Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
How do I get my books and pdf's back after updating to ios 8 on ipad.
How did you update to iOS 8 ? If via your computer's iTunes then the update process would look to copy back the books and PDFs from your iTunes library (or iBooks app if using a Mac with Mavericks on it) - no iTunes downloads are included in a device's backup, nor the contents of the Videos, Music and iBooks apps.
Do you have the books and PDFs in your iTunes library (iBooks app on Mavericks) ? If you do then you should be able to sync them back to your iPad. Or if the books are ibooks then you might (if they are still in the store and you haven't changed countries since buying them) be able to redownload ibooks via the Purchased tab in the iBooks app, and the Purchased link under Quick Links on the right-hand side of the iTunes store homepage on your computer's iTunes.
I certainly commiserate with you in your predicament. It's good practice to update and backup before you go on a trip and your reward was to lose all your content!
Thank you!
Saved my life 🙂
After the bugs in iBooks continuing uncorrected for months, I have switched to Kindle for books and PDF expert for PDF files. With Kindle, I am certain Amazon will continue to provide support, but Apple seems to have stopped working on iBooks. Too bad.
updated ipad to ios 8 lost books and pdfs in ibooks
