my iPad had “unavailable” message and I followed the steps to restore using a MacBook. Iniatially there was a message that “your MacBook is downloading the software for this iPads and will restore your iPad wheh the download is complete.”
hisvever after about 5 mins a message
“ The iPad software server could not be contacted. The selected device could not be found “
Any Advice on what I should do is appreciate,
thank you
Perhaps a long shot:
Do you have a 3rd party VPN installed on your Mac, even if you are not using it? If so, turn it off, and if that doesn’t fix it delete the VPN profile, then restart your Mac. Don't just turn it off; delete the profile. Updates sometimes "break" VPN, and it needs to be removed. If that fixes it, you can try reinstalling VPN, but probably shouldn't.
Perhaps a long shot:
Do you have a 3rd party VPN installed on your Mac, even if you are not using it? If so, turn it off, and if that doesn’t fix it delete the VPN profile, then restart your Mac. Don't just turn it off; delete the profile. Updates sometimes "break" VPN, and it needs to be removed. If that fixes it, you can try reinstalling VPN, but probably shouldn't.
Thanks for your reply. No I don’t have a vpn installed.
I wondered if the problem is that my iPad from 2020 can’t take updated software but I read I should be able to install the software.
iPad restoration fails: "Server could not be contacted
