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can i backup iphone SE 2020 to a mac running mojave?

as it says in the title - I usually back up my iPhone 7 to iTunes but dont know if mw new iPhone SE will backup in the same way (have had problems with initial setup saying i need to update to catalina)


not wanting to update to catalina until the end of academic year as i am using some apps not supported under it apparently


iPhone SE

Posted on May 3, 2020 4:39 AM

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Posted on May 3, 2020 8:41 AM

The tech specs for the iPhone SE state:


System Requirements:

  • Apple ID (required for some features)
  • Internet access


Syncing to a Mac or PC requires:

  • macOS Catalina 10.15 using the Finder
  • macOS El Capitan 10.11.6 through macOS Mojave 10.14.6 using iTunes 12.8 or later
  • Windows 7 or later using iTunes 12.10 or later (free download from itunes.com/download)

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May 3, 2020 8:41 AM in response to mystery_guest

The tech specs for the iPhone SE state:


System Requirements:

  • Apple ID (required for some features)
  • Internet access


Syncing to a Mac or PC requires:

  • macOS Catalina 10.15 using the Finder
  • macOS El Capitan 10.11.6 through macOS Mojave 10.14.6 using iTunes 12.8 or later
  • Windows 7 or later using iTunes 12.10 or later (free download from itunes.com/download)

May 6, 2020 8:27 AM in response to mystery_guest

If I hadn't been quite so worried that the 'Install' option on the error message I saw would install Catalina, I would have been sorted by now!


A very lovely gentleman from AppleCare in Texas sorted me out - I did need to hit 'Install' where it said in the error message - it was an update to iTunes that was needed and that is what it did.


All now seems to be well and I am sorry for raising the question here - many thanks to Ferd II and VikingOSX for their help :-)

can i backup iphone SE 2020 to a mac running mojave?

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