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Aug 2, 2015 5:01 PM in response to Stephen Dicensoby Demo,★HelpfulYour question is somewhat vague. You want to sync pdf files from the Mac to your iPad, is that correct? How did you just "copy" them to the iPad in the past? What is not working about that process now? You can still sync them to the iPad using iTunes, but you have to import the PDFs into the iBooks app on the Mac first.
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Aug 2, 2015 5:08 PM in response to Demoby Stephen Dicenso,Demo,
Thanks for the reply. In the past, on an earlier iPad I was able to just drag and drop pdfs from the desktop into the iPad using iTunes. I open iTunes, select the iPad, select the books and start dragging and dropping.
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Aug 2, 2015 5:30 PM in response to Demoby Stephen Dicenso,How do I get the books or pdfs from iBooks on the Mac to iTunes to sync?
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Aug 2, 2015 6:33 PM in response to Stephen Dicensoby elcpu,Here is how I do it for PDF files. Install the Adobe Acrobat App if you don't have it already in your iPad. You can get it from the App Store for free. After it is installed, connect your iPad to your Mac and open iTunes. Select the iPad and under Apps you will see Adobe Acrobat. Select it and the "add file". Copy all the PDFs you want, from your Mac and then sync your iPad. The PDFs will appear in your Adobe Acrobat App. You can also try Airdrop to transfer the files to the App but I recommend the above.
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Aug 3, 2015 3:38 AM in response to Stephen Dicensoby Demo,Read this support article about syncing and saving PDFs to iOS devices. You have to either import the PDFs into iBooks or drag and drop the files into the iBooks app on the Mac first and then select the files to sync to your iPad using iTunes.
iBooks: Viewing, syncing, saving, and printing PDFs on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
The suggestion posted by elcpu is a very good suggestion as well. He uses Adobe Acrobat and iOS file sharing in order to move the PDFs from his Mac to the iPad. This talks about using file sharing.
About File Sharing on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
I second elcpu's recommendation of Adobe Acrobat. It is a much more robust app that iBooks and it is free. You might want to take a look at it.
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Aug 3, 2015 9:39 AM in response to Demoby elcpu,Thank you Demo.... Adobe Acrobat works well for me.
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Aug 5, 2015 4:58 AM in response to elcpuby Stephen Dicenso,This is an update to my original post. I have a 2009 iMac and a new iPad air. A couple of moths ago I decided to try the new Apple Music thing. Since then I can't see my music in iTunes ( I know the files are there) and my books and pdfs. How do I get rid of the New Apple music thing a get back to where I was before.
Thanks all, especial DEMO for previous answers.
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Aug 5, 2015 11:42 AM in response to Stephen Dicensoby Demo,I Think that we need a little clarification again. Are you talking about not being able to see your music in the iPad or in iTunes on the iMac?
I don't use Apple Music at all, and I haven't updated to the very latest iTunes on my Mac because I really don't need the Apple Music features. I imagine at some point I will be forced to upgrade, but I think I will wait until that time - when I have to do it,
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Aug 5, 2015 12:15 PM in response to Stephen Dicensoby elcpu,I am confused as well... I do have the latest iTunes (on both my rMBP and a Dell PC) but I don't have any problems with either. I can see my music, etc. on both. IMO I don't think this is a bug with Apple Music. As Demo asked, can you be more specific as to your problem? The more details the better. Hopefully one of us can help you then.