iPad Disabled Connect to iTunes

If your computer's iTunes isn't recognising that it's in recovery mode (it does recognised the iPad ?) it sounds like you haven't successfully got it into recovery mode. Have you got access to a second computer that you could try with, or is there an Apple Store or authorised repairer that you could try ?

Some guy named King_Pequin is sending me 15-20 emails a day after I went into apple support community to try and solve one small problem. I would like to stop getting all these emails about everyone's problems!

Thank you iTunes user 56!

My iPad was originally synced with my MacBook, but i've updated the operating system twice (first to Yosemite and recently updating again to High Sierra) while my iPad 2 was in my bookshelf. I have also moved since last using my iPad, so my wifi couldn't connect to the iPad either. When I dusted it off and went to connect it, I had the same problem as people who had never connected their iPad to a computer before. A message that said "To allow access, please respond on your iPad..." and my iPad continued to be in disabled mode.

I followed your directions and got back in and was able to reset up my iPad with my Apple ID! Thanks again😁

Thanks Texas Mac Man! Your suggestion worked. You're a star!

ipad is disabled connect to itunes?wahat to do next.?

That means that you haven't managed to put the iPad into recovery mode : If you forgot the passcode for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or your device is disabled - Apple Support

Use recovery mode : If you forgot the passcode for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or your device is disabled - Apple Support

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Disabled device : Forgot passcode for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or your device is disabled - Apple Support

See : If you forgot the passcode for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or your device is disabled - Apple Support

They replied to a post about recovery mode : If you forgot the passcode for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or your device is disabled - Apple Support

If your computer's iTunes isn't recognising the iPad : If iTunes doesn't recognize your iPhone, iPad, or iPod - Apple Support

iOS: Device disabled after entering wrong passcode

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1212

How can I unlock my iPad if I forgot the passcode?

http://tinyurl.com/7ndy8tb

How to Reset a Forgotten Password for an iOS Device

http://www.wikihow.com/Reset-a-Forgotten-Password-for-an-iOS-Device

Using iPhone/iPad Recovery Mode

http://ipod.about.com/od/iphonetroubleshooting/a/Iphone-Recovery-Mode.htm

Saw this solution on another post about an iPad in a school enviroment. Might work on your iPad so you won't lose everything.

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‘iPad is disabled’ fix without resetting using iTunes

Today I met my match with an iPad that had a passcode entered too many times, resulting in it displaying the message ‘iPad is disabled – Connect to iTunes’. This was a student iPad and since they use Notability for most of their work there was a chance that her files were not all backed up to the cloud. I really wanted to just re-activate the iPad instead of totally resetting it back to our default image.

I reached out to my PLN on Twitter and had some help from a few people through retweets and a couple of clarification tweets. I love that so many are willing to help out so quickly. Through this I also learned that I look like Lt. Riker from Star Trek (thanks @FillineMachine).

Through some trial and error (and a little sheer luck), I was able to reactivate the iPad without loosing any data. Note, this will only work on the computer it last synced with. Here’s how:

1. Configurator is useless in reactivating a locked iPad. You will only be able to completely reformat the iPad using Configurator. If that’s ok with you, go for it – otherwise don’t waste your time trying to figure it out.

2. Open iTunes with the iPad disconnected.

3. Connect the iPad to the computer and wait for it to show up in the devices section in iTunes.

4. Click on the iPad name when it appears and you will be given the option to restore a backup or setup as a new iPad (since it is locked).

5. Click ‘Setup as new iPad’ and then click restore.

6. The iPad will start backing up before it does the full restore and sync. CANCEL THE BACKUP IMMEDIATELY. You do this by clicking the small x in the status window in iTunes.

7. When the backup cancels, it immediately starts syncing – cancel this as well using the same small x in the iTunes status window.

8. The first stage in the restore process unlocks the iPad, you are basically just cancelling out the restore process as soon as it reactivates the iPad.

If done correctly, you will experience no data loss and the result will be a reactivated iPad. I have now tried this with about 5 iPads that were locked identically by students and each time it worked like a charm.

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Try it and good luck. You have nothing more to lose if it doesn't work for you.

 Cheers, Tom 😉

iPad 2

Thanks so much Texas Mac Man. I have the new iOS 7 and I didn't have a backup so I just clicked "set up as a new device" and then cancelled immediately, IT WORKED!!! YOU ARE AWESOME MAN!

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