After owning several iPads, iPhones, iPods and iMacs, I must say that migrating from an existing iPad to a new iPad was much easier this time around. There are three different paths to take: Restore from iCloud, Restore from iTunes and Restore with iPad to Computer Transfer. Each one has its pluses and its minuses, which I’ll walk you through below.
Way 1: Transfer Data with iCloud
Using iCloud is by far the easiest method to sync files between iOS devices, but you’ll obviously need to have iCloud set up and configured for this to work.
From the Old iPad
- 1. Launch “Settings” and tap on iCloud, then tap on “Storage & Backup”.
- 2. Tap on “Back Up Now” to initiate a manual iCloud copy. In a while, the backup process is complete.
Your work on the old iPad is finished.
From the New iPad
- 1. At the “Set Up iPad” screen, choose “Restore from iCloud Backup” and tap “Next”
- 2. Login to your iCloud account and choose the most recent backup from the old iPad you just made
- Tap on “Restore” to transfer the data from the old iPad backup to the new iPad.
Note: when transferring files from old iPad to New iPad, just make sure the Wifi is connected.
Way 2: Copy files from iPad to New iPad with iTunes
With the old iPad
- 1. Open iTunes and connect the old iPad to PC
- 2. Right-click the iPad in the iTunes sidebar and choose “Back Up”, when the backup process done, disconnect the old iPad.
With the New iPad
- 1. Turn the new iPad on and at the “Set Up iPad” screen choose “Restore from iTunes Backup” then tap “Next”.
- 2. Connect the iPad to the computer and within iTunes choose the most recent backup from the restore menu.
- 3. Click “Continue” and let the restore via iTunes take place, do not disconnect the iPad until the transfer is completed and the iPad has rebooted.
Way 3: Sync content with iPad to PC Transfer
iPad to PC Transfer not only let you transfer Music, Movie, Photo, ePub, PDF, Audiobook, Ringtone, Contact, Podcast and TV Show from iPad to PC/iTunes Library, but it also allows you to transfer files from PC to iPad without iTunes.
For Mac users, here is the best iPad to Mac Transfer program that enables users to backup data from old iPad to New iPad.
For the old iPad
- 1. Free Download and launch the iPad to PC Transfer program, connect your old iPad to PC, and the iPad info will automatically appear in the main interface.
- 2. Click one item such as Audio, Video, Books on the side bar, all the content in the corresponding item show up, you can check the files your want to transfer from old iPad to the New iPad.
- 3. Just click the "to iTunes Library" button, the files you checked will transfer to iTunes.
For the New iPad
- Launch iTunes, connect New iPad 2 to computer, choose the "music" or "movie" item under New iPad option, and check "Sync all music files" or select the backuped videos, then press "Apply" button and start music/videos to New iPad transferring.
OK, we hope these 3 method of transfer data from old iPad to New iPad can make your process easier and faster.
