Whether y'all are selling your iPad, having issues, or just want a fresh start, at that place are a variety of reasons you may need to reset information technology. Let's take a expect at how to factory reset your iPad and erase everything on it.

An important thing to keep in mind as y'all're working on doing a factory reset of your iPad is that you lot'll need to be connected to a Wi-Fi or cellular network and know your Apple ID password if you lot have Find My iPad enabled.

Likewise, make sure you lot have your iPad backed up or accept your important data saved somewhere before yous factory reset your device (Settings > Proper name > iCloud > iCloud Backup). Read more than on that in our guide here.  We've too got a detailed walkthrough on factory resetting your Mac.

Before going through the process of erasing your iPad, you can sign out of the App Store and iCloud (although iPadOS will forcefulness yous to sign out of iCloud after if you have Find My iPad turned on).

How to factory reset iPad and erase all content

In iPadOS 15

  1. Open the Settings appand and so choose General
  2. Swipe down to the very bottom and tap Transfer or Reset iPad
  3. Tap Erase All Content and Settings,enter your passcode (if you lot have one)
  4. Follow the prompts

In iPadOS xiv and earlier

  1. Tap onSettingsand so tap on General
  2. Swipe down to the very bottom and tap on Reset
  3. Tap Erase All Content and Settings,enter your passcode (if y'all have i)
  4. Tap Erase iPad , Tap Erase iPadagain to confirm
  5. Enter your Apple ID countersign and tap Erasein the acme correct corner

At this point, all the information on your iPad has been erased and yous should meet the iOS welcome screen similar when you first purchased your iPad. You're proficient to hand your device to someone else, restore from a backup, or gear up your iPad as new.

Here is a screenshot walkthrough of how to factory reset your iPad (if you lot don't take a passcode set or have Notice My iPad turned off, you won't see those steps in the reset process):

Now choose the second choice from the peak, Erase All Content and Settings . Decide if you'd like to do another backup or factory reset your iPad now.

Now enter your passcode if required and tap Erase .

Now you'll be asked to enter your Apple tree ID password if you're all the same logged in and have Find My iPad turned on. After entering it, tap Erase in the superlative right corner.

The process sometimes takes a few minutes to complete but your iPad mill reset should be complete.

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