My mom wants to borrow my iPad while she is away on her holidays.
What is the best/easiest way to remove all my data from it like photos, facebook app, messages and everything else like that which is synced with my iPhone and then to be restored back?
Thanks
iPad Air, iOS 8.4
What to do before selling or giving away your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
Make a backup using iTunes first. If you have anything not yet synced, then do that before making the backup.
iDevices are meant to be used by only one person. It's not a good idea to let someone else use it. Your mother should buy one of her own.
You and Demo, please correct me if I am wrong. I think the problem he will have (besides having to sleep in the dog house tonight) is that his iPad appears to sync with his iPhone through iCloud, at least that is the way I interpreted his message. If he only had an iPad he could back it up to his computer, wipe it clean through a reset, wipe it clean again after his mother gets back, and then restore from iTunes. However since his iPad is syncing with his iPhone he would be wiping his phone also, at least the items he syncs to the cloud. Is this not right? He could give it to his mom as is but no telling what he would get back. I suppose he could turn iCloud backup off while she is gone. I say buy her a mini.... The doghouse may be a better option... š
Edit: I was composing this message while Phil was posting above but somewhat similar thoughts....
I would have to agree with Demo, in that it may be overkill, but if you really want to do this, you will have to restore your iPad to Factory condition to remove everything.
If you make a backup of the iPad, either to iTunes or iCloud, you can then use that backup to restore the iPad to how it was before, after your mother is done with it.
Basically, you are looking at doing the following in this order:
1. How to back up your devices using iCloud or iTunes - Apple Support
then
2. What to do before selling or giving away your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
And finally, once you get it back:
3. Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup - Apple Support
That is indeed a short answer, but I don't think Mom would find it very sweet. How easy would it be for you to tell your Mom to "go eat dirt?" š
I Will make this short and sweet. The iPad is not meant to be used that way. You would have to totally erase the device and start all over again. You can do that, but it seems to be overkill just to lend your iPad to your mother.
elcpu wrote:
You and Demo, please correct me if I am wrong. I think the problem he will have (besides having to sleep in the dog house tonight) is that his iPad appears to sync with his iPhone through iCloud, at least that is the way I interpreted his message. If he only had an iPad he could back it up to his computer, wipe it clean through a reset, wipe it clean again after his mother gets back, and then restore from iTunes. However since his iPad is syncing with his iPhone he would be wiping his phone also, at least the items he syncs to the cloud. Is this not right? He could give it to his mom as is but no telling what he would get back. I suppose he could turn iCloud backup off while she is gone. I say buy her a mini.... The doghouse may be a better option... š
No, if he removes the iPad from his account, erases it and put's mom's account on it nothing in the iCloud account will be affected. Then he reverses the procedure to put it back on his account when he gets it back. A full backup via iTunes is mandated here.
My mom wants to borrow my iPad
