>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>>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.
>>>>>
>>>>>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.
>>>>>
>>>>>TIA
>>>>
>>>>Is it possible to connect the iPad and PC with USB cable?
>>>
>>>Yes. But all I see on the PC Windows Explorer the Apple iPad and then Internal Storage. But when I double click on the Internal Storage, nothing opens/shows.
>>
>>On Android tablets you havew to select an option to allow the PC to access its storage. Perhaps there's a similar setting in iOS?
>
>I will check the iPad for such a setting. But somehow I doubt that the iOS would have a word "PC" anywhere in their settings.
>Thank you.

On Android the option is labelled something like "Turn on USB storage" (i.e. make it appear like a thumbdrive to the computer)
When transferring to/from Android device you need to keep in mind that files would be located in specific directories depending on the type.