Recently purchased a used IPad 2 but it still has previous owner's data.  I've been told not to sync it to my computer as it will cause problems.  What do I need to do to make it compatible with accounts on my mac and ipod touch?

Recently purchased a used IPad 2 but it still has previous owner's data.  I've been told not to sync it to my computer as it will cause problems.  What do I need to do to make it compatible with accounts on my mac and ipod touch?  Thanks for any and all help!

You can wipe the iPad's contents completely by going to Settings>General>Reset>Erase All Content and Settings. This will remove all of the previous user's apps, data, settings and so on from the iPad and you can set it up as your own.

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