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OrlandoTommy Author

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Computer crashed, moved iPad to new PC...

I had the iPad on a PC, life was great and then it crashed. That computer is now in the trash and i have a new laptop, i installed iTunes fresh tonight and connected my iPad. It wants to erase my iPad which has all my apps on it that i don't want to lose in order to sync. It keeps prompting me to erase my iPad. How do i get around this, surely if your computer crashed and your iPad if full of data you cant be expected to give all of that up just because you switch PC's?

Help.
Thanks

iPad 64GB WiFi, iPhone OS 3.1.3

Posted on May 14, 2010 8:51 PM

33 replies

Jun 11, 2013 3:27 AM in response to OrlandoTommy

Hi Guys,

Great write up, I have a very similar issue but have one last question. if i follow the above steps on transfering purchased items from the opad to the new laptop, what about the game progress on the ipad, will that be safe?

I'm doing this for my son and he would be devistated (so would i) if i lost all his progress.

many thanks

Scott

mariospk

Level 1

0 points

Jun 18, 2013 4:52 AM in response to virtualgeo

Thanks virtualgeo!

Sep 22, 2017 11:58 PM in response to virtualgeo

Is there a way to do this on the new iTunes update? I have tried everything and it still freezes when I connect my device because it's an "unknown device"..

Computer crashed, moved iPad to new PC...