Apple WWDC announced the news of iTunes being killed in the macOS Catalina. Three different apps will replace the media management feature of iTunes. The iOS sync, backup and restore feature will go to the Finder app, continuing serving you to back up your valuable information and files.

So how to use the Finder to manually backup iPhone on macOS Catalina? Are there any differences?

Being one of Apple developers, I am able to download macOS Catalina beta installer to get the first hand of this update for a test. And the process of making an iPhone backup on Catalina is almost the same as it in the previous macOS.

Mac users running Catalina (10.15.7) and Mojave (10.14.6) will find Security Update 2021-004 Catalina and Security Update 2021-005 Mojave available to download and install instead, along with an update to Safari. Separately, iPadOS 14.7 and iOS 14.7 are also available for iPad and iPhone, respectively. Starting with macOS Catalina, Apple broke out the iTunes app and moved the iPhone and iPad management section to the Finder app. All the features are the same, they’re just in a different place. If you’re using an older version of macOS, just follow the steps below in iTunes. RELATED: Where Are iTunes Features in macOS Catalina? I knew I hated new IOS updates and now I know why. Catalina is a disaster so far. I’m a novice level user but my ‘in the know’ mac friends said they weren’t interested at this point in updating to catalina simply due to all of the hiccups that it comes with. My biggest problem is that they eliminated iTunes.

The only difference is that all these features now work on the Finder app, instead of the iTunes app. Just follow me to experience the new iPhone backup and restore process for the 2019 macOS big update – Catalina.

Macos Catalina Ipsw File Location

Step 1. Go to Finder > Locations (Left Navgation), then you’ll find your iPhone icon.

Restore Ipsw Catalina

Step 2. After you choose your iPhone, you will get the management panel for your iPhone. And there will show you several menus for Sync, Backup and Restore data on your iPhone devices.

Step 3. Just select General selection, you can find the Back Up Now option helping you make iPhone backup manually on Catalina.

Step 4. The following steps are as same as it goes before while using the iTunes app. You can follow the onscreen steps to finish all the backup process.

Backing up iPhone on Catalina takes minutes or hours, depending on what is stored on your device, macOS processing speed and USB/Wi-Fi connecting speed.

How to Restore iPhone on Catalina?

On the General section, the button Restore Backup…, still plays the role of letting you restore the device from the backup you’ve created.

The Differences?

The difference is that a new button named Manage Backups helps you quickly manage the iOS backups on your Mac computer. (This button is previously not provided. )

Conclusion

Although the iTunes app is gone from the coming macOS Catalina, the basic features of iTunes still exist on the separated apps, like music and finder. For someone who thought iTunes is bloated, this change could be good news. since it makes the thing simple to manage specific data across Apple devices.

For people who are willing to sync, back up and restore iPhone on Mac computer, the new macOS Catalina still works using the new Finder, and this method is simple, reasonable and natural, and people will quickly get used to it.

Hi!

I downloaded Catalina (along Xcode 11 beta) first, (back when we didn't know the OTA wasn't happening).. I installed it without any issues. I connected my iPhone XS (running the 12.4 beta 3) and it shows up, I then click Option, Upgrade (and/or Restore), select the IPSW file, and then.. it does nothing.. So basically I can't upgrade.

I have Find My iPhone turned off, also, I noticed using the Music app messes with the Device listing on Finder so I quit that too.

I've read posts here with people being able to install it but I can't get pass selecting the IPSW.

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