How to reset/reformat a phone:


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It may happens that a program corrupts the C: drive of your phone. In such case, some data can be lost of course but, more annoying, some applications may not work or work only partially,…
Series 60

On a Series 60 v1 based phone (N-Gage, 3650, 7650), two key sequences will allow to restore your phone to a cleaner state:

- Normal Reset (*#7780#) : Restores ini files from rom but preserves user data (photos, 3rd party apps etc)

- Deep Reset (*#7370#) : This reformats completely the C: drive. All applications and files stored on this drive will be lost and clean default files will be rewritten.

In both case, the phone will ask you a confirmation and you will have to enter a security code (12345 by default).

Files and applications stored on E: drive are not be affected by these sequences.

On Series 60 phones such as (6600/6620/7610), the sequence is slightly different:
- power the phone off,
- press and keep down the keys green/talk + ‘3′ + ‘*’, - power on the phone.
- release the keys when the formatting starts.

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7 Responses to “How to reset/reformat a phone:”

  1. 7
    dekenNo Gravatar Says:

    thanks man.

  2. 6
    AngelNo Gravatar Says:

    How can I reformat the “phone memory” of my N81 8gb phone? many thanks…

  3. 5
    stithaNo Gravatar Says:

    hey u tutorial is very helpful

    but do the above given reset keys work for my n73

  4. 4
    leoNo Gravatar Says:

    thanks thanks thanks it fixed my phone..i have 5700 nokia and i think virus got in!!!and my fonbuk is not working properly thanks to you my phone is fixed..i don’t have to go to a celphone clinic and pay big amount just to get my phone fixed..

  5. 3
    irishNo Gravatar Says:

    this posted article really helped me to solve my cellphone problem..it also helped me a lot to save money..thanks a lot!!!

  6. 2
    3OMarNo Gravatar Says:

    amaaaaaaaaaaaaziiiiing thnx a loooott for this solutioon

  7. 1
    wohldemarrNo Gravatar Says:

    What do I need to do in a case I have Nokia N93i s60 v3? Thank you!!!

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