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Update/backup without WiFi

I recently moved to a new apartment and won’t be getting WiFi anytime soon. My IPad is starting to crash and slow down from not updating/backing it up. I’ve found no way in the settings to backup/update Without WiFi. Any recommendations?

iPad, iPadOS 14

Posted on Mar 14, 2021 7:12 PM

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Mar 15, 2021 4:11 AM in response to ZoeyEsmeralda

You have two principal methods of natively backing-up your iPad - either via WiFi to iCloud, or by a wired connection to a PC (with iTunes installed) or a Mac computer (with iTunes or Finder - as appropriate for the installed version of macOS):

How to back up your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch – Apple Support


Beyond these two methods, you might consider a third-party software application installed on a PC/Mac. One of the popular non-Apple solutions is iMazing:

https://imazing.com/

Update/backup without WiFi

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