Different Ways to Backup iPad iMessages

“There are some iMessages on my iPad and I want to store and backup these iMessages. Could anyone recommend the best way for me to backup these iPad iMessages?”

Many iPad users use iPad to get contact with family, friends and colleagues with iMessages. These content of iPad iMessages may be important so you may want to backup these iMessages in case of data lost due to mistakenly delete, iOS update, jailbreak or iPad broken. If you have the demands to backup iPad iMessages, here we will introduce you three ways for you to backup iMessages on iPad.

Method 1: Backup iPad iMessages with iCloud

One of the simplest ways to back up the iMessages on your iPad is to use Apple’s own iCloud service. Apple provides free 5GB storage for each Apple ID to store the data. You could backup messages, iMessages, contacts, notes, photos etc to iCloud. With a Wi-Fi network connection, you can make a backup of your device using iCloud. You don’t need to plug your device into a computer or even be at home to back up with iCloud.

How to back up iPad iMessages with iCloud

To create and use iCloud backup, you need need an iCloud account, which is usually created when you first set up your iPhone.

Then just follow below path to continue the backup. On your iPad, go to Setting> iCloud> Backup and you’ll see the option to toggle on iCloud backup.Then your iPad will automatically backup your data to iCloud.




Method 2: Backup iPad iMessages with iTunes

With last year’s celebrity photo leak, most iOS users do not trust iCloud backup. Having a local backup is always a good choice, as it means you at least know that you have a copy that you control. Making a local backup of your iPad is also easy with the help of iTunes.

How to back up iPad iMessages with iTunes

First, open iTunes and plug the iPad into your computer. If a message asks for your device passcode or to Trust This Computer, follow the onscreen steps. Then ensure that Summary is selected in the left-hand column, you will have three boxes in the main pane, the middle of which is entitled backups. Choose This computer and click Back Up Now to backup iPad to iTunes.



Method 3: Backup iPad iMessages with third-party software

Backup iPad iMessages with iTunes or iCloud is easy. But these ways all not allow you to selectively backup your iPad iMessahes and preview the content of these iMessages. Nowadays, there are some third-party software could support to backup iPhone data selectively and allow you preview even manage these contents. Here we take iRefone as an example to introduce how to backup iPad iMessages with third-party software.

iRefone is the professional iPhone data backup and recovery software. It is able to recover iPhone deleted and lost data as well as backup data on iPhone.

How to backup iPad iMessages with iRefone

First off, download and install iRefone on your computer.



Then run iRefone and connect iPad to computer. When the program detects your device, click “Start” to go to the backup interface.

Next, it will bring you to a interface to ask you choose the data you want to scan. Choose “Messages” icon and the software will automatically scan and analysis your device after you click it.



Finally, when the scanning is finished, all of the iMessages of your iPad will be displayed. Select these iMessages you need to backup and click on “Recover to PC” to save them on your computer.