System Reset and Restore to Factory Default
QTS provides several options for resetting or restoring the NAS to its default state.
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QNAP recommends backing up your data before performing this task.
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To protect your device from attacks, QNAP recommends disabling the default "admin" account after a system reset. To disable the account, change the default admin password, log out of QTS, and then log in to QTS with another admin account.
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Description |
Steps |
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Basic system reset |
This resets the following settings to the default values without deleting the user data stored on the disks.
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Advanced system reset |
This performs a basic system reset and then restores the QTS default settings, deleting all users, user groups, and shared folders previously created. The user data stored on the disks is retained. Note:
To retrieve old data after an advanced system reset, re-create the previous folder structure on the NAS. |
Perform an advanced system reset using one of the following methods.
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Restore factory default settings and format all volumes |
This restores the default system settings and formats all disk volumes. |
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Reset to default settings |
This restores the default system settings without deleting the user data. |
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Reinitialize the NAS |
This deletes all data on the disks and reinstalls QTS. |
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