The Biggest Reason to Backup
Trying to login on to any iDevice with the wrong passcode can get you kicked out of your Apple electronics for so long that you could have a baby, raise it to adulthood, and then watch their kids reach their twenties. The lockouts are a security measure meant to keep your data safe from thieves, suspicious lovers, and kids who might spend your life savings on Roblox DLC.
Disabled devices usually let you try to re-enter the correct passcode after a few minutes, but many users have experienced lockouts in the millions of minutes, like this dad whose toddler got ahold of his iPad. Fortunately, not all is lost, provided you’ve been backing up your data. A quick factory reset and restoring your data from cloud backups will have your device running like new.