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back up now greyed out

I'm trying to back up my iPHone 8. My iOS is up to date. I want to back up to This Computer.

The encrypt local back up and back up now buttons are greyed out.

What can I do?

iPhone 8, iOS 14

Posted on Jul 2, 2021 6:46 PM

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Jul 2, 2021 7:03 PM in response to Tsigeyusv

Tsigeyusv Said:

"back up now greyed out: I'm trying to back up my iPHone 8. My iOS is up to date. I want to back up to This Computer. The encrypt local back up and back up now buttons are greyed out. What can I do?"

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Mount the Hard Drive:

All you may need to do is mount the hard drive. It should expected work.

  1. Go to: Applications
  2. Select: Utilities
  3. Select: the drive (on the left side of the screen)
  4. Click: the Mount button, while the drive is selected

Try this once more.

back up now greyed out

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