[iPad] How can I restore my iPad from iPhone 5 backup

jbrown · Dec 29, 2012, 06:55 AM

Just got a new iPad 3. Now I want to restore it from my iPhone 5 backup - so I have all my emails / texts and photos.

I backed up my iPH 5 - then restored it to my iPad.

Now it's partially worked. It has succeded in doing my email accounts, but not my messages or photos.

How can I do this?

cheers

stridemat · Dec 29, 2012, 06:56 AM

I don't think it is possible. In fact I am surprised you managed to get that far.

jbrown · Dec 30, 2012, 02:28 AM

It running fine - other than a few things not syncing. Surely there's a way to sync photos?

Random 995K · Dec 30, 2012, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by jbrown

It running fine - other than a few things not syncing. Surely there's a way to sync photos?

iCloud answers everything.

normwood · Dec 30, 2012, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Random 995K

iCloud answers everything.

This!

I sync my contacts, calendars and bookmarks via iCloud. Photos I still sync to my iMac and backup to my iMac.

Steve

RobNYC · Dec 30, 2012, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by normwood

This!

I sync my contacts, calendars and bookmarks via iCloud. Photos I still sync to my iMac and backup to my iMac.

Steve

The only thing I was kind of surprised about was that Photostream only shows photos that are added from the time you turn it on. I kind of figured that everything in photostream that was on my phone would also show up on the ipad. It didn't. Only photos taken after I set it up on my iPad.

bova80 · Dec 30, 2012, 09:33 AM

I backup my photos to the cloud and was a bit disgruntled that when I restored my iPad from my iPhone backup the photos did not get synced to iPad.

CTHarrryH · Dec 30, 2012, 12:16 PM

Photos in general aren't synced to iCloud. You sync from iTunes and that is where they are stored on folders on your computer. How do you backup your photos to the cloud - it only does those that are taken on a device.
Photo stream are the only ones that get to the cloud and back. Similar to music if you don't do match - stored and synced to a computer.

Dec 29, 2012, 06:55 AM	#1
jbrown macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London	How can I restore my iPad from iPhone 5 backup Just got a new iPad 3. Now I want to restore it from my iPhone 5 backup - so I have all my emails / texts and photos. I backed up my iPH 5 - then restored it to my iPad. Now it's partially worked. It has succeded in doing my email accounts, but not my messages or photos. How can I do this? cheers
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stridemat Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: UK	I don't think it is possible. In fact I am surprised you managed to get that far. __________________ I support the MacRumors Blood Drive!
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Dec 30, 2012, 02:28 AM	#3
jbrown Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London	It running fine - other than a few things not syncing. Surely there's a way to sync photos?
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Dec 30, 2012, 09:33 AM	#7
bova80 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2008	I backup my photos to the cloud and was a bit disgruntled that when I restored my iPad from my iPhone backup the photos did not get synced to iPad.
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Dec 30, 2012, 12:16 PM	#8
CTHarrryH macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2012	Photos in general aren't synced to iCloud. You sync from iTunes and that is where they are stored on folders on your computer. How do you backup your photos to the cloud - it only does those that are taken on a device. Photo stream are the only ones that get to the cloud and back. Similar to music if you don't do match - stored and synced to a computer.
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