Reset Admin's Password; Restore Synology Diskstation To Factory Defaults; Reinstall Synology Diskstation - Synology DiskStation User Manual

To re-index media files:
Click Re-index to re-construct the index structure of all media files in the indexed folders, both default folders and
the ones created by you. The process will be executed in the background.

Reset admin's Password

If you forgot the password for admin and are therefore unable to log in to DSM, you can reset the password to
blank and set a new password.
To reset admin's password:
Press and hold the RESET
a beep sound.
Note: Other than resetting administrator's password, using the
IP and DNS to the default value.

Restore Synology DiskStation to Factory Defaults

Go to Main Menu > Control Panel
factory defaults.
There are three restore options:

Format the hard disk but keep the current settings:
the system configurations will remain.

Format the hard disk and restore to factory default settings:
and the entire system will be restored to default.

Reset MySQL Database Password:
If you wish to delete your MySQL databases, check the

Reinstall Synology DiskStation

If you want to reinstall your Synology DiskStation without losing its data, you can use the
back panel.
To reinstall Synology DiskStation:
1 Press and hold the RESET
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button on the back panel of your Synology DiskStation for 4 seconds until you heard
> Restore Defaults
The password of the MySQL database will be reset.
button for about 4 seconds until the Synology DiskStation emits a beep sound.
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RESET button will also restore Synology DiskStation's
if you want to restore your Synology DiskStation to
All user data in the hard drive will be deleted; whereas
All user data in the hard drive will be deleted
Delete MySQL Databases
Based on DSM 4.1
checkbox and click Apply.
RESET button on the