How can I reset to the factory settings?

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I was playing around with my Raspberry Pi and I accidentally bricked it! How can I restore it back to the factory defaults?

Try reformatting the SD card and re-installing the operating system on the SD card. — Eric Leschinski, Jun 22 '15 at 02:14

score 15 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:56

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You can reset the device to factory defaults by reflashing the SD card.

You can find advice on how to do this here: How do I install an OS image onto an SD card?.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:56

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answered Jun 13 '12 at 01:40

weston · Answer 2 · 2012-06-13T11:56:44.790

Bricking a device usually refers to getting the ROM into a corrupted state, by flashing with a bad ROM or a failed flash. As Pi has no ROM, you can't brick it like that. Pi runs off the SD card only, so a clean reflash of the SD card should fix it.

If a particuar card is not working (and has never worked) there is a list of known problem cards on a wiki: http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals#Problem_SD_Cards

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Dec 21 '16 at 10:46

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Try reformatting the SD card and reinstalling the new operating system on the SD card then install onto your Raspberry Pi.

edited Dec 21 '16 at 10:46

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answered May 13 '16 at 13:40

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How can I reset to the factory settings?

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