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my ipad was disabled from me entering the password to many times ive had it for 6 years and recently forgot the password before it disabled need help trying to figure out what i can do to make the disabled screen go away
iPad Pro 12.9-inch, 2nd Gen, Wi-Fi
If your device is disabled, you will need to erase your device
Follow the steps in this article:
If you’ve forgotten the passcode on your iPad, or your iPad is disabled – Apple Support
If you have a backup you can restore it from that
Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support
Good luck!
If your device is disabled, you will need to erase your device
Follow the steps in this article:
If you’ve forgotten the passcode on your iPad, or your iPad is disabled – Apple Support
If you have a backup you can restore it from that
Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support
Good luck!
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:
To recover your credentials, you’ll need access to one of the following:
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:
how do i get the disabled off my ipad
