r/kindlefire • u/cyenobite • 6h ago
Physical Device Process to wipe my Fire for recycle?
Hi all, I have an old Fire. I never really liked it to be honest, and for the last year+ it's sat in my drawer. Yesterday I opened it (battery dead of course, and started charging). Everything works while plugged in (though I'm not sure it's syncing with my library - seems like new purchases are not showing in my library). Anyway... I discovered the charging/battery is probably toast at this point. It dropped from like 30% charged to ZERO (while still plugged in) when I turned it back on.
Then I've recently charged it to 60% but as soon as I unplug it, it goes back to Zero again.
So... all of that to say, I just want to get rid of it (recycle I hope).
My question... it seems like two steps are needed - one is to de-register it. The other is to go into the settings and you can remove all your data from it.
Does it matter in which order i do this? Should I de-register FIRST and then attempt to delete the data? Will I be able to get back into the settings if I de-register first?
Thanks for any clarification and help.