sign out of ipad and leave no data

When i sign off of ipad and my wife signs on I’ve noticed tid bits of data still there from me (text messages) . When I signed off I didn’t choose to save anything to device. Why was there tid bits of my data still there.

Posted on Sep 22, 2022 5:08 PM

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Posted on Sep 22, 2022 5:19 PM

Outside of Educational establishments, iPad and iPhone are principally intended to be a single-user device - and are not intended to shared in the same manner as you may be accustomed when using a Windows PC or Mac computer - which has multiple user profiles/accounts.


For iPad and iPhone, signing-out of iCloud does not clear all locally stored data - and unless you are very careful when signing-out, you stand a very real risk of having your personal and/or sensitive data (such as your Calendar, Contacts and Keychain (Passwords) being merged with the AppleID/iCloud data next used to sign-in.


So as to avoid issues, you would be well advised to each have your own iPad - with which to solely use with your own AppleID/iCloud account.


To completely sanitise an iPad or iPhone of all data, it is necessary to fully reset the iPad - which for most is too great a burden for simple user-switching.


Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPad > Erase All Content & Settings


Also see >>> What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support



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Sep 22, 2022 5:19 PM in response to Bufferman221

Outside of Educational establishments, iPad and iPhone are principally intended to be a single-user device - and are not intended to shared in the same manner as you may be accustomed when using a Windows PC or Mac computer - which has multiple user profiles/accounts.


For iPad and iPhone, signing-out of iCloud does not clear all locally stored data - and unless you are very careful when signing-out, you stand a very real risk of having your personal and/or sensitive data (such as your Calendar, Contacts and Keychain (Passwords) being merged with the AppleID/iCloud data next used to sign-in.


So as to avoid issues, you would be well advised to each have your own iPad - with which to solely use with your own AppleID/iCloud account.


To completely sanitise an iPad or iPhone of all data, it is necessary to fully reset the iPad - which for most is too great a burden for simple user-switching.


Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPad > Erase All Content & Settings


Also see >>> What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support



Sep 22, 2022 5:23 PM in response to Bufferman221

You are very welcome.


If data has is merged, the only remedy is manual deletion.


When signing out from iCloud, you’ll be presented with opportunity to save a local copy of data. If you save a local copy, this data will be merged with the account that is next used to sign-in to iCloud. There is no “undo” mechanism - other than manually trawling through the merged data-set.

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