Ipad try here was more than 10 years ago, don't remember.
FTP should be guaranteed to work, but I'd try setting up SMB share and connect to that from iPad first.


>I would like to copy (backup) some files from my iPad to a PC. I do have a cloud backup but I think the cloud backup does not backup the iBooks in the Books app.
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>I Googled. The page I found says that it can be done if PC has iTunes installed. Two questions:
>1. Is it possible (as far as you know) to do it without iTunes?
>2. If iTunes is a must, anything I have to be concerned? This is a Windows 7 PC and I have never installed iTunes on it.
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>TIA