iCreate - UK (2020-02)

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Finder

Sync and backup iOS devices

T

he iPhone can be backed up and synced with your iCloud

account and mostly this works fine. You can replace the

iPhone or erase it, log into iCloud and most things are put

back exactly as they were. However, it is also possible to back

up and sync with the Mac. This used to be through iTunes, but

macOS Catalina removed it. To back up and sync with a Mac,

you will now need to use Finder instead.

Why bother? One reason is that iCloud backups only store

iCloud files and information. If you transferred music, movies,

documents and other media to the iOS device yourself, they

are not backed up to iCloud. However, they are backed up and

synced using Finder. Also, if an iPhone won’t start, it may be

possible to restore a Finder backup.

Use new ways to backup and sync the iPhone and iPad using the latest macOS and iOS

Finder sync features

Get to know the new Finder sync Secret information

Plug in the iPhone or iPad and select

it in the sidebar to show the backup

and sync options. At the top is the

device name and under it is some

information, like the model number,

space used and free. Click this several

times and it cycles through other

information, like the phone number,

IMEI number and so on.

Knowledge base

15

Time needed

Developer

Apple, Inc

Difficulty

Restore the iPhone

iCloud backups will restore

most of your data if it is lost,

but sometimes this Restore

iPhone button and the

Restore Backup button below

will repair a non-functioning

iPhone. They work in

more situations.

Media syncing

If you want to manually sync

items with the iPhone or iPad,

select each of these tabs and

configure the options. Purchased

items are synced anyway, but

you need this for items added

from elsewhere.

Mac backups

Notice the wording “Back up

your most important data...

to iCloud” vs “Back up all the

data on your iPhone to this

Mac”. iCloud backups may not

contain everything, but a Mac

backup does.

Choose bit rates

If you have manually added music from CDs or

downloads to your music library and then want to

sync it with the iPhone, choose a bit rate from this

menu. High bit rates need more storage.