If you’re planning on giving away or selling your iPad I will tell you how to reset your iPad back to the original factory settings. This way the new user will be able to have a fresh iPad for them to load all the settings the way they want to.

You want to reset everything for the ease of the next user and also for your personal protection. Especially if you sell or give your iPad to someone you don’t know. This will prevent any type of identity theft as well.

Let’s get started on the process. On the home screen you will see the settings icon.
Open up the settings. Once the setting is open on the left hand side you will see the General button.

Open up the General option. In the General settings on the right hand side, at the very bottom, select the button Reset.

Continue here for step 2 of resetting the iPad back to factory settings.

Step 2

See part 1 for resetting iPad to factory settings

In the reset settings you have multiple options you can choose from. I’ll explain them: The Reset All Settings will reset all of your settings that you changed after you originally booted up your iPad. You would use this option if you are planning on giving the iPad to a family member or someone who is close to you. This will keep all your data but just reset your preferences. Your data includes things like pictures, music, movies, contacts, etc. If you plan on selling your iPad to a stranger or don’t want another person have have your personal information or data you will want to choose the second option: Erase All Content and Settings. This will erase and reset ALL information and will start your iPad from scratch like you had just turned it on for the first time out of the box. The Reset Network Settings will reset all of your wireless or internet connections. The rest of the options are pretty self-explanatory. Continue here for step 3 of resetting the iPad back to factory settings. < .. or back to Step 1 

Step 3

Step 1 resetting iPad to factory settings Step 2 resetting iPad to factory settings 

Once you select Erase All Content and Settings there will be a pop up window. It will ask you to confirm if you really want to erase all settings and data back to the orginal settings. Once you confirm, the resetting process begins. The whole process only takes a couple of minutes to do and will reset back to the Apple logo. When you have to start selecting the original set up options (i.e. choosing your language), you have successfully reset all your data and settings and can now be handed over to the next proud owner of an iPad. < .. or back to: Step 1 Step 2