I have two macs. How do I tell my iPad which one to sync with?
I Just got a new MacBook. How do I tell my iPad to stop syncing with the old one and only sync with the new one?
iMac (21.5-inch Late 2009), OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)
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You've copied your iTunes library over from the old computer ? If not : How to move your iTunes library to a new computer - Apple Support
Or you can use home sharing (if the two computers are connected to the same wifi network) to copy you content between computers.
Or you can add your library to your new computer's iTunes from your backup of it via File > Add To Library.
There are some steps on this page for how to change the computer that a device is synced to (the page was written for iPhones, but it applies to iPads as well) : Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive
Some of the steps on that page have changed slightly (it was written for a previous version of iTunes) :
5, is now File > Devices > Transfer Purchases
6, 'Reset Warnings' at the bottom of the phone's Summary tab in iTunes
7, File > Devices > Back Up
8, File > Devices > Restore from Backup (or Restore Backup button on the Summary tab)