Updating iPad 1 to 5.0.1, seriously?

Over the last 24 hrs I've been in the process of updating the software on my iPad to 5.0.1 from 4.2.1 (if I remember correctly). Naturally, I wanted the state of the iPad to remain the same, i.e. media files in place, apps in place, app data in place etc. So, I follow instructions:
upon plugging in to same computer as used for configuring, prompted about transferring purchases. I go ahead and do this, using right click on iPad icon in left bar, but for some reason, the prompt keeps coming back, so I hit it a few times before growing very tired of this prompt, and assume it has been completed. So my first question is, why does this keep recurring, and why is there no way for me to determine what remains/has been unsuccessful?
I start the update cycle, which prompts me to back up, which I do (this takes a while), then update, then it automatically restores. IT'S JUST THAT THIS RESTORE ONLY RESTORES A VERY SMALL PORTION OF WHAT WAS THERE TO BEGIN WITH. So yes, some of my purchased apps are there, but most aren't. Most of the media content I had on there is gone. The worst part is, I'm not the only one using this iPad, so it's hard for me to recall what other family members had on it. How could this happen? Why did I spend >1 hour backing up the device? Where is that backup, and how can I find out what it contains?
I'm now in the process of redownloading/reinstalling the apps I can remember having on there, but my guess is that for those apps that were "lost" in the process, their app data will be gone. This includes data such as recordings of my wife, a composer, which was only stored on this device.
Sorry about the frustration, but this has easily been the most angering experience I've had with a computer.

You should be able to simply sync with iTunes again in order to reload all of you apps and media. That is why iTunes prompted you to transfer the purchases. You may have to select all of the content again when you click on each tab in the iTunes window on the right, but the content should be in your iTunes library.
You should also be able to restore from the backup that iTunes created before the update took place in order to restore your app data. When the iPad is connected to your computer and with iTunes running, right click on the iPad on the left side and select "Restore From Backup". A window will popup with a drop down list of all of the available backups for the device. Select the one that you want to use and restore from it.

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Hello everyone,
I am not terribly tech-savvy so this may seem like a silly question. So sorry in advance. I am also at work so I do not have the exact specs of what I have running.
I have a Titanium Macbook g4 that has seen better days that will not update itunes passed 10.6.8, possibly 10.6.3. Even then, I had to download it directly from the Apple website because it would not update from itunes or software update on the macbook. I have an iPad 2 that is still running ios 4 and I would like to update because it has endless app updates and...Here comes the serious part: I deleted my Netflix app accidentally/stupidly, and it wont let me reinstall it. I just get a popup that said ios 5 is required for that app. *cries*
Here's my questions. If I update my iPad 2 to ios 6 (if i can even do that through my ancient laptop), am I still going to even be able to sync it to my computer? I have researched enough to find that I cannot just update to ios 5.
I do have an iphone 4 that is running ios 6 that I don't have problems with, but I keep reading horror stories about people not being able to sync their ipads after updates because of old iTunes versions.
The reason why this bothers me the most is because I transfer a lot of videos to and from the ipad to watch because my laptop is so sad that it will not play videos or dvds anymore. I already killed my G4 tower updating it to ios 5 (the hardrive kicked the bucket, taking all of my content with it - my fault. I didn't back any of it up. DUMB) so I could get this ipad up and running.

Congratulations! You are an example for many others of being caught in the technology evolution trap. This probably won't make you feel any better, but others might learn from this. To sync with iOS 6 you'll need iTunes 10.7, and to use iTunes 10.7 you'll need to be using snow leopard (10.6)
The min req. for snow leopard are:
http://www.apple.com/support/snowleopard/

HT4623 How to update iPad iOS 5.1.1

How to update iPad iOS 5.1.1??

If you need serious updating you might be in the market for a new ipad. If you do that, you can sell your ipad, though you won't get much $ for it these days. However, if you have a very Senior citizen in your life you might set it up for them with family pictures, music they loved years ago, some books, and get them online. These also help memory. Someone out there might find it a priceless gift.
Also, the Apple online only Certified refurbished Store has deals on refurbished ipads. Each comes with a brand new front and back cover, a brand new battery, a full one year warranty including 90 days of free phone support, and it comes in a white box like a new ipad with the cables. We have two and they have been great. Shipping is free. I suggest if you buy refurb, you only buy it on the Apple website.
These sites listed below might help you get some older versions of apps.
Hope this helps.
http://9to5mac.com/2013/09/17/ios-app-store-now-allows-legacy-app-downloads-to-s upport-older-hardware-and-software/
http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/17/apple-ios-last-compatible-version-app-iphone- ipod-ipad/
https://sites.google.com/site/appleclubfhs/support/advice-and-articles/finding-a pps-for-older-devices

Updated iPad 1 to IOS 5. When trying to restore my iPad from my backup it gets half way through and the iPad reboots and iTunes says "An error occurred while restoring this iPad (-1)"

