Are you looking to Reboot or Reset your robot? A reboot is like a simple restart; turning your robot off and on again can help clear common errors. A reboot is always safe, meaning it won't delete any data. If you want to reboot your robot, read this article: Rebooting Your Robot: All Roomba® and Braava® Models.
A Factory Reset will wipe out all data and restore your robot to its original settings.
Important Information You Must Know Before Factory Resetting Your Robot:
- All language selections, cleaning preferences, and time zones will return to their default state, disassociate the robot and any saved data from your iRobot® account, and remove any existing third-party Smart Speaker connections
- With a factory reset, your robot will be removed from your account and all personal data and settings will be lost from your robot, but your Customized Smart Maps can be saved to your account
How to perform a factory reset?
There are two main ways to factory reset a robot – from the iRobot® HOME app (best recommended) and from the robot itself.
- If a factory reset is performed from the robot itself, the cloud data, app data, and account associations will remain intact
Factory reset through the iRobot® HOME App (Recommended)
A Factory Reset from the iRobot® HOME App will remove the robot from your App and disassociate any saved data from the iRobot® cloud.
Use the following procedure to factory reset a Wi-Fi connected Roomba®:
- Open the iRobot® HOME App and ensure your mobile device is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your Wi-Fi connected Roomba®
- Press
Product Settings ➔ About (robot name) ➔ Remove Device from Account
App View
Important: If an Imprint Smart Map has been created, before factory reset the robot, you will have the option to Save your customized Smart Maps onto your robot after completing the factory reset. By saving your Smart Map, you are bypassing the robot’s need to relearn and map your home and the need to customize the map after the factory reset is complete.
➤ To enable this, be sure the “Save maps during factory reset" toggle on the Factory Reset screen is enabled.
Note: If the Robot does not have the "Imprint Smart Map" feature, it will not show an option to save a map.
With Imprint Smart Maps Without Imprint Smart
Factory reset on a Wi-Fi Connected Roomba® and Braava jet®
- Roomba Essentials: Press and hold all three
Home, 
Spot, and CLEAN buttons down for about 7 seconds, until the white light ring around the CLEAN button swirls. The light ring will swirl, and the robot boot sound will play 5 seconds later. - s Series and i Series Robots: Press and Hold the Home and Spot Clean and CLEAN button down until the white light ring around the CLEAN button swirls
- j Series/Combo 10 Max: Remove the dust bin, and press and hold the CLEAN button for seven (7) seconds until Roomba plays a tone. Tap the CLEAN button once more to confirm.
- e Series Robots: Press and Hold the Home and Spot Clean and CLEAN button down for 20 seconds, then release
- 900 Series Robots: Press and Hold the Dock and Spot Clean and CLEAN button down until all LEDs illuminate
- Wi-Fi Connected 600 & 800 Series Robots: Press and Hold the Dock and Spot Clean and CLEAN button down until the robot makes a beep tone, then release
- Roomba Combo: Open the lid and locate the recessed Reset button to the left of the On/Off switch. Press and hold the Reset button for ten seconds.
- Braava jet® m Series Robots: Press and Hold Home, Spot Clean, and CLEAN button down until the white light ring around the tank lid swirls
