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'''Erase Data''', previously known as '''Backup Clear''' in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', is an option in the first three installments of the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series. It allows the player to erase any specific data in the game, such as high scores, [[Trophy|trophies]], [[unlockable character]]s, and [[unlockable stage]]s. In all three appearances, the option to erase singular categories of data is available, alongside an "Erase All" ("ALL Data Clear" in ''Smash 64'') option.
'''Erase Data''', previously known as '''Backup Clear''' in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', is an option in the first three installments of the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series. It allows the player to erase any specific data in the game, such as high scores, [[Trophy|trophies]], [[unlockable character]]s, and [[unlockable stage]]s. In all three appearances, the option to erase singular categories of data is available, alongside an "Erase All" ("ALL Data Clear" in ''Smash 64'') option.


If the player chooses to erase all data, there is no way to recover it when erased. As such, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' advises players to create a copy of the data onto a separate [[memory card]]. However, this is only possible in ''Melee'' alongside the Virtual Console version of ''Smash 64'' (which can have data copied to an SD card instead). The game data in ''Smash 64'' saves automatically to the [[Nintendo 64]] cartridge, while the game data in ''Brawl'' cannot be copied from one [[Wii]] to an [[SD Card]] or vice versa without modding, although ''Brawl'' saves can be modded to allow copying to a non-modded console.
If the player chooses to erase all data, there is no way to recover it when erased. As such, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' advises players to create a copy of the data onto a separate [[memory card]]. However, this is only possible in ''Melee'' alongside the Virtual Console version of ''Smash 64'' (which can have data copied to an SD card instead). The game data in ''Smash 64'' saves automatically to the [[Nintendo 64]] cartridge while the game data in ''Brawl'' cannot be copied from one [[Wii]] to an [[SD Card]] or vice versa without modding, although ''Brawl'' saves can be modded to allow copying to a non-modded console.


Neither ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' nor ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' have an "Erase Data" option, making it impossible to selectively erase any specific data. In both versions of ''Smash 4'', players can erase all data by holding {{button|3DS|A}}, {{button|3DS|B}}, {{button|3DS|X}}, and {{button|3DS|Y}} (though in the [[Wii U]] version, it only works with the [[Wii U GamePad]]) on the startup and selecting "Yes" three times when prompted (just like in ''Brawl'' for "Erase All"). In ''Ultimate'', the player can manually erase all data under the "Manage Save Data/Screenshots and Videos" option of the Data Management section in the [[Nintendo Switch]]'s System Settings, similarly to previous games except ''Smash 64''; unlike previous games, however, an in-game option is not included.
Neither ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' nor ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' have an "Erase Data" option, making it impossible to selectively erase any specific data. In both versions of ''Smash 4'', players can erase all data by holding {{button|3DS|A}}, {{button|3DS|B}}, {{button|3DS|X}}, and {{button|3DS|Y}} (though in the [[Wii U]] version, it only works with the [[Wii U GamePad]]) on the startup and selecting "Yes" three times when prompted (just like in ''Brawl'' for "Erase All"). In ''Ultimate'', the player can manually erase all data under the "Manage Save Data/Screenshots and Videos" option of the Data Management section in the [[Nintendo Switch]]'s System Settings.


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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*''Brawl'' is the first installment in the series which does not have the "Erase Hidden Characters" and "Erase Hidden Stages" options, nor does it have an option to delete any other unlockable content. This is likely due to the way [[unlockable character]]s appear in [[The Subspace Emissary]].
*''Brawl'' is the first installment in the series which does not have the "Erase Hidden Characters" and "Erase Hidden Stages" options.
**This is due to a special stipulation. Due to the way [[unlockable character]]s appear in [[The Subspace Emissary]], it is not possible to restart the [[unlockable character]]s and [[unlockable stage]]s.
*When deleting all save data in ''Smash 64'' and ''Melee'', the player is asked twice to confirm that they wish to lose that data; in ''Melee'', a siren plays on the first prompt, and an alarm on the second prompt. In ''Brawl'', the player is asked three times to confirm. The first prompt plays a siren, the second one plays a sped-up version of the siren, and the third and final plays an alarm similar to Melee's "challenger approaching" theme. ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' similarly present three prompts, but only have the siren and sped-up siren on the second and third prompts. While ''Ultimate'' doesn't contain the in-game option, a similar set of three prompts are present when deleting [[Adventure Mode: World of Light]]'s save files.  
*When deleting all save data in ''Smash 64'' and ''Melee'', the player is asked twice to confirm that they wish to lose that data; in ''Melee'', a siren plays on the first prompt, and an alarm on the second prompt. In ''Brawl'', the player is asked three times to confirm. The first prompt plays a siren, the second one plays a sped-up version of the siren, and the third and final plays an alarm similar to Melee's "challenger approaching" theme. ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' similarly present three prompts, but only have the siren and sped-up siren on the second and third prompts. While ''Ultimate'' doesn't contain the in-game option, a similar set of three prompts are present when deleting [[Adventure Mode: World of Light]]'s save files.  
**This is based on the three warning messages shown when deleting a save file in {{uv|Kirby}} games starting from ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'', likely due to both games being directed by [[Masahiro Sakurai]]. Both cases use similar phrasing, in particular with the final warning which, in Japanese, reads「こうかいしませんね?」("You're sure you won't regret this?", "No regrets?", "Are you sure?", etc.) The ''Kirby'' series continues to use the three-warnings format in titles not directed by Masahiro Sakurai, such as ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby's Return to Dream Land}}''. ''Meteos'' and ''Kid Icarus Uprising'', two other games directed by Masahiro Sakurai, also use the three-warnings format.
**This is based on the three warning messages shown when deleting a save file in {{uv|Kirby}} games starting from ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'', likely due to both games being directed by [[Masahiro Sakurai]]. Both cases use similar phrasing, in particular with the final warning which, in Japanese, reads「こうかいしませんね?」("You're sure you won't regret this?", "No regrets?", "Are you sure?", etc.) The ''Kirby'' series continues to use the three-warnings format in titles not directed by Masahiro Sakurai, such as ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby's Return to Dream Land}}''. ''Meteos'' and ''Kid Icarus Uprising'', two other games directed by Masahiro Sakurai, also use the three-warnings format.

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