iPhone backup archiving not working after macOS update

archive iPhone backups not working


This used to work fine but not for the last two weeks. I just updated to Tahoe. Night that have something to do with it?


As a temporary measure I am manually renaming the file to preserve it b ut that is a pain.

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 26.5

Posted on May 23, 2026 6:10 AM

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May 23, 2026 9:20 AM in response to rbpeirce

I'm way ahead of you. I've been archiving backups for years. I archive the current week and the end of the previous three months. The problem is that now clicking archive doesn't work. I have to access the backup in finder and add a date to the name. Unfortunately, this doesn't show in Manage Backups but subsequent backups won't erase it.


I'm trying to find out why archiving isn't working and how I can fix it.


iPhone backup archiving not working after macOS update

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