What exactly is erased when you phone is erased after the set amount of password attempts?
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What exactly is erased when you phone is erased after the set amount of password attempts?
It's like doing a wipe handheld. All personal info (contacts, messages, emails, 3rd party themes/apps etc.) is wiped from your phone.
EVERYTHING is GONE! :p
Exactly. It's the equivalent of going to options>security>hitting menu and selecting "wipe handheld." It restores the phone back to factory settings. The way you bought it brand new in the box.
Wiping your phone will not restore the factory out of the box OS. A wipe does not touch the OS. Other than that, the posters above are correct.
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Password wipe does not necessarily erase third party apps. It erases all personal data on the device. Options > security options > general settings > menu > wipe handheld gives you the option to remove third party apps.
So it does or doesn't erase 3rd party apps?
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I think sith answered your question about as well as it can be. You can make a backup and try it for yourself. Note that the normal backup only backs up personal data. If you want to backup 3rd party apps, you need to follow the procedure by C_X in the How To and FAQ forum.
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does it wipe data from your memory card?
No. A wipe does not touch the media card contents. Which means if you store personal data there, a thief can still get it, unless you encrypt the card contents.
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Thanks for the response! Ill make sure I encrypt my car.
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You can separately format (wipe) your media card in Options, Memory, BB button, Format. Same goes for the device's internal memory.
yes, u're spot on.
i've wiped my bb once, my thrid party apps are still there when i turn on my bold.
quite surprised by it cos i was expecting to install the apps all over again
Thanks!!!
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