Resetting Everything

If you want to return your iPad to its original factory settings, you have two choices. First, you can reset your iPad but leave all your data (photos, video, music, and so on) intact. Second, you can wipe out everything, including anything you have saved, such as photos or apps that you’ve downloaded.

Saving Your Data While Resetting the iPad

If your iPad starts acting weird and restoring doesn’t do the trick, then you might need to completely reset it while preserving any data you have stored on it. To reset your iPad while preserving all your data on it, follow these steps:

  1. From the Home screen, tap Settings. The Settings screen appears.

  2. Tap General. The General settings screen appears.

  3. Scroll down and tap Reset. The Reset settings ...

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