Reset an iPad (or pretty much any other device) It's not something to be done carelessly. A small "gaffe" can make us regret for a long time not having taken the equipment to a "professional". But if you are reading this article, it means that you are at least a user who takes care of their equipment. With follow the instructions below to the letter, you should be able to reset your iPad without any complications.
iPads are light equipment, easy to carry and very personal; however, they have great power and offer a lot of comfort to perform any task. In addition, they are great for entertaining (such as watching movies or playing games), and even for work (For example: design or drawing). Are these devices worth it? They are totally worth it, but what is also very important is knowing how to take care of them. A very important way to take care of them is to review in detail any process that you are going to carry out (such as a "reset"). And that's what this article is for, stick around to know all about it.
The supremacy of the Apple company in everything related to mobile devices is undeniable. For better or worse, some of this supremacy trickles down to tablets. iPads are powerful computers, ideal for multiple tasks. Not for nothing millions of people around the world prefer these equipment.
First of all, let's see what reasons there are to reset our iPad.
Why should I reset my iPad?
- Slowness and errors: It's normal that when you have been using your computer for a long time, some start to appear mistakes, or a little bit of slowness. In these cases it may be useful to give the device a reset. In general, it is recommended restore the team every 1 or 2 years, you don't have to wait for problems to appear. if you have reset to factory settings recently, you might consider deleting an app or turning off an option that might be doing the harm.
- Protect your data: If you plan to sell or give away the equipment, surely you don't want to hand over all personal data that the iPad has collected in its time of use, therefore, in these cases, it is best to reset the equipment before.
- The same applies if you are going to lend the equipment, or send it to a "professional" for me to fix it. Surely you have data that you do not want other people to have, so you better not depend on the ethics of another person.
How to reset the iPad?
Now yes, we have come to the good part, let's see step by step how to reset an iPad. Keep in mind that there are several methods, I am going to mention several.
Reset an iPad to factory settings through Settings.
- Go to Settings > General > Transfer or reset iPad.
- Press “Delete Contents and Settings”.
- You may be required to Apple ID password or passcode. This is quite expected, as it's just your device making sure again that it's you doing this action.
- Soon, the team will ask you for a confirmation that you want to delete all data, just hit "Continue".
- Wait some minutes. Your device is resetting, it only remains to let time pass, depending on the model it can last more or less.
Reset an iPad by connecting it to the computer (ReiBoot)
- Press the button at the same timeHome” and the button “Power”, leave the buttons pressed until you need to connect a computer.
- First the iPad goes to Reiniciar, it will take a moment Apple logo appears. At that time it will restart again, until the Apple logo appears again. This time a screen will appear telling you to connect a computer. At that moment you can release the buttons.
- What you have to do next is connect your ipad to computer.
- To follow this process, you need a software on PC that allows you to detect the connected iPad and perform actions in it. Us we can recommend you ReiBoot.
- ReiBoot is a very easy to use program, it will detect the iPad quickly. Then you can select "advanced repair"The "Reinstatement", in both cases your device will be reset. It is possible that you need to download the installation of your operating system.
- Then you just have to wait. This method will probably take longer than the previous one (it can be hours). The duration It depends on several factors such as cables, internet connection and your computer.
- Once the process is finished, turn on your iPad and set it up normally. ReiBoot also allows you to save a backup copy of the data you want to keep beforehand.
You can download ReiBoot here
Factory restore iPad with iTunes
With iTunes the process is very similar to the previous one, we want to explain how to do this process in iTunes because it is a very common program. First of all, repeat the first 2 steps above (until the computer shows the "connect to computer" icon). Then continue with the next steps.
- Connect the device to the computer, and open iTunes.
- Go to recovery mode to detect your iPad.
- Press "Restore iPad".
- The program will require you Download the latest OS installation to perform the restore.
- Dale "Yes to everything and in a matter of a few hours the entire process will have been completed and your iPad will have been reset.
- You will hardly have to intervene, since iTunes does almost the entire process automatically.
- finally you can initialize the iPad and add all the necessary data to it so that it works normally. With iTunes you can also make a backup before the reset to restore it when the device has been reset.
You can download iTunes for computer here
And this is all, I hope I have been helpful to you to know how to reset an iPad. In this article I have tried to give you the methods that seem simpler and more complete to me, but there are many more. Avoid installing operating systems of dubious origin on your device, there is a risk that you will render your equipment useless. Let me know in the comments any questions you have.