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December 28th, 2017 13:00
External HDD
I ordered two portable external hard drives, WD My Passport and Toshiba Arvio (or a similar name). One for my Windows 10 laptop and one for an iPad 2 and iPad Mini. I can't remember which is for which system WD says Windows and WD says Mac. Is the WD compatible with my iPads? I know I researched before I bought but before I open these, I need to be sure.
I have amnesia and can't remember things unless always on my mind. Thank you
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PhoenixBennu
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December 28th, 2017 14:00
With some exception, most hard drives will work with Apple products. However, getting content from the iPad to the hard drive won't really be like plugging it directly in and drag and drop. Most likely you will need to move content to itunes or icloud and then store onto a mac or pc which will then connect to the hard drive.
Dell14z
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December 28th, 2017 19:00
Thanks. I plan to get a backup app and try it. I never use iTunes so will have to learn. My last iPad died without a backup so I'm anxious to do this. I think the backup only does a few programs. Windows always fully backed up so restoration was simple.
I bought a Dell tablet a few years ago. I recently moved and can't find it. I bought the Dell laptop tablet combo but never got directions to use the tablet mode. I should post about that ...
PhoenixBennu
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December 28th, 2017 20:00
No need for a backup app. Get used to using itunes and icloud. You can easily backup most of your content to icloud. You basically have two functions for icloud. The ability to sync content in real time for anything in the settings under settings>your name>icloud. All the things with the green slider turned on will sync in real time. (ios 10 and ios 11). There is also an option in that same list for icloud backup. Icloud backup basically bundles a ton of content on your device and packs it up into its own little file and saves it on icloud. It remains unchanged, so even if you screw something up, like delete messages you dont want to lose, you can go back and restore your phone from that backup.
With itunes, it is similar, but its not realtime backup. You can use usb or wifi and connect to a computer running itunes and make backups that way. Itunes backs up a little more info, and can be helpful to store content locally without the need for internet access. You can then move those backups to the external drive along with the rest of your itunes library.
There are also ways to use windows built in import function to import photos and videos. You also have the icloud for windows program or can just go to icloud.com and sign in to view the info that is synced in real time (aside from the individually packages backup files).