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		matt-attack on Jan 21, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FB... So now that iTunes is gone, how does one do a local iPhone backup?

thoughtsimple on Jan 21, 2020 | [–]

It's part of the Finder now. Same UI (and probably code) just doesn't come as part of a monolithic application (but now part of a even more monolithic OS).

snazz on Jan 21, 2020 | [–]

It shows up in Finder. Most of the iTunes functionality is still there but split up into more logical places.

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