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Question for the iPad gurus...
July 02, 2018, 04:07 PM
erj_pilotQuestion for the iPad gurus...
I have an iPad 2 which I backed up to my computer last Wednesday or so. I will be getting an iPad Air tonight if the USPS does their job according to the shipping information from the vendor and their website.
Question...can I take the backup file from the iPad 2 and restore that data file to the iPad Air or will the iPad 2 backup file be incompatible with the iPad Air?
Thanks!!!
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95flhrWhile I am far from a Guru on the subject, I backed up my old 2 gen iPad and everything moved over to the new iPad recently. I think you should be good to g.
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July 02, 2018, 06:18 PM
mcrimmI recently updated my wife from a iPad Air 1 to current generation. I backed up in iTunes and dumped it on the new one. Worked great.
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erj_pilotThanks for the input and responses. Looks like I'll have zero problems uploading that backup file to my iPad Air.
"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne
"Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24 July 02, 2018, 07:35 PM
OrgussI recently bought an iPad Pro. It was the simplest configuration process I've ever had with an Apple product but I backup to the cloud. I don't think you'll have an issue.
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sig77Yep, should be a breeze. I have done it many times.
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CoolRich59When you connect, you should get a prompt asking you if you want to "restore" your old apps, etc. to the new device.
But, if you have any doubts, to be on the safe side, I would make an appointment and bring the devices to an Apple Store (assuming you have one in your area).
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July 02, 2018, 08:06 PM
comet24Should have no problem. I back mine up to the cloud these days though.
The cloud is good because it will backup your iPad/iPhone to the cloud automatical every day.
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