Help re restore ipad and 'find my ipad'.
I have backed up my ipad2 to itunes and then updated to ios7. When i tried to restore ipad the PC ran out of charge mid way! Now when I try and restore ipad it states it can't until 'find my ipad' is switched off in icloud. i have gone to icloud and removed ipad from the account and it appears offline but this error message still appears.
I can't do anhthing with the ipad as it won't open beyond saying connecting to itunes and then error message as above on PC
HELP!!
Hi,
A remote wipe resets to factory settings.
http://www.apple.com/ipad/features/find-my-ipad.html
Setting a Passcode lock would have prevented anyone from using your iPad.
If you had a message setup on the iPad to return the iPad and you wiped it, that message is gone.
It states clearly here: "I understand that I cannot undo or stop this action".
It's hard to think straight when something like that happens and it's understandable, and hopefully you'll get your iPad back. I would definitely file a police report. Hopefully you had the serial number wirtten down and saved in a safe place for identification purposes.
Carolyn
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HT201365 please help me restore Ipad without losing data, it is disabled now?\
i recently updated to io7s ,,,,, entered my passcode too many times incorrectly an ipad disabled me ..... how do I restore without losing any or all of my data?
You will need to connect the device to the computer that you normally sync to and you should then be able to reset the device and re-sync your content to it (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1212) - you may need to put the device into recovery mode :http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808
if you have no backup in itunes, then once you get the device going using the above, perform a full reset and restore from icloud.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
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If you see one of following alerts, you need to erase the device:
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via: iOS: Forgotten passcode or device disabled after entering wrong passcode
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1212
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No promises but a System Reset is worth trying:
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http://support.apple.com/manuals/#ipad
Finally, the User Guide can be downloaded at no charge via iBooks and a less comprehensive version of the Guide is included as a Safari bookmark. -
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If you have forgotten your password for your router the WPA or WPA2 key as it's also known as they you will need to log in to your Router and setup a new WPA(2) key.
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