Osnos' Twitter followers saw the funny side of the post, sharing not very useful solutions.
"Put it in a bag of rice," one person wrote.
Another joked: "Just wait the 48 years."
Another suggested that time travel seems was his best bet.
Others shared they have suffered through a similar painful process before as well.
After reading the comments, Osnos came to some sort of conclusion.
"On Twitter, people have suggested various fixes but the consensus seems to be that we're using an old operating system that won't let us restart fresh from iTunes," Osnos told the New York Daily News.
A few days later, the father said he finally in the process of restoring his iPad.
