How to unlock disabled iPad without restoring/resetting...?

Hi, I have disabled my ipad and read your experience restoring it without losing data. I know it's

been awhile since you posted but I'm wondering if you have any other instructions, results to add.

I would appreciate hearing anything you can give me before I try this 'delicate' process!

This is the stupidest security function ever. I support Apple very much but sorry this is ******** and I’m ****** off. UNLOCK WITH APPLE ID. I can’t prove an ownership of my iOS device when 6x wrong password?? I know back up back up... What if let’s say Im on vacation where internet ***** and my child disable iPad or iPhone with 100gb of videos on it. MacOS will ask my Apple ID and unlocks no matter what. Can someone explain to me, would it be less secure if there’s an opportunity to unlock iOS device with Apple ID password or some other ownership proving procedure. This happend to of my good customers, and she never gonna erase her iPad with tones of notes in it. Already bought a new one so she can work. Thanks

DeletedUser wrote:

Connect your iPad to your computer and transfer your stuff that way.

Won't work without the password.

Hey, I'm having difficulties understanding the procedure you recommended. Can you please re-explain in detail?

how to unlock disabled iPad without restoring/ resetting

hello, my name is tracy i need help to

unlock my ipad

i have the same problem

For some reason, I can't post a new discussion. Hope it's okay if I post it here.
Hi, I have an iPad 4th generation and 2 days ago, it began having these touch screen problems. It first began as ghost touches on the top left corner of the screen, and then the touch screen stopped working completely. Later on, the touch screen began working, everywhere but the center of the screen (where the passcode is entered). I figured that if I applied pressure at certain parts of the screen, a few numbers would be entered. All in all, my iPad is disabled now and I have to connect to iTunes. Except, when I do connect to iTunes, it says it needs the password. I don't know what to do. Please help? Both with the touch screen and the disabling.
Thank you 🙂

First, Apple is not here, this is a user to user technical support forum. Secondly, keeping data on your device without backing it up is asking for problems. What if the device is stolen? What if it is dropped in a lake or run over? You would be in exactly the same boat.

You can always look into a 3rd party recovery service, but the way that a forgotten passcode and a disabled device is managed is not going to change. Many people have the option set up to actually erase the device if the passcode is attempted more than 10 times. This is just how it works.

Setting up automatic backups to iCloud is easy and requires little or no effort on the part of the device owner. Automatic import of your photos or use of the iCloud Photo Library also provide you with alternative and effortless ways to keep your data safe.

And if you have issues with syncing with iCloud, then iTunes has always been a a resource not only to back up your device, but, to keep all of your purchases safe. If you have purchased media and you do not keep a copy of it in your iTunes library, then if that media is pulled from the iTunes store, you will lose it.

If your data is valuable to you, then keeping on a small, portable, electronic device with no backup is going to end in problems one way or the other.

Best of luck,

GB

If you restore as new, then yes - it deletes everything.

If you restore from an iTunes or iCloud backup, and you are not using iCloud Photo Library, then it restores your Camera Roll.

Once you sign into iCloud, all of your iCloud-sync'd data is restored: Contacts, Calendars, Notes, Reminders, iCloud Drive files and folders, and, if you are using iCloud Photo Library, then your photos that are in the library.

Cheers,

GB

2random4me wrote:

Yes, I already saw that page, but as I said, I dont want to reset it and lose all the info...😟

You can't have what you want.

You can't. You must erase your device using one of the methods provided here: If you see the Connect to iTunes, or you forgot your passcode, or your device is disabled - Apple Support

Best of luck,

GB

Connect your iPad to your computer and transfer your stuff that way.

Yes it won't work . you might wanna try connecting it to another computer there's a possibility that it wont ask a password. but the only official way is just following the Article HT1212.