Reinstalling factory settings ipad2
I deleted ibooks from itunes since it was frozen, how do I reinstall ibooks? Or would it be easier to just reinstall factory settings since my ipad is new?
If ibooks is on your computer, then just sync it back.
Otherwise:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
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Macbook Pro unable to reinstall factory settings
My macbook pro started running slow so I decided to restart it. When restarted it I could get it to go past the apple screen and the load bar. I didnt have my files backed up so I decided that I would just try to restore it back to the factory settings. Everytime that I try to do this I am getting an error message. I have verified the drives and apparently theres an issue with my hard drives. Please advise as to how I can reset the hard drive back to the factory settings and avoid the error messages that I have been getting. My mac book has always performed well. The only thing that I can think of that may be causing this issue is the fact that I installed a game from the app store called Capitalism 2. Please advise.
We cannot help you without knowing what the error message was and what version of OS X is installed. If it said the drive cannot be repaired or that you must backup all your files and reinstall, then here's what you would usually do:
Install or Reinstall Mavericks or Mountain Lion from Scratch
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
OS X Mavericks- Erase and reinstall OS X
OS X Mountain Lion- Erase and reinstall OS X
OS X Lion- Erase and reinstall Mac OS X
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible
because it is three times faster than wireless.
If you are using Snow Leopard then do this instead:
Clean Install of Snow Leopard
Be sure to make a backup first because the following procedure will erase
the drive and everything on it.
1. Boot the computer using the Snow Leopard Installer Disc or the Disc 1 that came
with your computer. Insert the disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.
After the chime press and hold down the "C" key. Release the key when you see
a small spinning gear appear below the dark gray Apple logo.
2. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue
button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
After DU loads select the hard drive entry from the left side list (mfgr.'s ID and drive
size.) Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window. Set the number of
partitions to one (1) from the Partitions drop down menu, click on Options button
and select GUID, click on OK, then set the format type to MacOS Extended
(Journaled, if supported), then click on the Apply button.
3. When the formatting has completed quit DU and return to the installer. Proceed
with the OS X installation and follow the directions included with the installer.
4. When the installation has completed your computer will Restart into the Setup
Assistant. Be sure you configure your initial admin account with the exact same
username and password that you used on your old drive. After you finish Setup
Assistant will complete the installation after which you will be running a fresh
install of OS X. You can now begin the update process by opening Software
Update and installing all recommended updates to bring your installation current.
Download and install Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1. -
I want to wipe my MacBook Pro and reinstall factory settings... Help???
do I need discs?
Throw away any files which may contain sensitive data and securely empty the Trash.
If it shipped with Mac OS X 10.6.8 or earlier, insert its original disk and restart the computer with the C key held down.
If it shipped with Mac OS X 10.7 or newer, restart with the Command and R keys held down.
Use the Disk Utility to erase the partition with Mac OS X installed, and then install a fresh OS onto it.
If you're going to sell or give away the computer, include the disk with it, or press the Option key as well when restarting from the recovery partition.
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I had to change my hard drive, now i'v tried to reinstall itunes it says i have to restore my iopd touch to factory settings and will loose my files. I have a few films on there and they show up on my purchases.If i restore, will i be able to get my films back ? as at the moment my ipod wont work now untill i restore anyway.
Syncing to a new iTunes library or computer will erase your ipod. Only if you back up your device manually before syncing, you can restore from that backup again. A manual backup does not include the sync process.
Here's how to:
Disable autosync in iTunes, connect your ipod to your computer and right click on it in the device list and choose backup. iTunes will backup your ipod without syncing.
Transfer your purchases the same way, choosing "transfer purchases" this time.
When you connect your device for the first time, all media content will be erased. But you can restore your settings and app data from your manual backup afterwards.
Don't forget to set up at least one contact and event on your new computer to be able to merge calendars and contacts when you sync the ipod for the first time.
About backups and what's saved:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
How to back up and restore:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
Saving other data is also described here. How to back up your data and set up as a new device
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I have 2 ipod touches. One of the syncs with itunes just fine. The other isnt recognized by itunes. I reset the ipod to factory settings,and uninstalled and reinstalled itunes, still no recognition.
