How to Factory Reset a DJI Drone & Controller (Step-by-Step Guide)

Whether you are looking to sell your drone, give it to a friend or family member, or perhaps try to correct issues and errors that have occurred when nothing else has worked, you might want to reset your drone or controller and get it back to a pristine factory state.

However, unlike the everyday electronic devices we carry on a regular basis (cell phones, tablets, laptops), it is slightly more involved in resetting a DJI drone back to factory settings, than, say, going into a screen in the drone’s flight app and pressing a button.

You can do a factory reset of a few of the popular models of DJI drones using the DJI Assistant 2 software. Many of the newer DJI drone models cannot be reset to factory settings, but you can remove your personal information from them prior to selling, or you can downgrade the firmware to fix bugs.

Below is a step-by-step walk-through on how to factory reset your DJI drone, if the option is available.

Note: Most of the newer DJI drones cannot be factory reset or restored, however, there are some steps that can be taken to “clean them up”. More on this below.

Models that can be factory reset/restored include:

• Inspire 2
• Phantom Line
• Mavic Pro (2016)
• Mavic Air (2018)
• Spark

Models that cannot be factory reset/restored include:

• Mavic Mini 
• Mini SE
• Mini 2
• Mavic Air 2 and Air 2S
• Mavic 2 Pro/Zoom & Enterprise
• Mavic 3

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