How can I move my data from my Dell Inspiron to my new iPad Pro mini?

[iMore Question]

What is the best way to move my data from my Dell Inspiron to my new iPad Pro mini? A friend told me to put everything in iCloud but I thought you had to have an Apple Product to use iCloud?

 

[Donkichot]

For photos and videos the Apps "Photosync" is the best and very fast !

PhotoSync - transf?rez, sauvegardez et partagez vos photos et vid?os gr?ce ? la technologie sans fil par touchbyte GmbH
https://appsto.re/ca/m6vYy.i

For Documents of all sort and Musique these 2 apps are very good !

"Goodreader" and "Documents 5?

GoodReader - PDF Reader, Annotator and File Manager par Good.iWare
https://appsto.re/ca/oanvU.i

Documents 5 - Lecteur rapide de PDF et gestionnaire de t?l?chargement par Readdle
https://appsto.re/ca/Vw_Vv.i

 

[OZsMac]

Using an iPad is a very different experience to the traditional Windows experience. Depending on what data you have, what applications you need to use to open it and also how well your internet connection works the answer may be different.

Cloud services will be key, most will offer upto 5GB for free (including Apple iCloud), and charge for more. This will provide a simple way to get your files and data onto your iPad, and then also add a point of replication so if you lose your iPad you still have your files somewhere.

I see that Donkichot has replied with some great application suggestions, recommend them all.

If you can, move your stuff into a cloud service, this will then allow you to get access to anything you need on any device, including an iPad.

 

[tcuprof]

I find the easiest and most reliable way to have all my files on all my devices is to use Dropbox. That way, I always work on the most recent file and no transfers are necessary.