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Can I back up my iPad to an external drive for Apple? If so how do I do this?

Can I back up my iPad to an external drive for Apple instead of to the cloud? If I can how do I do this?

iPod, iOS 9

Posted on May 28, 2020 5:47 PM

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Posted on May 28, 2020 6:16 PM

While you can't back it up to an external drive, you can backup to your home computer (either a Mac or PC).


See this link --> How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

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Can I back up my iPad to an external drive for Apple? If so how do I do this?

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