- Do you have the latest version of iTunes on the computer? iOS 6 requires 10.5 or later. The current is 10.6.3
- Have you tried a reset. Nothing is lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- You could try placing the iPod in Recovery Mode and restore the iPod. However, if you can't restore the iPod or use this program to get the iPod out of recovery mode
RecBoot: Easy Way to Put iPhone into Recovery Mode
you will lose use of the iPod.
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my iphone 4 would not back-up to to pc "because an error occurred" anyone offer any solutions to this, I want to restore my phone to factory settings and reinstall my data but cannot back up first. Original problem is that I cannot connect to any wifi system anymore - have tried resetting network settings but did not work.
Try 1 step at a time and do a backup, if no joy then do the next step:
1. Switching off your anti-virus and firewall.
2. Computer iTunes menu > Edit > Preferences... > Devices > delete your backup -
n Sept. 2013 our high school purchased adobe photoshopCS6 and 32 license. I am having software issues not with your product, but another product I am trying to install. In order to install this software, I have to restore windows 7 operating system to its factory settings, which will wipe out the photo shop software installed. I need to do this, but I want to make sure there will not be a licensing issue when I reinstall photo shop. The order number was 138097298, end user purchase order number 140405, end user organization Fresno County Office Education, agreement number 4400363765, windows Lic.SN 1330-1056-0522-7265-0134-9860, end user ID 20644173 Fresno County Office Education. Please let me know what I have to do, to not to have a licensing issue. Thanks for your assistance. My name is Robert Pendergrass, Computer Instructor, Mendota High School, phone 559-655-1993, e-mail: [email protected]
n Sept. 2013 our high school purchased adobe photoshopCS6 and 32 license. I am having software issues not with your product, but another product I am trying to install. In order to install this software, I have to restore windows 7 operating system to its factory settings, which will wipe out the photo shop software installed. I need to do this, but I want to make sure there will not be a licensing issue when I reinstall photo shop. The order number was 138097298, end user purchase order number 140405, end user organization Fresno County Office Education, agreement number 4400363765, windows Lic.SN 1330-1056-0522-7265-0134-9860, end user ID 20644173 Fresno County Office Education. Please let me know what I have to do, to not to have a licensing issue. Thanks for your assistance. My name is Robert Pendergrass, Computer Instructor, Mendota High School, phone 559-655-1993, e-mail: [email protected]
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Problems trying to erase and reinstall iBook G4 to factory settings
I am trying to reinstall the factory settings on my iBook G4 so that I can pass the computer on to my parents. I tried installing from my two install disks, using the "erase and install" option. Disk 1 worked fine, everything proceeded normally, and then the computer asked me to insert Disk 2. From that point on, the thing seems to be caught in some loop. I get the "preparing installation" message, and then it starts to install, but then suddenly the screen goes to blue, and then it comes back on as the beginning of the "preparing installation" progress bar again. It does this on a continues loop. When I opened the Installer log, the errors I see say "can't instantiate package" for keynote 2, iWork Font, iWork Extras, and GarageBand.
At some point after it goes through this loop, it gives up, tells me there were errors and to reinstall OS X. It ejects the disk, and then prompts me to reinsert the Disk 2 again. When I do, the whole thing starts all over again. Please help! I don't know what else to do.You may have to use the Disk Utility (on booted installer disc) to see
if it can 'repair disk' and also consider checking the optional tools it
has, to use the one that over-writes the hard disk drive with random
zeros; and then reformat it to HFS+ since it could have a problem.
When you do get a system installed, be sure to run 'repair disk
permissions' from the new system's Disk Utility.
In fact, to start up in SafeBoot and then run DU's repair disk permis-
sions can be helpful; prior to any updates or upgrades.
{Another way to remove user files could have been to use a different
plan and remove the user account, replacing the admin/owner one
with another new admin user account. There is a way, and it likely is
in the Apple Support knowledgebase. The topic gets revisited here.}
If Disk Utility - on OS X installer - finds a problem it can't fix, before
trying a reinstall from the booted installer disc, you may have to see
about getting a third party disk utility compatible with the OS X you
are trying to install and use that to repair the computer's hard drive.
