Help How to factory reset devices at a preset time

[EternalAgony]

hi, since i can't be a hundred percent sure that my method will work, i don't want my data gone in case i survive, so, can someone help me on how i can preset a time to factory reset my laptop and phone, so that i can stop it and interfere if i end up alive? THANKS!!!

 

[reyonrays]

You probably have to setup a task or a script that will perform a certain action through commands.

For android, there could be an app that would perform it for you, for pcs and laptops you have to do it using a script.

For example you can use the reset this pc option in the settings on a windows device, and through a script select certain options, there is also an option to erase all drives and cleaning the drive, once the pc shuts down it will go through the reset process.

It's easier said than done tbh, so you have to search how to perform these tasks and making sure to test it, so you know it works.

Good luck!

 

[SnowLeopard21]

If you're worried about preserving data that is important to you rather than the personalized settings of a device, I would suggest instead getting a large enough solid state mobile hard drive and continually backing up whatever you wish to preserve to it and store it in a private place when you are performing your *ahem* factory reset.

Also to note that a factory reset on modern devices rarely wipes the storage medium completely, it only marks the data as able to be overwritten. It can be recovered in this stage. If you're looking for true erasure, what you want to do instead is called formatting. Formatting will render all the data on a storage medium to 0's at a binary level. It may take a few passes to achieve a complete wipe but it makes the data much more difficult to recover if at all.

As for phones, it's a crapshoot since a lot of the functionality is locked behind proprietary UI and YMMV. My suggestion to have an offline storage cache that you can readily access or destroy as needed still stands. Hell, you can even encrypt it if that's your pleasure. Just be advised that there is always a chance for someone to discover your cache soon or long after you've CTB'd. Someone cleaning out your personal effects, or a new property owner coming in with a sledgehammer and finding a hard drive tucked in an air vent. Who knows?