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.

119 Comments


  1. shankar

    i didn’t put password on my memory card but when i reset my factory setting on nokia c5-03 after this memory card demands for password .how i can unlock my memory card




  2. shankar

    I’m using nokia c5-03 did a reset to my phone with *#7370# having sim card and memory card in place. when i switch on it ask me for enter memory card password, which i don’t have.

    Please help me..

    Regards,
    Shankar




  3. lhei

    is there any code for n77???…plz help i need to reformat my phone




  4. lhei

    my dvice is n77 (*#7379#) and (*#7780#) is not working…12345 code error pls help





  5. U guys are great here..
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  6. chukwudipaul

    pls my nokia asha 201 brower is not working agina please i need your help to restore my phone by sending me a code to use and restore it and some things in my phone has been lost like my mail icon is not working so please send the code to the following email address chukwudipaul80@yahoo.com,chukwudipaul1@gmail.com




  7. Mash dizzo

    Hi. Am forget my code.
    Plz hlp me. my phone 6303





  8. Hai

    my nokia N96 the photos are not deleting its show general system error how to reset my camera or phone




  9. Rishad

    Someone please help. My phone has been locked. Its a nokia. Please send me an email if you are interested. Much appreciated if anyone helps me. rishadmohammed1234@hotmail.com




  10. issa

    hi,can u please tell what to do..my nokia c7-00 cannot able to send a message,but i can able to call,and recieve any messages..what is the problem of this??thak u and good day.




  11. allen

    ive forgot my password on my nokia phone 5630d-1 xpressmusic how can i format it to the original setting or factory setting? can you give me code in reformating mynokia phone 5630d-1 xpressmusic? thank you in advance!!




  12. rubayatmahbub

    my n78 phone is not getting start.it seems like it is formet all the internal software.How can i reinstall its software????





  13. help me how to reformet my nokia k81 what is the code




  14. Akshay

    Bhai Mera Nokia N95 Thodi-Thodi Der Mein Restart Ho raha Hai..Koi Solution Bataao Plz ??????





  15. i want to reformat my nokia n70 but i dont have an idae what the code is.. can anyone help me? thank you in advance and hoping that some will help me.. :)




  16. ashraf khan

    why no connect bluetooth my Nokia e5




  17. moomykhan

    i have my nokia n78 it restarts during downloading and software updating .how to solve it?





  18. hi my nokia C5 keypad is not working i want to reset my phone




  19. nayo

    how can i upgrade my nokia E71 & my phone usually restart it self always. Thanks alot




  20. Md rashid raza

    I use nokia 2690 but i forgate my pass word plz help me and send my password on my no.8092665258




  21. deepak

    12345 error for security code plz help me my mobile is nokia 6120c imei no.351983040573943 plz help me





  22. Guys I need help with my E5, how can I reboot it?





    • to reset your nokia mobile ….apko ek phone lene hoga aur us se ap apne phone par call karye jisme lock laga ho jab call ayega to uske option me menu option ayega usko click kareye aur phone me jake security code off kar degeye




      • GUNJAN

        HI WHEN I MAKE A CALL FROM OTHER CELL PHONE TO MY NO WHICH IS LOCKED IN OPTINS I GET ONLY ANSWER N REJECT BUT I DID NOT GET WHAT U SAID PLZ HELP ME




  23. bernadette

    pls help how to reformat c3nokia all the files was deleted specially the web search they said invalid web settings what should i do to back again all the application on my mobile thanks and hope to teach me how to reformat my mobile thank you.





  24. @peter.. if you remember the correct password that you set before and you are sure that you r typing right security code but your phone says Wrong pass word then dont worry all nokia phones have a security feature that phn will not accept ANY password if you entered repeatedly 08 wrong password entries at the same time. if you are facing this problem then please wait for one or two hours then enter right password..hope you will get success.
    and another case you have to go service point like nokia care they will reset your phones Tuning And Maintenance settings.. Hope You will get the right answer. . from me..
    Sachin..
    mobile solution
    Lucknow, India




  25. peter

    My symbian nokia c5-06 restarts unexpectedly. Pls kindly tell me what I should do. There is a issue about phone memory too. My phone memory just decreases and I don’t what is taking the memory. I browsed through my phone memory and saw nothing I only save data in my memory card. So what is consuming the memory? I can’t run many applications simultaneously like before too. Please help.




  26. KHADER

    plz help me i have forgotted my security code of N C5-05 hoew to restore all setting





  27. i forget it my password .i try *#7370# but code error plesse help … commen password or any trick . my imei 353946/01/068541/7




  28. dany

    plz i forgoth my lock code. I need a help. My ime is 3598500196973461




  29. fannie

    Guys I need help with my E5, how can I reboot it?




  30. deewise

    My Nokia C E 0434 has frozen during install of phone software update.
    Screen says ” Contact service”. I can’t turn the phone off and no buttons work.

