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Author Topic: Does a factory reset require reformat?  (Read 3787 times)

gijoecam

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Does a factory reset require reformat?
« on: September 10, 2010, 08:34:15 AM »
Just curious:  Does performing a factory reset necessitate a drive reformatting?  i.e. does resetting it to the factory settings erase the partitions and data on the drives, or does it just reset the parameters?

Also, if I can do it without reformatting, will I also need to re-map the drives, or will the networked computers automatically connect if I just reset the usernames/passwords/groups? 

Thanks!
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gunrunnerjohn

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Re: Does a factory reset require reformat?
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2010, 10:13:30 AM »
No, I've done it a number of times on my DNS-323 and DNS-321.
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gijoecam

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Re: Does a factory reset require reformat?
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2010, 11:01:30 AM »
Awesome.  Thanks!  I gotta try that when I get home...

Did you need to reset all your permissions as well, or do those get maintained?
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gunrunnerjohn

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Re: Does a factory reset require reformat?
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2010, 11:25:16 AM »
You'll have to configure all the accounts again, it truly sets it back to factory defaults. :)  The data is retained.
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