Will this update Catilina? I don't want to install Catilina.

Do I have to upgrade to Catalina to backup my I phone 10? My computer is 2014 too old for catalina I am told.


iPhone XR, iOS 13

Posted on Jan 22, 2020 8:30 AM

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Posted on Jan 22, 2020 9:28 AM

The minimum requirements to backup and sync an iOS device running iOS 13.3 is Mac OS X 10.11.6 El Capitan and iTunes 12.8. You do not need to be running Catalina. I am running El Capitan and I sync two iPads and an iPhone all running iOS 13.3.


These are the requirement for the newest iPhone 11, for syncing.


Syncing to a Mac or PC requires:

  • macOS Catalina 10.15 using the Finder
  • macOS El Capitan 10.11.6 through macOS Mojave 10.14.6 using iTunes 12.8 or later
  • Windows 7 or later using iTunes 12.10 or later (free download from itunes.com/download)


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Jan 22, 2020 9:28 AM in response to salvatore25a

The minimum requirements to backup and sync an iOS device running iOS 13.3 is Mac OS X 10.11.6 El Capitan and iTunes 12.8. You do not need to be running Catalina. I am running El Capitan and I sync two iPads and an iPhone all running iOS 13.3.


These are the requirement for the newest iPhone 11, for syncing.


Syncing to a Mac or PC requires:

  • macOS Catalina 10.15 using the Finder
  • macOS El Capitan 10.11.6 through macOS Mojave 10.14.6 using iTunes 12.8 or later
  • Windows 7 or later using iTunes 12.10 or later (free download from itunes.com/download)


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Will this update Catilina? I don't want to install Catilina.

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