How to Automatically Back Up Your iPad With iCloud
To turn on iCloud backups for your iPad:
How to Restore an iPad From an iCloud Backup
Restoring an iPad from an iCloud backup begins by wiping the iPad, which puts it into the same state it was when you first took it out of the box. When the iPad is finished erasing the data, the iPad shows the same screen that displayed when you first got the iPad. As you set up the iPad, it offers the choice to restore the tablet from a backup. This option appears after you sign in to your Wi-Fi network and choose whether or not to use location services. When you choose to restore from a backup, you can choose from the last backup or one of the previous ones. Restoring from a backup can take time. The process uses a Wi-Fi connection to download settings, content, and data. If there’s a lot of content on the iPad, this can take a while. The restore screen displays estimates at each stage of the restore process, starting with restoring the settings and then booting into the iPad. When the iPad home screen appears, the iPad will continue the restore process by downloading all of your applications. If you run into a problem with this stage, download an application again from the App Store for free. You can also sync apps from iTunes on your PC. The restoring process also replaces photos and other data, so if it doesn’t look like it’s making progress, the iPad could be downloading more than apps.
