HT4623 my ipad 3 has become stuck in a recovery loop after an update what do i do??

i recently updated my ipad only to have it stuck in a recovery loop befor the update had even finished. i have tried everything and i cannot seem to fix it without restoring the ipad is there any way around puting it back to factory settings

Yes, unfortunately you will lose everything unless you have a backup that you can restore from after you restore the iPad.
You will be able to download virtually all of your purchased content again at no charge as long as you use the same Apple ID that you bought it with and as long as the content is still available if the iStore where you bought it.
I know that nobody wants to hear this when they get into this situation, but that's why it's so important to backup and backup with regularity.

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