# The server config was reset during this sync, please restart

**URL:** <https://forum.odk-x.org/t/the-server-config-was-reset-during-this-sync-please-restart/565>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 25, 2019, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.odk-x.org/t/the-server-config-was-reset-during-this-sync-please-restart/565 "2019-09-25T04:30:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![MirwaisAkrami](https://odkx.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@MirwaisAkrami](https://forum.odk-x.org/u/MirwaisAkrami)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.odk-x.org/t/the-server-config-was-reset-during-this-sync-please-restart/565/1 "2019-09-25T04:30:02Z")

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Hi, I am trying to reset the app server after updating my forms, but this time I get this message mentioned in title with the explanation

> The app server has been reset since the last time you synced, and the schema has changed, the sync is aborted.

Any tips would be appreciated,

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![tghoward](https://odkx.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@tghoward](https://forum.odk-x.org/u/tghoward)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2019, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.odk-x.org/t/the-server-config-was-reset-during-this-sync-please-restart/565/2 "2019-09-29T17:36:09Z")

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I am having this problem too. I was under the impression that I can redefine and reset tables from ODK Services on my gadget, but I seem to be stuck. I have deleted all records remotely and locally, but fields have changed. The standard commands on the server (Manifest, rows, attachments, …) don’t seem to offer an option for clearing definitions there.

Does “Please restart.” mean restart the server? Really?

Thanks,  
Tim

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**Author:** ![elmps2018](https://odkx.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.odk-x.org/elmps2018/32/105_2.png) [@elmps2018](https://forum.odk-x.org/u/elmps2018)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2019, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.odk-x.org/t/the-server-config-was-reset-during-this-sync-please-restart/565/3 "2019-09-29T17:55:52Z")

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@MirwaisAkrami, what were you using/doing to try to reset the app server?

You can push up new tables via ODK Services to a reset server from your tablet; however, you can’t really redefine tables without resetting them, usually via suitcase, see:

> [@App server reset error, protocol error, please verify that the server and the device are compatible](https://forum.odk-x.org/t/app-server-reset-error-protocol-error-please-verify-that-the-server-and-the-device-are-compatible/544/2):
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> The sync-endpoint and mobile device have safety features so you don’t accidentally reset a server with data on it that is incompatible with the data on the device. You can use ODK-X Suitecase to clear the server. The idea was that you should have to intentionally to clear the server so you do not accidentally lose data by hitting the reset server button on a server with information that you did not intent to remove data from.