OK - I did the "restore" using the backup file I made the day before the new iPad arrived, and presto, all my data files came back. I'll manually add files and apps I had installed since then, but otherwise all OK. Thank you very much! Ken On Aug 5, 2012, at 3:44 PM, Jim Warthman wrote: > Hi Ken, > It seems to me the issue is that, in order to get all your data, you MUST restore from the backup! Doing a sync, as you've discovered, will not solve your problem. > > My suggestion is for you to do a factory reset on your iPad 2 and try the restore again. It would be most helpful if you can call AppleCare while you do this, so they can step you through the process. > > I believe you can still recover your data. > > Enjoy! > > Jim > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/x4u/attachments/20120805/40fb7f60/attachment.htm>