i have a similar problem in the fact that i have lost my itunes library on the computer. At the moment i dare not sync my ipad as i know it will clear it completely. how do i get it to copy everything, apps, tv, films etc. from my ipad to the new library ?
Can anyone help
First, go into iTunes Preferences on the computer, the Devices tab, and turn off auto syncing. This will prevent the iPad from syncing as soon as you connect it.
You may need to authorize the computer. It is in the Store menu. It won't hurt anything if you try to authorize it and it already is, so go ahead.
Now when you connect the iPad to the computer, right click on the iPad under the devices list and choose Transfer Purchases. If there is a dialog that offers Transfer Purchases, this will work too. If the dialog does not, then cancel out of it and do it the first way I suggested.
This will copy all the media and apps that are on the iPad to the iTunes Library. You may need to do it more than once, and it will probably take quite a while, depending on how much stuff you have on the iPad.
You probaby will lose your synced pictures (not stuff on the camera roll or saved picturs albums). If you have pictures that you don't have copies elsewhere, your first step will be to copy them off the iPad. EMail if there are only a few. The PhotoSync app will work with larger numbers.
Make sure all your stuff has been saved to the new iTunes library before syncing.
If there was stuff in the old library that is not on the iPad, you will have to try and recover it from the computer by other methods.