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backup iphone on external drive in catalina

Hi, How can I set up an external drive to backup iphone using catalina?

MacBook Pro 13", 10.15

Posted on Nov 10, 2019 9:53 AM

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Nov 10, 2019 4:17 PM in response to Checcoumbo

You cannot. Backups can only be done to the cloud or the computer. There is no option to save on a different disk.

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