I have a 12.9” iPad Pro iPadOS 16.7 model ML0T2LL/A
I want to buy a new iPad Pro 13” and COPY, not Transfer everything on it to the new iPad.
Is this possible?
thanks,
James H
iPad Pro, iPadOS 16
The process to copy data from old to new iPad is straightforward. “Transfer” is rather a misnomer; in reality, your data and device setup is merely cloned to the new device. Nothing is moved or removed from the original device.
These support pages should get you started with setup of your new iPad - and the methods of copying/transferring your data from old to new iPad:
Set up your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch – Apple Support
Transfer data from your previous iOS device to your new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
Use Quick Start to transfer data to a new iPhone, iPad or iPod touch – Apple Support
If the donor iPad, from which you are transferring your data precedes iOS12.4, QuickStart will not be available.
An alternative is to restore either an iCloud or iTunes backup to the new device:
How to back up your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch – Apple Support
Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support
Apps are not directly copied/transferred between devices. For Apps, the transfer process creates a record of the Apps that are installed on the donor iPad - and it is this record of installed Apps that is transferred to the target (new) device. For Apps that are still available for download from the App Store, the corresponding Apps are automatically downloaded and installed from the App Store to the new iPad.
The process to copy data from old to new iPad is straightforward. “Transfer” is rather a misnomer; in reality, your data and device setup is merely cloned to the new device. Nothing is moved or removed from the original device.
These support pages should get you started with setup of your new iPad - and the methods of copying/transferring your data from old to new iPad:
Set up your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch – Apple Support
Transfer data from your previous iOS device to your new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
Use Quick Start to transfer data to a new iPhone, iPad or iPod touch – Apple Support
If the donor iPad, from which you are transferring your data precedes iOS12.4, QuickStart will not be available.
An alternative is to restore either an iCloud or iTunes backup to the new device:
How to back up your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch – Apple Support
Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support
Apps are not directly copied/transferred between devices. For Apps, the transfer process creates a record of the Apps that are installed on the donor iPad - and it is this record of installed Apps that is transferred to the target (new) device. For Apps that are still available for download from the App Store, the corresponding Apps are automatically downloaded and installed from the App Store to the new iPad.
If setting up a new iPad from a backup of the old one, remember that there are two common types of backups.
— backup to iCloud
— backup ot a computer.
Per this Apple article:
Backup methods for iPhone or iPad
You can see the computer backup is more complete That is why I've always used it.
A computer backup does not require a Mac. You can use a Windows computer running older Win versions using iTunes for Windows. For Win computer running Win 10 or 11, you use the new Apple Devices app for Windows.
That's pretty much just semantics. You can set up the new iPad using the old or using a backup of the old.
Thanks! Every article talks about transferring data from an old iPad to a new one, implying that the old iPad will be left completely blank.
James
Is it possible to copy all data from old to new iPad Pro?
