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patseguin

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I'm looking for the best option to back up my iPad and restore my new iPad Air the fastest. I had my iPhone on an iCloud backup and it literally took overnight to restore it all. Would it be a better idea to change my iPad's backup from iCloud to computer and backup to my Mac before the big swap?
 
You don't have to "change" from iCloud backup. Just hook your iPad up to your Mac, open iTunes and there is a button to Backup locally to your Mac.

The iPad will still be set to iCloud backup but you'll have a local backup for restoring much more quickly to a new iPad.
 
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