# Use iTunes to Backup iPhone to Mac Earlier than Big Sur

iTunes is the official way offered by Apple to create backups of iPhone, iPad or iPod touch on your computer. Truly, iTunes can cope with various iPhone data backup to Mac, like backing up settings, messages, contacts, notes, etc. As the official solution, the free iOS data backup with iTunes is adpoted by a majority of iPhone users. But you need to know that iTunes works on macOS earlier than Big Sur only since Apple officially ends iTunes since Big Sur.

Note: Make sure you have closed iCloud before you backup data from iPhone since you can't backup iPhone to MacBook Air/Pro or iMac 4K/5K using iTunes when iCloud is enabled. To close iCloud: Go to Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup and turn off the iCloud Backup switch.

Step 1: Bespoken for mac. To avoid any unnecessary errors, first download the latest version of iTunes on Mac.
Open iTunes and connect your iPhone to your Mac computer. A message may automatically pop out to ask for your devices passcode or trust this computer and you just need follow the instructions on the screen.

Big Sur Os

‎macOS Big Sur elevates the most advanced desktop operating system in the world to a new level of power and beauty. Experience Mac to the fullest with a refined new design. Enjoy the biggest Safari update ever. Discover new features for Maps and Messages. And get even more transparency around your pr. Mtk g90 vs g90t. As the most revolutionary update to Apple’s operating system in years, the macOS 11 Big Sur is a major milestone in macOS history. And, its release coincides with Apple's newly-launched MacBook.

Itunes For Big Sur 11.1

Step 2: Select your iPhone in the left panel and hit ' Back Up Now' button on the right to start backing up iPhone to Mac. The time it takes to back up iPhone to Mac depends on the file size and computer performance. It's the same to backup iPad to Mac.