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Ipad reset

If I reset All content & settings in ipad doesvthat mean apps also e we ill be erased?

iPad (3rd gen) Wi-Fi

Posted on Sep 30, 2021 4:27 AM

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Posted on Sep 30, 2021 4:46 AM

It is perhaps necessary to be very precise in both description of the selected option - and the consequences.


Reset All Content & Settings is not an available reset action.


However Erase All Content & Settings is a valid action within the reset settings menu - and will perform exactly as the description suggests. Everything, including all installed Apps will be erased/wiped from the device - as will all settings and User data.


Use this option with caution, as the only way to recover any data is from a pre-existing iCloud or iTunes backup of the device.

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Sep 30, 2021 4:46 AM in response to Tygarr9001

It is perhaps necessary to be very precise in both description of the selected option - and the consequences.


Reset All Content & Settings is not an available reset action.


However Erase All Content & Settings is a valid action within the reset settings menu - and will perform exactly as the description suggests. Everything, including all installed Apps will be erased/wiped from the device - as will all settings and User data.


Use this option with caution, as the only way to recover any data is from a pre-existing iCloud or iTunes backup of the device.

Ipad reset

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