IPad Syncing photos deleted all my app data

I had all my apps arranged, organized, and fully functional... I went to the Photos tab in iTunes to throw a few pics on my iPad, chose my folders to add, and clicked "Apply" at the bottom. The 'sync' then proceeded to REMOVE all my apps, without a proper backup. I had FOUR MONTHS of college notes in Pen Ultimate, and ALL my textbooks and reference materials in Good Reader... lost for good. *NOT HAPPY*
Why on earth would you not get a warning about whether you're sure you want to remove the apps and ALL DATA from your iPad or not? It seems that the "Apply" click used ALL the tabs' settings for its sync, not just the photos, and that having "Sync Apps" unchecked did me in.
I followed the steps to Restore from Backup (ctrl click iPad name, choose from menu)...The apps are reinstalled (but NO DATA WAS RESTORED)... I'm up a creek.
*Apple - make organization and data more protected in backup/sync!!! Add a warning about deleting apps and data!!!! One click to add some photos to my iPad has cost me months of school work - I'll have to talk to my teachers about what can be done so I don't FAIL my classes*

You can restore from iTunes or iCloud backup if you have one.
How do your backup to an external HDD?

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