Swap iPad Contents?

Charis76

Charis76

Well-Known Member
Joined
Nov 22, 2008
Messages
116
Reaction score
5
Location
Durban
OK so here is the deal, I have a 16GB iPad2 and my Dad has a 32GB iPad2. Because I use mine way more than he does, (he only uses his to read the news and play a few games) he has offered to swap with me. However.....my question is how would we go about this? I am assuming I could just sync his to his PC, wipe the device, do the same with mine to my PC and then reload it somehow? My concern is I have already identified my iPad with my iTunes account on my PC and so has he, so would there be a problem plugging in a different device or would it just assume its a new device and ask me to sync? Is it better to sync to cloud or to our own PC's for this? Is there an easier way perhaps?

Thanks so much, would appreciate any advice :-)
 
If data usage and speed is not an issue, I would backup each device to iCloud (under different accounts of course), then wipe/reset each device, and restore from the other iCloud backup.

The same is possible with iTunes I'm sure, but I've never tried. You would backup both devices to iTunes, then wipe and choose to restore from the other backup, I presume.

On second thoughts, you are probably using most of your 16GB, so iTunes would be best (iCloud free storage is 5GB).
 
Backup your respective iPads to their respective computers then swap and do a restore from the backup. Easy as pie.
 
Would be cool if I could say "there's an app for that." I cannot though as I don't know of one to do it in a different manner to what you have already described.

Cool app idea though, can call it "Switcharoo."
 
Awesome, I am going to give it a shot! I like the sound of that app :-) In the beginning I thought 16GB would be plenty, however I've since learnt my mistake! Appreciate everyone's help. Thanks :-)
 
Done this a few times, with just one computer. connect iPad 1 via USB, back it up in iTunes giving the backup a distinctive name. Repeat with iPad 2. Restore both iPads to factory settings. Plug in #1 and restore from #2's backup. Repeat with the other one. When you start running either one, it will probably need a setting or two tweaked, but in the main, this works easily. I still have a a backup of my kid's iPad1 lying around if he ever gets a new one to replace the one he destroyed (i.e. if dad gets himself a 128GB iPad4)

Could probably do this via wifi and iCloud. USB and hard disk is faster and doesn't kill my data cap.
 
clasqm said:
Done this a few times, with just one computer. connect iPad 1 via USB, back it up in iTunes giving the backup a distinctive name. Repeat with iPad 2. Restore both iPads to factory settings. Plug in #1 and restore from #2's backup. Repeat with the other one. When you start running either one, it will probably need a setting or two tweaked, but in the main, this works easily. I still have a a backup of my kid's iPad1 lying around if he ever gets a new one to replace the one he destroyed (i.e. if dad gets himself a 128GB iPad4)

Could probably do this via wifi and iCloud. USB and hard disk is faster and doesn't kill my data cap.
Click to expand...

Make sure you encrypt the backups and it will even remember all the passwords for you too, otherwise a lot of passwords will have to be re-entered.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top
Sign up to the MyBroadband newsletter
X