How to Permanently Clear Data from Samsung Phone and Tablet

What can you do with your Samsung smart phone?

There are too many interesting things we can do by using Samsung mobile phones or tablet, such as chatting with friends, taking photos/videos, surfing the Internet, playing games, sending SMS/MMS, shopping all that jazz. Without doubt, Samsung mobile phone plays an very important role in our daily life. Because there are so many important contents store in our Samsung phone or tablet both the internal memory and the SD card inside it.

The growing concern towards privacy on Samsung Android device has been increasing sharply in recent years as we almost put the most import data and asset on those devices, such as contacts, text messages, photos, videos, Login details, credit card information, purchase history, etc. Obviously, none of us want those data being accessed by unauthorized parties. That’s the reason why we need to delete everything permanently on the old Samsung device while we are going to sell it out.However,if you want to buy a new Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge,S7,S6,S6 Edge,Note 7 and selling the old Samsung Galaxy S5/S4/Note 4,you must to permanently erase all data from old Samsung phone before selling it.

Is it possible to erase Samsung data without recovery?

No matter what is the reason that you want to erase your Samsung. In this article, we will show you the use guide to fully wipe all contents and settings from your Samsung phone or tablet without restore in 2 simple ways. Either of them can remove your personal contacts, SMS, photos, call logs information on Samsung device without restoring.

• Method 1: How to Remove Samsung Data with Samsung Data Eraser
• Method 2: How to Erase Samsung Galaxy Data with Mobile Transfer

Method 1: How to Remove Samsung Data with Samsung Data Eraser

Android Data Eraser and Phone Data Eraser features the functionality to erase all data from Samsung phone or tablet with just one simple click, including contacts, photos, browser history, caches and cookies, messages, etc. Most Samsung devices are supported by the program, such as Samsung Galaxy S8/S7/S6/S5/S4, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Nexus, Samsung Epic 4G Touch, etc. With the help of the Samsung Data Eraser, you are allow to freely erase existing data or the deleted data from Samsung phone.

Step 1. Connect Your Samsung Device to Computer with an USB Cable

Enable USB debugging on your Samsung device before the connection. Then the program window will display as below. Click on “Erase All Data” option on the window.

Step 2. Erase All Files from Samsung Phone

In this step, you will be asked to enter “delete” to confirm the program to erase data. Click on “Erase Now” to access the eraser process.

Step 3. Start to Erase Personal Data On Samsung Phone

Now the program will start to wipe your personal data on phone like contacts, SMS, photos, apps, and other personal contacts. This process will take a short time, depending on the data storage on Samsung device.

Step 4.Factory Data Reset Or Wipe All System Settings

After the completely wipe all your Samsung data, please follow the instruction on the device and tap “Factory Data Reset” or “Erase All Content “on the device to wipe all system settings.

Method 2: How to Erase Samsung Galaxy Data with Mobile Transfer

Mobile Transfer software allows users to permanently wipe all contents and settings from Samsung phones and tablets. You can choose to erase the data from different aspects, such as only erase the deleted data, or erase all data, erase private data and so on. Regardless of which kinds of models you’re choosing, the wiped contacts, text messages, pictures, videos, call logs, WhatsApp chats will never be restored with any data recovery software. This program is suitable for Samsung Galaxy S8/S7/S6/S5/S4/S3, Galaxy Note 7/5/4/3/2, Samsung Captivate, Samsung Infuse, etc.

Step 1. Download the Software and Connect Phone to PC

Click the button above to download it. Then, connect your Samsung device or tablet to PC via USB cable. Once the connection is successful, the software will automatically detect your device and show it on the program interface. Choose the “Erase Your Old Phone” box at the lower right and you will enter the interface below.

Note: Please remember to back up Samsung data before erasing, because nothing can be restored once the erased process is complete. You can use this program to backup your Samsung data to computer by choosing “Backup Up Your Phone” in the main screen of the program.

Step 2. Select the Mode and Confirm Erasure

After you’ve ticked all the target data you want to erase, press the “Erase Now” button to enter the data erasing interface.

Step 3. Permanent Delete All Data on Your Samsung Phone

If everything is OK, you can permanent delete all data on your Samsung, including the contacts, messages, call logs, media files, Apps and more. Please wait a minute, the whole wiping process won’t take too much of your time.

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