diff --git a/cura/CrashHandler.py b/cura/CrashHandler.py
index 4c955fe59f..46544ca0ef 100644
--- a/cura/CrashHandler.py
+++ b/cura/CrashHandler.py
@@ -132,59 +132,7 @@ class CrashHandler:
 
     ##  Backup the current resource directories and create clean ones.
     def _backupAndStartClean(self):
-        from cura.CuraVersion import CuraVersion
-        # The early crash may happen before those information is set in Resources, so we need to set them here to
-        # make sure that Resources can find the correct place.
-        Resources.ApplicationIdentifier = "cura"
-        Resources.ApplicationVersion = CuraVersion
-        config_path = Resources.getConfigStoragePath()
-        data_path = Resources.getDataStoragePath()
-        cache_path = Resources.getCacheStoragePath()
-
-        folders_to_backup = []
-        folders_to_remove = []  # only cache folder needs to be removed
-
-        folders_to_backup.append(config_path)
-        if data_path != config_path:
-            folders_to_backup.append(data_path)
-
-        # Only remove the cache folder if it's not the same as data or config
-        if cache_path not in (config_path, data_path):
-            folders_to_remove.append(cache_path)
-
-        for folder in folders_to_remove:
-            shutil.rmtree(folder, ignore_errors = True)
-        for folder in folders_to_backup:
-            base_name = os.path.basename(folder)
-            root_dir = os.path.dirname(folder)
-
-            import datetime
-            date_now = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
-            idx = 0
-            file_name = base_name + "_" + date_now
-            zip_file_path = os.path.join(root_dir, file_name + ".zip")
-            while os.path.exists(zip_file_path):
-                idx += 1
-                file_name = base_name + "_" + date_now + "_" + idx
-                zip_file_path = os.path.join(root_dir, file_name + ".zip")
-            try:
-                # only create the zip backup when the folder exists
-                if os.path.exists(folder):
-                    # remove the .zip extension because make_archive() adds it
-                    zip_file_path = zip_file_path[:-4]
-                    shutil.make_archive(zip_file_path, "zip", root_dir = root_dir, base_dir = base_name)
-
-                    # remove the folder only when the backup is successful
-                    shutil.rmtree(folder, ignore_errors = True)
-
-                # create an empty folder so Resources will not try to copy the old ones
-                os.makedirs(folder, 0o0755, exist_ok=True)
-
-            except Exception as e:
-                Logger.logException("e", "Failed to backup [%s] to file [%s]", folder, zip_file_path)
-                if not self.has_started:
-                    print("Failed to backup [%s] to file [%s]: %s", folder, zip_file_path, e)
-
+        Resources.factoryReset()
         self.early_crash_dialog.close()
 
     def _showConfigurationFolder(self):