{"id":2890,"date":"2015-07-22T06:39:56","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T06:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=2890"},"modified":"2023-04-15T06:34:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T06:34:43","slug":"how-to-remove-iphone-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-iphone-data\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Remove iPhone Personal Data and App Documents and Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Why we have to remove data from iPhone?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Clear documents and data on iPhone to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-free-up-storage-on-iphone-or-ipad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">free up space<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Clean up iPhone before selling it or sending to other people.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Which data do you want to remove from iPhone?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Which data would you like to remove from iPhone, personal data, documents and data, or all of iPhone data and settings? Actually, no matter which iPhone data you will clear, <a href=\"#option1\">erase iPhone all data and settings<\/a> and <a href=\"#option2\">remove documents and data from iPhone apps<\/a> are two common choices when users prepare to remove iPhone data.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"option1\">Option 1: How to erase iPhone all data and settings<\/h2>\n<p>When you plan to send your iPhone to others, how can you erase all data from iPhone fast?<\/p>\n<p>Actually, you would not need to connect your iPhone to computer, and could directly erase data in iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>Before erase iPhone data, let\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/iphone-ipad\/data-backup-for-iphone-ipad-ipod.html\">back up iPhone with iTunes or iCloud<\/a>. Then enter <strong>Settings &#8211; iCloud<\/strong>, to turn off <strong>Find My iPhone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/turn-off-find-my-iphone.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2895\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/turn-off-find-my-iphone-169x300.png\" alt=\"turn off find my iPhone feature\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/turn-off-find-my-iphone-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/turn-off-find-my-iphone.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And the next steps will guide you how to <strong>erase iPhone data<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Step 1: Open iPhone <strong>Settings &#8211; General <\/strong>option.<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Scroll to the bottom of the interface, and click <strong>Reset<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/open-reset-settings-in-iphone.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2896\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/open-reset-settings-in-iphone-169x300.png\" alt=\"open reset settings in iPhone\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/open-reset-settings-in-iphone-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/open-reset-settings-in-iphone.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Step 3: Choose <strong>Erase All Content and Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Step 4: iPhone will prompt you that will delete all media and data, and reset all settings. Click <strong>Erase iPhone<\/strong> and it would be OK.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/erase-iphone-data.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2897 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/erase-iphone-data-169x300.png\" alt=\"erase iPhone data\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/erase-iphone-data-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/erase-iphone-data.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Few minutes later, all data and settings have been erased from iPhone. iPhone restarts and restore to factory settings.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"option2\">Option 2: How to remove documents and data in iPhone<\/h2>\n<p>Documents and data are the data produced when you use programs in iPhone. Generally, &#8220;clear&#8221; option is available in every app for you to remove documents and data from iPhone. Open app information screen and you can clear cache data instantly. But it seems to be a little complex and troublesome. So I still look for other easy ways to <strong>remove iPhone documents and data<\/strong> at once.<\/p>\n<p>For example, two other common ways below are used to <strong>remove data from iPhone apps<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Uninstall app and app documents and data would be removed from iPhone. Then if you want to use the app again, install it again on your iPhone.<\/li>\n<li>Back up your apps, but not back up data with iTools, and uninstall apps in iPhone, then import the apps that have been backed up without backup data into iPhone.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Option 3: Erase iPhone before selling or sending to other people<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to empty all personal data on the iPhone before selling or sending it to other people, the fast way is to factory reset the iPhone. No matter you remember the iPhone passcode or not, you can factory reset the iPhone quickly. Head to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/iphone-ipad\/three-ways-to-hard-reset-iphone.html\">Three Ways to Hard Reset iPhone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-erase-iphone-data-and-settings-in-two-situations\/\">How to Erase iPhone Data and Settings in Two Situations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-backup-data-from-icloud-storage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Remove iPhone\/iPad\/iPod Backup from iCloud Storage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/ios\/ios-data-genius-user-guide.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Recover iPhone\/iPad\/iPod Lost Data in Two Modes with iOS Data Genius<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/iphone-ipad\/data-backup-for-iphone-ipad-ipod.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why and How to Make a Data Backup for iPhone\/iPad\/iPod<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why we have to remove data from iPhone? 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