I use itunes to restore apple devices on my dell laptop. I am considering purchasing a macbook pro with big sur but it lookes like i can no longer use itunes with this OS. Is this true and if so how can I restore apple devices with the macbook?
iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 16
The iTunes app for Mac computers was discontinued and replaced when macOS Catalina was released. It cannot be installed on Macs that are running Catalina or later. See the following Apple article for information about the replacement apps: What happened to iTunes? - Apple Support
To restore an iPhone from a backup, with Catalina or later you use Finder instead of iTunes. See the instructions in Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support including the following:
The iTunes app for Mac computers was discontinued and replaced when macOS Catalina was released. It cannot be installed on Macs that are running Catalina or later. See the following Apple article for information about the replacement apps: What happened to iTunes? - Apple Support
To restore an iPhone from a backup, with Catalina or later you use Finder instead of iTunes. See the instructions in Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support including the following:
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