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Originally Posted by kinetic
because we haven't ever synced and done a backup thru a PC we
have only one option:
To reset to default....and lose all his work etc?
Is this correct.....
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This is correct. The school IT guy can do no more than you can. Basically your kid was played for the sucker he is, and is about to learn a tough lesson:
1. iPads get messed up by other kids, broken, lost or stolen. Watcha' gona do when your homework was in it ?
2. You do NOT lend your iPad to other kids. Ever, mkay ? Same applies to laptops (that day will come).
3. The iPad is NOT the place to store things that matter. Thats what the desktop computer at home is for.
4. You put copies of stuff you want the next day on the iPad to use at school, there are plenty of easy ways to do this.
5. Back up the iPad, by connecting it to iTunes, regularly.
6. This one's for dad: if your computer doesn't have a backup drive, its time it did. Hard drives and SSD's do fail. And when they do, you can assume you have lost all within.
What's more, Murphy's law being what it is, things tend to go pear shaped at the worst possible time, like the night before a major assignment/essay is due. You need to be prepared to save the day and be a hero, or there will be tears. BTW if you think you can turn your back on the electronic age, you can't - in higher years you're going to find the kids are all carrying laptops - homework is submitted via the internet and exams are done online.