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After I downgraded my MacOs from Mojave to Catalina, I lost my music on my iPhone.

After installing Catalina, my iPhone was no longer showing up wirelessly on MacBook music app. I connected my iPhone to my MacBook via wire, and MacBook started "Backup" of my iPhone. Now, my iPhone has lost all the music I had moved on it from my MacBook manually, and all the playlists I had created on it, are also gone; even though, now through wifi connection, when my iPhone shows up on my MacBook, I double click on it, and the list displays all the music on my iPhone on the MacBook, but on my iPhone, I don't see any of that music!!!! How can I get my music back on iPhone?

iPhone XR, iOS 14

Posted on Apr 8, 2021 9:42 PM

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Posted on Apr 9, 2021 12:31 AM

Hey there!


If you went from Mojave to Catalina, the syncing feature has changed. Now instead of using iTunes/Music app, Finder is used to do the syncing:


Use the Finder to sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod with your computer:


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210611


It’s a bit different, but easy to adjust to. If this isn’t the case, let me know!

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Apr 9, 2021 12:31 AM in response to LoneRon

Hey there!


If you went from Mojave to Catalina, the syncing feature has changed. Now instead of using iTunes/Music app, Finder is used to do the syncing:


Use the Finder to sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod with your computer:


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210611


It’s a bit different, but easy to adjust to. If this isn’t the case, let me know!

After I downgraded my MacOs from Mojave to Catalina, I lost my music on my iPhone.

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