Does a hard reset wipe out the SD card?

[WBFAir]

Hello all

I was wondering if anyone could tell me if when you do a device hard reset does it erase all the info on the SD storage card too?

Mostly why I'm asking this is, I am thinking of getting one of those remote wipe out programs and I am assuming that for the wipe out part of it, it basically does a hard reset.

So I'm just wondering if I have any info on the SD card, if this will get wiped out too.

Just to mention, I'm hoping it will.

Thanks

[strra]

the stock, built-in hard reset does not wipe the SD card. the software you buy might, though.

[WBFAir]

Oh Ok so I should look for one that does.

Does anyone know of any that do this?

Thanks

[whetzel]

Originally Posted by WBFAir

Oh Ok so I should look for one that does.

Does anyone know of any that do this?

Thanks

Personally, I wouldn't even bother trying to find software to do this.

The built in hard reset will do everything you need to do if you just want to wipe the phone clean.

[darren.wlsn1]

op, you wanna wipe sdcard if phone is lost/stolen? is that what you wanna do ?

[WBFAir]

Originally Posted by darren.wlsn1

op, you wanna wipe sdcard if phone is lost/stolen? is that what you wanna do ?

Yeah, if this thing is ever lost or stolen:

One: I would want to be able to remotely wipe any info from the device and the card or at least make the entire device not operable.

Two: If the device could be made inoperable, I would also want to be sure the card is also in the case if it was ever removed and say put in a reader.

Third: Again if the device and the card were made inoperable, I would want to be able to track the device via GPS.

Lastly: If non of the above were possible, basically I would want to be able to remotely brick the device.

[AZTECHKA]

I believe Sprite does all this... NOT sure about bricking but at least all your data is wiped.
p.

http://www.spritesoftware.com/

[darren.wlsn1]

Originally Posted by WBFAir

Yeah, if this thing is ever lost or stolen:

One: I would want to be able to remotely wipe any info from the device and the card or at least make the entire device not operable.

Two: If the device could be made inoperable, I would also want to be sure the card is also in the case if it was ever removed and say put in a reader.

Third: Again if the device and the card were made inoperable, I would want to be able to track the device via GPS.

Lastly: If non of the above were possible, basically I would want to be able to remotely brick the device.

use the link i posted, they(app) wipe the phone remotely i think, not sure about sdcard. its free and they can wipe the device, what all is is wipped im not sure of,def. mainmem.

[PPCFreak]

Originally Posted by WBFAir

Yeah, if this thing is ever lost or stolen:

One: I would want to be able to remotely wipe any info from the device and the card or at least make the entire device not operable.

Two: If the device could be made inoperable, I would also want to be sure the card is also in the case if it was ever removed and say put in a reader.

Third: Again if the device and the card were made inoperable, I would want to be able to track the device via GPS.

Lastly: If non of the above were possible, basically I would want to be able to remotely brick the device.

Setup Microsoft My Phone.

In the premium section, you can remotely wipe the phone (+ sd card if installed). You can do this 1 time free of charge, 2nd and there after is a fee.

You have to have the service setup prior to the phone being lost/stolen though. And there is a test connection to run that will tell you if you can do this type of function.

I have tested it and it does do what it says, wipes both phone and sd card (did this on a test SD card and prior to flashing to VZW WM6.5).

The one disadvantage to this route is that someone could pull the sd card out and read it from a PC with an adapter.
To prevent that portion, I guess you could run the Encryption on the phone so that the sd card is only readable/writeable in the phone (I believe that is how the encryption portion works for the SD Card?).

Also, if you want last known location, Microsoft My Phone will have that as long as you set it up that way. I set mine to sync each day at 12:01am. I get location of that Sync. You might be able to set that up to Sync every few hours to see the location at more precise location but there is another draw back to this method....phone has to be on and connected to internet source (cellular or wifi). So if phone is lost and battery is dead, is not going to do you any good at that point.

Also, Also, There is a service to just LOCK the phone. Then it requires a PIN that you setup with My Phone service. It doesn't prevent a hard reset and the end user from flashing the phone if they know how but it would keep 99% of the people out of the phone.

[darren.wlsn1]

i test for these guys and this may help you with some part of problem.
https://www.mylookout.com/m/windowsmobile