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garths11135488
garths11135488
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January 9, 2017
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Backing up iPad to desktop

  • January 9, 2017
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Hi there.

Please could you update the iOS app to be able to backup folders that are layered with subfolders. I followed your tutorial on how to do it using iTunes but it would not copy the folders that had subfolders in them. The app itself doesn't even allow to upload folders onto a cloud account such as Dropbox. Please can you sort this out. I have been using this app for all my lectures for 2 years at university and really need to back up my information! Your help will be greatly appreciated,

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Correct answer MobileDeveloperCK

I managed to get hold of a friends Macbook and could backup all my files

off of it. I don't know why it wasn't working on my own PC. I'll just use

his in the future.

Thanks for your assistance


Hi garths11135488​,

Thank you for letting us know about what you found.

I also investigated the problem (of failing to back up folders containing files and subfolders) with Apple's iTunes (desktop app).

I used iTunes for Windows 15.2.4 on Windows 10 and iTunes for Mac 15.2.4 on macOS Sierra (10.12.2).  iTunes 15.2.4 is the latest version as of this writing (January 14, 2017).

Here are my findings.

Apple's iTunes for Windows has a defect where drag & dropping folders from the Adobe Acrobat Documents area in iTunes to any location (including Desktop) on a Windows computer does not copy the folders.  It fails silently and does not show an error dialog.  (I tried with an administrator account and "Standard user" account on Windows 10 and got the same result.)

Drag & dropping files still works with iTunes for Windows.

This is a defect in iTunes for Windows only.  iTunes for Mac does not have any problems with backing up folders by drag & drop.

A workaround for the iTunes for Windows problem is to select files and folders in the Adobe Acrobat Documents area and click the Save to... button (instead of drag & drop).

Since iTunes is an Apple product (not an Adobe product), we are unable to fix the defect at our end.  However, you can report the problem to Apple directly.

iTunes for Windows - Official Apple Support Communities

Feedback - iTunes - Apple

I also added a note to the FAQ document so that other Windows users will be warned.

How to back up and restore PDF documents on iPad/iPhone using iTunes

Thank you very much for sharing your backup experience!

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MobileDeveloperCKCommunity Manager
Community Manager
January 12, 2017

Hi,

Would you please tell us the name of "the iOS app" that you are using?  Adobe offers a lot of iOS apps in the App Store.

Is it Acrobat Reader for iPhone and iPad?

Once it is clarified, I can move your question to the right forum for you.

Thank you.

garths11135488
garths11135488Author
Participant
January 12, 2017

Thank you, yes it is Acrobat Reader

M
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MobileDeveloperCKCommunity Manager
Community Manager
January 12, 2017

Hi garths11135488​,

I think that you are referring to the following FAQ document that I wrote.

How to back up and restore PDF documents on iPad/iPhone using iTunes​

I understand that you are trying to transfer PDF documents from your iPad to a desktop computer.

Do you have a Mac or PC?  Do you have admin rights to the computer so that you can copy files to any location?  Where are you trying to copy folders (containing subfolders and documents) to?

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