iPads are more common that you think. People use them for multiple purposes like, sending and receiving messages, listening to music, play games, watch movies, share photos and videos and storing important work files, personal and financial information, health data and to create a printed photo album.
But how do you ensure all that data is safe and secure even if your iPad is lost, damaged or stolen? Creating a backup of your data. What else!
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Best Ways to Back up Your iPad
1. Backup your iPad with iCloud:
As Apple provides free iCloud service to the users. By which you can automatically back up your iPad whenever you are connected with W-Fi. To turn on your iCloud back up follow the below steps.
- Go to Settings app and scroll down and click on iCloud.
- Click on iCloud back up.
- Select on Back Up Now
2. Backup your iPad with iTunes:
This is the easiest and quickest way to back up your iPad. Whenever you sync your iPad with your Mac, a backup is automatically created and it creates a backup of your messages, music, video, movies, books and apps.
- First, connect your iPad to your computer
- Open iTunes.
- Select the Device icon
- Click on Summary from the sidebar.
- SelectBack Up Now under Manually Back Up and Restore.
- Click on Done.
Note: (If you want to enable iTunes – Select this system under automatic back up).
The best ways to secure your data is to take regular backup of your device. And backing up your iPad is as essential as backing up your other devices. You can also download different software to maintain your privacy and security.