How to reset Xbox 360 to factory settings & delete all profiles?

[Art Vandelay]

Hi all, I just sold my Xbox 360 on eBay and want to delete all personal info off. Anyone know how I can do a format on this thing?

 

[FoBoT]

very large magnet?

 

[KLin]

http://forums.anandtech.com/categories.aspx?catid=33&flcache=5431820&entercat=y

 

[Jack Ryan]

Originally posted by: KLin
http://forums.anandtech.com/categories.aspx?catid=33&flcache=5431820&entercat=y

That link was helpful.

Thanks!

 

[mzkhadir]

Originally posted by: Art Vandelay
Hi all, I just sold my Xbox 360 on eBay and want to delete all personal info off. Anyone know how I can do a format on this thing?

go into memory and format the drive.

 

[Queasy]

Just go into your system blade and delete everything.

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: KLin
http://forums.anandtech.com/categories.aspx?catid=33&flcache=5431820&entercat=y

Xbox360 = Hardware dickhead.

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: KLin
http://forums.anandtech.com/categories.aspx?catid=33&flcache=5431820&entercat=y

Xbox360 = Hardware dickhead.

http://forums.anandtech.com/categories.aspx?catid=27&flcache=1701543&entercat=y

 

[Art Vandelay]

So nobody has an answer? :\

 

[Looney]

Queasy gave you an answer.

 

[Queasy]

Alternatively, you can also try this:

Resetting to factory defaults / resetting parental locks (unconfirmed)
This was posted on the xbox-scene forums and might work only with older versions of Xbox 360 dashboard.

Press the following key combination

* Left Trigger, Right Trigger, X, Y, Left Bumper, Right Bumper, Up, Left Bumper, Left Bumper, X


This should give you a dialogue asking whether or not you want to reset your system to factory default settings.

This is supposed to clear the cache on your HDD but also removes any system updates to the 360. Not sure if you want to try that. Still think just going into the system blade and deleting everything (profiles, game saves, etc) off the HDD is the easiest.

 

[aphex]

To reformat your XBOX 360 Hard Drive, go to the system tab on your XBOX 360 dashboard, Select Memory, then select the hard drive (high light it) and then press the Y (yellow button) for Device Options.
Once there, you will have the option to Rename or Format the drive.

(taken from another site).

On a side note, how much did you sell it for? I'm about to unload my nearly new 360...

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: KLin

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: KLin
http://forums.anandtech.com/categories.aspx?catid=33&flcache=5431820&entercat=y

Xbox360 = Hardware dickhead.

http://forums.anandtech.com/categories.aspx?catid=27&flcache=1701543&entercat=y

so you don't even know which forum it goes into eh?. damn.

 

[Art Vandelay]

Originally posted by: aphex
To reformat your XBOX 360 Hard Drive, go to the system tab on your XBOX 360 dashboard, Select Memory, then select the hard drive (high light it) and then press the Y (yellow button) for Device Options.
Once there, you will have the option to Rename or Format the drive.

(taken from another site).

On a side note, how much did you sell it for? I'm about to unload my nearly new 360...

Thanks for useful answers all.

Sold it for $510 including 6 games.

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: KLin

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: KLin
http://forums.anandtech.com/categories.aspx?catid=33&flcache=5431820&entercat=y

Xbox360 = Hardware dickhead.

http://forums.anandtech.com/categories.aspx?catid=27&flcache=1701543&entercat=y

so you don't even know which forum it goes into eh?. damn.

http://forums.anandtech.com/categories.aspx?catid=42&flcache=3660630&entercat=y

😛

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: KLin
http://forums.anandtech.com/categories.aspx?catid=33&flcache=5431820&entercat=y

Xbox360 = Hardware dickhead.

He's an idiot post count whore. He does it in all sorts of OT threads. No life.