that i could give it to my nephew....now all i get is the apple logo and nothing will come on. have i deleted the programme completely if so how can i get it back???

    I think theoperating system from my iphone 3GS has gone

    Restore the device with iTunes > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
    You may need to put it into Recovery Mode first > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

  • HT4527 my pc died how do i transfer my music from a iphone 3gs to itunes on a new pc

    my old pc is dead but i need to know how to transfer music from a old iphone 3gs to itunes on my new pc and then on to another iphone 3gs?

    iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
    iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
    hope this helps.

  • How do I upload a movie to Iphone without wiping all **** data from it including music and photos?

    I have this iPhone, I've been asked to upload 3 movies to it, since they failed to do that. I'm a heavy Android user and I'm so ****** off that I have to deal with all this We have 2.5 GB left, I want to delete a movie but there's no Delete option anywhere in right click menu or the window. I wanted to try and upload atleast one movie but you can't drag and drop into iTunes or something. I figured out in the very beginning that you've gotta sync the computer to it, but if I wanna do that it threatens me with total removal of data from my friend's iPhone. I authorized the computer, logged into iTunes, turned home sharing on. Pressed all buttons literally (except those which approve the phone wipe )
    HELP!"!?!?! END THIS PLEASE!!!!

    Worked it out from another thread. Nevmind.

  • Wiping data from my iPhone 3GS

    I am giving my old iPhone away. I cleared my messages and photos then selected Restore to Factory Settings. Does this mean all my data will be wiped or when the new user has my phone, they can see any historic data/my old emails?

    If you used the "Restore" button in iTunes, and restored as a new device, this will wipe the phone. However, were you using FaceTime or iMessage? If so, did you turn these both off BEFORE you wiped the phone? If not, you might want to reactivate both, turn both off after doing so, then wipe the phone again.

  • Erase all data from original iPhone

    I've upgraded to the iPhone 3G and am in the process of selling the 1st generation. My cell service has been transferred to the new phone - the sim card that came with the 3G is now in the original phone. I want to be sure to all my data is erased. Since it's not an active phone, how do I do that? Can I take the sim from the 3G, install in the original and then erase all data?

    If you are selling your 2G iphone, I may be interested. I just broke the screen of mine and found out that replacing it cost almost as much as a 3G. I don't want a 3G as AT&T charges more per month would also charge for texting. Thanks! You can contact me at [email protected]

  • HT201269 WHAT DO i DO TO TRANSFER ALL DATA FROM OLD IPHONE TO NEW I PHONE

    How do I transfer all the information from my old I phone 4s to my I phone 5

    You should be storing all pics, music, calendars, contacts on your computer.  Just sync them to the new iPhone

  • How do I transfer my data files and apps from my iphone 3gs to my new 4g?

    How do I transfer all of my data from my iphone 3gs to my new 4g?

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2109

  • HT201269 How to transfer all info from old iPhone to new iPhone 5

    HOw do I transfer all data from old iPhone to iPhone 5

    Randers -
    I'm trying to move data/restore my new ATT 5 from my old 3G. I had to use iTunes and I followed the directions in the link a couple posts above, but I never got the option at step 5 to "restore from a Backup".  instead I got a confirmation page that xxx-xxx-xxxx was my phone number. i said yes.
    how do i restore from the old 3G now? (one point the 3g was running ios 5.1.1, not sure if that matters).
    appreciate any help/advice

  • I bought a used iphone 4 today. how to transfer all my old and important data including apps and email settings from old iphone 3gs to the used iphone 4?

    i bought a used iphone 4 today. how to transfer all my old and important data including apps and email settings from old iphone 3gs to the used iphone 4? that means, making the iphone 4 just like the iphone 3gs?

    Well, you sink everything on your 3GS onto your laptop/computer. Then you reset your iPhone 4. When you are restarting it, add all those apps music (ect)  On to it. It seems difucult but for more info call Apple. I did that and he lead me step by step on how to do it. Well hope this helped~~

  • I just bought a brand new iPhone 4s from a Three store. When I used the cloud restore to put the data from my old 3gs onto the device, it's prompting me for an Apple ID login with an email address that isn't mine!

    I just got a brand new iPhone 4S on a contract from my local Three store. When I used the cloud restore to put the data from my old 3GS onto the device, it's prompting me for an Apple ID login with an email address (hotmail) that isn't mine! My old phone has NEVER had any Apple ID other than mine log into it, and the new one's a sealed box that I've opened and set up from scratch. Can anyone please explain this? I'm worried there's some kind of problem with my iCloud data being mixed with someone else's or something... Since I logged in with my own ID, it's downloaded the data perfectly fine, but I just got the Apple ID prompt again a moment ago with this same hotmail address in it... I'd be very grateful for any explanation!

    In iTunes on your computer, select the Purchased section under STORE in the left column. Click on the first track and choose "Get Info" from the "File" menu.
    In the "Summary" tab you'll see details of the purchaser of the track. Click Next to go through all your purchased music one by one until you find the ones you need to get rid of.
    Unfortunately, there are no smart playlist rules that can filter tracks by the purchaser that I know of.

  • How do I transfer all photos and music from my old iphone 3gs to new iphone 4s? I have a new laptop because the old one broke and so do not have non camera roll photos or music stored anywhere apart from the iphone 3gs and cannot update io5 on the iphone

    How do I transfer all photos and music from my old iphone 3gs to new iphone 4s? I have a new laptop because the old one broke and so do not have non camera roll photos or music stored anywhere apart from the iphone 3gs and cannot update io5 on the iphone 3gs without erasibng everything. i need help!!!

    Syncing to a new iTunes library or computer will erase your phone. Only if you back up manually before syncing, you can restore your device from that backup again. A manual backup does not include the sync process.
    Do this:
    Disable autosync in iTunes, connect your phone to your new computer and right click on it in the device list and choose backup. iTunes will backup your device without syncing.
    Transfer your purchases the same way, choosing "transfer purchases" this time.
    When you connect your phone for the first time, all media content will be erased. But you can restore your settings and app data from your manual backup afterwards.
    Don't forget to set up at least one contact and event on your new computer to be able to merge calendars and contacts when you sync the iPhone for the first time.
    Music is one way only, from the computer to your device, unless you bought the songs in itunes and transferred your purchases.
    There is 3rd party software out there, but not supported by Apple, see this thread: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2013615&tstart=0
    About backups and what's saved:iTunes: About iOS backups
    How to back up and restore:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
    How to download apps for free again:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
    Saving other data is also described here. How to back up your data and set up as a new device

  • I sync'd my Iphone with itunes and all my data on my Iphone was erased.  How can I get the data from my Iphone back?

    I am a previous user of itouch and sync'd it with itunes on my PC using windows 7, itunes v10.  Bought my first iphone and started using it: I entered contacts, photos, apps, etc.. I sync it for the first time and itunes removed all my data from my Iphone and put my old data from Itouch on the iphone.  How can I get my Iphone data back?

    I am a previous user of itouch and sync'd it with itunes on my PC using windows 7, itunes v10.  Bought my first iphone and started using it: I entered contacts, photos, apps, etc.. I sync it for the first time and itunes removed all my data from my Iphone and put my old data from Itouch on the iphone.  How can I get my Iphone data back?

Maybe you are looking for