PC to new Mac - IPad 2 sync help!

I originally used my IPad 2 with a PC. I recently bought a Mac and want to start using my IPad 2 with the Mac. However, it wants me to erase and sync it with the Mac.
Is there a way to save my game/app progress and files so they are not lost in the sync? I really do not want to lose my game saves and the like...

Are you using Migration Assitant? Do you have the machines on the same network?
If you're using Migration Assistant on the Mac, try using the Windows version - http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1557 - and see if that will work better.
Clinton

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You got most of it, but you missed your backups which are in ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup. If you don't copy them, iTunes will make a new backup.
Also the software update files are elsewhere, but iTunes will download them again if needed for a restore. If you really want to move them, they are in ~/Library/iTunes/iPhone Carrier Support and iPhone Software Updates (but you don't need them unless your internet connection is dial-up and you don't want to wait for iTunes to redownload them).
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Try the forums and support articles for those products such as
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https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os?view=discussions
http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro
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http://www.apple.com/support/icloud

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Two questions:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1329?viewlocale=en_US
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allthingsapple,
1. Basically this article is accurate, however if you are only referring to the iPod on your iPhone as the means of transferring your music, this will not work. This is because the iPhone cannot be placed into disk mode. Instead you would need to use other storage media, such as an external hard disk drive. On the last step instead of copying your music folder to your iPod, you will be copying it to the external drive.
In the section titled "Is all the music together?", step 6, if you are running iTunes 8.0.2, you should follow these steps to consolidate the iTunes Library: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iTunesWin/8.0/en/15329.html
In addition to these steps, to save your playlists, I would recommend following this article to export your .xml file from your old computer, so you can import it on the new one: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iTunesWin/8.0/en/15271.html
2. Information like music and photos (with the exception of camera roll photos) will be deleted once you choose to sync those items from the new computer. The above steps will take care of your music, but you would need to take the extra step of moving your photos from your old computer to your new one using the external hard drive.
iPhone and iPod touch: Syncing and merging data
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1296
For all other data, you can first make an iTunes backup on the new computer. To do so:
- Disable automatic syncing in iTunes Preferences on the new computer (click iTunes next to the apple in the top left, choose Preferences, then choose the Devices tab).
- Connect your iPhone and when it appears in iTunes, right click on it under Devices, and choose "Back Up".
- Once the backup is complete, you can safely sync all your other data to other programs on the new computer, like iCal, Safari, Address Book, etc.
Hope this helps,
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congratulations on coming over from the dark side.
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What I'd suggest is to have an open mind and try to see what the mac can do, rather than force it to look like your windows machine. I mean, if you just want it to look like windows, then why bother switching? If you give it a little time, you'll start to appreciate the mac way of doing things, and see how it is infinitely more awesome, powerful, creative, intuitive, and better designed (and the software way better written) than what you left behind. But that's your call.
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