User's Guide

2. Chooseanoption:
WARNING:IfyouchoosetheEraseAllContentandSettingsoption,allofyourcontentisremoved.
SeeEraseiPad.
ResetAllSettings:Allsettings—includingnetworksettings,thekeyboarddictionary,theHome
Screenlayout,locationsettings,privacysettings,andApplePaycards—areremovedorreset
totheirdefaults.Nodataormediaaredeleted.
ResetNetworkSettings:Allnetworksettingsareremoved.Inaddition,thedevicename
assignedinSettings>General>Aboutisresetto“iPad,”andmanuallytrustedcertificates
(suchasforwebsites)arechangedtountrusted.Cellulardataroamingmayalsobeturnedoff.
(SeeVieworchangecellulardatasettingsoniPad(Wi-Fi+Cellularmodels).)
Whenyouresetnetworksettings,previouslyusednetworksandVPNsettingsthatwerenʼt
installedbyaconfigurationprofileormobiledevicemanagement(MDM)areremoved.Wi-Fiis
turnedoffandthenbackon,disconnectingyoufromanynetworkyouʼreon.TheWi-FiandAsk
toJoinNetworkssettingsremainturnedon.
ToremoveVPNsettingsinstalledbyaconfigurationprofile,gotoSettings>General>Profiles
&DeviceManagement,selecttheconfigurationprofile,thentapRemoveProfile.Thisalso
removesothersettingsandaccountsprovidedbytheprofile.SeeInstallorremove
configurationprofilesoniPadinthisguide.
ToremovenetworksettingsinstalledbyMDM,gotoSettings>General>Profiles&Device
Management,selectthemanagement,thentapRemoveManagement.Thisalsoremovesother
settingsandcertificatesprovidedbyMDM.See“Mobiledevicemanagement(MDM)”intheiOS
DeploymentReference.
ResetKeyboardDictionary:YouaddwordstothekeyboarddictionarybyrejectingwordsiPad
suggestsasyoutype.Resettingthekeyboarddictionaryerasesonlythewordsyouʼveadded.
ResetHomeScreenLayout:Returnsthebuilt-inappstotheiroriginallayoutontheHome
Screen.
ResetLocation&Privacy:Resetsthelocationservicesandprivacysettingstotheirdefaults.
IfyouwanttocompletelyeraseyouriPad,seeEraseallcontentandsettingsfromiPad.Ifyouwantor
needtouseacomputertoeraseyouriPad,seeUseacomputertoeraseallcontentandsettingsfrom
iPad.
RestoreallcontenttoiPadfromabackup
Youcanrestorecontent,settings,andappsfromabackuptoanewornewlyerasediPad.
Important:YoumustfirstcreateabackupofyouriPad.SeeBackupiPad.
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