How To Enter iPad DFU Mode & Restore Your iPad

Two Apple experts show you how to enter iPad DFU Mode and restore your iPad in iTunes. A DFU (device firmware update) restore is the deepest type of restore you can perform on an iPad!

To put your iPad in DFU mode, plug it into a computer and open iTunes. Once your iPad is connected to iTunes, press and hold the power button and the Home button. When the screen turns black, wait three seconds, then release the power button while still holding down on the Home button. Keep holding the Home button until your iPad shows up in iTunes!

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[miko]

I am so happy I found this, now my iPad that's been disabled for many years is now finally usable

[jonnymartin]

THANK YOU FOR NOT MAKING A 15 MIN VIDEO FOR A 30 SECOND PROCESS <3

[Vector_QF]

So I have an iPad stuck in restore mode - the screen with the cord going into it. I did all the steps on the apple web site. Talked to their tech support. Went to the Apple Store. Had a genius work on it. He said it was not fixable, and I could sell it for scrap for $50. I left the store. Put the IPad in my electronic scrap bag. Then I saw this video. Tried your recommendations. Boom. iPad Pro is alive again. Thank you! 🎉❤

[onyekaosagie]

I just tried this today 11-04-2019 and I want to say thank you. My daughter’s iPad was frozen with the apple logo showing but I followed these steps and everything is perfect. Thank you

[spiritofestherministry]

I had this problem with my brand-new iPad and tried everything including all you said and it would not work. Then I said a prayer to have the angels help me fix it as a last-ditch effort before I would send it back. And a voice said, "Remove your Bitdefender Antivirus from your iPad". Well as soon as I did that the iPad jumped right on the internet. Something about my Bitdefender configuration was not working with the iPad because the iPad started malfunctioning after I put Bitdefender on. But I still need my anti-virus on my iPad so I will have to look into it. Bitdefender with VPN works perfectly still on my old iPad Air so I need to figure out what the problem is. So here goes my second deep dive to see how this can be resolved now. But great video tho you guys!

[marknhopgood]

I started the process, I didn't have a backup, but I couldn't start the ipad and it didn't appear to charge. So this was my last option. Thank you I didn't even know there was a DFU restore. Hopefully this will fix it!

[miltonnakhare]

Thank you; it really solved my issue. I was having trouble updating my iPad 10.5 Pro 2017. It kept staying stuck in verifying the update! Thank you so much!

[HorrorFanatic]

Thank you so much for this quick process. I haven't used my iPad in 3 years because it was disabled and I just recently purchased a MacBook Air and now I am able to use my iPad.

[kengeohegan]

Great video, but you didn't address all the iPads that don't have a HOME button. My search for help goes

[christ]

That 3 sec count you mentioned save my life, all other site or video just mention you need to press home & power together, wait till apple appear then release the power, which is wrong.

[tekmouse]

My ipad was stuck in restore mode and error 4010 occured using iTunes. Software was going cost $30-60$ to repair it. This DFU mode tip helped and fixed my issue for free. Thank you-

[morena-jackson]

Thanks this worked, it was the count to 3 that all the other videos are missing. Unfortunately I could not backup any of my data. I don't know how anything on the device could be backed-up when it's stuck in a loop with the apple logo. Also after the recovery attempt I received an error (14) which sent me off to find the solution for that.

[priscillawalker]

YEAH!!! My husband's ANCIENT iPad was frozen, only able to get to Apple logo screen. Watched your soft reset, no luck. Tried next level, no luck. Finally bit the bullet and after several tries of getting iTunes on my PC to recognize his iPad.. SUCCESS! Full DFU done. He wasnt 'sure if he had backed up or not...senior moment, for sure. Luckily his iPad was set to automatically back up. He's back in action and I am VERY happy to have found your straight forward YouTube videos. THANK YOU!

[rfgamer]

You guys are changing hard lives, I’m gonna show all the support I can as much as the support and help you guys both have to all of us including those people who have hard times with their devices.

[UkeCan]

OMG, you already have a zillion comments like this, but here's another:
Thanks to you, my 1-1/4-year old iPad that's been a brick for 8 months is now back to her former glory. I can't tell you how many hours I spent on the phone with Apple when it happened before I gave up. Your video emboldened me to try again.

The other key for me was that I still couldn't get it to restore from the Finder on my MacBook - your method would get it into restore mode, but it would crash out of it before the restore could complete.

So instead I ran the restore from iTunes in a Windows emulator (Parallels Desktop), and was finally able to get the iPad up and running. Then I switched back to Finder and restored my data from a backup there. Now everything's back that I lost all those months ago.

I feel like I just got a brand new iPad ... for the second time!

[freedomm]

Thanks so much, you guys. My iPad battery was draining super fast for the last couple of weeks. Now it's back to normal.

[judithawkerman]

Ipad stuck in recovery, tried everything. Threw in the towel and took to Apple authorized repair shop. They couldn't get it out of recovery and said trash it, has to be a hardware failure. I just couldn't - why would iOS update break an ipad? This tutorial got it done. I'm eternally grateful, ipad back and updated. Can't wait the take in the shop and rub the "experts" faces in their failure. Thank you!

[tatianakidd]

Can you make a video about your iPad being stuck on recovery mode. When your iPad can’t restore or update?

[GurlukovichClan]

Thanks a lot, this really helped me out with an old iPad I was locked out of. iTunes kept saying I needed the latest version installed on my windows 7 computer for some reason even though I did have the latest but it worked flawlessly on my sister's computer which runs windows 10.

[lesliebarnett]

Thank you so much! The three-second tip was the key.