Updated On 01 Apr, 24

How to Reset a Amazon Fire Stick?

Amazon has designed a Fire Stick device through which it provides stream media and music services to its customers. The device has many incredible specifications but it has one downside as well, which is its storage.

Lack of storage problem can cause performance issues particularly when one is multitasking on Amazon Fire Stick. In case, you are also facing the same problem, then your issue can only be resolved by resetting your Amazon firestick. If you don’t have any idea how to do that, then read below and learn the process to reset a Amazon Fire Stick.

Steps for Resetting Amazon Fire Stick:

There are two different methods that one can follow to reset Amazon Fire Stick. One way is to go to the settings of the device and the other one is to use the Fire Stick remote.

These are the steps that one must perform for resetting Fire Stick by going to the device settings.

Step 1: Open the firestick settings and tap on ‘Device’.

Step 2: Now, select the option of ‘reset to factory defaults’.

Step 3: Enter the password if needed and then choose Reset.

Beside this, you are available with an alternative method to reset Amazon firestick. According to this method, all you have to do is to press and hold the Back and Right buttons simultaneously on your Amazon Fire Stick remote control. After that, the reset screen will appear in front of you. Then, select Reset.

How to Free up Space on Amazon Fire Stick?

If you don’t wish to reset your Amazon Firestick, then carry out the step by step procedure discussed below to clear off storage space on Amazon Fire Stick.

Step 1: On your Amazon Fire Stick settings, click on ‘Applications’.

Step 2: Locate the options using which you can manage the applications installed.

Step 3: Choose the application that you wish to erase and then select uninstall.

Step 4: Click on “clear cache” rather than uninstall to clean the remaining memory on Amazon Fire Stick.

Use ES File Explorer for Cleaning Amazon Fire Stick:

The ES file explorer enables an individual to remove certain files on the Fire Stick. It minimizes the chances for errors, which occur due to less storage.

Execute these directions for downloading and using ES file explorer application.

  • First of all, enter ES file explorer in the search bar of your Fire Stick.
  • For downloading the application on your Firestick, click on ‘Get’.
  • Launch the application and click on ‘local’ for removing the files.
  • Visit the folder where the file you wish to erase is located.
  • Click on ‘Delete’ by going to the menu bar.  

If you want, you can also remove an application from your Fire Stick that is of no use to you anymore to free up the space on your Fire Stick. In case, you are experiencing any technical difficulty while resetting or clearing the memory on your Amazon Fire Stick, then call the technical experts to figure out how to move forward.