Backing Up Your iPad

THIS IS A IMPORTANT HABIT! We recommend an iPad back up their iPad to a computer with iTunes EVERY WEEK (pick a day - Sunday works well). 

Note: Please see this Apple knowledge base article.

Back up iPad using your Mac

1. Connect iPad and your computer with a cable.

2. In the Finder sidebar on your Mac, select your iPad.
   To use the Finder to back up iPad, macOS 10.15 or later is required. With earlier versions of macOS, use iTunes to back up iPad.

3. At the top of the Finder window, click General.

4. Select “Back up all of the data on your iPad to this Mac.”

5. To encrypt your backup data and protect it with a password, select “Encrypt local backup.”

6. Click Back Up Now.

Note: You can also connect iPad to your computer wirelessly if you set up syncing over Wi-Fi.