topic how to completely format-wipe data in XPERIA archive https://community.sony.ee/t5/xperia-archive/how-to-completely-format-wipe-data/m-p/3089426#M277471 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P></P><P>i want to format/wipe my xperia s in such a way that no data shuold be recoverable.</P><P>i know some program that wipe ur data in PCs, </P><P>is it okay if i connect my&nbsp; xperia with usb to PC and than i wipe all "internal storage" data,</P><P>will it affect the system files?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:39:55 GMT amitkala17 2013-07-10T14:39:55Z how to completely format-wipe data https://community.sony.ee/t5/xperia-archive/how-to-completely-format-wipe-data/m-p/3089426#M277471 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P></P><P>i want to format/wipe my xperia s in such a way that no data shuold be recoverable.</P><P>i know some program that wipe ur data in PCs, </P><P>is it okay if i connect my&nbsp; xperia with usb to PC and than i wipe all "internal storage" data,</P><P>will it affect the system files?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:39:55 GMT https://community.sony.ee/t5/xperia-archive/how-to-completely-format-wipe-data/m-p/3089426#M277471 amitkala17 2013-07-10T14:39:55Z Re: how to completely format-wipe data https://community.sony.ee/t5/xperia-archive/how-to-completely-format-wipe-data/m-p/3089427#M277472 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>To be honest, you would need to perform a Factory Data Reset on the device multiple times to overwrite old data. This is pretty much the only way to stop data being recovered.</P><P></P><P>Menu &gt; Settings &gt; Back &amp; reset &gt; Factory Data reset.</P><P></P><P><EM style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </EM></P><P style="color: #686868;"><EM style="color: blue; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </EM></P><HR id="0" /><EM> </EM> <P></P><P style="color: #686868;"> </P><P style="color: #686868;"><EM><SPAN style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; font-size: 10pt;">What are your thoughts about this forum?</SPAN><SPAN style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #2aabe4; font-size: 10pt;"><SPAN style="color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica !important;"> </SPAN><SPAN style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica !important;">Let us know by doing this short <EM style="color: #333333; font-size: 12px;"><EM style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #2aabe4; font-size: 10pt;"><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://surveys.opinion-8.com/SE/SF/en" style="color: #686868; font-family: Helvetica !important;" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><SPAN style="font-style: normal; color: #2aabe4;">survey</SPAN></A>.</EM></EM></SPAN></SPAN></EM></P><P></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 19 Jul 2013 03:46:11 GMT https://community.sony.ee/t5/xperia-archive/how-to-completely-format-wipe-data/m-p/3089427#M277472 Jake-SonyXperia 2013-07-19T03:46:11Z