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My ipad air 3 shows Data recovery cannot be completed. Please restore your ipad from backup. cannot connect to macbook. pls help me

ipad air 3 shows Data recovery cannot be completed. Please restore your ipad from backup. can't connect to mac or rebooting.

iPad Air, iPadOS 13

Posted on Oct 6, 2020 10:46 PM

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Posted on Oct 7, 2020 2:25 AM

This support page may may be helpful with troubleshooting the problem:

If you can't update or restore your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch – Apple Support

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My ipad air 3 shows Data recovery cannot be completed. Please restore your ipad from backup. cannot connect to macbook. pls help me

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