Since I've never done it before. Is it possible to backup a gen 1 iPad and restore from the backup to a brand new iPad?

Thanks!

yes... plug it into your itunes and backup. Then, when you plug in your new iPad, it will ask you if you want to restore from a previous backup. Works like a charm.

Thanks Z-man.

If you are looking to backup iPad data like contacts, movies, emails, videos, audio, etc then opting automatic backup iPad software is an effective solution to perform this task. with the tool you can create backup of all iPad contents with ease and minimal effort.

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