How to back up your iPad to iCloud. All iPads and iPhones have a simple way to backup your information to either iCloud or iTunes yet in too many cases when something goes wrong (like the device being stolen or if it just stops working) this has not been set up and most of the data is lost (like photos, contacts, game progress etc) STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING and check that your device is set to backup to iCloud automatically. Once "Back Up to iCloud" is set up your iPad or iPhone will automatically