To avoid losing your photos, videos, movies, contacts, music, and more due to drops, physical damage, theft, or system crashes, it's a good idea to transfer files from iPad to Mac safely. So, how can you easily move files from iPad to Mac? To solve this issue, some users may turn to iTunes as the most commonly used tool for backing up iOS devices. However, with the dissatisfaction growing due to the fact that iTunes doesn't allow you to back up specific iOS data on demand or transfer content synced to the iCloud Photo Library or purchased items, what would you do to transfer files from iPad to Mac without iTunes for free? Read on and try tools like MobiMover Free.

MobiMover: A Tool to Transfer Files from iPad to Mac Without iTunes for Free

MobiMover Free is the best alternative to iTunes that enables you to back up your entire/iSelected iOS data to your Mac or PC for free in one click. With the custom transfer feature, you can transfer contacts, messages, notes, calendars, voicemail, books, Safari bookmarks and history, photos, videos, music, and playlists from your iPad to your Mac all at once or on demand. Meanwhile, if you need to import files from your Mac to your iPad, like adding ringtones to iPad or transferring music to iPad without iTunes, MobiMover Free can do the job well. What if you want to sync data between two iOS devices when getting a new one? No problem. MobiMover still allows you to move data directly between two identical or different iOS devices.

Now, let's see how to transfer files from iPad to Mac with MobiMover Free. First, make sure that:

    • You've updated your Mac to OS X 10.12 (Sierra), 10.13 (High Sierra), 10.7 (Lion), 10.8 (Mountain Lion), 10.9 (Mavericks), or 10.11 (El Capitan) • You've updated your iPad to iOS 8, iOS 9, iOS 10, or iOS 11 • You have a compatible USB cable to connect your iPad to your Mac

Step 1. Connect your iPad to the computer with a USB cable. Launch tools MobiMover for Mac and choose the "Phone to Mac" mode to export iPad data to the computer. Move your mouse to the right panel and click "Next" to start.

How to Transfer Data from iPhone to Mac - Step 1

Step 2. MobiMover enables you to copy all supported files, like contacts, messages, memos, and more from the device to the computer. You can change the default destination folder on your computer where the exported files will be saved. If you don't set it by yourself, MobiMover will download iPad files to the Desktop folder. Click "Transfer" to start transferring files from iPad to computer smoothly.

How to Transfer Data from iPhone to Mac - Step 2

Step 3: Wait for the transfer to complete. Do not unplug your iPad during this time. When it's done, you'll be able to view these items on your computer.

How to Transfer Data from iPhone to Mac - Step 3