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If you want your iPad to go back to looking the way it did when you first got it, you can reset its settings to default without losing your data.
If you want your iPad to go back to looking the way it did when you first got it, you can reset its settings to default without losing your data.
Just as restarting and resetting an iPad works, factory resetting also helps when you run into issues or are simply looking to sell or trade-in your tablet.
Most computer glitches can be resolved with a simple question, “Have you tried turning it off and on again?” It seems this simple instruction also applies to computers on board spacecraft orbiting thousands of miles away.