My husband purchased an iPad 2. I will now have his original iPad. Is it all right to simply Erase All Content and Settings under the Reset option in the Settings on the iPad, so that I can connect it to my iTunes account (on a separate computer) and begin to use it? He has already set up the iPad 2 with all of his account information and the files and apps that are still on the original iPad.
3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo MBP-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.6.7), 8 GB RAM
Yes, just go to the settings>general>erase all content and settings. Then sync it with your computer.
Yes, just go to the settings>general>erase all content and settings. Then sync it with your computer.
Connect it to your Mac, wait for iTunes to fire up and then "Restore as new."
Out of curiosity, why would I connect it to my Mac and "Restore As New", over erasing the contents and settings directly on the iPad?
Easier and more thorough. No need to search for anything.
it doesnt matter what way you restore it but setting up as new is quicker that erasing all of the content and then restoring it you can choose whatever method you like the best quicker or slower
Does this achieve the same results (essentially) as what Philly_Phan has described? If so, I can give you both a
"Correct Answer" rating.
Except that technically, I'm not restoring content. I'm replacing it with my content.
Both ways are okay, this link should help, http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2110
yes you can do really anything you can just connect it and restore it or erase and restore and there is a third option of just connecting it and syncing it will ask if you want to transfer purchased items you dont have to and then you can just start syncing your things into it, it is most likly to erase the other stuff unless you have one or more of the same things on it
Ah, documentation. That is always what I seek. Thanks!
Thanks, apple fan 447. This is helpful, too.
your welcome i have used the third method at least once if not twice
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