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How to put your board into UF2 Bootloader Mode

Putting your board into UF2 Bootloader will force your board to restart and present you with a USB mass storage device in your file explorer – assuming you have the UF2 bootloader still installed and you have not stomped it by flashing Arduino, MicroPython or IDF code on the board.

All Unexpected maker ESP32-S2 and ESP32-S3 boards ship with CircuitPython and the UF2 Bootloader installed by default.

To get your board into UF2 bootloader mode:

  • Press and Release [RESET]
  • When the RGB LED is turns purple, Press and Release [BOOT]

You should now be in the UF2 bootloader mode. You will then see the RGB LED on your board turn green once the filesystem is mounted.

Updated on August 1, 2023

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