How to Permanently Wipe Samsung Phone Data

“Help! I would like to sell my Samsung Galaxy S6 because I updated to the fascinating Note 8 several days ago. But there stored many personal data on the old S6. What should I do with them. Can any one help me wipe my Samsung S6 without recovery?”

I believe this is not a rare scene because the newly released Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is so excellent that numerous of Samsung fans have replaced their old Samsung phone with a note 8. However, for the reason that mobile phone, which plays an indispensable role in modern life, records too much personal information, they are also troubled in how to dealing with the old Samsung phone. Then what should we do to permanently erase data on a Samsung phone?

Is factory reset enough to wipe a Samsung phone permanently?

To be honest, simply deleting or factory reset cannot remove all data from Samsung completely. There are many recovery tools like EaseUS Data Recovery could recover your deleted data, because they are still kept in the internal storage after factory reset, as though become invisible for you. 

Delete everything on Samsung phone by Samsung data eraser.

Since, factory reset doesn’t work, a reliable Samsung data erasing software is the best choice for you. Here I would like to introduce 2 powerful tools to delete everything on Samsung phone.

Method 1: Erase a Samsung phone with Wondershare SafeEraser.

Wondeshare SafeEraser is designed to protect your privacy, which can clean your android data in one click.

Step 1: Connect your Samsung phone to computer.

Step 2: Click the "Erase All Data" button.

Step 3: Please type “delete” to confirm and click “Erase Now”.

Note: There are some limitations to free trial version, so you cannot erase all of your data.

Method 2: Erase Samsung phone with Jihosoft Mobile Privacy Eraser.

Jihosoft Mobile Privacy Eraser offers 3 cleaning options and 5 erasing algorithm to help you delete all data on Samsung phone beyond recovery. What’s more, a free trial version is also available.

Step 1: Connect your Samsung phone to computer.

Connect your Samsung to computer with a well-functioned USB cable, and please make sure the USB debugging mode is turned on, so that your phone could be recognized by this software. If you meet any difficulties, follow this guide: how to to enable USB debugging on your Samsung phone.

Step 2: Choose a erasing plan, then choose data you want to erase

Jihosoft Mobile Privacy Eraser provides you 3 erasing plans, which allow you to delete existing or deleted data.

Then this software will automatically scan your your Samsung phone, and the result will be listed by category. Please mark what you want to wipe.

Step 3: Choose a data erasing algorithm.

There are 5 erasing algorithms ranked from low to high for you to choose. The higher level algorithm you choose, the less possibility to recover these data.

Step 4: Confirm Erasing.

After choosing a erasing algorithm, type “Erase” in the blank and click “Confirm” to remove your data.