Initializing All Data/Settings
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You can restore all of the machine settings to the factory default values. All of the
data that remains on the hard disk is overwritten with 0 (null) data or another value,
which prevents the leakage of sensitive data when replacing or disposing of the hard
disk. Select the overwrite method and the number of times to overwrite, based on
the level of information security that is required in your environment. Administrator
privileges are required in order to perform initialization.
● Before initializing, make sure that there are no documents being processed or waiting to be processed.
These documents will be deleted when initialization is performed.
● Initialization may take 30 minutes or more to complete. The machine cannot be used during the initialization
process.
Before performing initialization
Back up your important data or export it as a le.
● Data saved on the machine Backing Up/Restoring Data(P. 694)
● Machine setting information
Importing/Exporting the Setting Data(P. 682)
● User authentication information registered in the local device for personal authentication management
Registering User Information in the Local Device(P. 561)
● MEAP application license les Managing MEAP Applications(P. 1076)
● Data stored by MEAP applications (For information on how to back up the data, see the instruction manual
for each MEAP application.)
When using a password to protect the security policy settings
● You need to enter the password to initialize the machine settings. Using a Password to Protect the
Security Policy Settings(P. 546)
1
Press .
2
Press <Management Settings> <Data Management> <Initialize All Data/
Settings>.
3
Select the deletion method.
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