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Erasing all content and settings

Will erasing all content and settings on my old iPhone remove content from iCloud/new phone. I click erase now and it says this will delete all media and data and reset all settings, this is what I want to happen on the old phone just concerned if I click erase it will delete everything from new phone too

iPhone 7

Posted on Jan 22, 2020 1:37 PM

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No. To put your mind at ease you should sign out of your Apple ID before doing so. That will unlink the device from the cloud.

Posted on Jan 22, 2020 1:49 PM

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Erasing all content and settings

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