iPad BasicsTonya Engst- P18: This ebook is for you if you’re on the cusp of buying an iPad, if you’ve just bought an iPad and aren’t sure what to do with it, or if you’ve had an iPad for a while, but feel that you’re missing out on certain basic functions. | If your iPad s software is messed up and you are certain you have a good backup Be sure to not back it up again during the early stages of a restore. Likely you ll also want to prevent your iPad from syncing when you connect it to iTunes so read No Sync p. 54 to find out how to do that before proceeding. Note that you can delete a bad backup obviously you must proceed with care to make sure you delete the correct backup if you have multiple devices from Apple. You do this on the Devices pane of the iTunes preferences. For a new iPad the first time you connect it to a computer containing a backup of an old iPad or an iPod touch iTunes will ask you if you d like to restore from a backup. Before restoring a backup to a not-new iPad I recommend that you review Apple s directions at http kb HT4079. That way you can be sure you re following Apple s latest advice. However if you want to get started and feel confident that you don t need special handholding make sure you are running the latest version of iTunes Connect Your iPad to a Computer select the iPad s icon in the iTunes sidebar and then click the Restore button in the Version section of the Summary tab. Note Restoring and re-synchronizing an iPad can take several hours due to the amount of data that needs to be transferred. 96 Download from Wow eBook Secure Your iPad It is reassuring to know that you could get your iPad data back if your iPad were lost or broken but you may find it less reassuring to think about what someone else could do with your iPad and its data. Depending on how you re set up here are some things that a mildly competent identity thief ex-wife jilted boyfriend or worse could d0 Read your email. Write and send email from your email address. See what Web pages you ve been browsing recently. Log in as you to any Web sites where you ve saved your login information. And from there potentially change your login information Access all documents stored in your .
