How to Unroot the Motorola Droid Mini
Maybe you don’t like those root-only apps on your device anymore? Maybe you want to go back to stock? Either way, this guide should teach you how you can unroot your device and get it back to the stock firmware. Here’s how:
Unrooting is the process of removing root access, a custom recovery (if you have one), and just trying to get the device back to as close to stock as possible.
Some of the reasons for unrooting your Motorola Droid Mini are:
- Sending in the device for warranty (most, but not all unrooting procedures reinstate the manufacturer warranty if you had one before rooting).
- Starting over (simply undoing everything you did while rooted so you can have a clean slate to start over).
- Fix any issues (Maybe rooting messed something up? No problem, unrooting will take care of it for you).
Ready to get started? Here’s how to unroot the Motorola Droid Mini:
I. Before You Begin
1. You should’ve rooted your device using the procedure given here.
2. This should flash the original stock firmware on your device.
3. This only works on Windows based PCs.
4. You should’ve appropriate drivers installed on your PC. If you don’t, go ahead and get the latest drivers from here.
II. Downloading Required Files
1. Download RSD Lite and save it to your desktop.
RSD Lite (It’s attached in the first post)
2. Download the appropriate stock firmware for your device and save it to your desktop.
III. Unrooting the Motorola Droid Mini
1. Extract files from RSD Lite to your desktop by right-clicking on it and selecting Extract here.
2. Double-click on RSD Lite executable and follow the on-screen instructions.
3. Turn OFF your device.
4. Hold down Volume UP, Volume DOWN, and Power buttons together and plug in your device to your PC.
5. Right-click on RSD Lite shortcut available on your desktop and select Run as administrator.
6. Click on “…” in the tool and select Stock Firmware available on your desktop.
7. Select uncompress and start flashing from the menu that appears on your screen.
8. It should begin flashing the selected firmware on your device.
9. When it’s done, reboot your device.
10. You’re all set!
Brilliant! Your Motorola Droid Mini is now unrooted and is running the official stock firmware.
You can click here to find all of the Motorola Droid Mini How To’s.
You can also find all of the Motorola Droid Mini ROMs we have here.
