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How do I get the spinning circle to stop?

I've had this for 2 months and it has been great until this morning. I tried to turn it off and it is just stuck on the spinning shut down circle on the black background. Won't respond to anything.
Thanks for the help.

Mac Book Pro 17", Mac G5, iPad Wi-Fi 64g,iPhone 3GS 16g, UPod nano, I Pod Shuffle 2G, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Jun 28, 2010 6:09 AM

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Posted on Jun 18, 2017 12:47 PM

Hi. My iPad has been whirring all day now. I've tried pressing the 2 buttons and restoring back to factory settings? I've had it restoring for s few hours and nothing seems to be happening? Any news sea what else I can do? TIA

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Jul 23, 2011 9:28 AM in response to EmeryX

Hi, I am overseas and my husband's iPad last night started to have the spinning launch circle on the screen. I tried holding the power/sleep button down and got to the page with the slide button but it went right back to the spinning circle. We are now at about 24 hours.... Tried to charge it with my Mac Air and it won't even recognize the device. Any suggestions? Thanks, Deb

Oct 7, 2011 5:38 PM in response to nataliefrompipersville

You may need to restore the device if you cannot get the spinning wheel to stop.


iPad is unresponsive

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3281


Updating or Restoring the iPad

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414


If you are unable to restore

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4097


Before you restore - did you hold both buttons down until the Apple logo appeared on the screen? Try it again and hold down on the sleep button AND the home button at the same time - wait for a good 15 seconds or so to see if the logo appears. If it shows up on the screen - let go of the buttons. Ignore the red slider - do not slide it.

How do I get the spinning circle to stop?

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