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IPad - Should One do any Maintenance?
Lysandar
29-07-2012
I have an Ipad3.
I've read the Guide.
Nothing in there about any regular 'maintenance' I should perhaps be doing.
Like. say, 'defragging' or scanning for 'errors'
As you would on a PC.
Is there anything I should do regularly?
Many thanks.
Roush
29-07-2012
Nope, just remember to setup backups; either to iCloud or manually to a computer.
Lysandar
29-07-2012
Many thanks, Roush
Gormond
29-07-2012
Defragging is something you need to do to traditional hard drives, no need when dealing with flash memory.

Scanning for errors is if something in the OS gets damaged, if this does happen (very unlikely) you would have to do a reinstall via iTunes and restore from your backup.

Other things like a virus scanner isn't needed either as all apps are controlled by Apple and if one was later found to be a virus Apple could remotely pull it from your device.

Not having to do all that maintenance crap is one of the things I love about iOS, just set it to sync via iCloud and it will do a backup every night.
Patrick_Shaplan
30-07-2012
It is good practise to run out the battery until it turns off once a month or so to condition the battery.
rjb101
30-07-2012
Originally Posted by Patrick_Shaplan:
“It is good practise to run out the battery until it turns off once a month or so to condition the battery.”


No it's not, Li-ion battery's don't like it.
cnbcwatcher
30-07-2012
Go easy on the Angry Birds?
Gormond
30-07-2012
Originally Posted by rjb101:
“No it's not, Li-ion battery's don't like it.”

Agreed, don't do this as it can cause permanent damage to lithium batteries.
Matt D
30-07-2012
http://www.apple.com/batteries/ipad.html

Originally Posted by Apple:
“Use Your iPad Regularly

For proper reporting of the battery’s state of charge, be sure to go through at least one charge cycle per month (charging the battery to 100% and then completely running it down).”

Gormond
30-07-2012
Originally Posted by Matt D:
“http://www.apple.com/batteries/ipad.html”

This is against many experts on batteries.

I found the battery indicator on my old iPhone 3 to be off so I followed this very advice and it killed the battery.

I personally wouldn't recommend doing this once a month as there is just very little need in modern batteries.
InsideSoap
31-07-2012
So when/how often to charge the iPad then? I read somewhere 20% but most places do reccommend the once a month run down too.
Gormond
31-07-2012
Originally Posted by InsideSoap:
“So when/how often to charge the iPad then? I read somewhere 20% but most places do reccommend the once a month run down too.”

I just put mine on charge every night and have doe for the last 18 months and can still use it all day on a signal charge with no issues.

Lithium batteries are very robust, you are perfectly fine to just put it on a nightly charge.
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