My Apple TV device isn't showing up in my finder when I connect it to my Mac

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My Apple TV device isn't showing up in my finder when I connect it to my Mac

My Apple TV device isn't showing up in my finder when I connect it to my Mac, what is wrong with it? I have tried it with my MacBook and my Mac PC, so it's something wrong with the Apple TV I presume. It is flashing to show that the Apple TV is on but it isn't showing up in my finder or iTunes. I have updated my laptop to the Mac Big Sur Beta, so I don't think it would show in iTunes anymore anyway. And I need to restore my Apple TV to be able to set it up. How can I restore it?

Apple TV (2nd gen)

Posted on Oct 27, 2020 1:51 PM

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Urquhart1244

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Oct 27, 2020 4:58 PM in response to priyashetty2006

Restore your Apple TV - Apple Support

On Macs with Catalina or later, the Apple TV should show up in the sidebar of a Finder window; not as a device on the Desktop.

On Macs with Mojave or earlier, the Apple TV should show up in iTunes.

This will require a USB cable that supports data transfer. Not a changing cable that may have reduced functionality.
The Apple TV (2nd generation) should not be powered on its own during the restore, unlike later models.

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Oct 28, 2020 6:34 AM in response to priyashetty2006

I did not work

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Oct 28, 2020 2:46 AM in response to Urquhart1244

Yes, thank you for the reply. But I had seen on my desktop it wasn't there and it wasn't there soon my sidebar in my finder either, it may be something to do with the micro USB I suspect, so I will try a different one later and see if works, and will notify later

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My Apple TV device isn't showing up in my finder when I connect it to my Mac

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