Hey there,

A common question I know will be, "how do I get my data from Tap Forms for iPhone over to Tap Forms HD for iPad?" I've switched to a new backup system in Tap Forms for both the iPhone and iPad versions. I'm just finishing up a couple things in the iPhone version then I'll release an update for that to bring it feature parity with the iPad version.

There's nothing magical about the new backup system. I simply zip the TapForms_db.sqlite file (which contains all your data), the Share folder, the Photos folder, and the Audio Recordings folder into a single zip file. The name of the Zip fill will start with "TF-" and end with ".zip". The app generates a time stamp for everything in between. For example "TF-2010-12-11T15-17-04-0700.zip". Tap Forms will look for any files in the Documents directory starting with "TF-" and ending with ".zip". If you would like to restore a backup from Tap Forms for iPhone, just use SyncDocs like normal (or alternatively get the files from iTunes File Sharing) and then zip them up into a directory structure that looks like this:

Audio Recordings
Photos
Share
TapForms_db.sqlite

Your file could be called something like "TF-iPhoneBackup.zip". Then just copy that back to the File Sharing folder and go to the Tools menu and tap "Backup & Restore". Then you should see the TF-iPhoneBackup.zip file there. Tap on it and then tap the Restore Backup button. Then you should quit out of Tap Forms HD and then re-launch it. That will give Tap Forms a chance to upgrade your database.

Until I release the iPhone update, you can move the TapForms_db.sqlite file from the iPhone to the iPad, but not from the iPad to the iPhone.

Send me an email if you're still having troubles with this.

Thanks!

Brendan

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