Selling an ipad1-how to wipe?

[glen e]

Selling a pad to a friend...its a 3g unit...want to wipe everything...is it as easy as reset--->all settings?


And then sign on to att same way on my new ipad2?

 

[JustCrusin]

Doing a restore on the unit from iTunes restores all factory settings. If you are planning on restoring to your iPad2, make sure to do a backup first.

 

[tshandy]

Will this securely erase the drive? Where even the most dedicated hacker wouldn't be able to find anything?

 

[patrickj]

Will this securely erase the drive? Where even the most dedicated hacker wouldn't be able to find anything?

No, most likely not - that would likely require more specialist tools and more effort. There is a dev team member - Jonathan Zdziarski is his real name - who focuses on iOS security and assists law enforcement with forensic recovery and such on iOS devices. Here's his site:

http://www.zdziarski.com/blog/

You may find better info on iOS data wipe and recovery there I think.

 

[patrickj]

Oh, and on the transfer of the AT&T data plan, I did a post about this recently:

http://justanotheripadblog.com/ipad-tips-tricks/how-to-swap-your-3g-data-plan-from-your-original-ipad-to-your-ipad-2/

It's best to call AT&T and get the plan disassociated with the iPad you're going to sell.