Erase all data from the SD card in your Sprint Samsung Epic by formatting it.
1. Press Menu and open the Settings app.
2. Scroll down and tap SD card & phone storage.
3. Tap Unmount SD card.
4. Tap Format SD card.
5. Tap Format SD card again.
6. Tap Erase everything.
Performing a hard reset on your Sprint Samsung Epic will wipe all of the data off the device. A hard reset is normally used when the device is experiencing problems that cannot be traced. Just perform these steps.
1. Power the phone off. If it won’t turn off, pull the batter from the device.
2. Power the phone back on while holding the Volume Down button on the side of the unit. Don’t let go of the button until you see a prompt.
3. Choose Clear Storage by pressing the Volume Down button.
4. Press Power.
5. Select YES.
Note: This only gets rid of the data on the actual device. If may also want to format the SD card if you want all data gone from it as well.
Whether you’ve forgotten the password to your Apple iPhone 4 or somehow a lock has appeared on the center of the screen and you can’t get past it, you’ll have to reset and restore the device. A common thing that happens is a person will leave their iPhone 4 unattended, and as a joke, somebody will set a screen password on it. This can sometimes result in the user being permanently locked out of the device. Follow these steps to get it working again.
Note: This process will wipe all data from your iPhone 4. You may be able to sync most of the data back once you have restored it.
1. With the iPhone 4 disconnected from your computer, power it off. Press and hold the Power button on the top of the device for a few seconds, then slide the red slider. If this method doesn’t work, press and hold the Power and Home buttons for a few seconds until it goes off.
2. With the iPhone 4 off, press and hold the Home button while connecting it to the computer you registered it from. It should then power on.
3. Keep holding the Home button until you see a Connected to iTunes message appear on the screen.
4. Open iTunes and it should provide a message about an iPhone connected in Recovery Mode.
5. In iTunes, select the Summary tab and click Restore and follow the prompts.
When the process is finished, your iPhone 4 should be available again without the need for a password.
If you’re having problems with the HTC MyTouch 3G Slide, then you probably need to perform a hard reset to clear all of the data off of the phone and start fresh. Follow the steps below to perform the hard reset.
1. Turn the MyTouch 3G Slide off. If it won’t turn off, take the battery out and put it back in.
2. Press and hold the Volume Down button while powering the device back on.
3. A menu will come up, use the volume up/down buttons to select Clear Storage.
4. Press and release the Power button
5. Confirm your selection by pressing Volume Up for yes, and Volume Down for no.
Once this is complete and it restarts the phone, all data should be back to factory defaults.
Wipe all data from the HTC Ozone smartphone using these easy steps:
1. From the Today screen, select Start.
2. Select System Tools.
3. Select Clear Storage.
4. Select Factory Default.
5. Enter 1234 then press the left soft key to choose Yes.
If you wish to start your Verizon LG Ally with factory default data and settings, you can perform a hard reset on the device.
1. Power the device off. If it’s frozen, pull the battery, then place it back in the device.
2. Press and hold the Volume Up, Home and Power buttons simultaneously.
3. Follow the setup instructions on the screen.
If your Verizon HTC Ozone is not responding and you want to reset the phone to factory default settings, you can perform a hard reset. A hard reset will wipe all data off the device.
1. Press and hold End/Power to power the device off. If the phone is frozen, remove and replace the battery.
2. Simultaneously press and hold the Volume Down, Send and Power buttons.
3. Keep holding the buttons until you see a menu for “Wiping user data”.
4. Press Volume up.
5. Press the Send.
6. Press the Volume Down to restart.
The hard reset is then complete.
If you’re experiencing problems with your BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone, you may want to try to hard reset the device.
Hard Reset
The BlackBerry Torch manual describes a hard reset as removing the battery for about 10 seconds, then placing the battery back into the device. This does clear up many temporary issues with the device, but there are other resets you can perform.
Soft Reset
Press ALT + RIGHT SHIFT(CAP) + DELETE.
Double-Soft Reset
Press ALT + RIGHT SHIFT(CAP) + DELETE . The screen will go blank for a few seconds. When the screen comes back on, immediately press ALT + RIGHT SHIFT(CAP) + DELETE again.
Data Wipe
If none of these help your issues, you may want to wipe all data from the device and start anew with factory default settings.
Is your Droid 2 smartphone failing to turn on? Here are a few things to try.
1. Plug the Droid in using the wall power cord. (Plugging it to a PC or other USB powering device doesn’t provide that much juice.)
