My iPhone 12 with iOS 15.6.1 is not showing up in Finder on MacBook with OS12.6. I've restarted both devices, and tried other cords. System information shows the iPhone on the Mac USB 3.0 bus but the iPhone does not appear in my Finder sidebar, however the iPhone does show up in the iTunes sidebar.
Any suggestions?
iPhone 12 Pro Max
The Finder and iTunes save backups to a Backup folder. The location of the Backup folder varies by operating system. Though you can copy the Backup folder, you should never move it to a different folder, external drive, or network drive.
Don't edit, relocate, rename, or extract content from your backup files. For example, to restore from a relocated backup file, you need to move the backup file back to where it was in the Backup folder or the file won't work. Backups serve as a safe copy of almost all of your device's data and settings. So while you might be able to view or access a backup file's contents, the contents usually aren't stored in a format that you can read.
To find a list of your backups:
Click the magnifier in the menu bar.
Type or copy and paste this: ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
Press Return.
Select the Backup folder under Folders.
Find a specific backup
On a Mac with macOS Catalina or later:
Open the Finder. Click your device.
Under the General tab, click Manage Backups to see a list of your backups. From here, right-click on the backup that you want, then choose Show in Finder, or select Delete or Archive.
Click OK when you're finished.
On a Mac with macOS Mojave or earlier, or on a PC:
Open iTunes. Click your device.
Choose Preferences, then click Devices. From here, right-click on the backup that you want, then choose Show in Finder, or select Delete or Archive.
Click OK when you're finished.
MacBook not showing iPhone for backup
