Hello Sir/Madam:
I have a new iPad. Fearing of mistakes taking, I am trying to backup my iPad with iTunes.
I just renewed the iTunes with iTunes12.1.3.6 in my PC. When I connected the iPad to PC
with USB cable, the iTunes responded and open. BUT I did not see any change occurred on
both iPad and iTunes!!
How to backup the iPad with iTunes?? Help me please!
iPad Air, iOS 9
Click the iTunes button in the following article to get the step by step instructions:
How to back up your devices using iCloud or iTunes - Apple Support
Hello Phil0124:
Thank you for your reply. I have read the article you introduced and use the method
2 to back up my iPad.
After connecting th e iPad and PC, On the iTunes I did see the File/Device/(Sync........Restore from Backup)
BUT all the 4-choice after Device are greyed out. No useful to click them! How to continue the backup?
Besides, if the backup has succeeded and disconnecting with iPad, can the backup files still be seen in the iTunes?
Thanks!
If the backup was correctly created it can be found by opening the Edit Menu (press the [alt] key on your keyboard if the menu bar is not visible), and navigating to Preferences->Devices->Device Backups.
Extra troubleshooting steps here if you cannot backup:
If you can't make an iTunes backup of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
Hi Phil0124:
I tried again. This time I did see what you say:
navigating to: Edit --> Preferences->Devices->Device Backups.--> Honglin's iPad Today 4:59
It is very simple, no any details. Have I got everything of the backup?
There's no way to see what is in the backup, but if its there it suggests it was completed successfully, and contains all the elements that are backed up.
Hello Phil0I24:
I am going to learn the use of iPad backup in the iTunes.
For the PC, if to some reason the OS, C: partition, is damaged or messed up, I can restore
it simply with the OS backup.
I think the iPad's backup has the same function. Now I have established the backup of iPad with iTunes.
Some days later, some functions such as WeChat malfunctioned, icons on the screen disappeared, settings of iPad
changed.... and I want to recover them, may I just need to connect it with iTunes and go to File/Device
and click the "Restore Backup" ?!
As a novice, my question may be dull. Thank you for your patient in advance.
If you are backing up the iTunes folder on the computer, then that contains the device Backups so when you restore your computer backup it restores the iOS backups along with it.
and yes, you can restore a backup form itunes at any time for any reason.
Hello Phil0124:
In order to make sure that the "File/Device/Restore From Backup" works, I deliberately erased "chrome" icon on my
home screen. Then open the iTunes in my PC and connected my iPad with the PC by white cable as usual.
The next step is going to File/Device and click "Restore from backup" I clicked the "Restore from backup"
It responded needing to shut down the iPad power. I agreed and the power of iPad went out. Since this "shut
down" moment , no any response again. I thought, maybe it needs sometime to transfer data, I went to have my supper.
After I came back from meal, the iPad is still dark and nothing on the iTunes. I open the iPad, nothing "restored" in/on the
iPad.
Undoubtedly the "Recover from backup.." is a failure!!
Could you tell me what should I do?
If there was an error when restoring, you may need to reset the iPad. Its possible something went wrong,
Beyond that, Apps are not backed up, so they can't be resored from a backup. The restore will contain information about the app, and the device will download the Apps once the restore is completed.
How use iTunes to backup iPad?
