By Selena KomezUpdated on July 25, 2017
When you wanna selling your iPhone,give it to someone or sent it to repair store,you may need to restore the factory reset on iPhone.To remove all data and reset the iPhone previous setting,avoid to expose any personal information from iPhone.Most iPhone users will choose the original method to achieve the goal,it’s no doubt that it’s an easy way to complete the factory reset job with it.However,we are going to describe both the simple way and another safely way on restoring factory reset iPhone.
A factory reset can help resolve issues with your iPhone if it’s crashing or freezing,but it is also what you’ll want to do if you need to wipe your iPhone before selling it,or passing it on to a family member or friend.When selling an iPhone,it’s absolutely vital that you delete all the sensitive data stored on it.If not, an unscrupulous buyer could gain access to your social media profiles,your financial information and even your personal photos and videos, enabling them to browse through your private moments or steal your identity.
Tips:If you want to start iPhone with a clean state,then there are two solutions to take.First of all make sure you have a backup ready.Because all data and settings will be wiped completely from your device after performing factory reset on it,here we strongly recommend you to do a backup for your iPhone first.The iOS System Recovery enables to backup iPhone safely before restoring it to factory settings,and we’re about to show you how to do so.
Guide:How to Safely Backup iPhone before Factory Reset
If you need to restore the iPhone to its original state the process requires iTunes.This can be useful for troubleshooting to see if a problem is hardware or software related.
Step 1. Connect your iPhone to the computer and run iTunes.
Step 2. Make sure your iPhone is selected from the left menu in iTunes.
Step 3. Click the Restore button in the center of the iTunes Summary tab.
Step 4. You can choose to Back Up the contents of your iPhone to the computer.
Step 5. iTunes will ask if you’re ready to Restore the iPhone, this will wipe all of your data and settings from the device. Click Restore.
Step 6. iTunes will download, prepare and restore the software on your iPhone. Do not unplug the iPhone from the computer during this process.
Step 7. When it finished, iTunes will ask if you want to restore from backup. Choose “Set up as a new iPhone” to start fresh with factory settings.
Step 8. Enter a name for your iPhone and the process is complete.
This way works when you couldn’t use iTunes to enter iPhone recovery mode successfully and then restore it to factory default.
iOS System Recovery is available for restoring iPhone to factory resetting,completely wipe all data and setting on iPhone.In addition,iOS System Recovery allow to fix iPhone system to normal with various iOS system issues like recovery mode,white Apple logo,black screen,looping on start, and so on.iOS System Recovery work for all models of iPhone(iPhone 7,iPhone SE,iPhone 6S/6,iPhone 5S/5C/5,iPhone 4S/4), iPad(iPad Air,iPad Pro,iPad Mini) and iPod touch.Fully compatible with Windows 10 or Mac 10.11, iOS 8,iOS 9/9.3,iOS 10,etc.
What’s iOS System Recovery can do for you:
-Restore iPhone to factory reset when iPhone freezes.
-Restore iPhone to factory reset when iPhone couldn’t work right.
-Restore iPhone to factory reset when iPhone has been attacked by virus.
-Restore iPhone to factory reset before selling it or giving it to someone.
-Restore iPhone to factory reset when you want to erase iPhone personal data.
-Restore iPhone to factory reset when you forget the password of iPhone.
Step 1.Run iOS System Recovery and Select the Recovery Option
Run the iOS System Recovery and click “More Tools” > “iOS System Recovery” in the program main interface.Connect iPhone with computer.
On the next window,read the instructions and warnings carefully,click “Start”.
Step 2.Download the Firmware for iPhone
When on the next window,make sure that your iPhone is connected to the computer and select your iPhone model and other information.Then click “Download”.
Then the program will start to download the suitable firmware for your iPhone.
Step 3.Restore iPhone to Factory Resetting
When the firmware downloading process is finish,iOS System Recovery will begin to restore your iPhone to factory resetting.
When the process is complete,you can start using your iPhone normally when done.
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