If the iPad Guy has asked you to swap out your iPad, here is a list of things you need to do on your OLD iPad before turning it in.
If you can’t – because the screen is too damaged, etc. – then it’s possible you MIGHT lose some data. At the very least the process will be more inconvenient [as opposed to catastrophic].
Settings –> iCloud –> Backup. “BACKUP NOW”. Wait for it to complete – it will take a while.
Notability –> Settings [gear icon on the front screen]. Make SURE AutoUpdate is turned ON.
Drive –> Look inside the notability folder, make sure your latest notability stuff is there. Look inside the “Google Photos” folder – make sure your pix are there. If they aren’t, then manually copy them up to that folder [Plus icon, bottom right, select Photos album, click on the pictures that are missing, click the Blue Checkmark to start the upload.]
Once this is done we can start working on your replacement iPad.
Sometimes you need to move a picture or video that you’ve stashed in Drive, so you can use in on your iPad [in iMovie, for example].
Here’s how:
Open up Drive and naviagate to the picture or video you want to use.
Click on it – it should open up so you can view it
Hold your finger on it. A window should popup that will give you the option to save it to your Photo Album.
From there you can import into iMovie, Textilus, etc.
So what happens when you copy the photo from Drive to your Photos, and then Drive copies all your Photos back up to Drive because of the setting. Do you get 2 copies of the photo? Hmmmm……….
you MUST use your Moodle password [or if your moodle password is missing a number, add 1871 to the end of it. Ask Mr. Rule is you don’t know the significance of that date.]
The WHY list:
because it will allow restoring your data if your iPad has to be wiped [MUCH faster and easier than the alternative]
because you can use Find My iPad when [not “if”] you misplace your iPad [saving many headaches]
The HOW List:
On your iPad:
Settings –> iCloud
Create an account
Type in your birthday
Use an existing email [NOT an iCloud email]
Set the email address and password – remember, MDS email address, moodle password
Answer the security questions.
DO NOT setup a rescue email.
Open your email – look for an email from Apple, It will ask you to click on a link, Do so to complete the process.
Back in the Settings app –> iCloud, it should say your name and your MDS email address at the top.
Confirm the Find My iPad is turned ON.
Confirm Backup is Turned ON.
Start a Backup. Seriously. Right now.
These instructions were from memory, and so might be a tad off. Use your common sense if/when reality diverges from this list.