DiskWarrior is among the popular; but note this isn't a one does all,
it may be enough to fix the hard disk drive's issue or see if it is OK;
though there are other third party disk utilities which fix other stuff.
Good luck & happy computing!
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I recently had to set my laptop back to factory settings, thus had to reinstall Itunes. I connected my Ipod to the lap top my songs went back to my Itunes but when I add new songs and try to sync my Ipod, the new songs won't appear on my Ipod. Is there someone out there that can help me out? I would appreciate it!
Hi NYYJMM,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
You may want to reset your iPod nano and then sync again. If the issue persists, restore your iPod and try again. See these articles for the steps:
How to reset iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1320
Restoring iPod to factory settings
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1339
Best Regards,
Jeremy -
Hello! Tried unsuccessfully to restore my MBP, running the Mac OSX Lion, to factory settings. I keep getting the "can't download additional components for the Mac OSX Lion" error when reinstalling the OSX Lion. Any tips on how to resolve this problem?
Hi
Given that your answer to 1. is 'pre-installed' and 3. is 'No', I think the only thing to do is to take it to an Apple store (ideally the one you bought it from) and have them reinstall it for you.
The intended solution in cases like yours is that you should be able to reboot and install even a wiped disk by using Apple's servers over the internet (you do this by restarting with 'command-r' and choosing 'reinstall Lion'). However if this isn't working for you then you need to get the store to do it. Don't let them fob you off with 'go home and try again'. Have them do it in the shop (you're still covered by Applecare warranty so it should cost you nothing save the inconvenience of the trip and possibly leaving the machine there while they fix it).
A reinstall should leave all your own personal data and programs in place.
Note for future: when you get it fixed, first thing to do is buy a cheap external drive and start keeping a backup (either Time Machine or clone with Carbon Copy Cloner).
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I have just purchased a new ipad3 but when setting up I thought I was restoring from my iPad2 but unfortunately I accidentally restored my husbands instead! If I restore factory settings will this affect my husbands iPad? Just wondered as when he set up his iPad he deleted all my contacts thanks
Busymum2902-
Go to Settings-General-Reset-Erase All Content and Settings. This should make the iPad act like a new one, and give you another chance to restore from your old iPad 2's backup.
There should be no affect on your husband's iPad if your iPad 2 had no affect on it.
Fred -
Hi All,
I have had to reset my laptop to factory settings and reinstall iTunes. I backed up all my songs and apps and have now put all songs back in to iTunes. However, now i cannot drag songs or apps from my iTunes to my iPhone.
It only gives me the 'no entry' style icon when i drag it across rather than the 'plus' icon to add items to the iPhone.
Any ideas how to get round this or will i have to clear the phone and start again?
Any help would be very appreciated.See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
tt2 -
im going to restore my ipod touch(4th gen) to factory settings. my question is, how do i back up all notes from the app "notes" so they can be reinstalled? or is it allready backed up as per the main "back-up" ? I know its a simple question, but i dont know the answer. please help.
The iPod backup that iTunes makes includes Notes.and other app data. However, it does not included synced media like apps and music.
Thus, just restore from backup with all your synced media in your iTunes library.
iTunes: About iOS backups -
HT201210 trying to charge up brand new iPad2. Cannot restore factory settings?
Trying to charge up brand new ipad2 via USB. it directed me into iTunes and copies my playlist but will not load onto ipad. Also will not allow me to restore factory settings. error 4005 showing. can anyone assist me please?
Hey avitz99,
Thanks for the question. After reviewing your post, it sounds like the iPhone is not recognized in iTunes. I would recommend that you read this article, it may be able to help you resolve or isolate the issue.
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Have a nice day,
Mario -
Reinstalled and finally got HP Dir, etc. How to undo "Restore to Factory Settings" though?
Can I change "Restore Factory Settings", to updated ones, just to try them, and change back, if I want, without a whole new reinstall? Finally got HP Dir, after more than a year! No Desktop Icons, though. TIA.
Hi,
It actually displays a message saying something like No return. From my understanding NO RETURN means you can't undo the Factory Restore Settings after completion of the process.
Hope this helps.
BH
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