Why Does My iPad Have "Null" Apps?

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Why Does My iPad Have "Null" Apps?

The screen grab says it all.

I'm sure I need to Restore this iPad, but I can't make a backup.

The last iCloud Backup was in September. I couldn't do a new one ("The last backup could not be completed"), so, following a suggestion here, I deleted the old one.

I can't do an iTunes Backup either. I deleted the old one and the Lockdown file, but every time I try a backup it gets to the very end and says that the iPad disconnected.

I have tried:

Hard reboot of the iPad
Reboot of the computer
Several different known good USB cables.
Deleting old backups
Deleting the Lockdown file

So, I'm in the position of having to restore the iPad without having a backup.

Posted on Oct 21, 2015 1:18 AM

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Answer 1

Oct 21, 2015 9:27 PM in response to Buadhai

Hi

When i just go my iPhone 6s i used a backup

From August & it worked fine.

Do you have another Apple device if so you can

Back that up to iCloud then use that backup

To restore ipad.

If not you will need to setup as a new ipad.

Use same Apple id

Download apps from apps store you will

Not have to pay if you use same Apple ID .

Cheers

Brian ( uk)

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Answer 2

Buadhai Author

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Oct 21, 2015 9:26 PM in response to Briansyddall

Miracle.

Last night when I went to bed I started both an iCloud and iTunes backup. After so many failures, I didn't expect either to work.

But, when I got up this morning I saw that both succeeded.

And, after today's software update, all of my 'null' apps are gone.

My iPad is back to normal now. No need to restore.

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