Factory reset Android x86

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I have installed the Android x86 in VirtualBox, but how to perform a factory reset?

It depends what version of android it is, but it'll be in the settings somewhere. — Todd Davies, Jul 27 '12 at 10:59

Pavel Horniak · Answer 1 · 2016-10-02T11:15:44.473

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Boot in debug mode. in first console enter exit command. (now the data partition will be mounted) Then you will get another console with higher resultion. run this commands:

cd data
rm -R *
exit

and you have wiped data partition including internal storage.

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answered Oct 01 '16 at 06:54

Pavel Horniak

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This worked essentially the way I wanted, which was to **wipe data** like the recovery menu. – David Refoua Jun 23 '18 at 06:30

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 27 '12 at 10:54

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Go to the homescreen, press the menu button then navigate through:

Settings->Privacy->Factory data reset

answered Jul 27 '12 at 10:54

Todd Davies

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When it reboot, it enter the grub and boot as normal, nothing happended. – Ryan Jul 27 '12 at 11:14
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That's because Android x86 doesn't ship with a recovery partition to reboot into. – Cora Jul 31 '14 at 19:26

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:15

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How about booting your "device" into recovery mode, where you can wipe data? I assume that the following commands can be used:

adb shell reboot recovery

Also see this.

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answered Jul 27 '12 at 11:25

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The grub prevent from booting into recovery mode – Ryan Jul 27 '12 at 11:32
How can it prevent it? Are you not able to edit the options used for booting? – wojciii Jul 27 '12 at 11:35
I can edit the grud menu, but how to make it boot into recovery mode? – Ryan Jul 27 '12 at 11:36
That is (IMHO) a question you should ask the people who made android-x86. I see they have an IRC channel.. – wojciii Jul 27 '12 at 11:40

Factory reset Android x86

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