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Need to change computer ipad syncs too
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<blockquote data-quote="chaospinhead" data-source="post: 1203924" data-attributes="member: 195618"><p>Ok this is driving me absolutely bonkers and im starting to get angry. Why is this so flipping difficult?</p><p></p><p>I have an ipad that i got through work and as such i was syncing it to a work PC which was a Mac. This was the ONLY thing this mac was used for. Well the company abandoned this project and i bought the ipad from them as i had apps on it that i paid for and i find it very useful in day to day working.</p><p></p><p>So here arises the problem. This mac is going away. The ipad is staying with me. I have loads of apps i have purchased on this ipad and i need to be able to sync my ipad to my windows 7 laptop. This is proving to be pointlessly difficult. I have googled around and one place said to copy your itunes library to an external device. Ok that's fine and dandy so i go to the mac which i have never used before aside from plugging in the ipad to charge. Where the heck is a file explorer? Find it 5 minutes later, plug in my usb stick and its freakin read only? I can see everything on it but i can't copy a **** thing to it? So how am i supposed to back up my dang library, and on top of that i can't even find an itunes folder to backup.</p><p></p><p>I tried an external harddrive as well that i have attached to my work laptop. Same thing, read only. I can see why Mac isn't more popular. Not bashing but the difficulty in being intuitive and easy to pick up is just not there.</p><p></p><p>I need to be able to sync my ipad to my laptop. Everytime i plug it in, it says it's going to erase everything if i hit sync and that is just not an option. I really dont want to lose the 50-100$ worth of apps i paid for or progress in any games i've played or settings i have setup, or my email, etc.</p><p></p><p>So how can i do this. There HAS to be a way. I find it very hard to believe that the device is simply a 1 pc device as that makes it **** near worthless when pcs get replaced every couple years or less.</p><p></p><p>Please help...im new, i know zero about mac and i need pretty detailed instructions. If you can point me to a post or write a new one for me i would greatly appreciate it.</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chaospinhead, post: 1203924, member: 195618"] Ok this is driving me absolutely bonkers and im starting to get angry. Why is this so flipping difficult? I have an ipad that i got through work and as such i was syncing it to a work PC which was a Mac. This was the ONLY thing this mac was used for. Well the company abandoned this project and i bought the ipad from them as i had apps on it that i paid for and i find it very useful in day to day working. So here arises the problem. This mac is going away. The ipad is staying with me. I have loads of apps i have purchased on this ipad and i need to be able to sync my ipad to my windows 7 laptop. This is proving to be pointlessly difficult. I have googled around and one place said to copy your itunes library to an external device. Ok that's fine and dandy so i go to the mac which i have never used before aside from plugging in the ipad to charge. Where the heck is a file explorer? Find it 5 minutes later, plug in my usb stick and its freakin read only? I can see everything on it but i can't copy a **** thing to it? So how am i supposed to back up my dang library, and on top of that i can't even find an itunes folder to backup. I tried an external harddrive as well that i have attached to my work laptop. Same thing, read only. I can see why Mac isn't more popular. Not bashing but the difficulty in being intuitive and easy to pick up is just not there. I need to be able to sync my ipad to my laptop. Everytime i plug it in, it says it's going to erase everything if i hit sync and that is just not an option. I really dont want to lose the 50-100$ worth of apps i paid for or progress in any games i've played or settings i have setup, or my email, etc. So how can i do this. There HAS to be a way. I find it very hard to believe that the device is simply a 1 pc device as that makes it **** near worthless when pcs get replaced every couple years or less. Please help...im new, i know zero about mac and i need pretty detailed instructions. If you can point me to a post or write a new one for me i would greatly appreciate it. Thanks [/QUOTE]
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