Updated iPad 1 to IOS 5. When trying to restore my iPad from my backup it gets half way through and the iPad reboots and iTunes says "An error occurred while restoring this iPad (-1)"
I have tried to restore my contacts and company data at least 20 times and every time half way through THE iPAD REBOOTS! When it boots back up it is at the brand new iPad screen.
This makes me angry as I do not use the iPad for fun and games. I use it for business. My company data and records for the last year are gone. ALL of my out standing customer invoices are gone. ALL payments received are gone! ALL Business contacts and emails ARE GONE! All my company, personal email accounts and settings ARE GONE!
What am I supposed to do now? In 6 hours I have to get on the road and conduct business with a empty blank factory out of the box iPad. How am I supposed to know who owes me money or who has paid their bills Apple? All of my meetings and calendar dates are GONE!
Everything was supposed to be backed up and restored after the update!
Question???WHY DID YOU MAKE THIS UPDATE WIPE OUT ALL SETTINGS AND APPS ON THE iPAD??? All the other updates left everything on the iPad intact and ONLY upgraded the IOS,and when it was done everything was still there.
Yes! I have done everything. Rebooted computer, checked for updates, Hard booted iPad, Factory restored iPad to ios 5 twice, tried every usb port I have, unplugged all other usb components.
Everytime half way through "Restoring iPad from backup..." The iPad turns off shows a spinning circle then shows the Apple logo and takes me to the brand new iPad setup screen.
Apple, you have no idea the level of stress you have created today.....

Check the console app to see if there are any error messages. I had one app showing an issue (Pet Hotel) the error was (truncated):
ERROR: Restore message response: 102 rename error: File name too long (63) at path "/var/mobile/Library/SafeHarbor/com.pocketgems.tappethotel/Container/Documents/ savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHis tory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGa meHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/sa vedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHisto ry/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGame History/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/save dGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory /savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHi story/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedG ameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/s avedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHistory/savedGameHist ory/savedGameHistory/1313349538-pocket_gems_crash_report.txt" (MBErrorDomain/102)
I manually snyc'ed that particular app and then re-ran the restore and am now the proud owner of a working iphone. Not sure it is the same problem or app but looking in the console was the key!

How to update ipad 2 to ios 5.1

hello,
i want to know how to update ipad 2 to ios 5.1

Since this is posted twice, the other post of the question, Barry, says iOS 4.3 is current iOS version...so the way to update is via iTunes on a computer. As Barry says, once a version of iOS at or above 5.0 is installed the update can be done wireless.

Updated iPad 2 last night. All movies (9) on my iPad can no longer be viewed. The movie plays but the photos and scene selection are blank. How do I fix this

Updated iPad 2 last night. All movies (9) on my iPad can no longer be viewed. The movie plays but the photos and scene selection are blank. How do I fix this

Quit the app and restart the iPad.
In order to quit or close apps - Go to the home screen first by tapping the home button. Quit/close open apps by double tapping the home button and the task bar will appear with all of you recent/open apps displayed at the bottom. Tap and hold down on any app icon until it begins to wiggle. Tap the minus sign in the upper left corner to close the apps. Restart the iPad. Restart the iPad by holding down on the sleep button until the red slider appears and then slide to shut off. To power up hold the sleep button until the Apple logo appears and let go of the button.
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Updated iPad to ios7, now it says if I open spreadsheet in Numbers I won't be able to sync to Mac until upgrade to Mavericks

Updated iPad mini to iOS 7.
I had purchased Pages & Keynote & then later purchased Numbers also on the iPad so I could keep a file synced w my Mac, now that I'm doing more & more on the iPad mini so not using the Mac all the time.
I was dismayed to get a message when I tried to open a contact file that I use to keep track of biz prospects that said if I opened it, I would Jo longer be able to keep it synced w the version on the Mac until I updated to Maverick. This caught me totally by suprise. If I had had even a hint that ths would happen, I would have held off updating to iOS 7 on the iPad mini. (Which I'm typing on now)
Is there any way around this? I do use Time Machine to keep my Mac backed up regularly.
Have the bugs been worked out of Mavericks?
I've read that the iWork's apps & maybe some others have been dumbed down to make the sync work so some features are lost.
Does most apps work fine w Mavericks? I guess I should check to make sure that Parallels 8 works w it. Don't use it much any more, but do have Windows 7 as a virtual machine. I'd like to retain that w out having to pay to upgrade as I just upgraded not that long ago.
Also do the apps work ok & sync well if using iOS 7 on iPad & Mavericks on MacBookPro (mid 2012 model--although purchased May 2013).
Back in May, I also moved to Portland, OR not realizing there is only 1 Apple store inconveniently located downtown. It also doesn't seem to have as full offering of classes as the store in Tigard which are further away. Before moving, I had 2 Apple stores w in. 10-15 min drive. & I used zone to One for 3 years. I purchased it again just before my move after spilling water on my old MacBookPro & ending up buying a new one. But haven't even activated it yet. But thinking of looking into ging to an apple store to get help.

