How to reset your BlackBerry

You most likely know that you can reboot your BlackBerry by opening up the back and removing the battery. But did you know that you can perform a soft reset of your BlackBerry device by pressing ALT+CAP+DEL? As with the battery removal option, this is a safe reset of your device — no data is lost.

But what if you are giving your BlackBerry to someone else to use? Or what if you are returning your BlackBerry for repair or a replacement? You probably don’t want a perfect stranger to be able to read your e-mail and other personal information. In this case, you want the data to be lost.

To erase your BlackBerry so that it is clean of all data:

1. Open the Options application, scroll down to the Security option, and click the trackwheel. This takes you to the Security screen.
2. Click the trackwheel again, and you will see in the menu an option called Wipe Handheld. Proceeding at this point will wipe your BlackBerry clean of all application data, including all your e-mails, contacts, calendar information, and other settings. So proceed only if you are absolutely sure that this is what you want to do!
3. Click Wipe Handheld, and then click Continue to erase your BlackBerry data.

You can take this one step further and completely restore your BlackBerry to its initial pristine
state by not only removing any data, but also deleting any applications or settings that have been installed on your device. This is a very serious step and you should be aware that you will lose all data and applications if you proceed!

To completely wipe out your device, you must first assign a password to your device. Once you
have a password:

1. Go to the Options application, and choose the Security option.
2. Enter the wrong password 10 consecutive times. Your device will completely reset, losing all applications and data.

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