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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.
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.
DO NOT INSTALL iPadOS 18.1.1! Deleted data recovery?
