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locked iPad 3 stuck in recovery mode

  • 21-07-2014 10:09PM
    #1
    king_of_inismac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    Doing a favour for an older relative.

    Due to a death in the family, we have an iPad 3 which is now locked (incorrect password entered repeatedly). My aunt brought it to a computer repair shop who couldn't fix it and its now stuck in recovery mode.

    Before giving up and a restore is done, I told my aunt I'd give it a go since there's some sentimental photos on it. I bought recovery software which works if the iPad isn't in recovery mode.

    The normal button sequence doesn't work so I tried redsnOw to get it out of recovery but it didn't work. I'm now gonna try tiny umbrella to see if thatll work. If I can't get it out of recovery mode via that, I'm out of ideas.

    Anyone got any better ideas?

    Cheers,
    M


Comments

  • #2
    guil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 10,717 ✭✭✭✭guil


    Recboot 2 might work


  • #3
    Hollister11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,482 ✭✭✭Hollister11


    Restore it possibly


  • #4
    king_of_inismac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭king_of_inismac


    Thanks for the advice so far.

    I tried both recboot 2 and tinyUmbrella to get the ipad out of recovery mode.

    They both got the ipad out of recovery for a couple of seconds and then the ipad goes back to recovery again. Therefore I can't run the data-recovery software on the ipad.

    Obviously I could restore it as suggested, but I'd lose all the photos, which is the reason I've been doing all this work.


  • #5
    guil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 10,717 ✭✭✭✭guil


    I doubt there's much else you could do. I tried both to get an iPod touch out of recovery and nothing would work. In the end I had to restore


  • #6
    navag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41 ✭navag


    Have you tried putting the iPad into DFU mode? Is that what you mean by the button sequence ?

    Plug your device into your computer
    Turn off the device by holding the Sleep/Wake or Power button and swiping it off
    Hold the power button for 3 seconds
    Begin holding the Home button without releasing the Sleep/Power button for 10 seconds
    Release the power button and continue holding the home button until you get a popup from iTunes that your device is recognized as being in recovery mode.


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