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  1. andyx181x

    Options in downloading photos/videos off iPhone 13 Pro to Mac desktop

    Hi group, need some advice/options on a small roadblock in uploading my wife’s iPhone pictures onto my desktop. My wife has over 100GB of photos and videos she’s never deleted and has had a dependable windows laptop in some years. I bought a new Mac mini earlier this year and I figured maybe I...
  2. S

    Encrypted Finder iPhone backup 93% smaller than what it's backing up?

    Environment macOS Ventura Version 13.5.1 (22G90) iOS 16.6 (20G75) Problem Yesterday I tried backing up my iPhone via the finder to an external SSD (Samsung T7). I chose to encrypt the backup for privacy and security reasons. However, when I compared my storage on my iPhone vs. the backup file...
    • Stratox
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    • bug finder iphone backup
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
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    Why didn’t Finder ask me to set password for my backup?

    I bought the new MacBook Pro this week. Today I connected my iPhone to this new MacBook to backup it. The option “Encrypt local backup was already selected” so I clicked “Back Up Now” and was expecting it will ask me to set the backup password, but it didn’t. It just started the backup. So what...
  4. R

    Iphone backup issue

    Hi everyone, I have been trying to backup my Iphone since I need to send it to repair of overheating issue. My Iphone is 12 Promax, 256GB, using iOS 16.1.1. My used storage is around 180GB. However, I tried for weeks (from iOS 15.7 version till now) by all methods I know but I can't get it back...
  5. E

    Moving iPhone Backup to a New (Second) External Drive

    Hi. I've been backing up my iPhone via iTunes to an external hard drive (Drive A) for a couple years. I bought a new hard drive (Drive B), copied the Backup folder to it, but can't create a symlink. Using the basic method from iMore (and other sites) ln -s /Volumes/External/ios_backup...
    • ericddd
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    • external hard disk iphone backup itunes
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  6. L

    Transfer iPhone backup from Win Vista to Mac

    My phone tried to update the other night and instead, went into factory reset mode. I hooked up to my PC which runs Vista (where my most recent backup was), but the software wasn't compatible with the new update and I was unable to restore my old backup to the phone. Long story short, I was...
  7. manfrominternet

    Accidentally deleted all my friend's years-old text messages on my iPhone 5. How do I retrieve them?

    This isn't as simple as it sounds, so let me give you a little backstory: 1.) I accidentally deleted all of my best friend's texts. Instead of selecting the individual texts I wanted to delete and pressing the trash bin, I ended up stupidly hitting "clear all" and deleted all of them. :( 2.) I...
  8. Userx12

    Move existing iTunes to new account?

    Hi, I have an old MB running snow Leopard and need to transfer my itunes from that computer to a new user account on a family members new MB Air running Mavericks. How? Situation: I got a new iPhone 6 and went to set it up through iTunes by using my previous iPhone's backup on my old (2007) MB...
  9. I

    Restore Moved Backup

    I moved my backup from one Mac to another. When I start iTunes to do the restore, the file is still not showing up in my Restore options. I moved it to the storage area that Apple told me was holding my backups. \username/Library/Application Support/Mobilesync/Backups.
    • ITSquire
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    • iphone backup restore
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iPhone
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