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CincyDem

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4. If you know that there's nothing on the iPad you want to keep, consider a hard reset.

Reply to Paper Roses (Original post)

Sat Dec 5, 2020, 01:49 PM

Dec 2020

Not sure that this will do the trick but if it's a brick now, this should load it back to the most recent update that iPad will accept. Then you can start over as if it were new out of the box.

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Is my iPad useless now? [View all] Paper Roses Dec 2020 OP

The best and worst tutorials are all on Youtube. Arne Dec 2020 #1

Which model of iPad do you have? N/T Big Blue Marble Dec 2020 #2

my iPad became "unupdatable" Skittles Dec 2020 #3

If you know that there's nothing on the iPad you want to keep, consider a hard reset. CincyDem Dec 2020 #4

Do you have an Apple store you can go to? s-cubed Dec 2020 #5

Apple's update servers verify the model iPad you have. LuvLoogie Dec 2020 #6

LuvLoogie is correct HuskyOffset Dec 2020 #10

Could be useful ... mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #7

if you don't mind changing brands, cost for a new one can be very reasonable TomDaisy Dec 2020 #8

Call Apple, see what they say Blues Heron Dec 2020 #9

Back to your desktop. A few questions. LuvLoogie Dec 2020 #11

My iPad aged out like that. woodsprite Dec 2020 #12