[LINK] How to protect an old iPad/iPhone

Rachel Polanskis grove at zeta.org.au
Tue Jun 18 18:08:02 AEST 2013


You can still get the file you want, but you will need to get iphone explorer or one of the 
many backup extractors out there.   Google ipad backup extractor and you will
find the tools plus how to do it....


rachel

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rachel polanskis 
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On 18/06/2013, at 17:31, Dr Bob Jansen <bob.jansen at turtlelane.com.au> wrote:

> My iPad1 died some time ago. The screen memory caused issues on display. 
> The thing worked OK in all other respects but I could not do anything 
> cause the screen was garbage. I bought a new one but despite the 
> suggestions from Apple Store staff, kept the old version cause it still 
> had my data on it.
> 
> The iPad was registered with Find my iPhone and I configured it to erase 
> the iPad the moment it appeared on the network. I initialised the iPad 
> using iTunes as a safety precaution.
> 
> So, today, I tried to restore the iPad from a backup because I was 
> missing a file I needed and thought the restore would allow me to get a 
> copy. The restore worked perfectly but interestingly enough, the moment 
> the iPad appeared on the network, Find my iPhone erased it sending an 
> email to my account saying it had done so.
> 
> So a comforting experience for me at any rate even if I could not get 
> the file I wanted.
> 
> bobj
> 
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