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BanditDirk 2008-01-28 18:29

Clearing out personal information to sell ?
 
Hello everybody !

I am thinking about selling my N800 and getting the 810 and I couldn't figure out how to clear out all the cookies and passwords that it's storing ?

I thought there was probably a easy way and I was just missing it.

Thanks for your help !

GeneralAntilles 2008-01-28 18:35

Re: Clearing out personal information to sell ?
 
Just flash it.

zeez 2008-01-28 18:36

Re: Clearing out personal information to sell ?
 
Just flash it...

EDIT: Too sloooooow...

BanditDirk 2008-01-28 19:03

Re: Clearing out personal information to sell ?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles (Post 134881)
Just flash it.


Hey Thanks for the reply

How do you go about flashing it...I have used it maybe 10 times not enough to be completely used to it.

BanditDirk 2008-01-28 19:04

Re: Clearing out personal information to sell ?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by zeez (Post 134882)
Just flash it...

EDIT: Too sloooooow...

By the way you both say *just* flash it...I am thinking it must be easy :)

Shame they don't just manuals with things anymore.

GearJammer 2008-01-28 19:15

Re: Clearing out personal information to sell ?
 
just follow the instructions here to reflash

geneven 2008-01-28 19:16

Re: Clearing out personal information to sell ?
 
Flashing it is the right thing to do. If it's too slow for you, just leave your personal data in there.

Flashing is easy. Just download the program from Nokia and follow the instructions.

I figured out exactly when to remove your finger from the home button during flashing, by the way. Watch the screen. When it says it has detected a device, that is the exact moment to remove your finger. For some devices, the timing may not be critical. For mine, it is.

GeneralAntilles 2008-01-28 19:29

Re: Clearing out personal information to sell ?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by geneven (Post 134892)
I figured out exactly when to remove your finger from the home button during flashing, by the way. Watch the screen. When it says it has detected a device, that is the exact moment to remove your finger. For some devices, the timing may not be critical. For mine, it is.

As far as I'm aware, you can remove your finger from the Home button as soon as there's a USB icon in the upper right. Home + Power is designed to have the device wait for the flasher. So you can put it into wait mode and leave it.

BanditDirk 2008-01-28 19:35

Re: Clearing out personal information to sell ?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by GearJammer (Post 134890)
just follow the instructions here to reflash


Thanks I will do that !

BanditDirk 2008-01-28 19:44

Re: Clearing out personal information to sell ?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by geneven (Post 134892)
Flashing it is the right thing to do. If it's too slow for you, just leave your personal data in there.

Flashing is easy. Just download the program from Nokia and follow the instructions.

I figured out exactly when to remove your finger from the home button during flashing, by the way. Watch the screen. When it says it has detected a device, that is the exact moment to remove your finger. For some devices, the timing may not be critical. For mine, it is.


Thanks for the tip, I will remember that.


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