Blackberry Devices are capable of handling intensive tasks, and for that reason many enterprise customers store much of their companies secure documents on their phones. In this article I'll explain how you the user can wipe out that data and the apps using 5 completely different data delete method.
For phone intensive users such as myself,' the time to buy a new device comes more quickly then the end of my device's life cycle. In those cases, rather than scrap my phone, I often find myself selling the devices on Ebay, or to friends. Of course due to the personal nature regarding much of my enterprise work, I can't simply hand the device over to a new user, instead I must delete the information off of my Blackberry before passing it on, thus ensure complete privacy of my personal information.
In this article I'll show you 5 ways in which you can wipe out your Blackberry's data and applications with some simple, easy steps.
Step 1: On your Blackberry Home Screen click the "Options" choice
Step 2: Next you'll need click on the "Security Options" Followed by "General Settings" If you're using a version of Blackberry Software lower than 4.1 you can simply click "Security" and avoid the Security Options choice all together.
Step 3: Open the General Settings Menu and click on "Wipe Handheld" next click "Continue"
Step 4: When prompted for a word type "blackberry" and hit the Enter key.
It's really that simple, you've now deleted the data from your Blackberry Cell Phone.
I'll start this tutorial by mentioning that in order for this process to work you're device must already have a password installed. This is the most basic way to delete your devices content.
Blackberry Devices will reset themselves after a user has mistyped their password 10 times. Simply lock your Blackberry Pocket PC and type an incorrect password 10 times. During the incorrect attempts your device may ask you to type the word "blackberry" make sure you type the word into the box, this assures your device that the unit isn't on in your pocket, think of it as a failsafe for accidental password attempts.Continue to type wrong passwords afterward typing "blackberry". After 10 failed attempts your device will wipe itself out.