iPad mini (non-retina) iOS8 upgrade failed, no way to recover

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iPad mini (non-retina) iOS8 upgrade failed, no way to recover

I went to upgrade my ipad mini to ios8 and it failed. Now it is stuck in recovery mode, with a 'install lightning to itunes' icon. I do this, and I tunes says I need to restore it. I changed laptops recently, and don't have a backup image.

So it is now a brick. No way to get it back, no way to move forward. There is no 'restore to factory settings' that I can find, which would be fine. I know the passcode.

Thanks apple, for bricking the device I read books on.

iPad, iOS 7.1.2

Posted on Sep 20, 2014 6:19 PM

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Answer 1

Skydiver119

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Sep 20, 2014 6:21 PM in response to mdfrancois

Do you have an apple store nearby? You can make an appointment and take it in and see if they can help you restore it.

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mdfrancois Author

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Sep 20, 2014 8:10 PM in response to Skydiver119

no, apple store is not an option. hope they come out with a fix. from all the items here and online this is a widespread problem with iOS8.

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KiltedTim

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Sep 20, 2014 8:16 PM in response to mdfrancois

Why can't you restore it? I understand that you have no backup. Your data is gone. But when you plug it into a computer running iTunes, it should detect the device in recovery mode and offer to restore iOS.

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PleeH

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Sep 20, 2014 8:19 PM in response to mdfrancois

I Am stuck "Inbetween" I tried to delete some apps to make room for update after it failed and now have NO ITunes on my iPad and can't erase anything.

i Hold apps down, they begin to shake but no Cross to delete.

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