iPad to new PC sync

[Captain Spaulding]

Hi,

Client has had their laptop stolen, no backup of their data unfortunately...

They did however sync about 600 photos, music and contacts to their iPad.

They are getting a new laptop and want to sync back the data from the iPad to the new laptop. I'm not that clued up about iPads but from what I have read it's not an easy process as the new PC will be treated as a new library and the master so if the auto sync option is left on the iPad data will be erased.

I have seen a process to transfer purchases made from Apple such as apps and music:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2431472?start=0&tstart=0

But I am at a loss when it comes to syncing photos and contacts that were previously copied from the stolen laptop to the iPad. I found an app (sharepod) that seems to be able to do this for the iPod but not the iPad.

Has anyone done this before and if so how?

Thanks.

 

[DCGPX]

Hi,

Client has had their laptop stolen, no backup of their data unfortunately...

They did however sync about 600 photos, music and contacts to their iPad.

They are getting a new laptop and want to sync back the data from the iPad to the new laptop. I'm not that clued up about iPads but from what I have read it's not an easy process as the new PC will be treated as a new library and the master so if the auto sync option is left on the iPad data will be erased.

I have seen a process to transfer purchases made from Apple such as apps and music:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2431472?start=0&tstart=0

But I am at a loss when it comes to syncing photos and contacts that were previously copied from the stolen laptop to the iPad. I found an app (sharepod) that seems to be able to do this for the iPod but not the iPad.

Has anyone done this before and if so how?

Thanks.

IF..and it is an if, the ipad is like the iphone, it should sync its contents onto the PC not the other way round so nothing will get lost

I've moved my iphone plenty of times and thats whats happened.

One suggestion - when you do get it setup again, backup to icloud, then it doesnt matter whats happens locally.

 

[Captain Spaulding]

IF..and it is an if, the ipad is like the iphone, it should sync its contents onto the PC not the other way round so nothing will get lost

I've moved my iphone plenty of times and thats whats happened.

One suggestion - when you do get it setup again, backup to icloud, then it doesnt matter whats happens locally.

From what I've read its the opposite for the ipad when you connect it to a new laptop with a new itunes install it prompts the phone to be erased with auto sync on.

 

[DCGPX]

From what I've read its the opposite for the ipad when you connect it to a new laptop with a new itunes install it prompts the phone to be erased with auto sync on.

I cant see that being a good business model from Apples point of view.

I also cant see it being true but I dont have an ipad!

Have you asked Apple support, they might answer it for you. Any Apples shops near your?

 

[hacknscan]

When hooked to a new iTunes library an iOS device will prompt to erase if sync is turned on. but you can save the info off of them pretty easily. Save the contacts with an email service that allows for contact/calendar syncing, I like gmail for this because the have exchange mail syncing to their free accounts. If they only want to save pictures all you have to do is hook it up to their new system and the import photos dialog will come up, just ignore anything that itunes says (don't click anything at all from iTunes) and you're done. If there is ripped music not from the iTunes store that needs saved I use Ubuntu Linux on an usb drive with (2-4gb) persistent space, you can follow the how to at ubuntu.com, it's very easy. Boot into Ubuntu on any system and follow this guide to add ios support (http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/tutorials/how-to-sync-your-ipad-with-linux/ ). Now when you plug in the ipad you can access it like an external HD and copy the music folder to external HD (fat32 is easiest). It's been awhile but the last time I did it the music folders/file names were just numbers and letters, copy everything anyways. When you import them into their new iTunes it will add all the file names and folders as normal as long as you have it set to let iTunes keep your library organized. Let me know if you find an easier way that works. Hope this helps.

 

[Rodrick]

Hi,

Client has had their laptop stolen, no backup of their data unfortunately...

They did however sync about 600 photos, music and contacts to their iPad.

They are getting a new laptop and want to sync back the data from the iPad to the new laptop. I'm not that clued up about iPads but from what I have read it's not an easy process as the new PC will be treated as a new library and the master so if the auto sync option is left on the iPad data will be erased.

I have seen a process to transfer purchases made from Apple such as apps and music:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2431472?start=0&tstart=0

But I am at a loss when it comes to syncing photos and contacts that were previously copied from the stolen laptop to the iPad. I found an app (sharepod) that seems to be able to do this for the iPod but not the iPad.

Has anyone done this before and if so how?

Thanks.

Something like this? http://www.ecamm.com/mac/phoneview/index.html

 

[Captain Spaulding]

Something like this? http://www.ecamm.com/mac/phoneview/index.html

Thanks Rodrick looks like thats for the mac though and the client has a Windows PC, I saw this which looks like it will do the job, it states it can import everything directly into iTunes on a new PC, however the one thing it dosn't mention is apps and contacts.

http://www.cucusoft.com/iPodtoComputer.aspx

hacknscan, your method looks good but a little long and complex wish Apple made this process easier...

 

[Captain Spaulding]

When hooked to a new iTunes library an iOS device will prompt to erase if sync is turned on. but you can save the info off of them pretty easily. Save the contacts with an email service that allows for contact/calendar syncing, I like gmail for this because the have exchange mail syncing to their free accounts. If they only want to save pictures all you have to do is hook it up to their new system and the import photos dialog will come up, just ignore anything that itunes says (don't click anything at all from iTunes) and you're done. If there is ripped music not from the iTunes store that needs saved I use Ubuntu Linux on an usb drive with (2-4gb) persistent space, you can follow the how to at ubuntu.com, it's very easy. Boot into Ubuntu on any system and follow this guide to add ios support (http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/tutorials/how-to-sync-your-ipad-with-linux/ ). Now when you plug in the ipad you can access it like an external HD and copy the music folder to external HD (fat32 is easiest). It's been awhile but the last time I did it the music folders/file names were just numbers and letters, copy everything anyways. When you import them into their new iTunes it will add all the file names and folders as normal as long as you have it set to let iTunes keep your library organized. Let me know if you find an easier way that works. Hope this helps.

