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Backup iPhone with iTunes then upgraded laptop...need to restore iPhone now but iTunes no longer exists?

Hi All,


so I backed my iphone up through iTunes and then my laptop updated and now iTunes no longer exists and I need to restore my iPhone.... how do I do this now iTunes is gone?!

iPhone 6s, iOS 11

Posted on Nov 28, 2020 11:47 PM

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Posted on Nov 29, 2020 4:06 AM

See What happened to iTunes? - Apple Support. Device management features in Catalina and Big Sur are now part of Finder. I don't know whether or not your previous iOS device backups have survived the migration. If not do you have a Time Machine backup so that you could roll back on the upgrade?


tt2

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Nov 29, 2020 4:06 AM in response to Rutherford_emilyrose

See What happened to iTunes? - Apple Support. Device management features in Catalina and Big Sur are now part of Finder. I don't know whether or not your previous iOS device backups have survived the migration. If not do you have a Time Machine backup so that you could roll back on the upgrade?


tt2

Backup iPhone with iTunes then upgraded laptop...need to restore iPhone now but iTunes no longer exists?

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