Restore iOS app folders on new iPad?

You can restore an iPad from an iPhone backup and vice versa. But as you've experienced, it will not retain the folder layout and you'll have to set that up anew. I do not know why that is the way it is, but to my knowledge, it's always been that way.

my understanding is the you need to backup with a password then restore. be sure to write down your password on paper and keep in a secure place. Maybe a hassle to get rid if password if you tire of password. Might be better just to manually re-arrange device. Might be better not to use password that way you will never forget it and be locked out of backup.

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Whether using an encrypted iTunes backup or an iCloud backup, whenever I've tried restoring an iPhone from an iPad backup, or an iPad from an iPhone backup, I've found the folders either don't migrate or are messed up to some degree or another.

My iPhone always has a few apps that either are not available for iPad (and vice versa), or have separate iPhone and iPad versions, so that may be an issue with restoring backups across devices?

It only works seemlessly for me, in terms of folder restore, when going from iPad backup to iPad or iPhone backup to iPhone. Again, encrypted itunes or iCloud backup doesn't seem to matter (I keep both iCloud backups and encrypted iTunes backups with all my iOS devices). That's easy once you've got one of both though - not so easy when getting your first of one while having had the other for awhile.

If you use a Mac, just keep your encrypted iTunes backup password in your keychain with all your other passwords. Or get something like mSecure or 1Password.