I installed the update, and it bricked my iPad. I tried to update it from iTunes, and I only clicked update, and it did a full system restore and deleted all my personal data. Does anyone know if that data is recoverable? There was no warning it would do this and now I'm out a lot of irreplaceable work.
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iPad Air, iPadOS 18
Presumably you will have a pre-existing iCloud or iTunes backup of your iPad. With your backup, you can restore all your locally stored data to your iPad:
Restore all content to iPad from a backup - Apple Support
If you don't have a backup - and you have restored your iPad to factory settings using your computer - then all locally stored data will have been irreversibly erased from your iPad. That said, any data synchronised with iCloud will remain accessible after you have set-up your iPad with the same AppleID. Your iCloud data can also be accessed directly from any computer using a web browser:
If you value your data, always keep a backup of your irreplaceable/critical data.
Presumably you will have a pre-existing iCloud or iTunes backup of your iPad. With your backup, you can restore all your locally stored data to your iPad:
Restore all content to iPad from a backup - Apple Support
If you don't have a backup - and you have restored your iPad to factory settings using your computer - then all locally stored data will have been irreversibly erased from your iPad. That said, any data synchronised with iCloud will remain accessible after you have set-up your iPad with the same AppleID. Your iCloud data can also be accessed directly from any computer using a web browser:
If you value your data, always keep a backup of your irreplaceable/critical data.
While not resolving your immediate data loss problem, if iCloud backup is not viable, be aware that is possible to use a third-party App to automatically backup data/files (but not device settings) from your Apple devices to a variety of external storage options - including third-party Cloud services, external media devices and network storage. I highly recommend FileBrowser Professional by Stratospherix:
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/filebrowser-professional/id854618029
You can review the extensive online Manual and help files to determine suitability for your needs.
I DO NOT want 18.1.1 or any future versions of iPadOS on my 7th Gen iPad! I thought I made that plain last night when I turned off Automatic Updates! I DO NOT EVER want an operating system infected with "AI!" Got it!?
Thank you for the info, unfortunately Apple blocks local backups to my computers (Linux), and iCloud is not acceptable in my line of work.
I suppose I’ll be getting a Linux laptop then :\
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