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Chippy007

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Q: How can I delete all my contacts from a phone I am passing to another person without deleting all 847 individually ??

How can I delete all my contacts from a phone I am passing to another person without deleting all 847 individually ??

iPhone 4 (8GB)

Posted on May 2, 2014 5:08 AM

I have this question too

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A:

Settings>General>Reset>Erase All Content & Settings.

Posted on May 2, 2014 5:10 AM

Q: How can I delete all my contacts from a phone I am passing to another person without deleting all 847 individually ??

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by wjosten,Solvedanswer

wjosten May 2, 2014 5:10 AM in response to Chippy007
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May 2, 2014 5:10 AM in response to Chippy007

Settings>General>Reset>Erase All Content & Settings.
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by IdrisSeabright,

IdrisSeabright May 2, 2014 5:11 AM in response to Chippy007
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May 2, 2014 5:11 AM in response to Chippy007

See this article for how to prepare your phone before giving it away or selling it:

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5661
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by wjosten,

wjosten May 2, 2014 5:15 AM in response to Chippy007
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May 2, 2014 5:15 AM in response to Chippy007

All you have to do is erase it, as I've provided. There's nothing more you need to do.
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by Chris CA,

Chris CA May 2, 2014 5:15 AM in response to Chippy007
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May 2, 2014 5:15 AM in response to Chippy007

You should not delete them in the contacts app on the iPhone else you will also delete them from iCloud and from you computer
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by Chippy007,

Chippy007 May 2, 2014 5:25 AM in response to Chippy007
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May 2, 2014 5:25 AM in response to Chippy007

Brilliant. Thank you!
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by IdrisSeabright,

IdrisSeabright May 2, 2014 6:13 AM in response to wjosten
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May 2, 2014 6:13 AM in response to wjosten

wjosten wrote:

All you have to do is erase it, as I've provided. There's nothing more you need to do.
Once again, wjosten, we were posting at pretty much the same time, giving the same advice.
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