my iphone Xs suddenly stopped showing in finder on my Imac.
Strangely enough the Iphone does show up in the USB port in hardware configuration and it does download photos to the photo app norma;;y.
I updated all the software, restarted and relaunched finder with no effect.
Finder syncs with ipad no problem so the port and cable are OK.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
iPhone XS
Long shot suggestion:
This happens frequently to me. In Finder I have to select Preferences > SideBar (at top of window) then uncheck / check CDs, DVDs and iOS Devices. That always displays my iPhone for me. I'm still running Catalina but I think it's worth a try.
Hi tomnow3,
It seems you're having trouble with your iPhone being detected in Finder and we can help.
You have taken many great steps to solve and isolate this issue so far. It might be a good idea to reset your trusted computers as seen here:
About the 'Trust This Computer' alert on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
If there's a trusted device conflict, this should force your devices to trust each other again.
"Go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Location & Privacy. Now when you connect to formerly trusted computers, the Trust alert will ask you whether you trust that computer."
Best of luck.
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities.
Thanks, I did also reset all network settings on the iphone and clicked trust computer but it didn't help... Is there some other permission I need to modify on the mac perhaps?
What I don't understand is how the iPhone shows up in the photo app and downloads photos correctly but it does not show in the finder ( which means I cant sync or backup).
I checked and rechecked the IOS devices box in the finder preferences multiple times also.
Did try all the other fixes suggested on the internet also. so am pretty stumped by now.
Solved. Turns out I was rechecking the cd,dvd, ipod box under general tab and not the cd,dvd,ios box under the sidebar tab.
I had to reread the instructions literally word by word before it finally dawned on me.
Thanks again.
Thanks, tried that also but no luck. This actually first happened on Catalina but upgrading to Big Sur didn't change anything.
iphone not showing in finder
