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Computer Help and Support

SHRED

(28,136 posts) Fri Sep 23, 2016, 09:27 AM Sep 2016

Is the Apple OS and Windows similar in this regard?

Does my iPad's operating system get cluttered and slow down over time?
I remember back in the day I'd reformat my Windows system occasionally to bring life back into it.

My iPad 2 is dog slow. I have plenty of free space and have taken measures to speed it up (online guides) but nothing helps.

Is it that the latest updates, meant for newer iPads, have caused it to slow down and there is no cure or would a return to factory specs help?