How To Get Itunes To Recognize Disabled Ipad. When the icon of the device is displayed in the iTunes sidebar Click iPad icon on the top left menu of iTunes. Connect your iPad to your computer with a USB cable.
Make sure that you have the latest version of iTunes. Open iTunes and choose Help Check for Updates. Then iTunes will automatically detect your iPad.
Unlock your iOS or iPadOS device and go to the Home screen.
If youre using Windows or macOS Mojave or earlier your device will show in the upper-left corner of the iTunes window. Open iTunes and choose Help Check for Updates. If you dont see your device on your computer learn what to do. After the restarts of both gadgets check if they already recognize each other.