How to restore original start page

How do I restore my original start page on my iPad

Posted on Mar 6, 2023 10:39 AM

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Posted on Mar 6, 2023 10:48 AM

Perhaps you refer to your Home Screen layout. Short of completely erasing the iPad and starting again with a fresh setup, you’ll not be able to return the Home Screen completely to its original layout.


Before fully reseting/erasing the iPad, you might just try a reset of your Home Screen Layout:

Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPad > Reset > Reset Home screen Layout


If you really want to fully reset the iPad, understanding that everything will be fully erased, you can perform a full reset. Unless you have an existing iCloud or iTunes backup, none of your locally stored data will be recoverable:

Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPad > Erase All Content & Settings


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Mar 6, 2023 10:48 AM in response to Gbrewster42

Perhaps you refer to your Home Screen layout. Short of completely erasing the iPad and starting again with a fresh setup, you’ll not be able to return the Home Screen completely to its original layout.


Before fully reseting/erasing the iPad, you might just try a reset of your Home Screen Layout:

Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPad > Reset > Reset Home screen Layout


If you really want to fully reset the iPad, understanding that everything will be fully erased, you can perform a full reset. Unless you have an existing iCloud or iTunes backup, none of your locally stored data will be recoverable:

Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPad > Erase All Content & Settings


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