Reset to Factory Defaults?

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I need to return my Hubitat Elevation and I would like to reset it to Factory Defaults so that none of my data remains. I found a method that required a USB stick, but the model HE I have is called C-5 and has no USB port (other than the micro USB port for power).

I can't find anything in the settings area.

Thanks

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Take a look here

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Thank you.

Couple of notes.

  1. Make sure and capitalize the H in resetHub or you get a 404 error.
  2. The confirmation on the reset states that you should type the word factory reset. Make sure to type both words.

Thank you again.

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Good luck, I know a lot of people are pursuing the wifi device path. If you find a terrific solution let us know. It would certainly help me when I have to "support" family. :frowning:

We'll see you when you come back. :smiley:

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If the home automation field is going to really do well it has to leave hobbyist mode and we're going to need to see real standards and real consumer friendliness. It's either going to happen because the industry works together and creates it, or one of the players becomes so big as to be able to dictate the rules.
I would hope companies like Hubitat would take the Roku/Sonos solution and try and support everything out there.

I hope I can come back to Hubitat.

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I would argue they already have... They support as many integrations as they have engineering bandwidth to support...

  1. Sonos doesn't support everything, not even close. And both the hardware and 3rd party integration is proprietary.

  2. I have many Roku, and they don't support 'everything' either - not by a long shot. And their integration is VERY proprietary... Heck, when the TiVo app finally comes to Roku it has to have a completely different layout and navigation than every other platform due to Roku proprietary restrictions. There are plenty more examples of that too.

Nothing will support everything. Ever. Not in home automation, and not in media/streaming.

But I understand it doesnt work for your needs. I'm certainly not arguing that. I just disagree on the state of HA...

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Hubitat already supports as many or more devices than any platform I've used, SmartThings may work with the same number or more devices but only due to the community of users who have created most of the drivers or apps for API integrations. Samsung has made good progress in the last year or so in bring many of them into the device natively so they are supported too but I don't think their supported list is much larger than Hubitat's if even as large (of what they actually support anyway). I just migrated from Iris and SmartThings and so far I have moved everything except some Xiomi buttons and GE/Jasco hinge pin sensor, and a few apps that integrate third party devices. Smartthings and its community has been around a lot longer so it's expected that they would have more done. I agree though that the interface could be made easier to work with and I'm hoping their coming app will help with that.

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I disagree with that statement. I don't know of any HA hub or software that is built like Windows Point-n-Click. Good luck in that search.

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Sonos and Roku support all of the a major players and many of the smaller guys. They both are one of the few to support Apple. I was using them as examples.

HA is a mess from a consumer standpoint. It's very early, but the industry has to come up with some standards and the user friendliness, UI and UX all have a long way to go. This isn't just an HE issue, it's an issue with the device guys like Google Nest, Leviton, Lifx, and so on.

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Frankly, as an early adopter of Sonos, I think they are a huge disappointment. Their "integration" seems to be more marketing than functionality. The system sounds good and it works well but it really doesn't play well with others.

I this it is a fundamental business strategy issue. Do you try and keep the market to yourself by having a closed environment or do you try and dramatically increase your market share by opening up which almost always results in more competition and lower unit profits?

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Eric,

I was talking about Sonos as the hub for all of the streaming services. They do that as well if not better than anyone else.

I believe on the other side where they are to be the device they have faltered...and they are going to be squeezed. However, I'll give them credit they're now licensing their stuff out to people like Ikea so ... we'll see.

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I hope you are right. The Alexa and now Ikea deals give me some hope. As far as the content, they had to do that or die! Not everyone has a media server full of HD FLAC files . . .

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Plenty have died...and now a bunch are trying to copy them, but without nearly the number of services connected. That's the strong point of Roku and Sonos. Well, I'll give Sonos additional credit for ease of use.

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Roku doesn't have an app to allow for Eternal TV, GearsTV, Vader Streams, StreamsRUS, etc Just a few of the most popular streaming services.....They don't even allow Kodi, to be completely "open source"

Roku is a terrible example of "supporting everything out there"

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