Updated
August 18, 2016.
Now that you can back up the iPad to iCloud, it is not as important to sync it to your PC. However, it can still be a good idea to sync to iTunes to make sure you have a local backup and to make sure the iTunes on your PC and your iPad have the same music, movies, etc.
You can also buy apps on iTunes and sync them to your iPad. This is great if the iPad is used by your children and you have set up parental restrictions on it.
Using iTunes as a go-between gives you full control over what is on the iPad and what is not allowed on it.
- Before you sync your iPad with iTunes, you need to connect your iPad to your PC or Mac using the cable provided when you purchased your device.
- If iTunes doesn't open when you connect your iPad, launch it manually.
- iTunes should automatically sync your iPad based on the options you have set up or the default settings.
- If iTunes does not automatically begin the sync process, you can manually start it by selecting your iPad from the devices section of the menu on the left side of iTunes.
- With your iPad selected, choose File from the top menu and Sync iPad from the choices.
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