How do you move photos from Mac to Ipad WITHOUT whiping photos already on the iPad. I know you can't use "sync" because that whipes out what is already on the iPad. I was able to do this on a PC with a folder that iTunes kept on the iPad.
iPad 2, iOS 6.1.3, And iMac, iPhoto, iTunes
Set up the same Apple ID on ur ipad go ur mac then just go to iCloud photo stream
Yes you can do it by syncing, but you have to include ALL of the photos that you want to sync in one main photos folder. You can create sub folders inside the main syncing folder and select the individual folders to sync from that one photos folder or you can select all of the folders to sync.
So create one folder of photos on your computer that you want to sync to the iPad and select that folder in the Photos tab of iTunes from the "Sync Photos From" drop down menu.
Applegeek89,
When I tried to sync a folder, I got a warning that it would whipe out exsiting photos on the iPad. If I understand you correctly, you have to first import all the photos off the iPad onto the Mac and include them in the folder-to-be-synced along with the new photos I want to add to the iPad so they are back on the iPad after the sync?
yes.
Demo,
Haven't been using iCloud for photos. I may be doing something that is "not normal". There are multiple users on the iMac. The iPad-iCloud account is for a different user than the iMac user account where the photos are. If syncing doesn't work. I will have to investigate iCloud to see if there is a work around the iMacmulti user vs,iPad single iCloud "account" issue.
iOS devices are designed to sync with not one computer. Photos that were copied to the iPad by syncing from one computer will de deleted when you sync with a second computer. In order for the sync process to be performed correctly all photos must be stored on one computer.
The above does not pertain to the Camera Roll album.
Thank you everyone for your help.
This was supposed to be a quick task. I had 30 minutes to put photos on the iPad to then take it away show the photos. Being unaware of the limitations, this went south. So the opportunity (and the urgency) is passed. I am going to try all this out at my leisure when I have enough time.
To summarize what I have learned about moving photos iMac to iPad.
Have to wire iPad to Mac via USB.
Can't use iPad like a removable device and add/remove files via something like Finder on the Mac iPad. Must use iTunes.
Impossible to keep photos that are ONLY on iPad when you "sync" (except for Camera Roll).
iPad can only be synced to ONE computer. I think this also means to ONE user account on that computer.
To do what I was thinking.
Copy all desired photos into one iMac user account.
Import photos from iPad into that same account.
Plunk all the desired photos in one folder (may have subfolders) and sync that folder to the iPad using iTunes.
move photos to iPad from Mac
