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Re:Procreate Dreams by hedora on Friday September 08, 2023 @03:25PM (#37438217)
If iCloud backup is on, and your friend didn't explicitly disable it for Procreate, then the data should be available for restore via iCloud:

https://doncorgi.com/blog/procreate-icloud-backup/

I think you can see the last backed-up day (but not list of apps for other devices) somewhere on iCloud.com or in settings on some other iPhone/iPad on their account. Alternatively, you could try restoring to a new/temporary old iPad.

The external monitor + keyboard suggestions in sibling comments could be combined with this advice (or other backup procedures in the article I linked), assuming backup is disabled.

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Re:Procreate Dreams by sillysaurusx on Friday September 08, 2023 @03:47PM (#37438505)
I somehow experienced data loss with procreate at one point, but maybe it was some weird accident. You’re right that procreate seems to advertise iCloud sync. All I know is it didn’t work when I needed it most, so I was leery of just blindly trusting it when the data is currently sitting on my table.

Thank you for pointing that out.

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