# Reset list of adlists to defaults

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/reset-list-of-adlists-to-defaults/32832>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [May 18, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/reset-list-of-adlists-to-defaults/32832 "2020-05-18T16:05:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![triatic](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/258eb7/32.png) [@triatic](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/triatic)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/reset-list-of-adlists-to-defaults/32832/1 "2020-05-18T16:05:04Z")

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It would be nice to have a button added to `Adlist group management` which resets the list of configured adlists to the shipped defaults.

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**Author:** ![jfb](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/jfb/32/4332_2.png) [@jfb](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/jfb)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/reset-list-of-adlists-to-defaults/32832/2 "2020-05-18T16:05:48Z")

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This is available if you run `pihole -r` and select "reconfigure"

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**Author:** ![triatic](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/258eb7/32.png) [@triatic](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/triatic)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/reset-list-of-adlists-to-defaults/32832/3 "2020-05-18T16:07:52Z")

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Thanks. I do see value in adding it to the GUI though.

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**Author:** ![jfb](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/jfb/32/4332_2.png) [@jfb](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/jfb)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/reset-list-of-adlists-to-defaults/32832/4 "2020-05-18T16:15:02Z")

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The feature request is open. I was just pointing out a quick workaround.

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**Author:** ![triatic](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/258eb7/32.png) [@triatic](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/triatic)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/reset-list-of-adlists-to-defaults/32832/5 "2020-05-18T16:21:40Z")

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I just tried `pihole -r` with no adlists and I still have no adlists:

```auto
  [i] Building tree...
  [✗] Unable to build gravity tree in /etc/pihole/gravity_temp.db
  Error: no such table: main.gravity
  [i] Number of gravity domains: 0 (0 unique domains)
  [i] Number of exact blacklisted domains: 0
  [i] Number of regex blacklist filters: 0
  [i] Number of exact whitelisted domains: 0
  [i] Number of regex whitelist filters: 0
  [✓] Flushing DNS cache
  [✓] Cleaning up stray matter

```

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**Author:** ![yubiuser](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/yubiuser/32/12100_2.png) [@yubiuser](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/yubiuser)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/reset-list-of-adlists-to-defaults/32832/6 "2020-05-18T16:55:41Z")

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> [@triatic](#):
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> Unable to build gravity tree in /etc/pihole/gravity\_temp.db

This error is fixed when you add the default adlists

```auto
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts
https://mirror1.malwaredomains.com/files/justdomains
https://s3.amazonaws.com/lists.disconnect.me/simple_tracking.txt
https://s3.amazonaws.com/lists.disconnect.me/simple_ad.txt

```

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**Author:** ![triatic](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/258eb7/32.png) [@triatic](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/triatic)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/reset-list-of-adlists-to-defaults/32832/7 "2020-05-18T17:41:29Z")

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If Pi-hole can't restore the default list of adlists with `pihole -r` when the list of adlists is empty, is that a bug?

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**Author:** ![PromoFaux](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/promofaux/32/1545_2.png) [@PromoFaux](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/PromoFaux)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/reset-list-of-adlists-to-defaults/32832/8 "2020-05-18T17:45:29Z")

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> [@triatic](#):
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> is that a bug?

Possibly. I can certainly confirm the behaviour:

 ![image](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/uploads/default/original/2X/e/ef284554d4469d731c0ae43bbc001387c32709b6.png)

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**Author:** ![triatic](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/258eb7/32.png) [@triatic](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/triatic)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/reset-list-of-adlists-to-defaults/32832/9 "2020-05-18T18:02:34Z")

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Thanks, raised: [Pi-hole fails to restore default list of adlists · Issue #3402 · pi-hole/pi-hole · GitHub](https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/issues/3402)