How to hard reset or factory reset the HTC Desire

[muscatbr]

there is no "privacy" tab on version 2.2 you need to go to sd card and storage and fin the hard reset button there

[scooby1372]

Thank you ;)

[jaspukes18]

Turn the power off. If your HTC Desire is frozen, pull the battery out and reinsert it Hold the Volume Down button Press and release the Power button You are now presented with a menu that allows for Fastbook, Recovery, Clear Storage, and Simlock Select Clear Storage by pressing the Volume Down button  Press and release the Power button Now simply confirm your decision: Volume Up for YES and Volume Down for NO

[Pallepop909]

half the time when this is needed is when the phone locks up and you cant acess the settings .. this is of no use what so ever

[Scoop4132]

My phone countinually shows the htc screen and it flashes on and off. wont even get to home screen.

[ammattilainen90]

@Scoop4132 Mine too, and i cant hard reset, since it gets stuck on that screen.. I've gotta send to repair, but it annoys me because bought that piece of shit today



[Arkile]

will this work if you have installed cm7?

[BlahBlahMofo]

Some phones are different.

The factory data reset has been moved to the 'SD & Phone Storage' menu in 'settings'

[eskil300]

@BlahBlahMofo I love you

[angelaleece]

@BlahBlahMofo thanks, this was very helpful, this is also the case for the wildfire s too.

[Mondrak666]

@BlahBlahMofo thanks for that info, I found it straight away with your info on where it was.

[RageQuitProDuckshuns]

Does it reset my sim card?

[TheLaumManiac]

@RageQuitProDuckshuns no

[TheRogueMonk]

can you or someone help me? i forgot my sequens not the pin but phone sequence and i dont have the old password to my gmail...

i cant get into my phone.. someone pls help

i got htc wildfire

[GoldEagleSRB]

i have android 2.2 on the phone and if i do factory reset will they return to android 2.1

[o0ae0o]

@GoldEagleSRB it won't... in the option itself its given..

"It will not erase : Current System software and bundled applications.. SD card files

[hekasoram]

i don't have that option there... HTC Desire 2.2; why is that option not here?

[Justin8999]

@hekasoram

its android 2.1

and you have 2.2 :P

[cowplod]

@hekasoram go Settings > SD & phone storage > Factory data reset

[hekasoram]

@cowplod i've founded a time ago, thanks anyway :)

[Jambotech]

you are gay, post a real video or give it up

[wikidlover]

gawd i fucked up my phone and im real upset... i mounted it as a hard drive on my comp to add a vid had recorded and when i tried to eject it safely it said things that it was using where still connected and it forced me to just unplug it... now my phone is sooo messed up

[westerhotdog95]

thx 

[mlockmenace]

OMG.... how lame is that

[m3g1]

omg OK. i want to reset before i sell this fucking phone! BUT I CAN MANAGE TO EVEN come in to the MAIN MENY!! its just freezez at the HTC logo! back and forworth.. nothing happens nothing works. taking of the battery and trying again and it stopps at the same time, when i sometimes after hours manage to come in.. it restarts with out no reason and yet again im stuck for hours before it will manage to start up! can somebody help me?!

[jols478]

well take the sd card off before doing the reset

[jonmall1441]

Can you then restore settings, data and apps if you backed up on the SD card or will you loose all the data from the SD card too?