What is the difference between Master Reset and Formatting?
Formatting C: drive is what formatting does – it physically reformats the memory and removes everything, including the entire file-system structure (folders etc). During the next boot the system re-creates its system files, whole folder structure, creates empty databases for contacts, calendar etc. Master Reset doesn’t remove all the files and doesn’t clear the file system structure. It only clears databases, system files, 3rd party files and applications, settings etc, but doesn’t physically reformat the disk and some files are still there. Just a remark, in most cases the results are pretty similiar. But formatting can be of help when the file system is damaged, some system folders are deleted/renamed etc. – this is where master reset won’t help sometimes. So, in most cases master reset should be just fine and enough and format should be used in more serious cases – that’s why it is hidden. 5.
