How long does it take to restore my iPad

If your iPad is disabled, or you have forgotten your iPad passcode, you’ll need to follow this process:

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT211078

You’ll need access to either a PC (with iTunes installed) or a Mac (with iTunes or Finder - as appropriate for the installed version of MacOS).

You’ll also need your AppleID and associated password. If these have also been forgotten, they can be recovered here:

https://iforgot.apple.com

To recover your credentials, you’ll need access to one of the following:

• Your primary email address mailbox that corresponds with your AppleID
• Any of the secondary/recovery email addresses that should be configured for your AppleID account
• Any of the trusted telephone numbers (fixed line or Cellular/Mobile) that are associated with your AppleID

Unless you AppleID account has not been fully/correctly configured, or has been seriously neglected, recovery of the AppleID and password should not be difficult.

More information about recovery of your AppleID:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201354

More information about recovery of your AppleID password:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201487

When you recover access to your credentials, you would be well advised to log-in to your AppleID account from a web browser - and verify/update any email addresses and trusted telephone numbers:

https://appleid.apple.com

When you say you forgot your password....Did you forget your password to the iPad or your Apple ID? The reset process doesn’t normally take an extremely long time, and if you forgot your password to your iPad but remember you Apple ID password then once it’s done moving the bar across the bottom under the Apple Logo then it will reboot and when it does will ask you to sign back in. If you try to restore it from a backup, it may however, place the lock back on it and if you don’t remember the password you’ll be stuck again. Just setup as a new iPad and start over to keep it from locking again. If you forgot your Apple ID password then you’re going to have to use Apples Forgot Password process to reset your password and then you’ll be able to log back in to your iPad.

When you say you forgot your password....Did you forget your password to the iPad or your Apple ID? The reset process doesn’t normally take an extremely long time, and if you forgot your password to your iPad but remember you Apple ID password then once it’s done moving the bar across the bottom under the Apple Logo then it will reboot and when it does will ask you to sign back in. If you try to restore it from a backup, it may however, place the lock back on it and if you don’t remember the password you’ll be stuck again. Just setup as a new iPad and start over to keep it from locking again. If you forgot your Apple ID password then you’re going to have to use Apples Forgot Password process to reset your password and then you’ll be able to log back in to your iPad.