    Please help




  31. sudheer

    plz help me, my mobile nokia c5 how can i format




  32. sudheer

    plz help me, my mobile nokia c5 how can i format




  33. sudheer

    plz help me, my mobile nokia c5 how can i format




  34. noushad

    please help my phone nokia e65 not working
    please send format code




  35. evans

    please i forgot my code and i tried *#7780# and*#7370# to restore factory setting but it didn’t work please help am using nokia c6




  36. moroof

    pls am using nokia N78,and i could’t find my 3g network on network settings.




  37. MITHOKNA

    i restore nokia n95 8gb not complete i type *#7370# and security code 12345 is error plz help me .
    thank !




  38. Chris

    hi all
    i wake up i found my all messages on inbox – folders and draft are deleted
    my phone is Nokia 6120c
    any one can help me on this to recover my phone ?




  39. dean

    my phone’s unit is nokia 5220 i have tried the procedure you gave but my cell phone hung that i can not type the code i tried it a lot of times please i need help thank you so much





  40. hellow
    what do i need to do if
    my cellphone samsung chomp is ok but one time
    i format the phone memory of fat32 but the default format of it is
    fat
    it can’t open it restart and restart untill my baterry is empty.
    please help me
    i dont what im gonna do





  41. Thank you! This really helps me. :)




  42. AdilMASOOM

    I,have forgot sucirty code of nokia n95.and now i want to formate it without sucirty. It can posible ?please help





  43. hy friend i forget my nokia 6120c password plz tell me how to reset it??????????????





    • download the nemesis suit and pc suit
      1st install the pc suit to install the drivers of your mobile phone
      connect your phone to your usb port
      2nd install nemesis suit
      reset your phone by security




  44. chandan

    hi evry1,
    I hv nokia c5…ol d features r in gud cnditn but my headfon is nt workng neither other’s…i think its a software fault…plz help me…i m olmst dying widout it..!




  45. kenny

    Hi guys…

    i just have a question to ask.
    my 5700 XM have no problem so far but recently when i switch on and it shows NOKIA…and it continues till battery depleted.

    so i thought it was the battery problem so i replace the battery and it turn out to be the same.

    Please help me




  46. DEEPU GUPTA

    MY N 2700 IS NOT BEING STARTED. WHAT IS IT SOLUTION?? PLEASE HELP ME…..




  47. dimmy

    I just soft reset my nokia E71 and it ask for lock code which I put but its saying error, I try 12345,0000 and 00000. Please I need a universal unlock code even if its from third party




  48. Resanul karim

    Hi friend 6120 classic phone has some problem my system/phone browser i can’t open and my Antivirus Netqin i can’t open please help me




  49. abdelrahman

    Thnx U =))




  50. K.Muthukrishnan

    Thanks for the guidance in reformatting Nokia C6-00. It really worked nice. Thanks, once again




  51. nash29

    Please help me,,my nokia n95 is totally stop working,,it’s like a dead cellphone and i cannot open it,,i do all the instruction on this site like this master reset..- press and keep down the keys green/talk + ’3′ + ‘*’, – power on the phone….it did’nt work..please help me..




  52. rohit

    I want to formatte my NOKIA7210SUPERNOVA is there is any method to formatte like *3call button and then switch on moible.. please reply




  53. Sir Dadz

    Nice. Thanks a lot.





  54. hey nice tut but I have a question I have 5630d-1 and I want to reformat all of the stuff but I am scared that if I reformat as you teached in this tut can my all default software will be reinstall or I will lose all of those softwares which I had please reply

    Sorry for my bad English…..




  55. bernard

    thank you very much man i love for that……..





  56. please someone should help me out, my e90 external keypad is not worrrking again, but if i off the phone and on the phon again the keypad light will on afters finish booting it will off again. Please some one should help me out.




  57. Walex

    Pls hlp me out,my e65 is unable to install software and games.so i need to restore it but the 3 style keys is not compatible for it and i’v 4gotin d fone code as well.pls what trick can i use again?




  58. ianzkie

    ..l have nokia e65, with security code.. i never used it for a couple of months.. when i open it.. l enter the correct code.. i wonder why it shows CODE ERROR..!!!!!!

    i keep on trying..but still..

    what is the best thing to do..

    ..i really need your help guys..tnx




  59. iris necesito

    how to reformat nokia 5800 express music… please answer asap… thnx




  60. marc

    I Have a Nokia 81 had it for a while with the full memory issue, I did the reset which would not prompt the format message nor would the reset code complete itself. methods that I have tried have been a temporary solution and I’m fed up. Now the damn phone wont boot. time to get a newie.
    other suggestions?




  61. em

    it works on my e71…hoping that virus wont come anymore….tsk!!! nyways, thank you much




  62. Ravi

    Hi

    How to do a hard boot/formatting with the combination of keys on Nokia 5700. Coz above keys combination is not working.

    thanks,
    Ravi




  63. francis

    i have nokia n92 and when i try to turn it on 1 day i had an error msg “start up failed”
    then i tried this “- power the phone off,
    - press and keep down the keys green/talk +




  64. marinko

    help me.i have nokia n 95. phone memory is full but there is nothing on it. everything i have is on memory card. if you can help me please do.




