I have forgotten my iphone 4s passcode but when i go to restore i am told to turn off find my iphone which i cannot access

i have forgotten my iphone 4s passcode but when i go to restore i am told to turn off find my iphone which i cannot access

The following gives instructions on how to turn off Find My iPhone from iCloud: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2702

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  • HT1212 Someone else has put a password on my phone. I have read all the restoring or backing up methods but when I go to do those it says to turn off find my iPhone in my setting. If I cant unlock my phone I obviously can't turn this off. Help

    Someone else has put a password on my phone. I have read all the restoring or backing up methods but when I go to do those it says to turn off find my iPhone in my setting. If I cant unlock my phone I obviously can't turn this off. Help

    If you have a lock code, how did someone change the apple ID for "find my phone?"   You should go by the apple store and let them help you.

  • HT1212 I've forgotten my ipad passcode but when I try to restore on the computer it won't let me as I have to turn "find your ipad" off but i don't know how when I can't use the  ipad itself. How do I do this on the cloud?

    I've forgotten my ipad passcode but when I try to restore on the computer it won't let me as I have to turn "find your ipad" off but i don't know how when I can't use the  ipad itself. How do I do this on the cloud?

    If the iPad was running iOS 7,  iCloud: Find My iPhone Activation Lock in iOS 7
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5818
    How can I unlock my iPad if I forgot the passcode?
    http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ipad/ipad-troubleshooting-repair-faq/ipad- how-to-unlock-open-forgot-code-passcode-password-login.html
    iOS: Device disabled after entering wrong passcode
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1212
    How can I unlock my iPad if I forgot the passcode?
    http://tinyurl.com/7ndy8tb
    How to Reset a Forgotten Password for an iOS Device
    http://www.wikihow.com/Reset-a-Forgotten-Password-for-an-iOS-Device
    Using iPhone/iPad Recovery Mode
    http://ipod.about.com/od/iphonetroubleshooting/a/Iphone-Recovery-Mode.htm
    Saw this solution on another post about an iPad in a school environment. Might work on your iPad so you won't lose everything.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    ‘iPad is disabled’ fix without resetting using iTunes
    Today I met my match with an iPad that had a passcode entered too many times, resulting in it displaying the message ‘iPad is disabled – Connect to iTunes’. This was a student iPad and since they use Notability for most of their work there was a chance that her files were not all backed up to the cloud. I really wanted to just re-activate the iPad instead of totally resetting it back to our default image.
    I reached out to my PLN on Twitter and had some help from a few people through retweets and a couple of clarification tweets. I love that so many are willing to help out so quickly. Through this I also learned that I look like Lt. Riker from Star Trek (thanks @FillineMachine).
    Through some trial and error (and a little sheer luck), I was able to reactivate the iPad without loosing any data. Note, this will only work on the computer it last synced with. Here’s how:
    1. Configurator is useless in reactivating a locked iPad. You will only be able to completely reformat the iPad using Configurator. If that’s ok with you, go for it – otherwise don’t waste your time trying to figure it out.
    2. Open iTunes with the iPad disconnected.
    3. Connect the iPad to the computer and wait for it to show up in the devices section in iTunes.
    4. Click on the iPad name when it appears and you will be given the option to restore a backup or setup as a new iPad (since it is locked).
    5. Click ‘Setup as new iPad’ and then click restore.
    6. The iPad will start backing up before it does the full restore and sync. CANCEL THE BACKUP IMMEDIATELY. You do this by clicking the small x in the status window in iTunes.
    7. When the backup cancels, it immediately starts syncing – cancel this as well using the same small x in the iTunes status window.
    8. The first stage in the restore process unlocks the iPad, you are basically just cancelling out the restore process as soon as it reactivates the iPad.
    If done correctly, you will experience no data loss and the result will be a reactivated iPad. I have now tried this with about 5 iPads that were locked identically by students and each time it worked like a charm.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Try it and good luck. You have nothing more to lose if it doesn't work for you.
     Cheers, Tom

  • I am trying to restore my daughters iPhone because she forgot her passcode.  I'm stuck because iTunes is telling me to turn off Find my iPhone in iCloud settings but I can't do that because the phone is locked.  HELP!

    I am trying to restore my daughters iPhone because she forgot her passcode.  I'm stuck because iTunes is telling me to turn off Find my iPhone in iCloud settings but I can't do that because the phone is locked.  HELP!

    iCloud: Remove your device from Find My iPhone - Support - Apple
    Sign in to icloud.com/#find with your Apple ID (the one you use with iCloud).If you’re using another iCloud app, click the app’s name at the top of the iCloud.com window, then click Find My iPhone.
    Click All Devices, then select the device.
    Click Erase device, then enter your Apple ID password. Because the device isn’t lost, don’t enter a phone number or message.If the device is offline, the remote erase begins the next time it’s online. You’ll receive an email when the device is erased.
    When the device is erased, click Remove from Account.All your content is erased and someone else can now activate the device.

  • Need to erase all content on my iPhone but wifi is dead and iTunes says i need to turn off find my iPhone, please help

    need to erase all content on my iPhone but wifi is dead and iTunes says i need to turn off find my iPhone, please help

    You do not need wifi to erase the content of your phone. Go into Settings>iCloud>Find My iPhone>OFF.

