[Grazer10]

I would like to perform a hard reset on my N8, returning it to the condition it was in 'out of the box'. I am hoping this will give a nice fast phone on which to install the forthcoming Belle update. I'm not bothered about contacts, calendar, sms, photos or music - they are all backed up.

I do however, have a pile of games from the Summer Gifts promo that are installed, and I want to keep.

How do I backup these games to ensure I can restore or reinstall them after the hard reset?  I have already checked the Nokia Store and it doesn't have them listed on my download history.

Thanks!

[aspergerguy]

@Grazer10

What are your installation preferences set to in Nokia Store, as unless Games have been installed to F:\ memory card they may well be lost despite backing up device with Nokia Suite?

[Grazer10]

@aspergerguy

Thanks for your post - not sure about the Nokia Store settings - but on the phone they are installed to the internal 'Mass Memory' area.

I can't lose all my games - wah! Guess I might just have to stick with the device as it is.

[carman58 · Accepted solution]

You should be able to download everything again from Nokia Store from 'My Stuff' and may find some apps are no longer compatible with Belle anyway. Personally I would recommend a reset as it will give a clean start to what is effectively a new phone, also only backup your basics, Contacts, Calendar and notes, also suggest you sync messages with Nokia suite, then do the *#7370# reset, I always reset mty phone for a new SW version to avoid conflict with any settings between the new and old SW 

You may also find this useful

http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/features/item/14093_Reasons_NOT_to_want_Symbian_Be.php

[Grazer10]

Thanks - that AAS article is excellent. Well written and plain old common sense.

The problem with 'My Stuff' was I had a number of different sign-in names. Most, but not all, of my apps and games are there - so I'm happier than I was.

I think I will go with hard-resetting the phone when Belle arrives, and start totally from scratch, with a 'like-new' N8 (even though it means losing Monopoly from my summer gifts :-( 

Thanks for the suggestions......

Graham

[carman58]

You may not lose them anyway, also a small number may not work, on balance, you will definitely be better off, the new OS is awsome, used it at Nokia World and it really is like having a new handset