Hi all, sorry if this seems like a dumb question 😊
I want to factory reset my iPad 3, but am worried that it will then also wipe everything off my iPhone, because of having the cloud set up?
Is there a simple way to stop this from happening? Or am I completely wrong?
Many thanks for any help!
Kate
iPad Wi-Fi + 4G, Windows 7
If you reset your iPad completely, it will not affect your phone at all. They are different devices with their own backups. The backups can be shared from one device to another, but you can safely reset the iPad without worrying about the phone.
Ok, so if I factory reset my iPad, it won't affect my iPhone at all? Even though I use iCloud? Is that correct? Sorry if I'm being slow, I just want to be sure! I don't want to lose everything off my phone too! Thanks
From the above mentioned article:
How content is restored to a new device
When you go through Setup Assistant on a new iOS 5 device, choose "Restore from iCloud Backup" and enter your iCloud account and password. You will see the three most recent backups for each of the devices on which you enabled Backup. Choose which backup to restore from.
After your device restarts, your settings and accounts are restored and Backup starts downloading your purchased music, movies, TV shows, apps, books, Camera Roll, and other content.
Note: You may be prompted to enter the passwords for all accounts enabled on your device. You may also be prompted to enter the password for for any iTunes, iBookstore and App Store accounts for which iCloud Backup is attempting to restore content.
A progress bar will appear underneath the apps that are being downloaded. To prioritize the restore of a specific app, tap its icon. Restore will attempt to download the same version of the app that you had installed previously. If that version is no longer available, the latest version of the app will be restored.
If you are using iTunes Match (U.S. only), you can download any of your songs, albums, or playlist from iCloud after the restore is complete.
To check if the restore is complete, go to Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup.
You can also go to Settings/iCloud/Storage & Backup/manage storage/Backups and see which devices are backed up in iCloud.
Each device has its own backup for data and settings.
iCloud: Backup and restore overview
Thanks! 🙂
can't find setup assistant and recent backups from icloud cannot be seen. It looks like content is there based on size, but I can't get to it.
When I reset my iPhone, my iPad was showing the "Hello" screen when you first bought a new device. When I open it, everything was still there so yeah you are good.
I hope this has been taken care of since this thread is 5 years old.
If I factory reset my iPad, will it do the same to my iPhone?
