Turn off syncing on your laptop

Hi BettyBastrop,

You can use the following steps as a guide to adjust your sync settings for your iOS devices:

"Turn on Wi-Fi syncing

1. Connect your device to your computer.
2. You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable or a Wi-Fi connection. To connect your device with a cable, see Sync iTunes content on PC with your devices.

In the iTunes app  on your PC, click the Device button near the top left of the iTunes window.

3. Click Summary.

4. Select the checkbox for “Sync with this [device] over Wi-Fi.”

5. Click Apply.

When you disconnect your device from your computer, the icon for your device still appears in iTunes unless you click the Eject button .

If you click Eject, the icon for your device is removed, but Wi-Fi syncing remains turned on. The icon for your device reappears the next time you open iTunes (if your computer and device are connected to the same WI-Fi network)."

More details here: Sync iTunes content on PC with devices on Wi-Fi

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Best regards.