Tried that, looked like it was doing something, but eventually just dumped me back at the library and I was back at square one. Before using do a complete backup of your device Press or tap the 'Menu' again and select 'Reset to Factory. urst - Reset user partition, deletes content of hidden System folder, Audible folder, Documents and tts folder. To reset your Kindle, press or tap the 'Menu' button on the Home screen and select 'Settings.' The 'Settings' screen appears. Is there any way to do a factory reset, without going into settings? (sometimes I can't even touch 'settings', the menu bar doesn't load!) ![]() ![]() I've held the power button down for 40 seconds, but that just seems to to a regular restart? Sometimes it restarts first time, other times it reboots 3 or 4 times before showing me those 6 books. This time, I tried to get into settings - it restarted. I opened one of the 6 books, nothing happened for a while, then the device restarted. 1 On your Kindle home screen, open 'Device Settings' Was this step helpful Yes No I need help 2 Scroll down and tap 'Reset to Factory Defaults' Was this step helpful Yes No I need help 3 Then tap 'Erase Everything' Was this step helpful Yes No I need help 4 Your device will automatically reset and reboot. In a short while, the Power Menu will open up. After that press the More button again and select the Reset device. Once the device turns on, press the More button on the bottom. The power button is the same one you use to unlock your device. You can do it by pressing and holding the Power button. Press and hold down the Kindle’s power button for a few seconds. ![]() ![]() Follow the steps below to soft reset your Kindle: 1. The Kindle screen should flash off and on indicating a reset has been performed. So, try this before you proceed with the reset. Woke it up and saw that it had just downloaded the collection of 6 books I'd just purchased, but, those were the only books on the device, there was only 1 page of titles under the 'downloaded' category, everything else appeared to have been wiped. This involves holding the power button for 7-10 seconds. Yesterday I picked up my 6th Gen paperwhite, after not using it for about 2 weeks.
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