2. At the same time, press and hold the Volume Up(+) and POWER button for a few seconds.
3. Release all buttons when Archos logo appears.
4. Highlight the option "wipe data / factory reset. Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) keys to go through the menu items and the POWER button to confirm the selection.
5. Confirm the reset operation, select Yes and press the POWER button.
6. Overload the phone, select reboot system now and press the POWER button.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Archos Saphir 50X?
In simple words, Hard Reset means hard resetting the phone. As a result, the system automatically returns to the factory settings and the system is completely cleared. Contacts, correspondence, application, files, search queries, passwords - all of this is deleted from the device's memory.
Benefits of Hard Reset:
The ability to get a completely clean phone from user settings and data. Removing viruses that have entered your phone. Solving problems that have arisen on the device, for example, between the camera and other applications.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
Completely remove all user files and settings on the device. The need to have an up-to-date backup. Unfortunately, in some cases, not all viruses on Android will be removed, even after a hard reset.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
If you want to do a hard reset on your phone, then make sure you know the login / password for your google account. So that, after performing a factory reset, you do not need to remember the login password for the google account, you can log out of the google account before the hard reset. If, after resetting the settings, the phone is blocked by the FRP and you cannot remember the login and password for entering your Google account, then for most models there is an instruction for bypassing this protection (FRP). Not all phone models can bypass the FRP protection, their owners will need to contact the official service center.
After performing a hard reset, your device will be completely wiped clean. Everything that was in the memory of your device will be deleted.
What can be done to avoid losing important information?
If important information (contacts, photos, videos) remains in the memory of your phone, then it can be saved in several ways:
Sync your data with Google contacts, Google drive. Using the Titanium Backup program, create a backup. With the service programs for your phone, you can transfer important data to your PC.