Although not required, a factory data reset may be needed in order to allow your device to work at optimal levels.

尽管不是必要的，做一次恢复出厂设置可以让您的设备以最佳状态工作。

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Typically the data collected without a reset is not very useful because the counters span a longer period of time, including drastically different workloads along peaks and valleys in load.

通常情况下没有进行复位而收集的数据不是很有用，因为计数器的时间跨度较长，包括随着负荷起伏跌宕截然不同的工作负载。

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Teams often spend 60 percent of the testing life cycle or more setting up and tearing down data, emailing or calling other teams on the phone to validate or reset specific data scenarios, and so on.

团队经常要花费60%的测试周期或者更多时间来构建和拆卸数据，给其他团队发电子邮件或者打电话来证实或者重置特定数据场景等等。

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The data is also being used to reset expectations for both job candidates and startups, he said.

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If you decide to sell your device or trade it in, make sure you wipe the device (reset it to factory default) to avoid leaving personal data on the device.

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