IPhone/iPad backups

I noticed with iTunes 11.2.x that when you only rearrange icons on the iPhone (5s) and iPad (Air) and don't change the apps, iTunes won't do a backup and then restores the previous version of the icon arrangement. To get iTunes to do a back of the new arrangement you have to install or remove an app with the rearrangement so it does a new backup. I now keep an app which doesn't have anything attached to it (files, settings, etc.) to ensure any new arrangement is backed up and kept on the device.

Thanks a bunch. I read further down and did not realise that i could delete any backups through iTunes. This was the easiest way.
:-) Happy Camper

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You can use any Mac with a recent copy of iTunes to back up an iPhone or iPad. It doesn't have to be the one you usually synch with, so long as you don't let it try to do a synch.
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Use Time Machine and backup the original MacBook to an external HDD. Then go to the new MacBook and use Time Machine to restore the personal data. See this Apple KB article for more information: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427

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After I activate iCloud do I still backup my iPhone and iPad to my Mac?

On settings of the phone & Itunes you will have the option where to backup.
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Ideally, I probably need to make this switch before I turn on and set-up iCloud. Then when I turn on iCloud/over-the-air syncing, it's already set up for that computer.
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I can easily make a copy of my current Macbook iPhoto library and move it over to the Mini so that the albums match with what's been previously synced to the iPhone/iPad.
How do I copy over iTunes smart playlists/regular playlists, etc. so that what's currently on my Macbook will be mirrored on the Mini? I have many smart playlists that I sync with my iOS devices and I don't want to lose those on the devices.
Can I just copy over the iPhone/iPad "backup" file over to the Mini and restore the phone from there so that it will then be associated with the Mini instead of the Macbook? I definitely don't want to lose any of the data associated with or saved in any of the apps.
Or is there an easier way to deal with all of this? I want the over-the-air sync with iOS, but facts are that the Mini will always be on and the laptop often is not.
I know that I can also have the iPhone/iPad "PC-Free", however, I'm assuming that I'll lose some of my current set-up/smart playlists/photo albums, etc. if I don't have it working with my Mini.
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The language needs to be broken down where it makes more sense of what's happening behind the scenes during these backups as I think it can be easily miscontrued that it's the data the various specific apps are using which is the issue at hand and not them apps themselves is what's causing the increase in size; some people may think that if they turn these apps off, they are deleting the apps from their devices so they leave them all switched on which ends up bumping up the size and ultimately eating up storage space.
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I've found an easier way, just go to settings>general>usage>music. Then swipe it and press delete, i think this deletes the database described above, then re-sync, this worked for me anyway. Good luck, you need it with Apple software.
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