Is it harmful to do a reset vs a restart?

[egosumcarlo]

I read somewhere that there's a distinction between 2 methods of restarting/resetting the iPad:

1) Restart the iPad: press and hold down the sleep/wake on the front of the iPad for few seconds until the red slider appears, slide this across to shut the iPad down. Restart the iPad by pressing the Sleep/wake button on the top until the Apple logo appears

2) Reset the iPad: if restarting the iPad didn't work then you will need to reset the iPad. You can do this by pressing the Home button and the Sleep/wake button on the top the iPad's case and holding them down together for 10 seconds. The iPad should then reset itself.

My iPad froze and I performed the 2nd Procedure above (Reset) without trying the first one (Restart). Is it generally harmful for the iPad to be reset compared to being restarted?

I have a 2nd question: After I did the procedure for the hard reset and got back to my Home Screen, I noticed that all my apps (e.g. Email, games, safari etc.) still appeared on the task bar (running?) . Is this supposed to be the case when you do a hard reset?

Thanks!

 

[iPadCharlie]

There is absolutely no harm in resetting or cycling the power to your iPad.

The apps in your task bar will remain there until you delete them.

 

[f4780y]

For the record, resetting should NOT be done unless your iPad is frozen or cant otherwise be restarted normally. It s not a 100% safe method of rebooting the iPad. The OS is given no opportuniy to finsh what it is doing and there is a risk, however small, of corruption. I have witnessed this on several phones, and heard of several others through forums.
If you think resetting is a good method to reboot, tell me, do you also reboot your desktop or laptop by holding down the power button for 10 seconds? It is the same principle.
A reset is intended to be a last resort if the OS stops responding or hangs. You should not use it as a safe method to reboot.

 

[iPadCharlie]

I was referring to the OP's situation of being frozen when there is no alternative. I was not suggesting it be done for any other reason.

 

[f4780y]

I was referring to the OP's situation of being frozen when there is no alternative. I was not suggesting it be done for any other reason.

Yup, I agree, but wanted to guard against misinterpretation because I read the OPs question about it being "generally" OK slightly differently... He used reset correctly, but was asking if it was generally a good thing to do...