If I erase all content and settings, can I still make calls?

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If I erase all content and settings, can I still make calls?

I've got a lot of 'Other' content on my iPhone that won't go away. (I suspect that it's corrupted music files.) I think the only way I can actually get rid of it is to do an 'Erase all content and settings' and basically hard-reset my iPhone to factory specs.

My question is this: Will my phone still be able to make and receive calls after I do this? It'll still be my phone, won't it? It won't forget its own number or anything like that? I want to keep the phone, of course, just get rid of that **** 'Other'. So if I erase all content, will this be possible?

iPhone 5s, iOS 8

Posted on Oct 1, 2014 1:34 PM

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rockmyplimsoul

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Oct 1, 2014 2:06 PM in response to Babaganoosh

Doing this will not prevent you from using it as a phone, provided that after erasing it you go through the steps to complete its setup. As you'll see, you'll be prompted to re-enter your Apple ID, etc. once you complete the "Erase all content and settings" process. At that point you'll be prompted to load a prior backup, either from iCloud or iTunes, but that is optional. You may want to first try loading your prior backup to avoid having to re-do everything on the iPhone. Putting your prior backup onto the iPhone may not result in a swollen "Other" as you have now, but maybe it will (if so, just do this again but don't install a backup).

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