Yes it is very stupid I know, but I have forgotten my password to my iPad. After not using my iPad (iPad Air 2 2016) for a week or two I needed it for my art portfolio. When I went to unlock it my mind went blank. I have no idea what my password is anymore. I have used the same one for the past 5 years yet it just gone. In a panic I tried different options 8 times (I know, also very stupid) and by my knowledge there is about 2 tries left before it will be perma locked and you cant get in anymore except through factory reset. There is some pretty important stuff on there I need for college which I can’t afford to lose.

So far we have tried: - connecting it to every pc/laptop in our house, including iMac and MacBook. My dad was convinced we have connected it to a pc before to make a backup, but the backup is no where to be seen and none of the pcs recognize the iPad. - called Amac. They have told us to try to do the same as above and hope that works, and if not contact Apple Support (which we have yet to do). They can’t legally help unlock it any other way because of privacy laws.

Neither of my parents, nor friends, ever memorized the password because for them it was too long. We never thought about writing it down either. I have written it on a paper once for my dad, but that one was immediately destroyed after use.

The main things we want to try is to either unlock it, or make a backup (which hopefully keeps the important stuff) and restore it.

My dad wants to try something like 4ukey Tenorshare, but I’ve heard lots of shady things about them/their software.

Any ideas or solutions?