How To Factory Restore A New iPad Air/iPad Mini

Author Spencer Mcfadden By Spencer Mcfadden, on January 10, 2021, in iPhone Problems | SOLVED

Q: How do you do a hard restore on an iPad?


Friend just bought a used iPad on eBAY. The original owner did not reset settings to the original factory settings. How can he factory reset this iPad so he can set up his own account and buy apps? Thank you.


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Best Answer: Fix My iPhone is the best iPad/iOS system recovery software made it easy to factory restore an iPad without iTunes. Free Download


An iPad is the most popular tablet device, which can shoot video, take photos, play music, and perform Internet functions such as web-browsing and emailing. It's also wildly used for gaming, designs, GPS navigation, social networking, etc., which can be enabled by downloading and installing apps. As of March 2016, the App Store has more than one million apps for the iPad by Apple and third parties (How Many iPhones Been Sold).

Just because the variety of iPad uses, it undertakes relatively high resource burdening on both software and hardware. If you have underwent sorts of iPad software glitches (Common iOS 12 Problems and Fixes), or you just want to wipe out an iPad before selling it out, the ultimate weapon is to factory restore your iPad. In this article, we will show you how to factory restore an iPad with and without iTunes.

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Pre-Check List Before Factory Restoring iPad

Factory restore an iPad do conquer a variety of iPad softwar problems but you should also know that it's an irreversible process which means you cannot undo it once it started. So before moving forward, give a check on the follow quick notes.

  1. Important: A hard restore/manufacturer restore/factory restore on your iPad erases all your data from your device. Always backing up your iPad prior to factory restoring it.
  2. DO NOT factory restore your iPad unless it's the last option you have to solve your iPhone/iOS problems.
  3. After factory restoring your iPad, you have to re-download applications from App Store, re-sync music and videos via iTunes, and re-enter your passcodes and user accounts (Try SyncBird Pro - Best iPad File Transfer Software).

How To Factory Restore A New iPad Pro with iTunes

You can factory restore your iPad with iTunes or by using Fix My iPhone - an expert iPad/iOS System Recovery software designed to solve 20+ common iPad problems. First up, let's learn how to factory restore an iPad with iTunes (How To Fix iPad Stuck in Recovery Mode Problems).

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    Step 1:

    Make sure you are running the latest version of iTunes > Connect your iPad to your PC/Mac computer > Open iTunes >  Click the iPad device icon:

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    Step 2:

    Go to iTunes > Device Summary > Choose Restore iPad option to start factory restoring your iPad to manufacturer settings.

    How To Factory Restore A New iPad Air/iPad Mini
    How To Factory Restore A New iPad Air/iPad Mini

How To Factory Restore A New iPad Pro without iTunes

iTunes errors probably are the most annoying nightmare haunting millions of Apple users. No matter it's iTunes error 3015, 3194, 3200, or 4005, 4013, 4014, 4037, you just may get failed to factory restore your iPad (Top 5 Best Free iOS System Recovery Software).

For whatever the reason iTunes doesn't work, you can choose an expert iPad System Recovery software to factory restore your iPad, without iTunes. Fix My iPhone is the best in its kind that can troubleshoot a variety of iPad system issues. Here are the detailed steps of how to factory restore your iPad without iTunes.

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    Step 1:

    Open Fix My iPhone > Connect your iPad to a Mac computer.

    How To Factory Restore A New iPad Air/iPad Mini Step 1
    How To Factory Restore A New iPad Air/iPad Mini Step 1
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    Step 2:

    Confirm to start iOS system recovery procedure and click 'Continue' to start.

    How To Factory Restore A New iPad Air/iPad Mini Step 2
    How To Factory Restore A New iPad Air/iPad Mini Step 2
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    Step 3:

    Choose Instant iOS Fix option to start.

    How To Factory Restore A New iPad Air/iPad Mini Step 3
    How To Factory Restore A New iPad Air/iPad Mini Step 3
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    Step 4:

    Check the iOS firmware information. If everything is OK, click download.

    How To Factory Restore A New iPad Air/iPad Mini Step 4
    How To Factory Restore A New iPad Air/iPad Mini Step 4
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    Step 5:

    In this step, Fix My iPhone will uncompress the downloaded iOS firmware, check the validation and start to recover the iOS system. Once it finished, you can choose to restore your device from an iTunes backup or click Skip to ignore this. After that, you finished hard resetting your iPad without using iTunes, and you can now use your iPad as normal.

    How To Factory Restore A New iPad Air/iPad Mini Step 5
    How To Factory Restore A New iPad Air/iPad Mini Step 5

The Bottom Line

Now can you factory restore your iPad with or without iTunes? If you still have any iPad System Recovery problems, feel free to leave a message in comment box and we are happy to help. One more thing, for common iOS problems, it's suggested to use Fix My iPhone instead of resetting your iPhone to manufacturer settings. Free Download To Have A Try >


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