HT4972 I want to update my iPad OS, but don't want to loose the movies and apps currently on it.  What can I do?

I bought the original iPad as soon as it was released.  I ended up with lots of movies and apps for my kids.  Now I want to update to the latest iOS.  When I go to update it says that iTunes can do the update but will not save my apps and movies.  I do not want to lose the apps or the movies.  Is there a way to update (hopefully relatively easily) without losing the movies and apps?

If you had been syncing with iTunes all along, you should probably have a little better insight as to how this works.
Yes your device will be erased as part of the updating process. Your backup should be restored at the end of the update. But .... Be proactive anyway. As long as you do your part, everything should work out fine.
What you should do anytime that you update the device is to transfer purchases from the iPad into iTunes - File>Transfer Purchases - and you should backup the iPad as well. When you update the update the device, if something goes wrong, you can restore from the backup.
However, iTunes should ask if you want to backup before you update, but just in case create the backup yourself before you update. The backup contains your app data and settings - along with other items - so make sure you backup first.
If you have any other important files, you may want to transfer them to your computer as well, prior to the update.
Transfer purchases.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
How to backup and restore from a backup
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
Here are the instructions for updating the iPad.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4972

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