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I have tried to restore an iPad unsuccessfully and am getting continually getting the error "iPadOS cannot be restored on this iPad. Unexpected device state "DFU" expected 'Recovery' (Probably forced into DFU mode externally) [com.apple.MobileDevice.MobileRestore - 0xFAE (4014) STOP. This is an iPad 7th Gen.
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Read and follow the article linked above.
Read and follow the article linked above.
I tried everything in the link without success. The iPad is still in DFU Mode! Thanks for the article though it will come in handy at some point in time.
Annie B wrote:
I tried everything in the link
What did Apple Support tell you when you contacted them as the link suggests?
Continually getting a 4014 error when trying to restore an iPad (7th Gen)
