Lost pages files while syncing..

Hi,
I bought my wife an I pad for her birthday.... Over the last few months she has used it to write her newest novel. A couple of days ago, she synced the iPad to her MacBook, and has lost the application and the novel!
Is there any way to get t he files back, she has no other backup!  Silly I know.
Jeff

The app may be on the iPad but the icon may have moved when she synced. You can search for the app with Spotlight. From the first home screen on the iPad, swipe to the right and the search feature appears. Type Pages into the search field and see if it shows up. Tap on the icon and it will launch the app.
Swipe from screen to screen and look for it. It may be buried in a folder or on another screen.
Did she look in her iTunes library on the computer. If Pages is still in iTunes she can sync it back to the iPad. Maybe she did not have it selected to sync in the Apps Tab in iTunes and that is why it disappeared. If that was the case though, iTunes should have warned her that the app was going to be deleted along with all of the data in the app.
If the novel is in the iPad backup - she can restore from the backup of the iPad in order to retrieve the novel.

Similar Messages

  • Urgent please: lost all datas while sync my new iPhone. how can i retrieve my old datas? through icloud?

    urgent please: I have a new iphone 4S and while sync with itunes, it was not done using the data of my old iphone but with a new virgin iphone. how can I retrieve and sync with my old datas? through icloud? or have I lost everything? please help

    to be more precise
    I have saved all my datas of my old iphone on itunes and icloud. I got a new phone 4s that I connected to itunes in order to load it and sync with my old datas. but I don't konw how but when itunes sync my new iphone i did not take my old datas. at the end of the sync process, I got an iphone totally virgin, but none of my previous apps, neither contact neither calendar neither anything. what happened? did itunes erased all my previous datas?? i hope not but if it's the case, can I recuperate my old datas through icloud? please help because as a lot of us, all my life is in this iphone.. (contacts, photos of my 18months girl, etc etc)
    thank you very much

  • Power failure and lost Pages file

    Power on my laptop suddenly went off and I had not saved a copy of a new Pages file I was working on. It does not appear in recent files or anywhere when I restarted and opened Pages. Are temp files stored anywhere that I might look to recover the work I've done?

    Mark,
    No, unfortunately.
    You can set Pages to save a copy of any +previous version+ in your Preferences, however this wouldn't help in this case.
    Download (free):
    http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/29454/eversave
    To autosave everything you wish in your Mac.
    Best is to use cmd S regularly as you work, then you choose at what point it is saved.
    Peter

  • Recovering Lost Pages Files

    Hi! I recently got a new MacBook Air that's running OS 10.9.4. I created a document using Pages and uploaded the document (I thought) to my Gmail account. I then deleted the file from my Air and emptied the Trash.
    This morning, I went into my Gmail account and tried to open the Pages document. To my dismay, the document wouldn't open. Upon further examination, it does not appear to be the complete file - it's only 272 bytes.
    I ran a file recovery program (Disk Drill) and it didn't turn up any Pages files. I'm hoping there is some way to recover this document, as I spent a lot of time on it. If you have any tips, I'd be very grateful. Thanks!

    Do you know the name of your letter? Search for it with Spotlight, the magnifying glass on the top right of your menu. Spotlight will find keywords or names inside the document.
    Also look under:
    Pages > Menu > File > Open Recent
    Or did you save it as 'Unnamed'?
    You may have saved it into your System folder where Spotlight does not search.
    EasyFind [free] whilst slow is thorough and will look everywhere.
    Peter

  • How to recover lost pages files after iPad update?

    My friend lost all his pages and numbers documents that were on his iPad after updating yesterday. anyone know how to get them back? they weren't saved anywhere but the iPad. are the pages and numbers files stored during the device backup?

    lindsayward wrote:
    Thanks. If it does an automatic backup when you connect it, which it seems this iPad does, then there will never be an older backup to restore from, is that right?
    Is there any other way..?
    Yes - it will backup automatically. You can prevent iTunes from syncing automatically - which in turn prevents iTunes from backing up automatically as well - but when you do initiate the sync - it will always backup the iPad.
    However, I have read that if you watch the progress bar at the top of the iPad when the sync process begins - you can click on the X in the progress bar to stop it from backing up and it will move to the next step in the sync process. I have never tried that myself. I would only use that method if the sync was hanging up from a bad backup and that would be another problem in itself - so you really don't want to do that.
    What you can do is create a manual backup and then copy  that backup (don't remove it) into another folder on your hard drive. But you have to turn off auto sync so you can control the backup process.
    I do not sync automatically - never have. If you want to turn off auto sync - Launch iTunes on your computer - go to Edit>Preferences>Devices>Prevent iPods, iPhones and iPads from syncing automatically.
    Then when you connect the iPad and iTunes starts up, you can right click on the iPad name on the left and select backup. If you want to keep that backup that you just created - don't sync. Eject the iPad and quit iTunes and find the backup and copy it to another folder on your hard drive.
    Read this article for more information on where you can find the backup folder.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4946
    To finally answer your specific question about having older backups - I do have 4 older backups of my iPad. I can't remember if they were created when I've restored my iPad - which I have done several times - or when the iOS was updated. Like I said - I did restore after the recent iOS update - to a backup that I created prior to the update. It was dated two days prior.
    I hope I have given you some useful information - and not confused you further. I wish someone else would jump in on this thread and clarify the backup question that even I have - where did they all come from ...

