Factory Reset iPhone 7/7 Plus/8/8 Plus/X without Losing Data. No Password Is Needed!

Tracy King updated on May 19, 2022 to iPhone Data Recovery |How-to Articles

Are you looking for a way to factory reset your iPhone? iPhone 7/7 Plus/8/8 Plus/X get locked or become disabled? Don't remember the password for your device? Something unknown malware seem to change your iPhone settings and you need a secure way to reset your device back to factory settings? Relax! Here in this article, we'll guide you to factory reset iPhone 7/7 Plus/8/8 Plus/X without losing any data now.

All you need is just to follow below offered guide steps to fix this issue on your iPhone now:

Part 1. Backup iPhone 7/7 Plus/8/8 Plus/X data without password
Part 2. Factory Reset iPhone 7/7 Plus/8/8 Plus/X with 2 methods
Method 1. Hard Reset iPhone 7/7 Plus/8/8 Plus/X
Method 2. Factory reset iPhone 7/7 Plus/8/8 Plus/X with iTunes

Note: All these methods and solutions offered here can also applied for you to restore other iPhones such as iPhone 6/6s etc, iPad or iPod touch to factory settings. If you are looking for a way to reset your iOS device, just follow to do the factory reset job now.

Part 1. Backup/extract iPhone 7/7 Plus/8/8 Plus/X data without password 

In order to avoid unnecessary data loss trouble or to prevent iPhone 7/7 Plus/8/8 Plus/X data get erased by factory reset, it's highly recommended for you to backup or extract iPhone data in advance. You may choose to use iCloud or iTunes to backup your personal files.

But in order to protect your personal files and privacy, we'd like to recommend you extract all your contacts, text messages, photos, videos or other data into PC. Don't worry if you have forgotten the password. You can directly apply powerful iOS data recovery software to access to your iPhone data and extract them into PC by simple clicks. You may free download a powerful iOS data recovery software - EaseUS MobiSaver and follow below steps to backup and extract all your iPhone 7/7 Plus/8/8 Plus/X data to PC now:

Step 1. Choose the Recovery Mode

Connect iPhone to your PC and Launch EaseUS MobiSaver. Choose the recovery mode - "Recover from iOS Device" on the left, and click "Start".

Step 2. Scan iPhone and Find Lost Data

EaseUS MobiSaver will automatically scan iPhone 13/12/11/X/XR/XS/8/7/6/5/4, and find present data and even some lost data for you.

Step 3. Preview and Restore iPhone Data

You can choose the lost data such as your photos, videos, contacts, SMS, notes, voice mails or other files from iPhone 13/12/11/X/XR/XS/8/7/6/5/4. Then, click "Recover" and save those data to another location.

Part 2. Factory Reset iPhone 7/7 Plus/8/8 Plus/X with 2 methods

After getting iPhone data backed up, you can now follow to find a suitable method to factory reset your iPhone 7/7 Plus/8/8 Plus/X now.

Method 1. Hard Reset iPhone 7/7 Plus/8/8 Plus/X

• Press and hold Lock/Wake button on iPhone > Press and hold Volume Down button at the same time;
• Hold both buttons till the screen turns black > Switch back on to reboot iPhone till Apple logo shows up;
• When you see Apple logo on iPhone, the hard reset process will complete.

Method 2. Factory reset iPhone 7/7 Plus/8/8 Plus/X with iTunes

Do remember to update iTunes in your PC to the latest version and then you can follow below steps to factory reset iPhone 7/7 Plus/8/8 Plus/X with iTunes:

• Turn off iPhone and connect the USB connector with PC;
• Press and hold Home button on your iPhone > Connect iPhone with PC;
• When the iTunes icon appears, release Home button to enter Recovery Mode;
• Launch iTunes in your PC, click Restore when it promotes;
• Wait till iTunes connect to iPhone software update server > Click Restore and Update on iTunes confirmation box;
• Click Next when the iPhone Software Update window shows up > Click Agree to accept the license terms and move on;
• Wait till a compatible iOS for your iPhone is downloaded and iTunes will restore your iPhone to the factory settings with it.

Now you've successfully restore your iPhone 7/7 Plus/8/8 Plus/X to factory settings, you can important backups with your personal files such as contacts, SMS, photos etc into your phone and reuse them again.