Device Still Dirty or Missing a Part

Tested on: Windows PC, Steam retail build current on August 10, 2026. ReStory also supports macOS, but these steps were not tested there.

You have snapped the last shell into place, yet the notebook still calls the gadget Dirty or Incomplete. Somewhere, a screw or plastic tab has joined witness protection. Do not flatten the whole rebuild yet. Check the bench, storage, and hidden surfaces first.

Run the Reversible Bench Checks First

Read the notebook checklist. Find the exact part marked dirty, broken, or missing. The checklist also shows the expected reassembly order. On Windows, press Space to highlight screws and dirty or damaged pieces on the work mat.
Check the cleaning station interaction. Remove the dirty part and drag it into the large circular cleaning target at the upper-right corner. The cleaning view should open. Scrub the part until the notebook no longer marks it dirty before returning it to the gadget.
Check screw storage. Removed screws collect on the jar lid beside the work area. A screw still sitting there has not returned to the device, even if the shell looks closed.
Inspect every workbench slot. Look across the mat, behind the cleaning station, on the right shelf, and along the right side of the table. When you switch away from a partly dismantled gadget, it can become a box on the right shelf or table.
Open the Parts Inventory. This is the spare-parts box. Check the exact part name shown in the notebook instead of trusting a similar-looking battery, keypad, or shell.
Check obscured surfaces. Look beneath the main gadget, under loose pieces, and around the cleaning station before removing another layer. A loose part can be hidden by the device or can fall behind the bath.

Warning: Do not buy a replacement until you have checked the screw-storage lid, Parts Inventory, shelf boxes, workbench slots, and every side of the gadget. Replacement shopping is an expensive way to discover that the original keyboard was six inches to the right.

Rotate Before You Disassemble

Place the gadget in the center work area.
On Windows, hold the right mouse button and drag to rotate it.
Inspect the front, left edge, right edge, top, bottom, and full back.
Tilt it toward and away from you. Move the pointer slowly across seams, hinges, ports, recessed screw holes, and the edges beneath raised parts.
Watch for an outline, screw point, or dirty patch that only appears at one angle. Flip phones deserve extra attention around the hinge, keyboard cover, and lower edge of the keypad.

Only begin another teardown if the notebook still points to an internal part. Full rotation often exposes the last dirty rim or buried fastener while keeping the good half of your rebuild intact.

Identify the Problem Type

Dirty component: The part exists, but the notebook marks it dirty. Remove it, use the cleaning station, and wait for the dirty mark to clear.
Broken component: The part exists but is faulty. Cleaning does not turn a faulty part into a working one; install a matching replacement.
Missing component: The notebook lists a part that is not installed. Search the mat, jar lid, shelf boxes, and Parts Inventory first. Buy or salvage the matching part only after those checks.
Incorrect assembly order: You have a clean, working part, but no valid placement point appears. Compare it with the next checklist step. Remove only the newest cover, connector, or fastener until the blocked placement point returns.

A closed shell can still hide a dirty inner part, skipped connector, or unused screw. Judge the repair by the notebook and interaction outlines, not by how finished the gadget looks.

Autorolla Razor Keyboard Will Not Respond

In this interface, the Autorolla Razor keyboard can look unresponsive because its selectable area is a tiny strip along the bottom. Open the phone fully, remove the keyboard cover, rotate to a clear side angle, and move the pointer slowly along that lower strip. This symptom was mistaken for a keyboard defect when the small interaction area was missed.

If the lower strip still does not highlight, confirm that the cover is off and check the Parts Inventory, screw-storage lid, bench slots, and every orientation. Stop buying replacement keyboards until those checks are complete. An interaction that remains dead after all of them should be treated as an unconfirmed stuck state and handled with the reload steps below.

Reload Only After the Bench Checks

Switch to another order so the current gadget leaves the active mat, then reopen its shelf box or order.
Record the notebook state and affected part. If you have a recent save, return to the title screen and load it.
Recheck the named part before repeating a large teardown. A dropped piece may return to the Parts Inventory after a reload, but this is not guaranteed.
If the interaction remains dead, fully exit and relaunch ReStory. Use this as the last local recovery step.

Do not delete files or edit the save. Some blocked orders may require a game update rather than a local workaround.

Confirmed Defect or Normal Interface Behavior?

Confirmed August 10 retail-build defect: Some gadgets or parts can become stuck in the sonic bath. A bath slot that stays occupied while its part cannot be seen or selected matches that known issue. Let the bath finish moving before placing another piece and avoid stacking parts, but do not treat that precaution as a guaranteed fix.

Normal interface behavior: Removed screws appear on the screw-storage jar lid. Parts placed in the Parts Inventory remain in the spare-parts box. A partly dismantled gadget can become a box on the right shelf or right side of the table when another project takes the mat. The small lower interaction area on the Autorolla Razor keyboard is also easy to misunderstand. Check these behaviors before calling an order bugged.

Record This Before Leaving an Order Unfinished

Exact gadget, order, and customer name
Whether it came from a customer job, online order, or marketplace purchase
In-game day, cash, and last known save point
Exact part name and whether the notebook marks it dirty, broken, or missing
What happens when you point at, remove, clean, or place the part
Whether it appears on the screw-storage lid, in the Parts Inventory, inside a shelf box, or on a workbench slot
Whether moving the gadget, loading the save, or restarting changed anything
Windows or macOS and any visible version number

Take screenshots of the notebook, affected part, open Parts Inventory, workbench, and gadget from the front, back, and both sides. That record lets you resume without repeating the whole repair and helps separate a real stuck interaction from one last sneaky screw.

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