Retrieving Mac backup to iPad from external drive

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tbucket53 Author

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Retrieving Mac backup to iPad from external drive

Retreve backup from external drive to iPad. Note, backup was made from a Mac. I traded in the Mac.

I backed up my Mac on external hard drive and bought a new iPad. How do I retrieve backup to my iPad?

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iPad Air, iPadOS 18

Posted on Jan 29, 2025 11:07 AM

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sberman

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Jan 29, 2025 1:46 PM in response to tbucket53

That Is not possible. Macs and iPads use completely different operating systems. A replacement Mac is required to retrieve the old Mac’s backup.

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sberman

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Jan 29, 2025 12:35 PM in response to tbucket53

I think this is what you’re saying.

You backed up your iPad to a Mac.
You backed up your Mac (presumably using Time Machine) to an external hard drive.
You traded in the Mac. Did you replace the Mac with another Mac?
- Yes. Restore the Time Machine backup to the replacement Mac and your iPad backup will be where you would expect.
- No. Your iPad backup is gone.

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tbucket53 Author

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Jan 29, 2025 1:25 PM in response to sberman

I backed my MacBook to an external drive. I bought a iPad. I traded the MacBook in for the iPad. Now I would like to retrieve the backup to my ipad. Please advise.

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