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Remove all jailbreak- related stuff before restoring?
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restore as new! then restore contacts app photo's etc.. 1st sticky in this section.. 
has all the info. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/603129/
has all the info. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/603129/
restore as new! then restore contacts app photo's etc.. 1st sticky in this section..
This i already know, but ive heard that some jb- files stays on the back- up.
Yes they do.
No there is not a clean way to remove everything if you want to restore from backup.
The only clean way is to restore and set the phone as new, that will be a JB file free, but you can't restore from backup.
For the records, 99 out of 100 those files that persist won't bother you, you won't even know that they are there.
But if u uninstall all cydia packages before back- up, the amount of files will greatly decrease, right? Is there someone here who knows if i can use for ex. iExplorer or iFile to delete all those files before back- up? If so, which ones?
YEs... but some files will remind, also YES you can use iExplorer, but this have been discussed before and nobody really have a full list of everything that need to be remove, besides some file need to be only modify and no remove so doing manually is NOT RECOMMENDED, (I'll say it again, it is NOT RECOMMENDED).
I want to fully "virginytize" my iPhone, but which out of the following options should i use:
Just use the "restore" inside of iTunes (on the iPhone tab)
Enter recovery mode (press and hold home while connecting to iTunes)
Or should i go thru settings>general>restore>erase all contents and settings?
So, which out of these three options will be the most complete reset?
Just use the "restore" inside of iTunes (on the iPhone tab)
Enter recovery mode (press and hold home while connecting to iTunes)
Or should i go thru settings>general>restore>erase all contents and settings?
So, which out of these three options will be the most complete reset?
AS I said restoring the device as new then restore your Contacts Photo's etc separately is the best way to go. if you restore you back up somethings have a habit of coming back such as makeitmine. if you restore the device as new it will be about 99.9%. Sadly everybody knows once you lose your virginity there is no 100% way to get it back.. but this will be very very close..
and never should i go thru settings>general>restore>erase all contents and settings? on a jb device! look at the link I provided. in post number #2
and never should i go thru settings>general>restore>erase all contents and settings? on a jb device! look at the link I provided. in post number #2
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You contacts and pics are on your computer (or iCould, or Google, or Dropbox, etc). iTunes will sync them back if you tell it to. It is not a "restore" it is a "sync"
you can also install your contacts, calendar and photo's and apps right from itunes.. info/sync Apply = photo's, sync apply!