I do have both a desktop and a laptop computer here. They, along with a couple of printers, and all of our IPhones & iPads can be interconnected on a wireless LAN, using a Cisco router. Problem is, I haven't even turned on the big computers in more than a year. The iPads have completely replaced them here. The only Internet access I have is via Verizon cellular LTE and an expensive data plan...
Hi again
Larry - so you have computers in your lake location, but not internet connection unless you use your cellular data plan - so, I guess that you could use a cabled iTunes connection to one of your computers to backup your iDevices, whether desired or not?
The pictures which were on my iPad came from a variety of sources: airdropped from iPhones, downloaded, saved from other apps like PS Touch and Snapseed, e-mailed, and transferred from my laptop using iTunes years ago. I disliked iTunes software so much that I just quit using it........
BOY, that complicates the issues, i.e. you need to backup these images in a secure fashion - the solutions that I suggested previously would work - keep in mind that
Photo Manager Pro offers numerous backup options to save to another computer - take a look @ the link provided, if that is of interest to you?
My only back-ups have been occasionally to iCloud. When my iPad 3 recently dropped dead, I made a very successful restore from iCloud to my new iPad air. It retained all of my documents, photos and detailed data from each app. I was delighted. I expect I can recover my photos from iCloud, but I don't yet know how without doing a complete restore.
As stated in my previous post, I've not used iCloud for a backup option, so not able to help - hopefully others will 'chime in' on this issue.
It never occurred to me that the Apple native photo app would screw up. Looks like mine is corrupted because it sits there saying it's downloading something, but it's constipated. Don't know what to do about this situation. Can't delete and re-load the app, since it's native. After I post this note, I will try a reset to see if that cures the problem.
Well, after 3 years on an iPad 2, I find the native Photo App the weak link in the chain - you've likely experienced what many others have also - so, reason to make sure your important images are saved in a repository other than that app - just saying.
The Air Stash device that you mentioned looks very interesting. I'll check into that. Meanwhile, I may have to go make up with iTunes and the laptop. I don't want to back up photos on my iPad for storage space reasons and the fact that iPads can drop dead.
As already explained, if you do not want to use your computers @ the lake for backup, the Air Stash is an option that uses its own Wi-Fi network; the iPad app allows you to easily transfer images between the iPad(s) and the SD card(s) in the device - SD cards of LARGE capacity will work w/ Air Stash, so just an inexpensive backup option. Dave
