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Q: Will iTunes wipe my (already set up) iPad if I select to set as "New iPad"?

Hi Guys,

 

I recently got 2 iPads for my daughter's Christmas presents. I've set them up under my apple ID and successfully got all the Apps I wanted (previously purchased) on there and music etc. Very happy with how easy the set up was. I did the whole set up WITHOUT plugging them into my iMac.

 

HOWEVER: I want to be able to drag and drop MP3s from my iTunes library to them (not items purchased from the iTunes store which have already showed up automatically via iCloud which is great) BUT when I connect the iPads physically to my iMac; iTunes prompts me to either set them up as new devices or transfer data from my iPhone. The iPads do show up in the left panel of iTunes but iTunes will not let me explore them or drag any mp3s to them.

 

So . . . IF I click to set them up as "New iPad"s will I be back to square one and have to set them up all over again? (I really don't want to do this as it took a while to set the restrictions, remove inappropriate apps, set You-Tube safe search etc etc . . .) OR: after I click set up as "New iPad" will iTunes recognise that they already have content and just get them to the stage where they play ball with iTunes on my iMac?

 

Really grateful of any help. Thanks.

Posted on Dec 12, 2015 3:10 PM

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