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To sync my I phone 10 I was given a notice my I Mac must be updated first. My iMac is older and if I update it it may crash. what do I do? Can I no longer sync my I phone 10?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13
Hi canapplesupporthelp,
Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities. We understand you have some concerns about updating your older iMac in order to sync your iPhone, and we'd like to assist. It looks like you've come from a relevant article for the issue you're having. First, we recommend backing up with Time Machine. This will back up all your data and allow you to revert to the previous version of macOS if needed.
Back up your Mac with Time Machine
We also recommend running First Aid in Disk Utility to check your disk for errors prior to installing the update. This can help ensure the update goes smoothly.
How to repair a Mac disk with Disk Utility
Take care.
If the message is as indicated in the link above your name on this page, it is not a Mac OS update. It is simply a small update to facilitate the iDevice to connect to the Mac.
It worked perfectly. Thank you so much for the guidance.
You are quite welcome.
To sync my I phone 10 I was given a notice my I Mac must be updated first. My iMac is older and if I update it it may crash. what do I do? Can I no longer sync my I phone 10?