  • ICloud Pages file not syncing with iPhone

    Hi,
    My iPad and Mac sync perfectly together, but my Pages documents on my iPhone 5 isnt syncing.
    I have tried turning the cloud off and on, on my iPhone, and opening and closing docs which sometimes forces the docs to update, but still no joy.
    If I login to iCloud.com, the docs are all correct, its just my phone which isnt up-to-date, any ideas why?
    Its running the latest iOS, not sure if its a bug or other, any thought peeps?

    In the end, I went into Settings > iCloud > Docs & Data, then switched it off. I got an option to delete the files off the iPhone but keep them in the cloud, this I wanted.
    When I switched it back on, it seemed to download the latest batch of docs I had, and since then appears to be syning too.
    Clearly a bug somewhere, but so far, this is the first time I have had an issue since the cloud launched so thats not too bad.

  • Lost audio files after sync but storage space unchanged

    I had 4GB of audio files in my iphone which was erased after syncing. But my memory is unchanged. So I can't sync and add it on my phone again because it says I don't have any space. Is there any way I can reset the phone and just start over.

    Welcome to the discussions,
    here's how to restore the phone: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414. Set it up "as new phone" and you start again.

  • Is there a way to find lost 'pages' files on my mac?

    I updated to OS X Mavericks, and think I may have lost a term paper while doing so... Is there any way to get it back?

    Go to the folder where you last knew it was and fire up Time Machine and step back in time until you find it.

  • Telling me it cannot find file while syncing

    the exact message that comes up when i'm trying to sync my iphone is , "The iphone "Kelly's iphone " cannot be synced. the required file cannot be found." now i've reinstalled itunes four times figuring that would get the file back that i'm missing but apparently not, any suggestions? please help i have no idea why it wont work. it started after i had my last itunes update. before then never had a problems with anything.

    OK I've found it but if anyone else needs it heres how to find it
    1) close iphoto and itunes
    2) find the iphoto library in finder, most probably located in your users folder under pictures.
    3) right click on iphoto library (might be named diferently) and choose show package contents
    4) delete the folder caches and ipod photo cache.
    5) restart iphoto
    6) restart itunes
    if itunes asks that the library is linked with another ipod, say yes to the warning to re sync with your ipod/ iphone

  • Download/sync photos from phone- lost itunes file for syncing

    i can't find the itunes file i used to sync my phone. so when i attempt to sync, it says photos will be replaced etc...
    is there another way to get my photos off the phone without losing them?

    First, you don't use iTunes to move photos from your phone to the computer. You use iTunes to move photos from the computer to the phone.
    When you first plug in the phone to your Mac, you should see iPhoto open up and all the images appear. From there, you can select the images you want to transfer to your Mac.

  • TS1474 i have lost playlists on my iTunes while syncing my daughters phone, any ideas in how to get them back?

    Can anyone provide some feedback on how to retrieve Playlists, I lost a few while syncing my daughter's iphone, after i had synced an iphone and ipod

    Any music purchased through the iTunes store can be downloaded again for free as long as you are signed in with the Apple ID you used for the original purchase.  Any other music you had in iTunes should be easily accessible in your system back up or from the CDs you ripped from originally.

  • Any one having problems inserting Pages files into iBook author"

    Ever since I updated the Pages a week ago, iBook Author is unable to read Pages files while attempting to insert. Never had a problem in previous versions of Pages or files created a few months ago. The only work around is to copy text and past into new sections in iBook Author. Tedious. Any solution appreciated.

    Aerosolman wrote:
    I found a work around. Exported to Word from Pages 5.0.1 then inserted into IBA.
    Very useful info!
    I ran some tests with a new Pages 5 doc saved in both Pages 5 format and exported to Pages 09 format, and iBA had no problem importing them.  So perhaps the problem is confined to older docs.

