How to Reset a Fitbit Alta Activity Tracker

Is your Fitbit Alta or Alta HR acting up? If yes, then have you tried some methods to troubleshoot your device? If you failed to fix your smartwatch, then there is a final and ultimate solution for fixing it. Yes, you are right, a reset might solve the issue forever. The reset on your Fitbit can solve multiple problems and glitches. We will reset your Fitbit Alta in a way that won’t ruin your data and files.
How to Reset the Fitbit Alta and Alta HR Fitness Tracker?
The process is very straightforward and only takes a few seconds in reality. In order to reset your smartwatch, you should have the charging cable of your Fitbit watch and the Fitbit Alta itself. Here’s what you need to do:
  1. To jump in the reset process, first of all, take your Fitbit Alta charging cable and unplug it from the charger. 
  2. Now plug the cable to your laptop or desktop USB port. You can also connect the charging cable into a UL-certified USB adapter. 
  3. Plug the other end of the charging cable into your smartwatch. Once the cable plugged excellently, your wristband will vibrate. 
  4. Now locate the small button on your charging cable. Press this button three times repeatedly with a delay of a few seconds in each.
  5. When you press that button for the third time, it will reboot the watch, and you may see the Fitbit icon on the display of the watch. 
  6. Now once the Fitbit Alta restarts completely, the problem should be solved that you were suspecting before the reset. 


How to Delete all User Data from Fitbit Alta or Alta HR?
Want to sell your device to someone else? If yes, then you should follow this tutorial. In the Fitbit Alta wearables, you can factory reset them. The company does not provide the factory reset option, and you can’t do that. The data you store in your Fitbit is automatically removed whenever you remove your account and add another. So if you want to delete all data from your device, simply remove the user account from it, and all data will be removed itself. You can also remove the Fitbit device from your account to erase all data stored in the device. Here’s how to remove Fitbit Alta HR from your Fitbit account:
  1. Visit Fitbit official website and then Sign in to your account. 
  2. In the Fitbit website, Go to the Account settings (gear icon) located in the upper-right corner. 
  3. Click on the Fitbit device name. Choose the device in which you want to delete all data. 
  4. Now scroll downwards to the bottom and press the Remove this Alta from your account option. 
If you wanted to save your data in a separate place other than the Fitbit Alta, then you should have exported the data to another device. 
Daniel Ryan is a self-professed security expert; he has been making the people aware of the security threats. His passion is to write about Cyber security, cryptography, malware, social engineering, internet and new media. He writes for Norton security products at norton.com/setup.
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