Sounds like an all day job. My iPhone is my secondary backup since I sync it and my iPad on the same day every month.
Pete
--- In iPad@yahoogroups.com, "bj" <bjones44@...> wrote:
>
> Aside from what the others have said --
>
> this would be a good time to be sure that everything you want/have on your
> iPad is *also* on your computer. And that your iTunes library is backed up.
> Just In Case!
>
> Aside from a normal syncing of the iPad2, which includes a backup, I'd do an
> extra backup for insurance (you can backup w/o syncing). I'd even copy the
> backup file to somewhere-else.
>
> After setting up the new iPad, you can erase the old, or reset the old to
> factory-fresh. Actually, before I do that I delete items from the device
> (either in chunks or one-by-one) and double-triple-check as I go that they
> are on my computer. (I have things on my devices acquired from a number of
> sources in different ways.)
>
> Yeah, I know I sound obsessive but my computer life got disaster-prone a few
> years ago; I didn't lose much of anything then but I got even more
> compulsive about backups and spares. :-)
> bj
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pat Taylor
> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 9:36 AM
> To: iPad@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [iPad] Copy iPad 2 content to iPad 4
>
>
> Back up your iPad2 to either iTunes on your computer or to iCloud. When you
> access the set up screens on the iPad4, you will be asked if you want to set
> it up as new or restore it from the backup of the old unit. Once you are
> satisfied with the data on the new iPad, you can tap
> Setting>General>Reset>Erase All Content & Settings on the iPad2 which will
> then be like a new unit.
>
>
> On Jul 30, 2013, at 11:51 AM, C. S. <cs88@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Group, I have an iPad 2 (64gb) and want to copy all the content to a
> new iPad 4 (128gb), do I some how back up the iPad 2 and then plug the 4 in
> and it will sync? It has been update to latest software ios. Once this is
> done i want to be able delete everything from the ipad 2 to possibly sell or
> pass on to some family. Do i just restore it to its original setting? Any
> help appreciated, regards Chris (Australia)
>
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