2. Try pressing ALT + Shift + Delete simultaneously a few times. This should soft reset the device.
3. Pull the battery from the device and replace it.
If none of these options work, you may want to try a hard reset. If that doesn’t work, you may want to take the Droid 2 back to where you purchased it for a replacement.
My Apple iPad failed to power on. Luckily a reset fixed the issue.
Press and hold the Power and Home button until you see the screen come on. Sometimes, it takes up to 20 seconds before you see anything. So be patient and hopefully your iPad will eventually turn on.
If your BlackBerry Torch is frozen or unresponsive, you’ll of course want to restart it. Sure you can do the classic battery pull, but there is a simple keystroke you can use to reboot. Just press the Left Shift, Alt and Delete buttons simultaneously. The device should then restart.
If your Verizon Motorola Droid 2 is frozen or not responding, you may want to try to soft reset it. A soft reset will restart the device, but will not delete any of the data from the phone. The process works a lot like CTRL + ALT + Delete in Windows. Just press the ALT > Shift and Delete keys simultaneously and the device will reboot. You may have to try this several times if the Droid 2 is really locked up. As a last resort, try simply pulling the battery.
Perform a hard reset on your Verizon Motorola Droid 2 if you wish to wipe all the data from the device.
1. Turn the Droid 2 off. If it’s frozen and you cannot turn it off, pull and replace the battery.
2. Open the keyboard and press the X key while pressing and holding Power. The device will power on. Keep holding the buttons down until a yellow triangle appers.
3. Press the Search key on the keyboard (magnifying glass).
4. Use the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons on the side of the phone to select the Wipe data factory reset option. Use the Camera key to confirm it.
5. Tap wipe data/factory reset then tap OK.
6. Highlight reboot system now is highlighted then tap OK.
For security reasons, you may want to delete all of the data from your Blackberry Torch 9800. Doing so is easy with these steps.
1. Select the Options app under the All tab.
2. Select Security.
3. Select Security Wipe.
4. Check the items you wish to remove:
5. Type blackberry in the box, then tap Wipe.
The device will then take a few minutes to wipe all of the data. The BB Torch will then reboot with everything set to factory defaults
If you’ve changed a ton of settings on your iPod Touch and just want to go back to the way they all were, there’s a setting for that.
1. From the Home screen, select Settings.
2. Tap General.
3. Tap Reset.
4. Tap Reset All Settings.
All iPod Touch preferences and settings are reset. Contacts, music, videos, etc. are not deleted.
You can wipe all data from your Samsung Captivate. This is a good tip when you’re selling your phone or returning it to the store.
1. From the Home screen, press Menu.
2. Select Settings.
3. Select Privacy.
4. Choose Factory data reset.
5. Tap Reset phone.
6. Select Yes to confirm.
The Saumsung Captivate will then reset to factory defaults and the data will be wiped from the device.
Perform a hard reset on your Samsung Fascinate. A hard reset will wipe all data off the smartphone so you can start anew.
1. Turn the power off. Pull the battery out and replace it if the Power button doesn’t work.
2. Press and hold the Volume Down and Power buttons.
3. Release the Power button while continuing the hold Volume Down until a menu appears prompting you to select Fastbook, Recovery, Clear Storage, and Simlock.
4. Select Clear Storage using the Volume Down button.
5. Press the release Power button.
6. Select Volume Up for Yes.
The Samsung Fascinate will then complete the hard reset process.
Wondering how to hard reset your Samsung Captivate phone? Try this to reset the phone to factory default settings and clear all the data off the phone.
1. Turn the power off. Pull the battery out and replace it if the Power button doesn’t work.
2. Press and hold the Volume Down and Power buttons.
3. Release the Power button while continuing the hold Volume Down until a menu appears prompting you to select Fastbook, Recovery, Clear Storage, and Simlock.
4. Select Clear Storage using the Volume Down button.
5. Press the release Power button.
6. Select Volume Up for Yes.
The Samsung Captivate will then complete the hard reset process.
If you wish to clear all settings from your Droid X, you can perform a hard reset on the device. A hard reset is normally used when you are selling your phone and need to clear the data or if things aren’t working properly and you wish to start anew.
1. Turn the phone off.
2. Hold the Power and Home buttons down for about 5 seconds.
3. A screen with an exclamation will appear. Tap the Search key.
4. Confirm the selection.
5. Select Yes — delete all user data then tap OK.
The Droid X will then complete the hard reset.
Are the icons on he Home screen of your iPhone 4 a mess? Do you wish you could start over again? You can with this setting.
1. Open Settings.
2. Select General.
3. Tap Reset.
4. Select Reset Home Screen Layout.
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