  • HT4910 i forgot the password on my iPad; I have it backed up on my Mac, so I saw that I just should back up from iTunes. I tried to do that, but it says to first turn off "Find my iPad", which obviously I cannot do because I don't have my password!!  Help

    I forgot the password on my iPad; I have it backed up on my Mac, so I saw that I just should back up from iTunes. I tried to do that, but it says to first turn off "Find my iPad", which obviously I cannot do because I don't have my password!!  Help!

    Have you tried using Find My iPad on a computer to remote wipe your iPad?

  • HT1212 forgot my iphone passcode and cannot restore because I can't turn off Find My iPhone in iCloud.

    Hi
    Please help with the subject matter:
    Forgot my iphone passcode and cannot restore because I can't turn off Find My iPhone in iCloud.

    What can I say...it's a brick..
    Visit your carrier and see if you can trade it in for a new phone..

  • HT1212 I need to unlock my iPod. I tried restoring it but a pop up box says that I need to turn off Find my iPod in my iCloud setting, but how am I going to do that when I don't know my password?

    I need to unlock my iPod. I tried restoring it but a pop up box says that I need to turn off Find my iPod in iCloud settings,  but how am i going to do that when I don't know my password?

    http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/105166/find-my-ipad-setting-prevents-re store/105192#105192

  • I can not restore because I can not turn off Find my Iphone

    Hello,
    I'm using iphone 5 with ios 7. I just upgraded ios 7 today. after upgrade I realised that passcode was activated before upgrade I was not using that feature. I forgot my passcode so I got my phone disabled for a while. I searched the discussions and saw that I need to restore and then restore from back up to have the passcode to disable. When I try to restore my phone I got the below message:
    Find My iPhone must be turned off before “Jean” can be restored.
    Go to iCloud Settings on your iPhone and turn off Find My iPhone before restoring your iPhone.
    I can not turn off Find my Iphone because my phone locked and I forgot the passcode.
    Anyone can help?

    Follow the steps above to remove it from the account, but then
    "After the device has been removed from the account, turn it off by pressing and holding the Sleep/Wake button located on the top right side of the device. Then restart your device and proceed with device setup as you would normally. "
    See this tech note for the official statement:  http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4515

  • Trying to restore ipod, telling me to turn off find my iPhone?

    I forgot my ipod touch password, so I wanted to restore a backup. Whenever I press restore a backup, it tells me to turn off "find my iphone". However I can't do this becuase my ipod touch is disabled, and I don't know the password. Thanks beforehand!!!

    Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
    iOS: Wrong passcode results in red disabled screen                         
    If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.                        
    How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings        

  • HT1414 I forgot my password  I cant restore because I  can't turn off find my Iphone

    I forgot my password.  I can't restore the settings because I can't open the phone to turn off find my Iphone.  What can I do?

    If you have Find My Phone enabled then:
    Is Find My Phone turned on?
    You'll have to login to iCloud.com, from any computer, locate, then erase your phone. Once done, restore from backup, if you have one.
    That's the only way for you to fix this.

  • I have never set up a passcode but when I try to reset my phone it is asking for a passcode. Is there a generic code? Or how do I retrieve an existing/forgotten passcode?

    I have never set up a passcode on my iphone 4S but when I try to reset my phone it is asking for a 4 digit passcode.  Is there a generic code? Or how do I retrieve an existing/forgotten passcode?

    You will need to put your phone in recovery mode and then restore using iTunes.
    See here:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
    Note: All user content will be erased.

  • HT1212 i cannot access my iphone because i cannot remember my passcode but when i go to restore on itunes it wont allow me?

    My son has locked my phone with a passcode, I have go onto my Itunes and tried to restore it and it wont allow it so what do i do????

    Depends on exactly what you mean by "it wont allow it" -- did you read and try the following from http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1212?
    If you see one of following alerts, you need to erase the device:
    "iTunes could not connect to the [device] because it is locked with a passcode. You must enter your passcode on the [device] before it can be used with iTunes."
    "You haven't chosen to have [device] trust this computer"
    If you have Find My iPhone enabled, you can use Remote Wipe to erase the contents of your device. If you have been using iCloud to back up, you may be able to restore the most recent backup to reset the passcode after the device has been erased.
    Alternatively, place the device in recovery mode and restore it to erase the device:
    Disconnect the USB cable from the device, but leave the other end of the cable connected to your computer's USB port.
    Turn off the device: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the red slider appears, then slide the slider. Wait for the device to shut down.
    While pressing and holding the Home button, reconnect the USB cable to the device. The device should turn on.
    Continue holding the Home button until you see the Connect to iTunes screen.
    iTunes will alert you that it has detected a device in recovery mode. Click OK, and then restore the device.

  • I need to reinstall my Acrobat 9. Have a disc and serial number, but when I enter the number I am told it is not a valid serial number. Checked my registration for CS 5 and that is the number. Now what?

    In trying to reinstall the Adobe Pro 9, I keep getting the message that I ado not have a valid serial number. But I am using the number Adobe shows as the number with which I registered the product. Need this program to work. Any advice?

    If it's a CS5 number you need to install with your Creative Suite disks, NOT an Acrobat download.

  • HT2729 my downloaded itunes trailers wont play. it downloads fine but when i click on it to play itunes just turns off

    i jus downloaded a movie trailer from itunes but i cant play it from my library. whenever i click it my itunes jus turns off. please help

    Hi jag723
    When iTunes  iStore  crash try this
    copy QTMovieWin.dll  from location : C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support
    paste it there   C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes
    you may have to reinstall iTunes
    Good luck
    Claudine

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