OK, I decided to upgrade to Mavericks. 1st I checked to see if Parallels 8 woudl work w it. It said yes, but upgrade parallels 8 1st so I did that (& then realized I should update virus def & run Windows updates also. Don't use it very much 180 days ago it said).
Then saw some reports of mail not working so well so decided to clean out a lot of un-needed emails on my Mac. Also ran updates to Mountain Lion.
Then closed everything & shut down. Left it off for a few min to clear out any left over electronic garbage & rebooted. Opened App store & clicked the Mavericks free download. Almost immediated it gave me error message & suggested doing it from the Purchased section.
Ok, I tried downloading it there. 2-3 times got same almost immediate error message.
Then, I think it was after disconnecting external HD & printer I tried again & it was looking good w download. It was fluctuating between 40-45 min time remaining & showing almost 500 mb downloaded when I got the error message again.
btw, I also got an error message when running Windows update. There was an unknown error code when I tried updating Service Pack 1 (which it showed I needed, although I'm thinking that is kind of strange since I've had Windows 7 on a MacBookPro since shortly after I bought the original MacBookPro in April 2010. (Spilled water on it last May & Apple store said it would need expensive repair so bought this replacement that they used my Time Machine backups to install everything on. This was right as I was getting ready to move & I haven't yet found the old one to see if maybe it would work. It should be in one of my boxes).
So, if it is having this much trouble just getting it installed I'm kind of afraid to go ahead. Wondering why some report it works fine & a lot of others saying no.
I very frustrated since I just want to be able to have the functionality I had to be able to sync Numbers between my iPad & my Mac.

I am using iphone 4..32 gb...i hav updated to ios6..i am experiencing serious lags...watever m doin d phone lags n goes to the home screen...frequency is much greater..please help me with it...i even replaced my device but same problem on new one..!!!!

please help me with dis...
I am using iphone 4..32 gb...i hav updated to ios6..i am experiencing serious lags...watever m doin d phone lags n goes to the home screen...frequency is much greater..please help me with it...i even replaced my device but same problem on new one..!!!!

Restore the phone as a new device. There is probably something that was corrupted on your phone during the update and has been passed via the backup to the replacement phone. If the corruption/problem is contained in the backup, you'll need to re-sync your data, and re-install your apps manually. Restoring the backup again will only bring the problem back with it.
If restoring it as new does not fix it, then make an appointment at the genius bar.

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First post I have just updated iPad to latest iOS and now I can't sync my music in iTunes form Mac which is running latest version it starts but stops straight away and gives no info I've tried with wifi off and on turned everything off and back on but nothing as any one got any idea please ?

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Updated iPad 2 to ios7 - Now all my music has disappeared..

I'm sure other people have had this problem but I don't seem to be able to find an answer so I'm gonna annoy everyone by probably asking this again.
Updated iPad 2 to ios7 weeks ago (whenever it came out), didn't seem to be any problems, listened to music only a few days ago, seemed grand, now hundreds of song gone, boom, no reason.
I know people will say 'Just hook it up to iTunes and resync yer library' but I can't do that. Unlike most people I don't have my iTunes set to sync everytime I connect to it. I have it set to 'Manually manage my music and videos', I hate being forced to do stuff! I don't have iCloud actived, see no point in it. So my music library on my MacPro just has a few songs in it, I never keep them on my MacPro, I use my iPad for music (or did before the unexpected cull).
If I connect to my MacPro, and click on "On this iPad" in iTunes, it's saying I have 1822 songs. It lists them all as if they are still there but every one of them, apart from about a hundred, have little exlaimation marks in circles beside them.
I understand that I can probably track down all the songs and put them on again, but it took me ages the first time round. I don't have that kinda time, especially when I wasn't the cause.
Anyone ever find out what causes this? And was a solution every put out there? Or am I going to have to head up in my attic and dust off all the old CDs again?

Did you actually sync the music to your device? If it is disappearing when your laptop is turned off it sounds to me as if you somehow set up streaming and didn't sync it.
iTunes: Syncing media content to iOS devices and iPod - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1351 - detailed example: https://discussions.apple.com/message/18860187
iOS: Syncing with iTunes - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1386 - You can sync everything or selected playlists.

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My newly updated iPad 2 wants an email for the apple ID. My apple ID is not an email address. How can I get past the set-up screen?
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I updated ipad 4.3 to io7 but now when I go to set up it keeps asking me to restore - I have done this from itunes several times but it still gets stuck at this point in set up - help!

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All media and apps should be in iTunes on the computer. Simply select the content desired to sync to the device and sync it.
FYI, backups have never included media or apps.
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Connect the iPad to your computer's iTunes and copy any purchases off the iPad to your computer via File > Transfer Purchases (File > Devices > Transfer Purchases on iTunes 11). You may also want to copy photos and any important documents off the iPad as well e.g. via the file sharing section at the bottom of the device's apps tab when connected to iTunes, via wifi, email, dropbox etc - they should be included in the backup, but it's best to have a copy of them outside of the backup just in case. You can then force a backup of the iPad by right-clicking the iPad 'Device' on the left-hand side of iTunes and selecting 'Backup'.
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Updating iPad 1 to 5.0.1, seriously?

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