iPhone disappears from finder when syncing music

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jasonb-mbp Author

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iPhone disappears from finder when syncing music

Hi.

iPhone 12, latest iOS. Mac Mini 2018, just formatted & reinstalled from scratch version 13.5.1.

Connected iPhone to Mac w/ cable, synced successfully
Enabled show iPhone in Finder
Disconnected cable
Force restarted Finder, iPhone appears in Locations
Opened iPhone over WiFi through Finder
Selected an album to sync under Music tab, hit Apply
After 30 seconds of waiting, iPhone disappears from Location list
No files are copied

So what gives?

What more can I do? I did a complete format & reinstall, and this still doesn't work.

Signed into the same Apple ID in on both devices. Copying works fine via USB cable.

Why not WiFi?

Thanks.

iPhone 12 mini, iOS 16

Posted on Aug 18, 2023 10:03 AM

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jasonb-mbp Author

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Aug 18, 2023 2:25 PM in response to javaliga

Using the same WiFi network; Continuity camera works just fine.

I've already followed Apple's directions; My iPhone does appear as an item in the Location list, until I begin the sync process, at which point after a delay, it disappears from the list and no syncing takes place. I'm dumped back to the default view for Finder.

Syncing works fine with the USB cable and I can select any songs, albums, ect. from the Music tab, then click the Sync button and the songs sync as you'd expect to the iPhone.

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