Target disc mode for the iPad. How?

serr · Feb 3, 2013, 02:57 PM

I want to back up my iPad by cloning the disc image like I do with Carbon Copy Cloner for the Mac. How do you bring up the iPad in target disc mode (or whatever term is used for it if different)?

Apparently most Apple forum 'power users' don't even know there's a hard drive in their computer (emphasis on 'users' I guess) so it's just not possible to even get this question across on that forum. Frustrating...

Intell · Feb 3, 2013, 02:59 PM

You can't. iPad's don't have a disc mode like iPods. The closest thing would be only applicable to the first generation iPad.

serr · Feb 3, 2013, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Intell

You can't. iPad's don't have a disc mode like iPods. The closest thing would be only applicable to the first generation iPad.

Go on...
I have a 1st gen iPad.

Intell · Feb 3, 2013, 07:49 PM

You need to boot your iPad from a SSH ram disk and then using a SSH tunnel over USB use dd to copy the entire iPad's NAND or each partition to a disk image.

Mike Oxard · Feb 3, 2013, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by serr

I want to back up my iPad by cloning the disc image like I do with Carbon Copy Cloner for the Mac. How do you bring up the iPad in target disc mode (or whatever term is used for it if different)?

Apparently most Apple forum 'power users' don't even know there's a hard drive in their computer (emphasis on 'users' I guess) so it's just not possible to even get this question across on that forum. Frustrating...

DiskAid might do what you want, check it out:

http://www.digidna.net/diskaid

I think you can get a disc out code from The Cult of Mac podcast, "The Cultcast"

serr · Feb 4, 2013, 03:44 PM

Thanks for the tips!

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serr macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2010	Target disc mode for the iPad. How? I want to back up my iPad by cloning the disc image like I do with Carbon Copy Cloner for the Mac. How do you bring up the iPad in target disc mode (or whatever term is used for it if different)? Apparently most Apple forum 'power users' don't even know there's a hard drive in their computer (emphasis on 'users' I guess) so it's just not possible to even get this question across on that forum. Frustrating...
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Intell macrumors G4 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Inside	You can't. iPad's don't have a disc mode like iPods. The closest thing would be only applicable to the first generation iPad. __________________ Last edited by Intell; Yesterday at 11:50 AM.
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Intell macrumors G4 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Inside	You need to boot your iPad from a SSH ram disk and then using a SSH tunnel over USB use dd to copy the entire iPad's NAND or each partition to a disk image. __________________ Last edited by Intell; Yesterday at 11:50 AM.
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serr Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2010	Thanks for the tips!
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