Restore Data on Your New iPad the Right Way

[Jeff Campbell]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.cultofmac.com/153932/restoring-your-new-ipad-from-backup-the-right-way/' target='_blank'>http://www.cultofmac.com/153932/res...-the-right-way/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Last week, we showed you how to prepare your old iPad for today's upgrade to the new one. Now you have your new device, you'll want to ensure that all of your data from your old one gets transferred over during the setup process. Here's how to do it - the right way."</em></p><p><img height="447" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1331914438.usr105634.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" width="600" /></p><p>Apple certainly makes this easy, so wether you use the plug in version of backup or iCloud back up, you will get a prompt when setting it up. Select "Restore From iTunes Backup" and let the magic begin. Make sure, however, that you choose the most recent backup if you are restoring via iTunes.</p>

[Jason Dunn]

My iPad 2 has gotten a little slow/funky, so for my new iPad I opted to not restore anything and instead just build it up one app at a time - this time being a little less eager to download and try everything in sight. :D

[Michael Knutson]

My restore (using iTunes and USB) worked well, for two new iPads. At the end, I renamed wife's iPad, gave it a unique name, and disconnected/reconnected, and it did a new backup with the new name. Easy peasy. Now I just need to sell the old iPad2.