Format mass memory
When mass memory is reformatted, all data in the memory
is permanently lost. Back up data you want to keep before
Tools
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formatting the mass memory. You can use Nokia Nseries
PC Suite to back up data to a compatible PC. Digital rights
management technologies (DRM) may prevent some back-
up data from being restored. Contact your service provider
for more information about DRM used for your content.
See also ‘Digital rights management’, p. 109.
To format mass memory, select
Options
>
Format mass
memory
. Select
Yes
to confirm.
Formatting does not guarantee that all confidential data
stored in the device mass memory is permanently
destroyed. Standard formatting only marks the formatted
area as available space and deletes the address to find the
files again. The recovery of formatted or even overwritten
data may still be possible with special recovery tools and
software.