Can not pair iPhone8 to MacBook Pro 16,1 after Sonoma update

Updated a MacBook Pro 16,1 to Sonoma, this was my usual machine to pair with my iPhone 8 for backups, music and so forth. Now, nothing shows up. What's up with this ? If I connect the phone to a different Mac Pro M1 machine, also on Sonoma, it says it can see the phone, but if I want to add any music to it, it claims it is going to wipe the phone clean since this isn't the usual paring machine.

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Posted on Mar 2, 2024 9:37 AM

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Posted on Mar 2, 2024 10:08 AM

Null Model wrote:

Well now, this is interesting. It was actually connecting. Finder was not configured to show it in the sidebar. Once I set the finder to show iOS devices in the sidebar, now I can see my iPhone. It was also interesting to go to view system information, the USB device, where the phone could be seen as connected to the USB port.

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Mar 2, 2024 10:08 AM in response to Null Model

Null Model wrote:

Well now, this is interesting. It was actually connecting. Finder was not configured to show it in the sidebar. Once I set the finder to show iOS devices in the sidebar, now I can see my iPhone. It was also interesting to go to view system information, the USB device, where the phone could be seen as connected to the USB port.

You're good to go now?

Mar 2, 2024 9:40 AM in response to Null Model

Null Model wrote:

Updated a MacBook Pro 16,1 to Sonoma, this was my usual machine to pair with my iPhone 8 for backups, music and so forth. Now, nothing shows up. What's up with this ? If I connect the phone to a different Mac Pro M1 machine, also on Sonoma, it says it can see the phone, but if I want to add any music to it, it claims it is going to wipe the phone clean since this isn't the usual paring machine.

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