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greenesearch Author

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Cleaning out old IPad to give to a friend

I'd like to give my old IPad to a friend, but first I need to empty it of all my data. How do I "zero out" an old IPad mini4?

iPad mini 4 Wi-Fi

Posted on Aug 12, 2020 11:48 AM

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Niel

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Aug 12, 2020 11:53 AM in response to greenesearch

Click here and follow the instructions.

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Cleaning out old IPad to give to a friend