I want to make an iTunes backup of iPhone 14 into PC - but after connecting the phone, iTunes is recognizing it as a new device, it says “Welcome to your new iPhone” and only offers me to set it up as a new iPhone or restore it from the back up; but NOT to make a back up. I don’t want to loose data and I don’t know how to fix it.
iPhone 14, iOS 17
The "Setup as New" option means it will set it up as a new device syncing to that computer -- not that it will erase the device (which is what it sounded like to me when I experienced it).
When connecting an iPad or iPhone to computer iTunes for the first time, you will get the choice to restore from backup or setup as new; the setup as new choice does nothing to the iPhone or iPad (i.e., it does not erase the device -- however another user here in this forum has noted that if any data was previously synced from another computer to the device, that data will be removed from the device.).
iPhone backup in iTunes - shows as a new iPhone
