How to erase an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch

July 20th, 2010 by Donald Bell

For most people, the idea of having their iPad erased sounds like a nightmare. There are times, however, when it can be handy to wipe all your personal data from an iPad and restore it back to its factory settings.

Maybe you're managing a fleet of company iPads or returning one to a store, or even selling one you've grown tired of on eBay — whatever the circumstance, you're going to want to know how to wipe the memory and return the iPad to its original state.

So without further ado, here's a video demonstrating two methods for erasing and restoring an iPad. This same technique also works on an iPhone or iPod Touch. It can be used to move a grown man to tears if executed on someone's device without warning, so proceed with caution and be sure to double-check that all your data is backed up to your computer.

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jennifer
November 7th, 2011 at 11:55pm

Though, by this way, we can easily erase all data on iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. We'd better have a backup of the iOS device before do it. With tool like http://www.iphonecontactsbackup.com/ Export music, contacts, sms, movie, playlist, ebooks, photos on iPad, iPhone or iPod touch to computer for a backup. Once we need restore to the device. We need it.

jennifer
November 7th, 2011 at 11:55pm

Though, by this way, we can easily erase all data on iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. We'd better have a backup of the iOS device before do it. With tool like http://www.iphonecontactsbackup.com/ Export music, contacts, sms, movie, playlist, ebooks, photos on iPad, iPhone or iPod touch to computer for a backup. Once we need restore to the device. We need it.

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