How to do a temporary iPad 2 backup on machine not my own

TrippKnightly · Nov 17, 2012, 02:08 PM

Am out of town at gramma's. IPad 2 w/ IOS 5 has flaky screen color problems necessitating genius bar visit and I'm expecting replacement will be required but regardless should back up any way. So, in advance I need to back it up to Gramma's iMac lest I lose photos and some other things on it not inherently part of iTunes (plus probably haven't synched to my MacBook at home in about a month).

I want to be careful, lest instead I synch Gramma's iTunes to my iPad instead of just getting a backup made of my iPad in its entirety and stored on Gramma's iMac.

Doable?

nic78 · 07:08 AM

Use iExplorer or ipod/iPhone to Mac/PC program to transfer all your media to computer then back up your device to iCloud. Your heard of iCloud right? Do you have it turned on?

Link for software.

http://www.macroplant.com/downloads.php

Nov 17, 2012, 02:08 PM	#1
TrippKnightly macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2012	How to do a temporary iPad 2 backup on machine not my own Am out of town at gramma's. IPad 2 w/ IOS 5 has flaky screen color problems necessitating genius bar visit and I'm expecting replacement will be required but regardless should back up any way. So, in advance I need to back it up to Gramma's iMac lest I lose photos and some other things on it not inherently part of iTunes (plus probably haven't synched to my MacBook at home in about a month). I want to be careful, lest instead I synch Gramma's iTunes to my iPad instead of just getting a backup made of my iPad in its entirety and stored on Gramma's iMac. Doable?
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Nov 18, 2012, 07:03 AM	#2
nic78 macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2012	Use iExplorer or ipod/iPhone to Mac/PC program to transfer all your media to computer then back up your device to iCloud. Your heard of iCloud right? Do you have it turned on? Link for software. http://www.macroplant.com/downloads.php Last edited by nic78; Nov 18, 2012 at 07:08 AM.
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