  65. Brume

    Pls some help me.my nokia e51 refuses to complete booting and then goes off.i tried the 3 key formatting method.but was not sucessful.what do i do?




  66. bernard

    PANU MAG REFORMAT NG NOKIA N70?





  67. ..`panu ba mag reset ng nokia 5130?




  68. chisywizy

    HELP HELP HELP anybody know how to unlock a 5800 Xpress music :) please :)





  69. how to reformat my phone, nokia 6120….., please help…., thanks….




  70. shawn

    i don’t know my nokia 5220 security code can any one show or tell me how do i reset the software code




  71. rhej

    12345 code error..! i didnt made any code nman..what code shud i enter?help n96




  72. Manish

    Tested and works on n93i
    thanks a lot …





  73. Tested and works on 5700XM




  74. shuvo

    how to resat nokia 3rd edition mobile




  75. bella

    i forgot security code. then my mobile phone doesn’t power on. how to reset nokia 5220 xpress misic?




  76. gzel

    my nokia 6120 cannot open the messages in my memory card what should i do? i cannot read old and new messages i tried reformattind it but it still wont open my messages pls help me thank you




    • wilson

      set your messages to MEMORY CARD.
      1. goto to TOOLS
      2. goto MESSAGES
      3. click OPTION
      4. scroll down to SETTINGS
      5. goto OTHERS
      in the Memory in Use
      change to MEMORY CARD (or whatever is the name of the memory card).




    • Resanul karim

      You restore your phone *#7370#




  77. anthony

    hai,

    can anybody give me step on how to reformat my N95. some of my software is not functioning due to virus…i think so…your help is very appreciated. tq





  78. ahmmm?
    about in my n70 since i reformat it in the use of the *,green key,3 & on/off
    everytime im out off batt, when it comes to turning on…nothing happends :(
    it take for an hour.so i remove the batt and press again the keys :(
    and btw, my images are not directly goes in the gallery same as the music files
    they are all in file manager, i know that all files are can be seen there too but in
    my case so long to see the files insteead in gallery ,grrrrrr pls help me i dont know hat to do :(
    email me pls :(





  79. how can i reformat my nokia7610?




  80. triskelion-guy

    what if i have a nokia 6151??? how can i reformat it?




  81. Manura

    I fogot my security code noki N73 phone.pls tell me how to reset the security code.
    IME No : 356425029626024




  82. ibhy

    I have a Nokia 5700 xpressmusic and i forgot the Security Code and now i want to Reset it on Factory Default setting Can any one help me to solve this problem, how can i recover my default security code.?




  83. ibhy

    wat will i do in my case, im using nokia 5700 and i forgot the lock code? wats the best thing to do to restore my phone?




  84. jerald

    hi..man,,
    its really..
    But wats t reformat key for Nokia N73..
    ……….




  85. Oskar

    Hi!

    Unfortunately I failed to upgrade the software to my Nokia 6220 Classic because I had plugged in the USB cable into the front of my computer. Nokia Software Updater then said that you should not plug the cable in to any kind of USB adapters and so on – AFTER downloading and starting to format my phone.

    Now it wont start. When holding down the “on” button it just vibrate a little and the screen lights up a little bit, then it goes back to completely black again. I have tried to hold down “green button” + “3″ + “*” and turn the phone on, but it does not seem to begin formatting. I have tried it at least tree times. Does anyone know for how long I should hold down the combination? Or how I should do otherwise? Shocked

    I’d be very happy if someone could help me with this!
    Peace out




  86. Joshua

    Thanks a lot guys! I didn’t think it would be this easy. to think I often go to Nokia Care to reformat my phone. More power!




  87. Kezar

    Hello Friends I have a Nokia N95 8Gb i forgot the Security Code and now i wanna to Reset it on Factory Default setting Can any one help me to solve this problem, how can i recover my default security code. Remember default code 12345 and 0000 are not working on my mobile. Thanks in Advance and Waiting for Replay.





  88. Thnx a loT guYs!!! now my n70 has been reformat.. hehehe.. a salute you all..




  89. charly's say

    wow its great!!!it really help me a lot!!!thanx bro!!because of that i was able to save my money just to reformat my fone sa mga mapagsamantalang nilalang ng mundo…don’t worry bro, il help to sprad your word.




  90. jordan

    how to reformat my new nokia n96 ? i want to remove the themes that i put its corrupt and hung always pls help me tnx.




  91. Angel

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




  92. stitha

    hey u tutorial is very helpful

    but do the above given reset keys work for my n73




  93. leo

    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..




  94. irish

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




  95. 3OMar

    amaaaaaaaaaaaaziiiiing thnx a loooott for this solutioon




  96. wohldemarr

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





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