How to force a factory reset or hard reset on Archos devices

Force restore, also called “hard reset” of an Archos brand device is necessary when the device does not turn on, shows an error or does not respond and it is not possible to reset it from the device settings.

Keep in mind that force restoring an Archos device will erase everything on it and you need to know the passkey to be able to turn it back on even after force restoring.

Use the search engine or browse through the list to find your device among the 181 devices and get the steps to do a hard reset.

Archos Hello 5 Archos Hello 5
Archos Hello 10 Archos Hello 10
Archos Hello 7 Archos Hello 7
Archos ARCHOS T101x 4G Archos ARCHOS T101x 4G
Archos T101 4G Archos T101 4G
Archos T80 Archos T80
Archos X67 5G Archos X67 5G
Archos 80b Platinum Archos 80b Platinum
Archos 97b Platinum HD Archos 97b Platinum HD
Archos 101 Platinum Archos 101 Platinum
Archos 101 XS2 Archos 101 XS2
Archos 35b Titanium Archos 35b Titanium
Archos 79 Platinum Archos 79 Platinum
Archos 90 Neon Archos 90 Neon
Archos 101 Neon Archos 101 Neon
Archos 97 Neon Archos 97 Neon
Archos 50b Oxygen Archos 50b Oxygen
Archos 35 Titanium Archos 35 Titanium
Archos 50 Neon Archos 50 Neon
Archos 79 Xenon Archos 79 Xenon