Erase all content

**flipboi** · 11-04-2008 08:55 AM

hey guys, i was transfering photos from my iphone to my computer and i didnt realize that my iphone was syncing and i accidentally unplugged the usb. Now my iphone doesnt recognize my music but its still in the memory. i jailbroke my phone with quickpwn. now my question is if i go into settings and "Erase all content" would everything get deleted ? ie: my videos with cycorder and all the things i downloaded with cydia/installer ? any help would be appreciated, thanks.

**flipboi** · 11-05-2008 10:51 AM

please bump........ i really need help.

**Jimbeam2** · 11-05-2008 04:58 PM

I think "Erase all content" will do exactly that. It takes a long time to finish. It might be faster and easier to just do a restore and start fresh. Thats basically what "Erase all content" does but very very slowly.

**volkspost** · 11-05-2008 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by Jimbeam2

I think "Erase all content" will do exactly that. It takes a long time to finish. It might be faster and easier to just do a restore and start fresh. Thats basically what "Erase all content" does but very very slowly.

Erase all content kind of secure deletes all data, taking 1-2 hours. only a good idea if you are selling the iPhone and dont want anyone to recover your data.
a dfu restore would be the best and fastest idea here.

**flipboi** · 11-05-2008 05:22 PM

how do i do a dfu restore ?

**volkspost** · 11-05-2008 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by flipboi

how do i do a dfu restore ?

Check here
http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=53930

when in dfu mode, restore in iTunes 8 to Apple FW 2.1. Use Quickpwn then to jailbreak, activate, unlock. Once connected to iTunes then for sync, choose the option "setup as a new iPhone", sync after that.

**flipboi** · 11-05-2008 05:59 PM

aw man isnt there a way to get into the phone memory and just delete the songs ? because i just came back from the philippines and i dont want to erase/restore all the memories i had there.

**volkspost** · 11-05-2008 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by flipboi

aw man isnt there a way to get into the phone memory and just delete the songs ? because i just came back from the philippines and i dont want to erase/restore all the memories i had there.

Ok, you are after the stuff that is still sitting on the iPhone? You could install OpenSSH via Cydia (Cydia should be on the iPhone) and then use WinSCP (Windows) or Cyberduck/Fugu (Mac) to SFTP into the iPhone. You could then copy all the "memories" from the iPhone to the PC, restore the iphone and put all back afterwards.

**flipboi** · 11-06-2008 03:20 AM

so theres no possible way to delete just the music ? i have to do a restore no matter what ? man i dont wanna touch other things cuz of so many memories i had in my last vacation.

**volkspost** · 11-06-2008 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by flipboi

so theres no possible way to delete just the music ? i have to do a restore no matter what ? man i dont wanna touch other things cuz of so many memories i had in my last vacation.

OK, try this one. SFTP into the iPhone with WinSCP or Cyberduck (openSSH has to be installed). Goto
/private/var/mobile/Media
and delete the iTunes folder. Restart the iPhone. The musik is gone by then. I hope this is what you want to get done.