  • I lost a lot of tracks while syncing my ipod touch with iTunes. I have managed to get some of them back with a free download, but iTunes will not let me dowload whole albums which I have paid for. It does recognise that they have been purchased. What do n

    As I've already said to get this far: I have lost a lot of tracks while syncing my iPod Touch with iTunes. I have managed to get free downloads of some of the single tracks, but when I try to download entire albums the system informs me that I have already purchased them and a pop-up window informs me I can get them back from my "Purchased" file. I would not be trying to dowload them again if they were anywhere on the iPod, would I? The other problem seems to be that with single tracks I don't know before I hit the purchase button if I have picked it from the right album and I have had to pay for it again.
    I feel that I have been totally ripped off by iTunes and, apart from ranting on this forum, I don't seem to be able to let my feelings known. It's like a guy from my local record store coming round and nicking my albums and telling me that it's tough!
    The point here is folks, that it was syncing two Apple sites which caused the loss of these tracks and from what I've read elsewhere this is a regular fault. And please don't tell me that it's my fault for having a pc. Apple shouldn't sell a product for pc, when it doesn't work on pc!

    - Are you saying that they are not listed in your Purchased section?
    Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
    - Are they listed in your Puchases history when you log into your account on your computer?
    - Are they still available now for purchase? If not then you are out of luck
    If they are still available and listed in your Puchase History then contact iTunes
    http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/

  • IPOD freezes while SYNCING - and then gets file error

    Hello all,
    i have a standard 40gb click wheel ipod, quite old, it works, but limited. The ipod just freezes while syncing now, it has been restored numerous times, but 2 not much avail, i can get one or two albums on there, then everytime i try and sync the ipod just freezes, and has to be reset. Every TIme i plug the ipod into my vista laptop it says, the says. SCAN AND FIX, ( because i couldnt get anything else to work i tried this ) and this is what vista told me
    http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9118/vistafixesipodlu5.png
    i was like woah, so i proceded to restore the ipod then it seemed to work, for a day. then went back to the freezing while syncing, then next time i plugged in the ipod, windows said the disk needs to be formated before it could be used, so i tried that ( cos itunes was doing sweet **** ALL ) and windows couldnt format it, and neither cos HP USB FORMAT Tool. so i reset the ipod, plug it back into vista, and behold, SCAN AND FIX COMES UP, so i click it, it fixes it, but only loads 1 album before it freezes while syncing again, i have the screenshots,it took 11 screenshots, to get the FULL MESSAGE, that vista chkdsk gave me, there was thousands of these "BAD LINKS IN LOST CHAIN at CLUSTER XXXXX Corrected" messages
    im currently listening to Three Days Grace on the ipod, works GREAT, except if i try and put more then this ONE album on it, it freezes while syncing, and gives me the unknown file error. SO any ideas if this ipod can be fixed, cos itunes cant do anything, im assuming there is physical unrepairable damage to the HDD of the ipod and will need replacing if this ipod wants to be in full working order again.
    The ipod is NOT under warranty either, so does any1 know where in Australia, it be fitted with a new HDD? Thanks
    kind Regards,
    Hayden
    Message was edited by: FittyyeN

    your an idiot stardock, format doesnt work, fails to format -
    stardockofthedead ( aussie css joke lol )

  • Error while syncing can not be erased and have gone to all articles and nothing has worked. Have tried to erase my data in the sync file and that can not be done - it says try again another time. What now?

    Have gone into my snyc data file to erase all data - error says that it can not be done at this time. I still have the error while syncing on my bar. Have tried to get a new sync number and that will not change - it goes back to the original how can I start over and try again?

    This "original file cannot be found" thing happens if the file is no longer where iTunes expects to find it. Possible causes are that you or some third party tool has moved, renamed or deleted the file, or that the drive it lives on has had a change of drive letter. It is also possible that iTunes has changed from expecting the files to be in the pre-iTunes 9 layout to post-iTunes 9 layout,or vice-versa, and so is looking in slightly the wrong place.
    Select a track with an exclamation mark, use Ctrl-I to get info, then cancel when asked to try to locate the track. Look on the summary tab for the location that iTunes thinks the file should be. Now take a look around your hard drive(s). Hopefully you can locate the track in question. If a section of your library has simply been moved, or a drive letter has changed, it should be possible to reverse the actions.
    Alternatively, as long as you can find a location holding the missing files, then you should be able to use my FindTracks script to reconnect them to iTunes .
    tt2

Maybe you are looking for