New iPad slow response time

If your iPad is not performing as expected, try a forced-restart of your iPad - as this will often clear an isolated software issue:

Force restart iPad (models with Face ID or with Touch ID in the top button)

If your iPad doesn’t have the Home button, do the following:

1. Press and quickly release the volume button nearest to the top button.
2. Press and quickly release the volume button farthest from the top button.
3. Press and hold the top button.
4. When the Apple logo appears, release the top button.

Force restart iPad (models with the Home button)

Press and hold the top button and the Home button at the same time. When the Apple logo appears, release both buttons.

If the problem persists after performing the restart, it may be necessary to reset your iPad settings. While this reset will not cause any loss of data, as a precaution, it is always wise to ensure that you have a current iCloud or iTunes backup before performing the reset:

How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

When you are happy to proceed, you can perform the reset from iPad settings:

Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPad > Reset > Reset All Settings

If the problem still doesn’t clear, the next step is to reset the iPad to factory settings:

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings - Apple Support

Otherwise, you would be best advised to seek assistance directly from Apple Support. You can contact the Support Team using the Support link at top-right or bottom-left of this page. Alternatively and perhaps easier, you can initiate and manage your support cases using the excellent Apple Support App. If not already installed on your iPad, the App can be downloaded from the App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-support/id1130498044

You might also visit the Genius Bar at your local Apple Store or Apple Authorised Service Provider (AASP) - where the technicians will be able to test and assess your iPad - and you can explore your available options:

Genius Bar Reservation and Apple Support Options - Apple

Are you using Split View to provide multiple windows to handle multiple documents simultaneously?

Open two items in Split View on iPad - Apple Support

Assuming all your files are stored locally, perhaps a restore would help better organize your iPad’s storage. I’m a computer programmer going back years to the disk drive days, and back then a restore was a tremendous asset to address fragmented files on a disk.

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support

stewartfromprosper wrote:

Was taking forever to toggle back and forth between files saved in my "Files" app and save pdfs to same app.

What are the steps you’re doing exactly? What does “toggle …” mean precisely?

For example, do you mean something like the following, all performed within the Files app:

• Open File A (which is perhaps a Pages file)
• Open File B (which is perhaps a Numbers file)
• Save PDF of File A
• Open File C (which is perhaps a Keynote file)
• Save PDF of File B
• Close File A
• etc.

Where might these files be stored? Locally on the iPad? In iCloud Drive? Somewhere else?