---
title: "System Reset"
description: "Erase all data, configuration and installed applications and return the device to its factory state"
canonical_url: "https://docs.ardge.com/en/guide/danger-zone/system-reset"
---
# System Reset

> Erase all data, configuration and installed applications and return the device to its factory state

## Overview

System Reset wipes ARX back to close to how it left the factory.

You normally only use it when:

- You're handing the device on to another environment or another person
- You need to redeploy the system from scratch
- ARDGE support has determined a factory reset is necessary

For ordinary troubleshooting or a problem with a single app, **don't reach for System Reset first**.

<caution>

**System Reset can't be undone.**

It erases the system configuration, the installed apps and their data. Confirm you have the [backups](https://docs.ardge.com/en/guide/manage-arx/backup-and-restore) you need before you run it.

</caution>

![System Reset in Control Panel](https://docs.ardge.com/screenshots/guide/en/system-reset.webp)

## What happens afterwards

1. The device restarts
2. The existing configuration and everything installed is erased
3. The system enters the [initialization](https://docs.ardge.com/en/guide/start-here/init) flow again
4. You set up the administrator, network and the rest of the initial configuration from scratch

## If you're just trying to fix something

<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>
      Problem
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Look here first
    </th>
  </tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
  <tr>
    <td>
      An app problem
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <a href="https://docs.ardge.com/en/guide/use-ai/app-market">
        App Market
      </a>
      
       or that app's Knowledge Center articles
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      A model problem
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Model Instances and Logs in <a href="https://docs.ardge.com/en/guide/use-ai/ai-model-center">
        AI Model Center
      </a>
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      A system resource problem
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <a href="https://docs.ardge.com/en/guide/monitor-and-troubleshoot/system-monitor">
        System Monitor
      </a>
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      System error records
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <a href="https://docs.ardge.com/en/guide/monitor-and-troubleshoot/log-center">
        Log Center
      </a>
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      You need the old environment back
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <a href="https://docs.ardge.com/en/guide/manage-arx/backup-and-restore">
        Backup and Restore
      </a>
    </td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>


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