iPhone SE and iTunes

So you are saying the when iTunes v12.6.2 on my imac says it will update to ios v13.6 it is incorrect and has a known bug for offering v13 to me in the first place?

If I do update my phone to v14 would I still be able to backup my phone on my iMac? I could update the iMac to 10.12 and iTunes 12.8 if necessary assuming I would not lose compatibility with my installed desktop applications.

Thanks for the update. So with IOS 14 and iTunes 12.8 i would be able to backup and restore both my apps and music on my phone? I might be better off wiping my phone and starting fresh. I seem to remember though when I upgraded from my 5s to the SE that I had to move the music manually which was a pain. I think I was able to restore the settings to the new phone. Also, I'm not sure that OSX 10.13 can run Adobe Creative Suite 5 though I had read that it works on OSX 10.12. I have programs on my 10.10 iMac that could not be installed fresh but continue to run because they were there from when it was new with 10.6.8. I know many installers won't run on later OS but a previous install installed program will run after OS update.

For my iphone, if I did a wipe and restore, I would end up with all of my apps and settings but in IOS 14?

I don't sync my music, selected albums and songs were originally put on in iTunes, most of which were ripped from CDs I own with a few purchased ones.

Regarding Creative Suite 5, my imac would be updated to 10.12 Sierra, not High Sierra as my work imac runs OSX 10.12.1 and iTunes 12.8 without any problems. They don't have Creative Suite 5 there but use CS 2015 on the extortion subscription so I don't know for sure about CS5 & 10.12 but judging from online messages people are using it successfully. I'm guessing I'll be safer with my older apps on 10.12 than 10.13 since iTunes 12.8 works on both.

Thanks for your help

PS I just installed my PC Adobe CS 5.5 and CS 6 on a new Windows 10 2H Laptop with no problems. The only thing I had to do was set the installer to Windows 7 compatibility and run as admin. Once installed they run great with no modifications. We could have even installed Office 2010 or 2007 if we wanted but chose the 2019 version and paid again for the new features. It was our choice to buy the latest version. Microsoft support site even shows how to install Office 1998 with screen shots of the process!

Thanks.

So I will backup my phone with iTunes 12.6, do Time Machine backup on iMac before updating it to Sierra and iTunes 12.8. I could then erase and restore my phone with iTunes and have my settings and apps as before? I want to make sure I get the order correct. The Restore your iPhone from a computer backup directions mention in 'Select your Backup, if a message says your device's software is too old, learn what to do, go to Apps & Data screen on device and tap 'Don't Transfer Apps & Data' instead of Restore from Backup. This made we wonder what's correct for my situation. Do I need to backup my phone again in Sierra, iTunes 12.8 for this too work?

I noticed that the iBooks on the phone do not show up in iTunes. Are they part of the normal iPhone backup in iTunes?

Just tried this link from 'how to get older mac os' http://updates-http.cdn-apple.com/2019/cert/061-39476-20191023-48f365f4-0015-4c41-9f44-39d3d2aca067/InstallOS.dmg seemed to work when I downloaded it from firefox but the when the .pkg file opened saying it was checking to see if it could be installed, it seemed to be running scripts and when installation was complete (which only took a few minutes) I was still on Yosemite.

Tried the same link with Safari but after 5GB download was almost complete it disappeared with no listing in the 'show all downloads' panel. What's going on here? I upgraded a slightly newer iMac from Yosemite to Sierra a few months ago at work with no problem.

Thanks

Now on Sierra 10.12.6, initial update went well. Adobe CS5 worked after Java 6 SE update opened itself in the browser. App store updates showed updates for printer, iTunes 12.8 and device sync update. Restarted after those updates then installed the Security Update 2019-005 which required restart, restarted when prompted and during reboot said installing...13 minutes remaining..., when in another room, a few minutes later heard a loud tone sound mac has never made, screen was black like it shut off, pressing button did nothing the first few times and then the normal startup chime and a long reboot. Had to sign into and configure iCloud account again. When finally back up Security update shows installed. Is this mac safe to use or should I revert back to Yosemite with Time Machine and try again?

Thanks. I found the installer in the applications folder and it just finally completed updating.