Hi Alan, Connect your iPad to your Mac using the USB cable Open iTunes (if it doesn't open automatically) When the iPad appears in left sidebar, select it. Backups : select 'this computer' - click 'Back Up Now'
After it completes backup you should see under - Latest Backup: 'Today x:xxpm to this computer' Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > On 2 Jun 2015, at 12:46 pm, Alan Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > After syncing both my iPad 2 and iPhone 5 to iTunes the “last backup” dates > on the iOS device did not change. iOS 8.3 is installed on both devices. > iTunes backup details appear to have updated OK. Using iTunes 12.1.2.27 and > OSX 10.10.3. This is the first sync with Yosemite. > > I am also puzzled by the "correct” procedure for USB syncing. Following a > couple of years of frustration with the WiFi method, I intended to complete > the sync/backup process then change both devices from WiFi to USB syncing. > Did a WiFi sync for the iPad first then noted the date did not change on the > device. I changed the iTunes setup for the iPhone to create a USB backup, > hoping it would reflect the correct backup date on the device. However this > too still retained the date for the previous backup. > > The WiFi sync option for devices only has one (sync) option which syncs, > backs up and transfers apps. I note that the iTunes device display (main > window) has separate buttons for syncing and backing up. Are these two > separate processes to be run in tandem? Also noted that the iTunes menu bar > (file/devices) has another option to transfer purchases. Is this a third > process for the iTunes-USB method? > > Regards, > Alan > > Alan Smith > Late 2012 iMac 27" Intel Quad Core i5 Fusion 3.2GHz 8G RAM - OSX 10.10.3 > Yosemite > Late 2009 iMac 21.5" Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz 12G RAM - OSX 10.10.3 Yosemite > iPhone5; iPad2; ATV2 > > > > > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
