All iPad settings
Settings Pathfinder · iPad
iCloud Backup
Backs up iPad to iCloud automatically.
In iPadOS 26
Settings then [your name] then iCloud then iCloud Backup
“Tap [your name], tap iCloud, then tap iCloud Backup. Turn on Back Up This iPad.” — Apple User Guide
Where it has lived
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iPadOS 17 and later
Settings then [your name] then iCloud then iCloud Backup
Checked against Apple's User Guides from iPadOS 17 onward. Menus can differ slightly by region, language, model and installed apps.
Sources for this page
Last verified 8 Oct 2026
- 1 Back up iPad - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 17.0
- 1 Back up iPad - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 18.0
- 1 Back up iPad - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 26
- 1 Back up iPad - Apple Support support.apple.com · current guide