Looking a bit more into this it dosn't seem too hard. The gmail bit to sync contacts will be easy. I guess paid for apps and music can by synced using the "transfer purchases" option. Photos taken with the iPad can just be copied over like you say with the dialog but will that work for pictures not taken with the iPad but that have been uploaded to it from the previous PC?

 

[Tekguy]

Looking a bit more into this it dosn't seem too hard. The gmail bit to sync contacts will be easy. I guess paid for apps and music can by synced using the "transfer purchases" option. Photos taken with the iPad can just be copied over like you say with the dialog but will that work for pictures not taken with the iPad but that have been uploaded to it from the previous PC?

I don't see why not. I just recovered some photos from a new iPod Touch. When I plugged the device in it showed up in Windows Explorer & in the root directory was a "DCIM" folder with the pictures.

 

[hacknscan]

Looking a bit more into this it dosn't seem too hard. The gmail bit to sync contacts will be easy. I guess paid for apps and music can by synced using the "transfer purchases" option. Photos taken with the iPad can just be copied over like you say with the dialog but will that work for pictures not taken with the iPad but that have been uploaded to it from the previous PC?

Sorry about the typos, good Friday was really good to me, lol. All photos stored locally on the iPad will be copied regardless of being taken with the device or copied from the old computer.

I use my Ubuntu flash drive a lot on all sorts repairs, so after you spend the time to make one, you will be surprised on how much you will use it.

 

[Captain Spaulding]

Sorry about the typos, good Friday was really good to me, lol. All photos stored locally on the iPad will be copied regardless of being taken with the device or copied from the old computer.

I use my Ubuntu flash drive a lot on all sorts repairs, so after you spend the time to make one, you will be surprised on how much you will use it.

I borrowed a friends iPad, he has a mixture of photos taken with the iPad and ones synced from his computer to the iPad.

When I connected it to my laptop it shows as Apple iPad, Internal Storage, DCIM, then various sub folders. Only the photos taken with the iPad appear other photos synced from his PC to the iPad don't?

On the iPad is two Albums Camera Roll which has the pictures that appear on the new PC and My Pictures which dont.

 

[Rodrick]

Photos synced from a PC or Mac are treated like music synced. IE not generally available without software to snag it. You might also check out iExplorer, think that's available in Windows flavors but haven't used it as I just use what I linked to on my Mac and then import the data to their PC.

 

[Captain Spaulding]

Photos synced from a PC or Mac are treated like music synced. IE not generally available without software to snag it. You might also check out iExplorer, think that's available in Windows flavors but haven't used it as I just use what I linked to on my Mac and then import the data to their PC.

Ah thanks this looks good! and it's free. A'll have a play and report back. Thanks!

 

[Captain Spaulding]

Well can't say I'm impressed, it lets you preview photos you have taken with the iPad but not others, it links you to it's other paid for software and you get to explore the other files on the iPad but no tools to import into iTunes or any other help as to where to drag and drop files to and from...

There has to be a more simple way to sync from iPad back to PC or maybe not, I'm tempted to tell the client to take her iPad and laptop to the nearest Apple store.

 

[Mr.Mike]

You might try setting up sugarsync on the ipad then syncing them to the new pc. Some prefer dropbox as well.

 

[Captain Spaulding]

You might try setting up sugarsync on the ipad then syncing them to the new pc. Some prefer dropbox as well.

I just tried sugarsync a good app however it will only sync stuff in "camera roll" back to the PC. I can't sync anything outside that folder and I can't seem to move anything from "my pictures" on the iPad into camera roll.

Seems Apple does not want you to be able to sync anything back to a new iTunes install that wasn't taken with the iPad originally or purchased via iTunes.

Syncing photos/video etc from your PC to the iPad works great however when you need to sync it back to a fresh iTunes install it seems impossible....

 

[Mr.Mike]

I just tried sugarsync a good app however it will only sync stuff in "camera roll" back to the PC. I can't sync anything outside that folder and I can't seem to move anything from "my pictures" on the iPad into camera roll.

Seems Apple does not want you to be able to sync anything back to a new iTunes install that wasn't taken with the iPad originally or purchased via iTunes.

Syncing photos/video etc from your PC to the iPad works great however when you need to sync it back to a fresh iTunes install it seems impossible....

Apple not playing nicely with MS? Why, I've never heard of such a thing!

It sounds like a proprietary formatting issue that may require you to funnel the images through a third party app. Photoshop? If you have this program, you could use it to clean up the iPads blurry photos.

 

[anglian]

I can't remember as I don't have my Ipad any more, but I thought you could sync iphone/ipad with multiple PC's without losing anything on the iDevice.
Isn't there a limit of 5 devices per itunes account that can all share the same apps and all sync together?

 

[Tepin]

I can't remember as I don't have my Ipad any more, but I thought you could sync iphone/ipad with multiple PC's without losing anything on the iDevice.
Isn't there a limit of 5 devices per itunes account that can all share the same apps and all sync together?

It's been several months since I've owned an iDevice, but this was something I thought of as well. Have you tried associating the iTunes installation on the new laptop with her iTunes account first?

Once you do so it should recognize the device as being on the same account and function as normal, allowing you to sync both ways and backup the device to the computer.

 

[Captain Spaulding]

It's been several months since I've owned an iDevice, but this was something I thought of as well. Have you tried associating the iTunes installation on the new laptop with her iTunes account first?

Once you do so it should recognize the device as being on the same account and function as normal, allowing you to sync both ways and backup the device to the computer.

The data on the device will get erased though on sync as per this thread

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3650913?start=0&tstart=0